Re: [Gimp-user] gimp users matter

[Richard <strata_ranger hotmail com>]

> To: gimp-user-list gnome org
> From: jernej|s-gmane eternallybored org
> Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 21:41:57 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] gimp users matter
>
> On Fri, 3 Jan 2014 10:16:07 -0800, Richard wrote:
>
> > Sure, RTF supports many of THE most commonly used text editing features (bold/italic/underline, 
> > tabs/indents/spacing, font face/size/color) but it doesn't support many advanced Word features 
> > (widow/orphan control, footnotes, column layouts, etc.) and if you are relying on a document that 
> > involves those features will Word inform you that your target file format is not sufficient for what you 
> > are trying to save?  Or will it just silently assume your document doesn't care about those features and 
> > save what it can, effectively discarding those features when you close out your session?
>
> You're actually wrong - RTF supports at least everything that Word 2003
> supports - including styles, paragraph settings, columns, footnotes etc.
> You will get a warning if you try to save as OpenDocument though (and at
> least in Word 2013, the document layout may change to reflect that).

*shrugs*  

Okay, it has been awhile since I looked at the RTF official, beyond that I am only aware of what gets exposed 
through the editor.  And I don't use RTF for anything complex so I've almost never actually bumped into its 
limitations.


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