Re: problems in importing MS word documents

Yes openoffice can open the file and disply the equations (usually
written using mathtype and/or equation editor); it can not open the
equations, however.

On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 15:26 +0100, Alan Horkan wrote:
>
> On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, J.M. Maurer wrote:
>
> > Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:58:29 +0200
> > From: J.M. Maurer <uwog@uwog.net>
> > To: abiword-user@abisource.com
> > Subject: Re: problems in importing MS word documents
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 2006-04-06 at 15:09 +0200, Marco Alfò wrote:
> > > I have problems with Abiword importing word documents (expecially with
> > > equation editor and/or mathtype formulas or symbols) in Abiword 2.4.1 on
> > > a ubuntu-based machine. I can not display properly any math object. Can
> > > anyone help me?
> >
> > We do not import equations atm, and I doubt we will ever do.
>
> The mathematics in a Microsoft Office document is not an ordinary part of
> the document but an embedded object provided by a completely seperate
> program (licensed by Microsoft from another company). The problem is a
> lot more complicated than it seems.
>
> Is OpenOffice able to open any of the documents you mention?
>
> If you have futher problems opening Microsoft documents please do create a
> report in bugzilla and include sample documents we can test against.
>
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> Alan
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Marco Alfò
Dipartimento di Statistica, Probabilità e Statistiche Applicate
Università degli Studi "La Sapienza" di Roma
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