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WORD2X - CONVERT MICROSOFT WORD FILES TO ASCII, HTML OR LATEX
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OS/2 VERSION QUICK USER MANUAL
Version 0-A
word2x is (C) Duncan Simpson 1997 and may be distributed under the GPL
version 2, or any later version at your option. I would appreciate
patches and information emailed to dps@io.stargate.co.uk
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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* NOTE: Don't bother Duncan Simpson with OS/2 stuff. *
* He knows nothing about OS/2 and was not involved with the OS/2 Version. *
* Instead, you may talk to the author of this document. *
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Originally ported to OS/2 by Oleg V.Cat <prg21@morics.riga.post.lv>
(2:5100/80@fidonet.org)
This manual written by Joerg Klemenz <joerg@gmx.de>
WHAT IS WORD2X
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word2x is a program that attempts to produce a component,
if not perfect rendition of a Word 6 document. It may or
may not work with other versions. It guesses rather a lot
from context and can make mistakes. Pictures are not sup-
ported and will not appear.
INSTALLATION AND RUNNING
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Copy the precompiled binary word2x.exe in any directory and execute.
The emx runtime must be installed and working. It is available at the
well-known servers (see below).
For your comfort, the file emx.dll (part of the emx runtime) is included
in the zipfile emx-rt.zip (emx version 0.9c).
You may want to copy it to C:\OS2\DLL or similar.
Type word2x -h for a command summary.
DOCUMENTATION
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This software is in an experimental state.
The full documentation is available as a Postscript file (word2x.ps)
that may be printed out on a Postscript printer or with the Ghostscript
software.
It is also available as a Unix man page: word2x.1
View with groff -Tascii -man word2x.1
It is also available as a text file: word2x.txt.
COMPILING
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This software may be compiled with a C++ Compiler for OS/2.
Only the EMX suit has been tested. It is available from the well-known
servers such as ftp-os2.cdrom.com or ftp.leo.org.
You also need a make utility such as GNU make.
If EMX and make are installed, run make to build the program.
GERMAN LANGUAGE CONSIDERATIONS
------------------------------
German umlaute are fully supported only by the TEXT and HTML output formats.
As I don't use Tex, someone might want to contribute it.
By default, the OS/2 Version generates output in the IBM Codepage 850.
You can change that by editing the Makefile. Look for the lines
text-fmt.o: text-fmt.cc
$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -DOUTPUT_CHARSET_IBM850 -c -o $@ text-fmt.cc
If you change -DOUTPUT_CHARSET_IBM850 to -DOUTPUT_CHARSET_GERMAN_X
word2x will convert an u umlaut to ue and so on...
(This function is untested)
PARANOIA
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The md5 checksums of all files are in the 2 files checksums.md5
Use GNU md5sum (from the GNU text utilities) to check them.
In the main (program) directory, type checkmd5.
In the source/ directory, type make checkmd5.
The file checksums.md5 is signed with my secret PGP key in checksums.asc.
Please note that I did not created the original software and have only
a very limited understanding of the inner workings. It is very well
possible that the orignal author is a satanist or works for the NSA and
has hidden something that kills your girlfriend.
See also: NO WARRANTY in the file licence.txt.
GETTING THE LATEST VERSION
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Visit my web page at http://www.d3.net/joerg/word2x.html
FEEDBACK
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Let me know if this software does something evil.
TODO
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Add german dates
--
Joerg Klemenz <joerg@gmx.de>
8th August 1998