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- From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.programmer
- Subject: Re: RTF definition/interpretation...somebody goofed!!? HELP!! (medium long)
- Message-ID: <6627@uakari.primate.wisc.edu>
- Date: 25 Aug 92 17:14:53 GMT
- References: <1992Aug24.115156.23754@zoe.network23.com>
- Sender: bin@primate.wisc.edu
- Reply-To: bin@primate.wisc.edu
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- From article <1992Aug24.115156.23754@zoe.network23.com>, by terry@zoe.network23.com (Terry):
- > From article <6608@uakari.primate.wisc.edu>, by bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral):
- >> It may just be that I don't understand RTF. I freely admit I am stumped
- >> by this mystery within the RTF world.
- >
- > If you have problems generating RTF that works I suggest that you call Microsoft
- > and ask for the RTF Specification. It is a great help. They sent it to
- > me free of charge. You can also write to:
-
- I have the specification, and I also have the Microsoft Word Technical
- Reference.
-
- > About stylesheets, a stylesheet must first be declared in the RTF header. When
- > a stylesheet is applied to a paragraph the entire stylesheet definition must be
- > repeated for the paragraph just putting the stylesheet ID in the paragraph will
- > not work.
-
- I submit that this is not the way a style should work (nor is my experience
- that this is the way they DO work - when they work). There is no point
- to having a stylesheet at all if the definition of the style must be
- repeated in each paragraph to which it is supposed to apply.
-
- What is the point of a stylesheet, if not to be able to select a style
- simply by referring to the style ID? If you have to repeat the definition
- each time, then the stylesheet itself if vestigial.
-
- Paul DuBois
- dubois@primate.wisc.edu
-