Re: Where NB has thus far missed the boat

[Flash flash@xxxxxxxx]

As much as I hate to admit it, you’re right. The last three papers I have submitted had to be submitted in doc or docx format. That is the reality we are facing.

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On 20 Apr 2018, at 05:13, James Woolley  wrote:

At 19.4.18 12:11, Philip White wrote:
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> If there is some issue that Nota Bene has missed the boat on, let's remedy that or port XyWrite out of the past into the present. What does EVERYONE think?

For me and probably some others, this interesting question has to be addressed in light of the fact
that Word .doc and .docx files are the lingua franca today. if you are going to be sharing documents
collaboratively with others in your business or profession. In that situation, you'd better be
prepared to read and write .docx files. In my view, as an occasional user of NB 12, in order to
survive, NB will have to provide the ability to read and write .docx files with 100 percent
compatibility. That's how I'd like to use NB 12 and its successors--as a better way to produce .docx
files.

When I say 100 percent compatibility, I specifically mean the ability to read and write Word's
"track changes" and marginal comments.

NB 12 will read a .doc or .docx file and will write an .rtf file. It does not handle Word's
"track chances" or marginal comments.

James