Re: Can't open a .pub (Publisher??) document in Word
- From: Paul Berkowitz <berkowit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 15:35:33 -0800
On 11/6/05 11:53 AM, in article
071120050853092390%anybody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Anybody"
<anybody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <BF93A3A5.9DB7%onlygeneraltaz1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, CyberTaz
> <onlygeneraltaz1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hello John-
>>
>> Excellent reference... I can't begin to say how surprised I was when I first
>> found this to be the case. The misconception appears to lie in the fact that
>> many other programs will not (cannot) display the graphic content of a .rtf
>> & many programs that save in .rtf _don't_ preserve the graphics. In Access,
>> for example, you can output a Report as a Word .rtf, but only the text
>> content is included. The text retains its formatting, but any lines, images,
>> or graphic effects are disregarded. I must admit that I haven't had the
>> opportunity to play with the _latest_ versions of Publisher in this regard,
>> but I believe that 2000 & earlier worked much the same way. When I get back
>> into the office on Monday I intend to find out.
>
> That's because the "Rich" part is MEANT to be the inclusion of styling
> and sometimes font information, NOT graphics. Graphics are not text so
> should not be in any "Text" format file, and that includes RTF. If you
> want grpahics, tables, etc. then you use a different, not-text format
> file.
>
> The fact that Microsoft continually change the rules to suit themselves
> is absolutely nothing new at all.
Since it's their own format, who exactly should they suit, do you think? The
fact that other vendors also use the format means that they are willing to
abide by Microsoft's definition. (Or they would propose a consortium to see
if Microsoft would agree to industry control, as has sometimes happened.
Microsoft wouldn't necessarily agree to give up control however.)
Apple use the extension .rtfd for "Rich Text with Graphics" (it's really
"RTF with Attachments") when saving RTF files that include graphics from
TextEdit. Does anyone know who defined that format?
--
Paul Berkowitz
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