Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Is 3.5.4 ready for business users?

At 19:03 03/06/2012 +0000, Felmon Davis wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Brian Barker wrote:
> > At 18:14 03/06/2012 +0000, Felmon Davis wrote:
> > > I am curious: what happens if one just changes the file extension 
> > > from .doc to .docx?
> >
> > Roughly the same as if you call your cat Rover.
>
> sorry I cut the thread but the OP was concerned about the 'politics' 
> of submitting '.doc' files to people obsessed with '.docx' files so 
> why not just change the extension and meet the 'political' issue but 
> avoid getting one's hands dirty with '.docx' formatting? that was 
> the point of the question. would Word get confused by the extension change?

Yes: apparently so.  That was my point: the subterfuge does not work.

Brian Barker


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