On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:32:55 -0500, David Mackintosh <David.Mackintosh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > So, while I appreciate all of the recommendations thus far, is there > > > anything out there, besides OpenOffice and Star Office, that will do > > > this on Linux? Again, no CrossOver or Wine; something that can run > > > natively in Linux, please. > > > > From rom your description, it sounds like you want Microsoft Word to run > > natively on Linux. > > Sorry, I'm late to this conversation -- why is CrossOver not an > acceptable option? While I'm no power Word user, I find that the $40 > I spent on CrossOver to run OfficeXP was money well spent. (I had a > task which required Excel, and CrossOver permitted me to run in an > environment I preferred while getting the job done.) > The decision to not use CrossOver office is driven by the fact that I do not want to use a Microsoft product for this. I have been developing on Microsoft platforms since the 80's. My goal is now to develop on, and understand, Linux. So, everything I do I want to be as native to the OS as possible. I agree CO is a great product, and I will agree that Word does great things with word processing. I just don't want to stray. R/S Ryan
