On 17 May 99, Axel Neumann <amn@cromemco.com> had questions about DOS to UNIX Conversion:> It seems that a lot of people hate Windoze in such a way that they only > accept solutions that are not coming from M$.Maybe that's because the M$ "solutions" are crap, and much better alternatives already exist.> If you want to view UNIX text files correctly on a W9x or NT client you > should use Wordpad or if you have you can also use Word. These two > programs display the files correctly and you can save them correctly > (maybe there is some problem with the extension).WordPad is only slightly less useless than NotePad (and *much* more annoying). Believe me, my kid's have been trying to write their first few reports with it, and nobody should be forced to use that thing. I'm gonna give them WordPerfect and start using StarOffice myself (but not for text files). And why on earth would you want to use Word for working with text files? Not to mention the bloat (and other problems), there are tools specifically designed for that (with much more appropriate features). Everything from small and simple (PFE) to medium with more features (gvim), included color-coded syntax highlighting, to something that does more than I'll ever need, like emacs, or if you must spend money, SlickEdit.> Why buying or downloading additional software if it is not really > necessary.Getting the right tool for the job (whether downloading for free or buying something) is a much better way to attack the problem. Ranting Steve ************************************************ Steve Arnold CLE (Certifiable Linux Evangelist) http://www.rain.org/~sarnold
Hi, Hey I like using WinVI32 for simple text, and best of all, binary files. It has a built in Hex Editor at the click of one button. :) It also reads Unix or DOS based textfiles with ease, and restores them back as it found them, not like the forceful MS editors. WinVI32 is Free, Fast, and Furious.. :P I can load a 20MB file in seconds, or in other words, way before the time it takes WordPad to show its splash screen. I added the shortcut to the SendTo folder in Windows, that way I just right click, send to WinVI and Im set. :) The Hex Editor is a great tool also. The only gotchas - no word wrap or auto-horizontal elevator bar. Other than that, its and awesome tool. Regards, Richard Jones NOS Administrator WEA Mfg. Olyphant, PA 18448 (570)383-3291 ext. 2381 Fax: (570)383-6837 ------------- Original Text From: Stephen L Arnold, on 05/17/99 4:02 PM: On 17 May 99, Axel Neumann <amn@cromemco.com> had questions about DOS to UNIX Conversion:> It seems that a lot of people hate Windoze in such a way that they only > accept solutions that are not coming from M$.Maybe that's because the M$ "solutions" are crap, and much better alternatives already exist.> If you want to view UNIX text files correctly on a W9x or NT client you > should use Wordpad or if you have you can also use Word. These two > programs display the files correctly and you can save them correctly > (maybe there is some problem with the extension).WordPad is only slightly less useless than NotePad (and *much* more annoying). Believe me, my kid's have been trying to write their first few reports with it, and nobody should be forced to use that thing. I'm gonna give them WordPerfect and start using StarOffice myself (but not for text files). And why on earth would you want to use Word for working with text files? Not to mention the bloat (and other problems), there are tools specifically designed for that (with much more appropriate features). Everything from small and simple (PFE) to medium with more features (gvim), included color-coded syntax highlighting, to something that does more than I'll ever need, like emacs, or if you must spend money, SlickEdit.> Why buying or downloading additional software if it is not really > necessary.Getting the right tool for the job (whether downloading for free or buying something) is a much better way to attack the problem. Ranting Steve ************************************************ Steve Arnold CLE (Certifiable Linux Evangelist) http://www.rain.org/~sarnold /
I used notepad to set up the original script, but since then I've been maintaining them with vi (Linux), and haven't had any problems.> -----Original Message----- > From: JONES, RICH [SMTP:Rich_Jones@wmg.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 10:12 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Re: DOS to UNIX Conversion > > Hi, > > Hey I like using WinVI32 for simple text, and best of all, binary > files. > It has a built in Hex Editor at the click of one button. :) It > also reads > Unix or DOS based textfiles with ease, and restores them back as > it found > them, not like the forceful MS editors. > > WinVI32 is Free, Fast, and Furious.. :P I can load a 20MB file in > > seconds, or in other words, way before the time it takes WordPad to show > > its splash screen. > > I added the shortcut to the SendTo folder in Windows, that way I > just > > right click, send to WinVI and Im set. :) The Hex Editor is a great tool > > also. The only gotchas - no word wrap or auto-horizontal elevator bar. > > Other than that, its and awesome tool. > > > Regards, > > Richard Jones > NOS Administrator > WEA Mfg. > Olyphant, PA 18448 > (570)383-3291 ext. 2381 Fax: (570)383-6837 > ------------- > Original Text > From: Stephen L Arnold, on 05/17/99 4:02 PM: > On 17 May 99, Axel Neumann <amn@cromemco.com> had questions about > DOS to UNIX Conversion: > > > It seems that a lot of people hate Windoze in such a way that they only > > accept solutions that are not coming from M$. > > Maybe that's because the M$ "solutions" are crap, and much better > alternatives already exist. > > > If you want to view UNIX text files correctly on a W9x or NT client you > > should use Wordpad or if you have you can also use Word. These two > > programs display the files correctly and you can save them correctly > > (maybe there is some problem with the extension). > > WordPad is only slightly less useless than NotePad (and *much* more > annoying). Believe me, my kid's have been trying to write their > first few reports with it, and nobody should be forced to use that > thing. I'm gonna give them WordPerfect and start using StarOffice > myself (but not for text files). > > And why on earth would you want to use Word for working with text > files? Not to mention the bloat (and other problems), there are > tools specifically designed for that (with much more appropriate > features). Everything from small and simple (PFE) to medium with > more features (gvim), included color-coded syntax highlighting, to > something that does more than I'll ever need, like emacs, or if you > must spend money, SlickEdit. > > > Why buying or downloading additional software if it is not really > > necessary. > > Getting the right tool for the job (whether downloading for free or > buying something) is a much better way to attack the problem. > > Ranting Steve > > > ************************************************ > Steve Arnold CLE (Certifiable Linux Evangelist) > http://www.rain.org/~sarnold > /