docx is not an open format I suggest to provide ascii text of email
aside other formats.
CL
On 21/07/2016 16:08, Nick Clarey wrote:
> Then I assume this must have been OCR'd (and the results proofread!),
> because if it hasn't the best screenreader in the world isn't going to be
> much use :-)
>
> And given the abilities of some of the cheaper OCR packages, a screenreader
> might yield some rather...er....entertaining...results.
>
> On 21 July 2016 at 15:02, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Carlos, Nick
>>
>> It’s a screenreader thing - my understanding is they’re better able to read
>> Word docs than PDFs..
>>
>> Mike
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>> On 21 July 2016 at 14:54:26, Carlos Rebelo ([log in to unmask])
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> as for compelling reasons regarding DOC vs DOCX, I think Richard pinned the
>> major issue and DOCX is the better choice,
>> since its based in XML and much more aligned with things like the "semantic
>> web" and a lot of other major trends out there!
>>
>> nonetheless doesn't Nick have a point when he questions why create editable
>> documents for the purpose of archives,
>> as in read only? do you know what are the use cases that support that
>> requirement?
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Tony Harris <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Mike,
>>> This isn't a plug for HM Government, but the current HM Gov standard for
>>> documents is ODF.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> https://www.gov.uk/guidance/open-document-format-odf-guidance-for-uk-government
>>> As for PDFs of newsletters, our old museum photography journals were
>>> digitised by one of our members, in this case the BL photo studio, they
>> did
>>> an excellent job with OCR'd text. A real archival job, and you can see
>> them
>>> here.
>>>
>>> http://www.ahfap.org.uk/resource/journals/
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>
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>>> On 21 July 2016 at 13:38, Exhibit 3d <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Mike,
>>>>
>>>> I don't know the answer, though this is an interesting article with
>> many
>>>> compelling reasons to choose DOCX
>>>> http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2013/04/docx-vs-doc/
>>>>
>>>> Why though? What advantage does the editable format bring?
>>>>
>>>> Hamish
>>>> (From f8 - long time no speak!)
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>
>>>>> We’re working with a client who has an archive of newsletters which
>>>> they’ve
>>>>> digitised to PDF format. They also want to provide either .doc or
>> .docx
>>>>> downloads as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Q is: are there compelling reasons to choose one over the other?
>>>> Capability
>>>>> / number of people who can see them / accessibility / anything else?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
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