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From: wallis@sieras.enet.dec.com (Barry L. Wallis)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: How can I generate RTF files without paying more $$$
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Date: 16 Apr 91 20:25:21 GMT
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Well, I just recieved the Help Compiler for Windows from Borland. It sure seems
unusable for me. Why? Because it seems to want to deal with files in Rich Text
Format (RTF) for all the formatting commands. The documentation says that you
can use one of three different word processors for it:

1) Word for DOS
2) Word for Windows
3) Word for MAC

(I didn't say they were very different ;-}). Now, I am using the system to
learn Windows programming and *not* to produce income. I have no desire to
purchase Word in order to do this. What other choices do I have?

BTW, maybe they call it Rich Text Format becuase it will make Microsoft rich?
:-(


I know about Ami Pro (thanks to Brian Ricker), but, I am looking for something
that is less expensive (under $20.00 would be nice ;-} ). Where did RTF come
from and where can I read about it so I can think about writing a converter.

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