XPost: comp.misc, sci.lang, alt.usage.english   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:36:42 +1000, Peter Moylan wrote:   
      
   > Years ago I submitted a research paper to a conference that had suddenly   
   > adopted a rule that all submissions must be in MS-Word format. What the   
   > conference organisers didn't realise was that the number of lines per   
   > page depended on non-portable local conditions. (I think it depended on   
   > which printer was installed.) Submissions were limited to 4 pages. When   
   > the conference proceedings were published, about half the papers turned   
   > out to have a length of 4 pages plus 2 lines.   
      
   Long-standing problem with Microsoft Office. Office diehards often   
   complain that LibreOffice isn’t “100%-compatible” because when they try   
   moving documents between the two, the layout changes in some unexpected   
   way. What they don’t realize is that the Microsoft product isn’t   
   consistent with itself, and is quite capable of screwing up layouts on its   
   own.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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