I'm sorry to put this onto the list, but I seem to
have deleted the relevant address for sending this by
direct e-mail. Some time back, someone mentioned on WSN
the problem of converting a word processor document to
an ASCII text format without loosing text and formatting.
I replied (offlist) that I thought I had seen a solution
for this for WordPerfect in the form of a printer driver
that 'prints' an ASCII file with _underline_ and *boldface*
in the normal e-mail style, some efforts to suggest
characters not in the 7-bit ASCII character set, and
retention of footnote / endnote text.
I have finally run across this little tool, but
now I have lost the address of my correspondent, so if
he would contact me I can forward it to him. Sorry for
the interuption.
Virtually,
Bruce R. McFarling, Newcastle, NSW
ecbm@cc.newcastle.edu.au