I would do my work in OpenOffice at home, save it to doc/docx, then when it is entirely completed, I will bring it to the library to load it in Word on a library computer and correct any formatting issues and resave it.
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I once failed a uni assignment, because the teachers assistant wrote remarks on a pdf in a way that's only viewable in adobe's products.
She failed us because "we ignored her remarks". Had no idea they were there.
Tbh it's probably less of an Adobe problem and more due to the absolute mess that is PDF annotations.
Despite being a defined open standard, most free PDF viewers either don't support them (zathura etc), or fuck them up (GNOME evince). Even some of the viewers that do support them like Okular need extra configuration.
Unironically Firefox as a PDF viewer actually has the best support for PDF annotations.
The state of PDF Readers on Linux - Discussion - It's FOSS Community - https://itsfoss.community/t/the-state-of-pdf-readers-on-linux/12798
Had the same in gymnasium, eventually got it overturned via bitching about it. Notes wouldnt even show up on their webapp : /
Ooh I would fucking LAY into her in the review if she did that, and cause a stink to the dean. That shit would've pissed me off so bad. I hate when people expect you to be telepathic like that.
To be honest she probably didn't even know that the comments were only visible to Adobe product readers, but that's still infuriating as hell
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Everyone knows the only acceptable formats are .pdf and .tex, everything else should be shunned out of society.
- If it's meant to be pretty, portable, and read-only: pdf
- If it's text with no formatting: txt
- If it's formatted and read-write: md
I know png has issues but I HATE ANYTHING ELSE googles OWN version of PowerPoint doesn't support their OWN file format!!
.tex is a source format, not a presentation format, and as such should not be valid in a submission field.
they should take .ps though.
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.pdf can contain malware
But the entire paper in a .jpeg would be hilarious
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I used typst for my thesis and a couple of assignments and can absolutely recommend it. Easier syntax and ultra fast compilation.
.tex
Ha, lamers. A true wizard writes their assignments in roff.
roff? Ha poser! I use CTSS /s
Nah, I hand code my postscript on magnetic core memory with a geomag stud.
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Okay, I just want to say I blame schools for Microsoft's monopoly on personal computing. School sysadmins are always dazzled by the shiny looking gifts that Microsoft gives them, ensuring the next generation of Microsoft useds is ready.
Yes I really liked the "microsoft excel and spreadsheets" class everyone had to take for 1-2 whole years. The tools designed for us to learn basics within weeks and discover features naturally over time.
I mean imagine how many negative side effects on education there would be if we just spent one or two weeks learning KStars or Geogebra or Kalzium.
Don't worry tho cause with microsoft backing openai I am sure every student will be given a set of chatgpt premium accounts to "help" them in their learning. Universities are already doing it en masse.
You lose some you lose some.
Schools could have used that time they were "teaching" the Office suite to give an introduction to unix, programming, and the basics of how the internet functions. I had to read and analyze Beowulf, Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Homer and memorize the names and formulas of 33 polyatomic ions. Computing education to the same depth should have been and should be required as it was required for the other subjects.
Knowledge is power.
We understand a very small subset of what we use every day, and that can only be catastrophic.
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Wasn't .docx also supposed to be an open standard but M$ kept fucking with the implementation so it would only work in Office?
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Mine accepted rtf.
Mine accepted both. The professor read it from a web app anyway.
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agreed
Best thing I ever saw was an Italian cooking class that sent recipes as an ODT, and then 20 minutes later as a DOCX as an afterthought for the Americans.
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Most of my professors prefer pdf
Haven't used word in over 20 years and have no intention of ever using it again.
OpenOffice baby!
OpenOffice 💀 Dude that thing doesn't get a proper update since 2014, the most they do today is code style changes!
Indeed the libreoffice team wrote them a letter in 2020 about this: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/10/12/open-letter-to-apache-openoffice/
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btw libreoffice is just a continuation of openoffice development
Could we perhaps not drag RMS out of whatever dark place we're blessed not to hear about him from now?
We have enough pedo shit going on with the POTUS at the moment.
Also, LibreOffice saves in .docx format, if you want to be pragmatic rather than dogmatic.
I agree, I fixed it.
I kinda like using Doctorow for this:
- Similar facial expression
- Works with the EFF
- Cool shades
- is an all-around cool, intelligent person and unquestionably punk
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most of them accept pdfs so if thats the case for you just write the assignment in typst or latex and compile to pdf
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