RTF Writer

This is an ARexx macro for Final Writer to save files in Rich Text Format (RTF), so they can be imported into Microsoft Word and other programs that can handle RTF.

You can get the version 1.0 of the macro by choosing `save as` in your browser on this link (3K lha) or this link (12K source).

Please send bug reports to me with:

• What problem you are seeing.
• What version of the macro you are using.
• What version of FW you are using.
• What application you are importing into with version number (e.g. Word for Windows 6).

The macro does not implement the whole of the RTF specification (see implemented features and things to do), and is pretty slow because it has to read every character in the document.

Implemented features

• Multiple sections
• Columns in a section: number & inter-column gap
• Page size
• Page margins: print area & edit area
• Character position: _sub and ^superscript
• Fonts: name, family, and size
• Font style: bold and italic
• Font underlining: underline, double underline & strikethrough
• Alignment: left, right, centre, justified
• Paragraph indents: first, left, right
• Line spacing
• Bullets

Things to do

• Handle line spacing fully.
• Handle page breaks.