REQ: Word Processor or Text Editor with save disabled (but allow print)

[*ProteanThread*]

a kiosk word processor perhaps ?

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[B. R. 'BeAr' Ederson]

a kiosk word processor perhaps ?

For viewing and printing of Winword files you can select an appropriate
viewer of MS:

www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?freetext=word%20viewer

A text editor which is able to print but does not permit saving is called
text viewer, usually. ;-) You should find hundreds of free ones out there.

BeAr

 

[B. R. 'BeAr' Ederson]

a kiosk word processor perhaps ?

Sorry about my previous answer. With a few afterthoughts it seems to me
you wish the user to edit before printing.

The best way to achieve your needs would IMHO be compiling an editor (or
even a word processor) from source. So you can disable all functions in
question before that.

Another approach would be to disable the menu entries and shortcuts in
the executable with a resource editor. But this is a bit dangerous. ;-)

My third suggestion would be a function (hm - how is it properly called
in English?) overload(?) using the macro facilities of your program.
<OT>
Examples for Winword you'll find here:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/InterceptSavePrint.htm
</OT>
I don't know if you could do such things with - let's say - Open Office,
though.

Sorry again.
BeAr