Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> __/ [ Jim ] on Thursday 05 October 2006 09:52 \__
>
>> BearItAll came up with this when s/he headbutted the keyboard a moment ago
>> in comp.os.linux.advocacy:
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> __/ [ Linonut ] on Thursday 05 October 2006 03:22 \__
>>>>
>>>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Freeride belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Problem with Windows is that you spend so much
>>>>>> money for shitty half ass managment application and spend most of your
>>>>>> time managing the managment appliation.
>>>>>
>>>>> That seems to be a common thread in the Microsoft applications that I've
>>>>> used.
>>>>>
>>>>> Word... spend more time getting Word to accept the formatting you
>>>>> want, instead of writing words...
>>>>
>>>> Have a look...
>>>>
>>>> This was published just a couple of days ago.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/openoffice_writer_intro
>>>>
>>>> "With WYSIWIG word processors people get interested in the final layout
>> of
>>>> the document too soon"
>>>>
>>>> Let's just hope people can grasp the typesetting paradigm and get some
>>>> actual input going while letting the 'brain' of the program handle layout
>>>> and styles (which are interchangeable). The article exemplifies this
>>>> visually, which I think can be helpful when it comes to changing your
>>>> peers' habits.
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>
>>>> Roy
>>>>
>>>
>>> That is true, I teach my users to write all their documents with minimum
>>> formatting, heading levels, simple bullets etc. Then when they are ready
>>> apply a style. It makes it easier for them and produces a better look when
>>> the style is applied.
>>>
>>> Simmilar to the way people used to use the UNIX word processors.
>>
>> Same here. Wordprocessing in Kate, typesetting in OOo or straight to
>> postscript.
>
> I typically start with a simple text editor (Kedit and Kwrite/Kate). Later I
> move it onto something else which handles formatting. This has many
> advantages, speed and portability included.
All word processors have text export for portability issues.
I might consider using something like emacs ORG mode, but to write
anything of any size in an unstructured text editor is bordering on
insanity and leads to, arr that explains it, rambling unstructured bullshit.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Roy
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