__/ [ 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.
Best wishes,
Roy
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