JonathanI eventually solved the problem mechanically. Because the end result is beyond my control, the front end has to be very simple. I developed a template document saved in an older version of Word that I know is PC and Mac compatible with a text box full of lorem ipsum and some warnings and red as to why the (200) word count should not be exceeded.
Bill On 04/01/2011, at 8:43 AM, Jonathan Moffett wrote:
You do not even need an intranet if you have access to a shared drive. "Wiki on a Stick" (http://stickwiki.sourceforge.net/) is a little self-modifying XHTML file used for easily setting up a Wiki site. Jonathan Moffett On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:58:44 +1100, "Write Ideas" <writeideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:No problem Bill. Happy to help.In fact, it occurred to me that, just as I sent this off, if you were ina workplace environment that used an intranet, to which all of the contributing authors have access, you could simply set up a page that they could log into and enter the text to fill that box, then autosubmit it back to you when they're done. Also their Web browser would dothe on the fly spell checking for them. The whole process could be independent of the need for any proprietary software and could work globally, if needed. In this way, you wouldn't have the lag between sending out Word files and getting them back, plus all the need to do follow-up E-mails to remind them of the deadline.It might even mean that you could track what contributions are done at a glance and track any that are missing (even create a Page of Shame forthose contributors running late). But, then again, that might just add a further level of complexity to something that can be resolved so simply. Cheers, -- Michael Granat Write Ideas Melbourne, Victoria, Australia http://www.writeideas.com.au/ Advocating the GNU/Linux Ubuntu open source OS. Ubuntu: "Linux for human beings!" http://www.ubuntulinux.org/************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriterTo unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter- request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes).To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriterTo contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************
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