atw: Re: changing to Wordperfect
- From: "Kevin Williamson" <kevw@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:59:55 +1000
I have to agree with Sonja. There were a few elements (again so long =
again)
of Word Perfect that left me feeling a little uneasy. However, I do =
have to
agree with others within this discussion in that Word 97 is about as =
good as
it gets within the MS department. My preferred choice is still Office =
95,
but for reasons of brevity I will not explain why in this forum.
Regards,
Kevin Williamson
Business and Training Documenter
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of McShane Sonja
Sent: Tuesday, 1 March 2005 9:55 AM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: changing to Wordperfect
I used WordPerfect in the early 90s and hated it. I seem to remember =
that it
was torture to do anything quickly and efficiently. I think the main =
problem
was with tables, but I've blanked the majority of the experience from my
mind!
Sonja
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Elizabeth =
Fullerton
Sent: Tuesday, 1 March 2005 10:45 AM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: changing to Wordperfect
I remember the good old days of WordPerfect for DOS. And the numbering =
was a
joy, even in the Windows interface...
And that viewing codes mode was great - gave me a good head-start with =
HTML
when that came along.=3D3D20
Regards
Elizabeth Fullerton
Business Solutions Architect
Infosys Australia
Tel: +61 3 9911 3529
Fax: +61 3 9911 3407
www.infosys.com
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Sent: Tuesday, 1 March 2005 10:44 AM
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Subject: atw: Re: changing to Wordperfect
I used WordPerfect many years back - about 13 years - as a DOS version.
It=3D3D20 worked well, but had a few bugs, and using Ctrl+ALT + shift +
something=3D3D20 drove me mad. Numbering of lists and paragraphs worked
beautifully, as did automatic=3D3D20 indenting. The great feature was =
??? mode
(I forget the name). This allowed you to
see the codes, tags and mechanics of the mark-up. Rather like seeing
the=3D3D20 raw HTML code behind the WYSIWYG version. And you could =
have a
split=3D3D20 screen, with the WYSIWYG at the top and the tags below. So =
easy
to find a=3D3D20 tag that started in the wrong place. Then they moved to
Windows. I reckon that the programmers did not really=3D3D20 understand =
the
windows platform. This resulted in a clumsy interface.
Since then I haven't used it.
___________
Bob Trussler
Technical Writer, FAO
phones 6244 6298 and 0418 661 462
"Allan Charlton" <Allan.Charlton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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01/03/2005 07:56 AM
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Subject: atw: Re: Which version of Office to use =
with=3D3D20
WIndows XP
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If I had my druthers, I'd stop Word development at Word 97 and set the
developers to spend the rest of their lives fixing bugs. This NSW =
goverment
department still runs on Word 97, although I'm stuck with a rogue 2002
machine. I have Word 97 at home and I guard it jealously. =3D3D20 The =
reality
of life is that Microsoft does its best to remove everything but the =
latest
version from the market, so you might find that Word 2002 is the oldest =
Word
you can get. =3D3D20 At a Westies meeting I heard Warren Lewington speak =
well
of WordPerfect. Maybe the time has come to promote a switch from a
soul-destroying Word to a replacement (No Frame wars, please).=3D3D20 =
=3D3D20 Is
WordPerfect a workable, realistic, liveable replacement for Word in
professional TW practice? =3D3D20 Allan =3D3D20 =3D3D20
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