[austechwriter] Re: Footers in Word: Is look-ahead possible?
- From: Michael Edward Granat <megranat@xxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 12:00:49 +1000
Don't get me wrong, Elizabeth.
I'm not trying to say that Word is crap, just that it - and the Microsloth
WinDoze GUI operating environment / shell over DOS, have their limitations.
There are fundamental operating paradigm differences between a page based
word processing application and an object oriented desktop publishing
application, just as there are fundamental differences in what output is
achievable with a computer running PostScript drivers and fonts (from the
display right through to printing output device) and one that does not.
Or did you miss the part where I wrote: "That aside, I use Word every day
and like it for what it does well.".
This was not meant to be a Word-bashing exercise, just a discussion amongst
colleagues about the appropriateness of certain tools for certain jobs and
whether it is advisable to overpromise to clients, given the tools that we
have at hand and the ease with which our precious Word files can be
corrupted if we push Word that bit too far.
Regards,
Michael Granat
Write Ideas
Carnegie, Victoria, Australia.
At 08:53 16/5/2003 +1000, you wrote:
>Ok, I can't resist chucking in my 2c... I apologise for my tardiness - =
>emails here have a way of being delayed for up to a day either way, and =
>sometimes they arrive empty, so if you can't see this, that's why...
>
>Firstly: there was no angst or trouble on my part. It took me somewhere =
>between 10 and 20 mins to figure out a solution which is not perfect, =
>but better than than the current system. And it was fun. It was a =
>challenge, to see if I could make Word do something I hadn't made it do =
>yet. Chuck in Steve's estimate of a couple hundred dollars for the job, =
>and I calculate an hourly rate of somewhere between $800 and $1,000 :) =
>(Oh, and Word clearly *was* designed to do it, or it wouldn't have been =
>so straightforward.)
>
>Secondly: Word has issues. We all know that. I have issues with Word. We =
>all do. I use it because it's my job, and I make it my job to get as =
>much out of Word as I possibly can. Same with Framemaker. Give me a =
>stone tablet and a chisel and I'll figure out a way to get those tricky =
>footers working there, too. That's my job.
>
>Thirdly: How come a request for assistance with a tricky problem always =
>seems to end up with a "Word is crap" debate? Same old people, same =
>tired arguments. How about using that energy positively in coming up =
>with a solution? Isn't that the whole point of this group? I'm all for =
>debates, and the occasional vicious flaming can be quite amusing (if I'm =
>not the subject of it), but can we *please* pick a different subject?
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