atw: Re: Limiting word count
- From: Ken Fredric <KenFredric@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 11:26:24 +1000
Hi Ginette,
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ginette Bennewith
Sent: Tuesday, 4 January 2011 11:12 AM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Limiting word count
Can anyone tell me how to remove myself from the mailing list, please?
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Parker
Sent: Tuesday, 4 January 2011 11:04 AM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Limiting word count
Jonathan
I 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
>> in a 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 auto
>> submit it back to you when they're done. Also their Web browser would
>> do the 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 for those 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/
>>
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