In message <c$qNGgI8uNYIFwLb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In message <4fb45d73famonster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Robert Greenfield > <monster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes >>How would we (and David) like it to be enhanced? >>What is 'missing' in our opinions? > One problem is that there is an awful lot that could be added. Ask 20 > different people and you'll get 20 different suggestions, all of them > reasonable. > The problem is that there is no single improvement which would make the > program instantly viable. > My current disillusion with Windows is due to the realisation that years > of work are now needed just to add the basic requirements. > Often in the past people have said "add feature A and I will buy it", > having added A they then turn around and say "do you seriously expect me > to use a program that lacks feature B". >>Why not make DDL standard OvPro format and leave the binary one for >>loading legacy documents? > Because for most users this would make no difference. >>- I'd like a 'screen redraw' button to clear the occasional detritus left >>by processes. > I'd like to see the bugs that cause this fixed. >>Let schools/teachers know that they can still use their old Impression >>files even though they now use Windows. > One interesting aspect of the demise of Acorn was how many documents > must have been dumped along with all the computers in schools. This > discussion began with me talking about getting someone's book from > Impression to Word format. It is hard to believe that no one wrote a > Word translator in about 1995. It is perhaps a bit late now. Why don't you produce a list like Martin did for EasiWriter and we could suggest our 2-4 favourites? In my survey 49 licence holders have voted for an £50 + upgrade so far, Thanks David Alan -- To unsubscribe or subscribe goto: //www.freelists.org/list/davidpilling