[softwarelist] Re: O-Pro's future

  • From: Dr Alan Leighton <alan.leighton2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:19:03 +0100

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


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