[duxuser] Re: Import Files: was - some suggestions for the next release
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 23:13:24 +0100
Thank you Betsy. In many respects with DBT as it stands
now, that is far better option for many users. (Though I
will agree perhaps not all)
Word is designed for such imports. (and it's not exactly an
easy programming job either!)
George.
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[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Betsy
Whitney, Dolphin Press
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:21 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Import Files: was - some suggestions
for the next release
Aloha George,
I do need to do this kind of file insert about twice a
month, but I
generally do the insertions in Word and then bring it in
through Swift.
Betsy
At 10:12 AM 5/22/2007, you wrote:
>OK. Sounds good.
>Can you give some "for instances" from the real world.
>For example, are you and others often presented with a
whole
>raft of files which really need to be in one single DBT
>braille file?
>
>I may be playing the proverbial "Devil's Advocate" here,
but
>if we are to justify such a feature, then the priority for
>including it (before other requested features) needs to be
>established.
>
>Being quite blunt, I have seen features in DBT which have
>virtually been designed for a single individual request,
and
>have taken days to implement, and yet have been used by
very
>few. (And more power to Duxbury's elbow for doing it!!)
>
>That's not to say that such requests will be ignored, but
at
>$595 a pop, it does take a few sales to cover some costs.
>George.
>PS: And that is only my personal view as a distributor!!
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