Re: WordPerfect 8.0
On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 09:02:47AM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> I won't give you any arguments. If it is the software that you like and
> not a need for the format, then that is your choice and your right.
> That's what linux is all about -- choice! I will also admit that the
> reveal codes option was the greatest idea since the wheel. I used it in
> WP 5.1 a LOT, not as much in WP8, though. I wish that other word
> processors would start using it, too. It seems like such an easy thing,
> I don't know why others have not picked it up.
I believe it was discussed on this very list years ago for OOo. Answer:
they disapprove of it.
Really: the OOo developers don't want people to think in terms of
formatting, but in terms of styles. So codes shouldn't matter to us.
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Carl Fink carl@fink.to
If you attempt to fix something that isn't broken, it will be.
-Bruce Tognazzini
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