On Thu, 2006-19-01 at 10:57 +1100, Jonathon Coombes wrote: > > > > I'll reiterate my point about styles in OO as well - MSO has the same > > > capability. The one "selling point" about styles I think OO can make is > > > page styles. > > > > Page styles matter. Does MSO have a Navigator and Stylist? Does it use > > styles natively? (styles are so central to OOo you cannot avoid using > > them - even when you think you're not using styles, OOo is making styles > > dynamically for you) > > Agreed. Being able to individually define headers and footers and use > them as objects compared to just "special formats" is a big advantage.
I've always thought it tacky to quote yourself, but I can't take the time right now to restate the argument. My article at: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7447 explains why OOo implements styles and templates more reliably than MS Word, even when the available features are otherwise broadly similar. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 Burnaby, BC, Canada http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
