----- On 1/28/03 12:22 PM MDT (-0600), micke bystr�m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, in part:
>Harry D. Corsover said: > >>If you need to modify a file and send it to >>someone with Word who needs to see _exactly_ what you see on your screen, >>then nothing but Word will do. >Well, if you mean layout, yes. Not if only the text content is important. Yes, I mean layout, line breaks, page breaks, graphics and other things inserted in the document, etc. > >>Yes, especially if you're using Word's Comments or Notes features. As >>much as I dislike Microsoft and most of their software (for a variety of >>reasons), there's nothing like using Track Changes and Comments for >>collaborating on something with colleagues. >I'm sure there are much better alternatives if peopel would only look >around. Possibly, although I don't know of them. At a practical level, if you're collaborating on documents, most people seem to have and use Word. A project that might otherwise have taken weeks and been very inconvenient took a few days and was a snap using Word's Track Changes and Comments features. >Actually I'm building a web based collaboration system for not >only text, but other media as well. It will be available as open source >for most people. It will also take most of 2003 to develop. ;) Sounds great. Again, on a practical level, most folks I know (who are not "into" computers, but just use them to get stuff done) would not be interested in, nor willing to use something like that when Word is already on their computers. Best Regards, Harry Corsover ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harry D. Corsover, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist Linda G. Azzi, R.N., B.S. Corsover & Azzi, Consultants in Personal Growth and Effectiveness 28427 Clover Ln, Evergreen, CO 80439 Phone:(303) 674-8448 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fax: (303) 674-9894 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
