Yes, OOo is superior to Word for tech writing--but then, almost anything is!
I am trying to get far enough up the learning curve with LyX that I can feel good about creating style files. Then, I intend to do a style file for DITA--because I believe that LyX is, potentially, a far better tech writing solution than anything else out there at the moment. I also believe that DITA has advantages over most other XML-based solutions for the purpose...and it should be far easier for folks to learn and use consistently than DocBook, for instance. Most folks still using Win98 should, in my opinion, seek other solutions--especially if they want to keep using the same hardware. That was the genesis of my suggestion to dual-boot with Linux. I am not so charmed with Fedora--but then, I never really got into Red Hat to begin with. Before I went to Kubuntu, I mostly used SuSE. My main problem with Kubuntu at the moment is that the repository is still behind the times with 1.3.7--I did the ./configure/make/make install routine for 1.4.1. David
