On 1/18/03 7:47 AM, "Robert B. Waltz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For some reason, this didn't show up until today:
>
> On 1/16/03, Christian M. M. Brady wrote:
>
> [ ... ]
>
>> For structured documents you use styles, and if the paragraph style
>>> is wrong you go and edit it and *all* uses of it update.
>>
>> Awfully narrow minded about font use Nigel. Some of us have *need* of more
>> than one font in a given paragraph so paragraph styles alone won't do it.
>
> This misses the point. The above is certainly true -- but it ignores
> the FACT that most amateur writers can't be trusted with any writing
> implement more elaborate than a crayon. An editor's task consists
> of correcting grammar, simplifying syntax, making things readable --
> and MAKING SURE THE GARBAGE IS FORMATTED ACCORDING TO THE STYLE BOOK.
>
> Until you've had to deal with it, I doubt you can imagine how
> large this problem is. You can't just tell people; they don't
> listen. You *have to* fix it. Manually fixing it -- setting
> every headline to Times 18 bold centered; every author attribution
> to Times 12; every first paragraph to Times 10, 12 point leading,
> justified, no indent; every other paragraph to Times 10, 12 point
> leading, justified, .25 inch first indent, etc. is impossible.
> Styles are the key, and the fact that there are occasional
> exceptions doesn't change the rule.
Robert how about a little respect? I personally have "had to deal with it"
quite a lot and I understand very well what the problems are with authors
(AND editors). What you call "occasional exceptions" are for some of us (and
probably a disproportionate number of Nisus users) the rule. I was never
suggesting that styles weren't needed or valuable, but they have limitations
and that quick access to changes fonts *within* a style and paragraph is
still needed as well.
>From what I can see on the screen shots NWX looks to have a very nice layout
with these features readily accessible. So, onward and upward, I say!
Cb
cbrady @ tulane.edu
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