Eric -
You really don't seem to understand that there are wonderful
features in some of the earlier word processors that Word simply doesn't
have. Things that can be done very easily with those older programs
take far longer and require much more effort if one is using Word. In
addition you can see exactly what you are doing with the document
infrastructure while using the older programs. With Word it's all
smoke and mirrors and nothing stays on the screen such that it is
usable in creating the document. In addition, the heavy reliance of
Word on mouse use means that it takes somewhat longer to produce the
same amount of complex document than in the older programs. This is
because the user has to constantly take a hand off the keyboard and
reach for a mouse to do things which were formerly handled with
keypresses.
Newer doesn't necessarily mean better or "more advanced". In the
case of Word XP it means some aspects of the program are less advanced
than programs which were available in 1990. Word XP can of course do
a lot of new things which hadn't even been thought of then, like convert a
document into HTML. When examined from a human performance perspective,
Word is a disaster. The help isn't. Topics as simple as how to set the
various margins are either non-existant or non-findable. Simple aids to
document structure aren't there. If my software were that bad, I couldn't
sell it to my clients.
BTW I'm beginning to think you don't have the intellectual horsepower
necessary to understand the prior paragraphs so this will be my last shot in
this discussion. (Nothing personal intended - just an objective appraisal.)
Bernie
At 02:05 PM 7/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>So, because you are a simpleton and unable to use advanced software;
>Microsoft software sucks? Isn't it you who sucks? (nothing personal by
>that statement)
>
>
>Eric Peterson
>IT Manager
>QMI Security Solutions
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Castanaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 1:56 PM
>To: RBASE-L Mailing List
>Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off topic
>
>C'mon, Mike - you've got to remember that you are a VB guru, miles ahead
>of
>many of us, and continents ahead of an average user. Some of us are
>just
>simpletons wanting to put out a decent document as easy as possible
>without
>a six month learning curve.....
>
>BC
>
>
