anti-word

[Amanda Lee]

Yes I do and still use WP5 when I want to do any reliable document
formatting.  I will burn my WP5 master diskettes onto CDs and keep those in
a very safe place!

Amanda Lee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason" <unleet at qwest.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: anti-word


> hmmm.... when you add cascading style sheets to the HTML format, I'd say
it's
> almost as good as Word's formatting.... besides I've seen some HTML that's
> better formatted than any word document.
>
> Granted, HTML isn't exactly geared toward being printed, but it would only
> take a few modifications to make it so.
>
> (Anybody remember Word Perfect for DOS? It would let you veiw the
formatting
> codes in the document and delete stupid mistakes like the bold tag that
> reversed the emphasis in your whole document... well HTML can do that too,
> Word can't)
>
> On Sunday January 13, 2002 11:49 am, you wrote:
> > I hope for the sake of blind people Janina speaks for herself and not
the
> > AFB. Reality strike here. Many people use their computer for primarily
> > business reasons. And as such they are stuck with the arrogant rules of
a
> > business. For some stupid reason us sighted folks prefer text that is
> > formatted. And no Janina, html and text don't give the level of
formatting
> > that word does. Sorry, but does not computer. Will not compute.
> >
>
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