word processor wanted

[Sunfire]

hmmm strange havent had any problem with office and jfw...at least jfw 4.5
that is....


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bear in SFO" <BearSFO at PacBell.NET>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: word processor wanted


>
> Word is accessible with JAWS, yes, but JAWS doesn't work all the time with
> Word documents.
> What I do:  when I get a Word document, I cut and paste it to a text
> editor, read/edit it and then cut and paste it back to Word.  Work much
> better than if I just do the reading/editing in Word.
>
> At 12:49 PM 10/21/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi, Anne.
> >
> >I might begin by saying I am well aware of Emacs' abilities. I use it for
> >html and xml writing, and it is vary powerful for mark up languages, and
for
> >C/C++ programming. However, it lacks in one major airea. It has no
> >compatibility with MS Word document's, and I will tell you that is a
major
> >disadvantage for certain groups such as college students.
> >
> >At our colleges such as Wright State when the English Profs say they
want
> >an asignment turned in Microsoft Word format they mean it. Turn it in in
> >html or something else you will get an F on the asignment. The Offices of
> >Disability services at the colleges will say that MS Word is accessible
with
> >Jaws, and you have no reason for using anything else but using Word, and
the
> >Prof will give you an F.
> >So therefore for this reason, and other reasons we need access to Word
> >Processors such as Star Office that has that compatibility. Weather we
like,
> >love, or hate MS Word we can't bury our head in the sand and say I refuse
to
> >turn in a resume, class document, whatever in Word format because we
simply
> >dislike the format. Unless you are willing to take the college or company
to
> >court and challenge Word format they will turn you down for job
posissions,
> >give you an F on the asignment, whatever. So that is where I am coming
from.
> >
> >Suppose you wanted a job at our local clenic which uses Microsoft Office.
> >Now, can you imagine telling them I refuse to use Word and Excel, and I
will
> >use emacs and dismal. They'll tell you, "sorry, you don't have the
> >qualifications we are looking for, and pass you over for the posission."
> >Point being emacs is vary good for personal use, but in cases of college
and
> >some businesses it is vary inpractical. That's just how things are, and I
am
> >done giving my speech. I'll step down from the soap box.
> >
> >
> >
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