From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from femail3.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.0.95.83]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16Pq2M-0003Hn-00 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 14:11:22 -0500 Received: from cj2204215a ([65.14.224.189]) by femail3.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20020113191124.IOX6581.femail3.sdc1.sfba.home.com@cj2204215a> for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 11:11:24 -0800 Message-ID: <059101c19c65$51a6cb40$6401a8c0@alex1.va.home.com> From: "Amanda Lee" To: References: <02011312003200.31197@lightstar> Subject: Re: anti-word Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 14:05:36 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Amanda Lee" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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" To: 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >