From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16Pqxu-0005Qf-00 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 15:10:50 -0500 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0DKArV25379 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 15:10:53 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.grg.afb.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 15:10:53 -0500 (EST) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: janina@toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: anti-word In-Reply-To: <059101c19c65$51a6cb40$6401a8c0@alex1.va.home.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Yes, I daresay that WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS is still regarded by most blind people (who remember it) as the best word processor ever. I know quite a few folks who still use it when they actually need to get some serious writing done. On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Amanda Lee wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org