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 16PvlJ-00071O-00 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 20:18:09 -0500 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0E1ICc25819 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 20:18:12 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.grg.afb.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 20:18:12 -0500 (EST) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: janina@toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: word settings In-Reply-To: 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: On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Kirk Wood wrote: > It doesn't show every character, but does reveal most. So, it doesn't do the same thing WordPerfect does. Or emacs. Or html ... So, are you now retracting your categorical claim of equivalence between Word and WordPerfect in this regard? On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Kirk Wood wrote: > If you need to see formating characters in Word, click on Tools, options > and go to the View tab. There you have have a host of non-printing > characters shown to you. It doesn't show every character, but does reveal > most. There is a good chance that the charcaters won't read with a screen > reader though. > > I don't believe that Word deserves its place in society. I personally > think that it will eventually falter as it gets more and more > bloated. There are some people who notice that a file from word 2000 is > 25% larger then the same file in word 97. One day people will notice that > there are virtually no viruses written for non windows platforms. Until > then, I will continue to upkeep my macroslop skill set. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > Nowlan's Theory: > He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from > the next freeway exit. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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