On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:46:58 -0500
"David Lee" <> wrote:
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> > Take an example. Does ANYONE "Hand Author" Word or PDF
> > documents ? I think not.
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> I'd disagree there David. The most common text authoring tool perhaps?
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> Or did you mis-write that?
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> I mis-wrote or you mis-understood.
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> People don't author "In the Word Format"
> They author "Using The Word Application".
>
> If you ever open up a .doc file and look inside (even the modern ones
> that are ziped XML) you will scream.
> I don't think anyone authors in that format. They use Word
> Application. And let the application worry about the document format.
Far too subtle for me David :-)
But yes, I agree.
Word uses 'styles' for markup.
What would you have an editor use when producing XML?
oXygen has a good go at it, but it's always hard to
know the right insertion point, just as with Word.
> I guess you're missing the obvious benefit of Word authoring?
> The author can make it look how he/she wants? That's meaningful
> to many authors.
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> That *IS* my point.
> People want to use a Word-Like or Actually-Word *application*.
> I understand complely the benefit of that.
> What I'm suggesting is the lack of the equivilent for authoring in XML
> Format but "Act Like Word" application.
> (YEs I know there are some tools like Oxygen ... but IMHO not enough
> and not good enough).
I can't but agree with you, but this is off topic for this thread.
regards
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