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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-9.sprintlink.net!news.rain.net!PolarNet!polarnet.com!floyd From: floyd@polarnet.com (Floyd Davidson) Subject: Re: Betting on Unix Message-ID: <337cd$82cf.14b@PolarNet> Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 17:44:15 GMT References: <5d3sr2$44n@nntp1.best.com> <E60E7I.LD2@rsxtech.atww.org> <slrn5gvc5t.clb.dfox@belvdere.vip.best.com> <5evv3u$305o@usenet1y.prodigy.net> Reply-To: floyd@polarnet.com Organization: __________ Lines: 28 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:162460 comp.os.linux.networking:70692 comp.os.linux.setup:100704 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:6181 comp.unix.bsd.misc:2699 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy:55481 comp.os.os2.advocacy:271274 In article <5evv3u$305o@usenet1y.prodigy.net>, bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> wrote: >In article <slrn5gvc5t.clb.dfox@belvdere.vip.best.com>, >David E. Fox <dfox@belvdere.vip.best.com> wrote: > >| But that reflects the biggest argument against word processors, and >| it comes up every so often. Word processors by nature have to >| include the editing and processing parts both, and you're at the >| mercy of whatever interface & functionality the developer likes. With >| markup, you can choose your own editing engine. Besides, 95% of >| word processing is text editing anyways. > >Haven't done much technical writing, have you? When you start >getting to heavy use of tables, figures, equations, footnotes, >references, etc, then you appreciate a word processor. Unless you need to have it look _perfect_, and then a typesetter is more than appreciated. Reports for staff meetings are fine when done on a WP, but if it is a thesis or a report to the Executive VP, it would be very smart to use a typesetter. Floyd -- Floyd L. Davidson Salcha, Alaska floyd@tanana.polarnet.com