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The Wednesday 2007-12-12 at 16:10 -0000, G T Smith wrote:
I know it is so, because that's what they tell me when I try to convince
somebody to switch.
...
I understand M$ in their collective wisdom have already extensively
revamped the interface in the lasted version of Office, to the
irritation of many business users (more training costs) and users (where
has everything gone?)....
Didn't know that.
...
I do rather think that by attempting to outdo M$ with features we do
miss a point (I think this covers more than OO). Offer users something
(apparently) simple to use that does the job (write a letter, a
document, or whatever) that does not look as if your taking a space
shuttle out on a jaunt with a talking paperclip when all you want to do
is write something... KISS (keep it simple stupid) has a lot going for
it for a lot of people. OK all the features can be there but they do not
have to be in the users face at the beginning.
Yes, for many users that's more than enough. Others want to see the same
as "the other".
I prefer OOo, even if sometimes I can't convince it to do what I want. For
instance, I have trouble placing photos exactly where I want in the text,
without them getting to the next page, overlapping another photo, or many
other weirdos. LyX got it right, but it has other problems. Sigh...
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Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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