Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-12 Thread Tyler Smith
On 2007-02-12, Greg Folkert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with=20 people who use Word - particularly in work settings, and features like=20 change tracking, Change tracking

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-12 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/12/07 07:54, Tyler Smith wrote: [snip] Tyler, I tried to send you a private email, but Sorbs blocked it, saying that my (super large) ISP has zombies that send out spam. Do you have a different address? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version:

[Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Ron Johnson wrote: What do you need in a WP? Academic features (formal citations, embedded graphics, TOC, index, etc), movie/theater formating, something I haven't thought of? Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with people who use Word - particularly in

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 03:39:51PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with people who use Word - particularly in work settings, and features like change tracking, integrating data from excel, and such are

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 03:39:51PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with people who use Word - particularly in work settings, and features like change tracking,

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Joe Hart
Miles Fidelman wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: What do you need in a WP? Academic features (formal citations, embedded graphics, TOC, index, etc), movie/theater formating, something I haven't thought of? Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with people who use

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: What do you need in a WP? Academic features (formal citations, embedded graphics, TOC, index, etc), movie/theater formating, something I haven't thought of? Just to add another voice. Some of us have to

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Greg Folkert wrote: On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with people who use Word - particularly in work settings, and features like change tracking, Change tracking in word is a horrible feature.

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/11/07 18:41, Greg Folkert wrote: On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: What do you need in a WP? Academic features (formal citations, embedded graphics, TOC, index, etc), movie/theater formating,

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 20:03 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Greg Folkert wrote: On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Just to add another voice. Some of us have to exchange documents with people who use Word - particularly in work settings, and features like

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 19:29 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/11/07 18:41, Greg Folkert wrote: On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: What do you need in a WP? Academic features (formal citations,

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Greg Folkert wrote: There are lots of reasons to dislike Word - for example, the excreble HTML it generates when people insist on using it to prepare web pages - but for run-of-the-mill document preparation in a corporate setting, it's a pretty good tool. Practicality sometimes trumps

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Russell L. Harris
* Miles Fidelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [070211 19:07]: There are lots of reasons to dislike Word - for example, the excreble HTML it generates when people insist on using it to prepare web pages - but for run-of-the-mill document preparation in a corporate setting, it's a pretty good tool.

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 21:14 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Greg Folkert wrote: There are lots of reasons to dislike Word - for example, the excreble HTML it generates when people insist on using it to prepare web pages - but for run-of-the-mill document preparation in a corporate setting,

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Russell L. Harris wrote: * Miles Fidelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [070211 19:07]: There are lots of reasons to dislike Word - for example, the excreble HTML it generates when people insist on using it to prepare web pages - but for run-of-the-mill document preparation in a corporate setting,

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/11/07 20:08, Greg Folkert wrote: On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 19:29 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/11/07 18:41, Greg Folkert wrote: On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 15:39 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: Ron

Re: [Fwd: Re: Writer Processor (was Re: Ubuntu vs. Debian ...)]

2007-02-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 21:19 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: On 02/11/07 20:08, Greg Folkert wrote: How about a simple wiki-type product. Change tracking and the whole sh-bang. It is the whole reason Wikis were created. If not a wiki, a A wiki for long, complex and/or important documents?