I've just read through all 21 pages of the Pages discussions on the Apple boards and Pages sounds like a nightmare. :(
I'm no power user of Pages (at least I don't think so) but there's no way I'd want to use Pages 5 for any reason except compatibility with the iOS7 versions. Apple have removed: Reordering of pages Deleting of pages Duplicating of pages facing pages (two up view) linked text fields inline images in a text box mail merge My photos from the media viewer That makes it unusable for me - I've used almost all those features every time I've created a multipage document (except MM) - luckily installation does not remove Pages '09 from your Mac. The new interface is odd after all these years but that's a questions of adjustment - missing functionality is another matter altogether. A goal of full file compatibility with the iOS7 version is laudable indeed and Apple's previous half-baked attempt meant that except for the most trivial documents I'd not put them in iCloud. Apple seem to have solved the problem by removing all the depth of the OS X version! I hope the OS X version matures again soon - it's currently appears to have gone to nursery school. Sigh. Stephen On 25 Oct 2013, at 09:58, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > > The disappearance f AppleScript is more worrying: an awful lot of people use > it. Maybe it's for compatibility with iOS... > > Cheers, > > Jason > -- > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 25 Oct 2013 at 06:03:47 BST, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think I like Mavericks. >> >> I am not so sure about the iWorks upgrades. I am not sure that the removal >> of the inspector really works for me. I’ll give it time, but it seems to me >> that the new mixture of the format menu and the other menus does not sit >> happily in my mind and way of working. I am certainly having problems >> finding commands that I normally access immediately: they seem hidden. I’m >> not quite sure how much more than a face lift is involved in this update. >> >> Ranulph A Mars spokesperson, discussing Deep Fried Mars Bars, said: "... [this] would go against our commitment to promoting healthy, active lifestyles." Yea. Right. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
