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On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:46:58 -0500 "David Lee" <dlee@c...> wrote: > > > Take an example. Does ANYONE "Hand Author" Word or PDF > > documents ? I think not. > > I'd disagree there David. The most common text authoring tool perhaps? > > Or did you mis-write that? > ------------------ > > I mis-wrote or you mis-understood. > > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > 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 -- regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk
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