Re: I hate Word
From: Don Pearce (donald_at_pearce.uk.com)
Date: 06/16/04
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 19:49:35 +0100
On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:26:33 -0700, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highSNIPlandTHIStechPLEASEnology.com> wrote:
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>
>Microsoft Word is an annoying mess, so I mostly don't use it. I create
>most everything using Edit, in plain text; this is compatible with
>pre/post processors, assemblers, compilers, PCB netlists, parts lists,
>all sorts of useful stuff. Variable pitch fonts *don't* work for this
>sort of thing.
>
>But my business folks insist in publishing manuals with all the silly
>Word fonts and features... looks like it was typed in a bordello by
>the time they get through with it. And they get annoyed when I give
>them text files to start with, because of all the hard carriage
>returns that they have to manually remove before they can proceed to
>tart up the document.
>
>So: does anybody know of a way to import sensible text files into
>Word, and then automatically remove the hard returns, preferably in,
>say, one highlighted section at a time? That would get them off my
>case a lot. It would seem to be an obvious thing to do, but I can't
>find such a tool in Word.
>
>Did I mention that I hate Word?
>
>John
May one suggest that a quill pen might be nearer your level of
technical expertise?
d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com
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