Re: I hate Word
From: John Larkin (jjlarkin_at_highSNIPlandTHIStechPLEASEnology.com)
Date: 06/16/04
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:09:58 -0700
On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 19:49:35 +0100, Don Pearce <donald@pearce.uk.com>
wrote:
>On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 11:26:33 -0700, John Larkin
><jjlarkin@highSNIPlandTHIStechPLEASEnology.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>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?
>
Actually, I still draw schematics with a Berol Turquoise pencil on
vellum.
But having designed well over a thousand circuit boards, and maybe
$200 million worth of gear so far, not many people are complaining
about my productivity. The next time you fly on a commercial jet
plane, or fill a prescription for a high-end drug, you'd better hope I
know what I'm doing.
John
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