Yes I do and still use WP5 when I want to do any reliable document formatting. I will burn my WP5 master diskettes onto CDs and keep those in a very safe place! Amanda Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason" <unleet@xxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 2:00 PM Subject: Re: anti-word > hmmm.... when you add cascading style sheets to the HTML format, I'd say it's > almost as good as Word's formatting.... besides I've seen some HTML that's > better formatted than any word document. > > Granted, HTML isn't exactly geared toward being printed, but it would only > take a few modifications to make it so. > > (Anybody remember Word Perfect for DOS? It would let you veiw the formatting > codes in the document and delete stupid mistakes like the bold tag that > reversed the emphasis in your whole document... well HTML can do that too, > Word can't) > > On Sunday January 13, 2002 11:49 am, you wrote: > > I hope for the sake of blind people Janina speaks for herself and not the > > AFB. Reality strike here. Many people use their computer for primarily > > business reasons. And as such they are stuck with the arrogant rules of a > > business. For some stupid reason us sighted folks prefer text that is > > formatted. And no Janina, html and text don't give the level of formatting > > that word does. Sorry, but does not computer. Will not compute. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
