hmmm strange havent had any problem with office and jfw...at least jfw 4.5 that is.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bear in SFO" <BearSFO@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:26 PM Subject: Re: word processor wanted > > Word is accessible with JAWS, yes, but JAWS doesn't work all the time with > Word documents. > What I do: when I get a Word document, I cut and paste it to a text > editor, read/edit it and then cut and paste it back to Word. Work much > better than if I just do the reading/editing in Word. > > At 12:49 PM 10/21/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Hi, Anne. > > > >I might begin by saying I am well aware of Emacs' abilities. I use it for > >html and xml writing, and it is vary powerful for mark up languages, and for > >C/C++ programming. However, it lacks in one major airea. It has no > >compatibility with MS Word document's, and I will tell you that is a major > >disadvantage for certain groups such as college students. > > > >At our colleges such as Wright State when the English Profs say they want > >an asignment turned in Microsoft Word format they mean it. Turn it in in > >html or something else you will get an F on the asignment. The Offices of > >Disability services at the colleges will say that MS Word is accessible with > >Jaws, and you have no reason for using anything else but using Word, and the > >Prof will give you an F. > >So therefore for this reason, and other reasons we need access to Word > >Processors such as Star Office that has that compatibility. Weather we like, > >love, or hate MS Word we can't bury our head in the sand and say I refuse to > >turn in a resume, class document, whatever in Word format because we simply > >dislike the format. Unless you are willing to take the college or company to > >court and challenge Word format they will turn you down for job posissions, > >give you an F on the asignment, whatever. So that is where I am coming from. > > > >Suppose you wanted a job at our local clenic which uses Microsoft Office. > >Now, can you imagine telling them I refuse to use Word and Excel, and I will > >use emacs and dismal. They'll tell you, "sorry, you don't have the > >qualifications we are looking for, and pass you over for the posission." > >Point being emacs is vary good for personal use, but in cases of college and > >some businesses it is vary inpractical. That's just how things are, and I am > >done giving my speech. I'll step down from the soap box. > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
