No matter what I do, all I get is 'const' 'const' 'const'... At 03:32 AM 10/23/2002 -0400, you wrote: >hmmm strange havent had any problem with office and jfw...at least jfw 4.5 >that is.... > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bear in SFO" <BearSFO at PacBell.NET> >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 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
