> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf
> Of S=F8ren Knudsen
> Sent: Friday, 8 April 2005 2:17 AM
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: RE: [OT][AD] MS Word, was Ideas for books on PIC
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Am I the only one who finds that many of the things you guys have
> mentioned Word is able  to do, it does very poor? - I mean shure
> you have styles and all that.
>
> But why for example, is it, that everytime you paste som text
> into the darn thing, it has copied the layout with it too. And
> this both for paste's from Word and from fx a browser.
>
> And its not very good at just about any math equation, either.
> And lets not forget references.


It's because you source document doesn't have styles defined.  If you hav=
e 2
word docs, both with styles, text copied from one to the other will updat=
e
to the format of the doc you pasted into.  Should work with most HTML, bu=
t
not with mail messages.  (Outlook HTML supports styles too)

Word has 2 level of formatting, Styles & Direct.  Everyone (999/1000) doe=
s
Direct.  This is where you highlight a bit of text, and click the formatt=
ing
toobar until it looks like you want it.  Sure, it won't match the rest of
the doc...

To clear direct formatting, highlight the text, hit Ctrl-Q.  Then set the
styles.

Style aren't just for formatting, they control the Document map, and Outl=
ine
view is fun for rapidly re-arranging stuff.  It how you build your table =
of
contents, and set references.

I'll agree with you on equations (but I've no experience), but remember
that's why LaTex exists.  Pick the right tool.  The science community nee=
ds
to hassle MS (with fists full of $) to get it done better.  After all, th=
ere
a whole chunk of Word that only lawyers use.  MS & the US Law association
(whoever) sat done and worked out the spec.

MS did it because it was the only way to budge them from WordPerfect.
(WordPerfect said no - silly buggers).

MS also wiped out another word processor when they added footnotes/end
notes/etc.  Students used the other program, and wanted these features fo=
r
years.  MS added it to Word, the students all switched, the other program=
 is
history.

I love for a competitor to do Word properly, but it won't happen.  And no=
,
StarOffice or whatever ain't it.  I don't want a clone, I want better.

Tony

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