On Sun, 2002-07-14 at 14:53, Steve Greenland wrote: > On 13-Jul-02, 23:54 (CDT), Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The first thing that becomes clear is their desire that LaTeX be as > > static and predictable as Microsoft Word over layout issues. > > Uhh, that's a joke, right? Or have you really never used MS Word? As > someone who has had the misfortune[1] of using Word seriously for some > fairly large documents, I can assure that "static and predictable" is > not the phrase that comes to mind.
Well, not having used Word for years, I couldn't say. My intent was to communicate the LaTeX Project's wish that layout be identical for all LaTeX users and that any changes to layout issues be in their sole control. I suppose that'll teach me to use a Microsoft product as an example of stability and reliability. :-) > [1] Sadly, the misfortune was to some extent self-induced, as I > was one of the people at the company that led the conversion from > DOS/WordPerfect to Windows and Word. All I can offer is that I was both > young and misguided at the time. I'm no longer young... I feel your pain. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
