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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: KWord ideas
From:       Frank Pohlmann <fpohl () slip ! net>
Date:       1999-06-16 17:22:35
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Well, Kword is going to be used by quite a few Linux devotees as well - why not
include both (vi and frame-based) options? The problem addressed here seems to
be the fact that we have (at least) two audiences: advanced Linux users and MS
converts.

Both need wordprocessing. But we are overlooking one very simple fact here:
Kword  has a lot more in common with Framemaker et. al. than Wordperfect or MS
Word. Both vi/emacs - and Corel/MS users have some studying to do. It is not so
much a question of MS Word users being less advanced - it is a question of
getting both up to speed.

Page-based wordprocessing has already being taken care of in Kword. So I would
be pleading for an emacs-mode...

-frank

JohnZed@aol.com wrote:

> I really have to agree.  I've seen so many beginners confuse the hell out of
> themselves with minibuffers and keybindings.  Oops, did I type that in the
> real buffer or the little one?  Oh no I accidentally hit "w" in the
> minibuffer when I wanted to type "w" and REALLY didn't want to save.  Etc.
> They really are features more appropriate for a non-GUI text editor than a
> consumer-level wordprocessor.  Perhaps a plugin for advanced users?
> --JZ

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