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Why dont MS just f**king re-write Word from scratch? Its dogsh
Word was completely redesigned for Word 2007, and no one seems to be very
happy about that. People already complain about backward/forward compatibility. How many copies of Word do you think MS would sell if it were written from scratch and were not compatible with any previous version? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "LisaK" wrote in message ... This has been quite informative. I'm in total agreement with dlowrey. Not every business is an adveritisng/marketing/toy company/sales-oriented company. Many businesses are very staid and serious. The Federal Reserve or the Pentagon or the court system, etc. have no time or energy for these frilly features that it takes so much time to remove/understand/fight with. For these kinds of businesses, the time and effort lost can cost much more than frustration. MS really does need to have some product, or a version of these products, that is no frills and to-the-point. That would also help reduce the bug factor, which truly does exist. "dlowrey" wrote: "Yes" Word is kludge because it trys to be everything to everybody. Suzie Homemaker wants to make greeting cards for the kids PTA. Word will glitz it up, no problem. Want to make a calendar with color and silly embedded graphics, no problem. Want to write a serious document. It takes longer to set up the document than it does to write it. Want to write what you are thinking while you have the thought. Forget about it. I have developed some very good templates and macros to support my specfic formating and writing requirements. Guess what. Word still requires too much fiddling around. I even use Dragon 10 in an effort to keep my thoughts flowing while I am writing. Even so, I am most product when I write in the Dragon Pad (basically notepad) and then copy in the text into Word for formating. The esential problem is that it takes a substantial effort to override all the gee-whiz stuff that MS put into the latest version (speaking of formating and paragraphs. The data handling and mail merge is pretty good). Note that with Wordperfect, you can just sit down and write; which is sufficient for 95% of business use. So why aren't I using WP? Because WP has lost its focus as a business tool and is also chasing the "Be everything to Everyone" bouncing ball. My suggestion to MS; find an adult business person to oversee the next iteration of Word. We don't need decorative borders, or pictures, or smart shapes, crazy numbering or "do it my way" formatting. We do need a business tool. When I use a tool, say a saw for example, I can focus on my work, not on the saw. Word needs to be a tool. -DL "Word Hater" wrote: Im a software developer and the hardest part of my job is using MS Word to write all my documentation. Im CONSTANTLY battling with indentations, numbering and tables that have a mind of their own and are so counter-intuitive it makes me want to eat my computer. I have handed in documents to my projects managers in the past which they returned to me complaining about the formatting. I have simply replied to them that I refuse to waste my time using such a badly written bit of software and they can do the bloody indentations themselves. Youd think after a million versions MS would have fixed it. Oh no. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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