Larry,
I can't speak for anyone else, but I assure you that I am not
attempting to scare or cow you or anyone else. I simply said that
your views on Word2007 are already clear to everyone that reads this
group and that you do have the freedom to take steps to find an
alternative solution.
I have certainly expressed some dissatisfaction with Word2007. If I
could have, a few months ago I would have impaled the genious that
killed AutoText Autocomplete tips. I am not enamored with the Ribbon
either, but old menus and toolbars are gone and rather get stuck on it
and have a daily hissy fit I have decided to accept it and move on.
In doing so, I have found some things in Word2007 that I really like.
I would trade AutoText Autocomplete tips for Content Controls any day.
You can bark at the moon if you want to. Personally I don't think
your redundant criticism here is going to change anything. If you
want to keep it up I can ignore it.
On Apr 23, 10:56 am, "Larry" wrote:
There are a lot of people frequenting this group who want to say what I'm
saying, but comments like the above make them afraid to say it. There's an
orthodoxy shaping up here that is intended to cow anyone from criticizing
Word 2007. I respect all the Word MVPs, but I will continue to criticize
Word 2007 as I see fit.
Suzanne says that Word 2003 is the alternative to 2007. But as everyone
knows, as hardware and software continue to "progress," or at least to
change, it gets harder to keep using old programs, and there is a continual
pressure to adapt to the most recent programs. How long can people go on
using 2003, before it is left behind by, say, further changes in Word's
programming language, which will force them to use some "descendant" of Word
2007 that has Word 2007's interface?
Speaking of grousing about Microsoft's latest generation of "innovations"
which includes Word 2007 and Windows Vista, over at the Windows Vista group
there is fierce outspoken protest against Vista coming from a lot of
parties. However, I'm not recommending that this group become like that
group, where there is a lot of nastiness.
Larry
"Stan Brown" wrote in message
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Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:57:34 -0400 from Larry :
"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
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Larry,
I have read many of your posts and your disappointment with Word2007
is
clearly evident. To be blunt you are beginning to sound like a broken
record.
That's a cheap shot, Greg, and it's beside the point. I'm not a
software
designer. My criticisms of the Word 2007 monstrosity stand.
I'm sure Greg can defend himself, but for the record I think he's
spot on. If I had written the comment, I'd have said the same thing
but would have omitted "are beginning to".
Word 2007 is what it is, like it or not. I don't say everything about
the Ribbon is better than everything about the old menus. But if you
devote half as much energy to getting comfortable with the Ribbon as
you have to kvetching about it, you may find that it's not as bad as
you think, *and* you'll probably become an expert.
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
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