From: msevior_at_physics.unimelb.edu.au
Date: Mon Jan 19 2004 - 09:30:39 EST
> At 6:40 PM +1100 1/19/04, msevior_at_physics.unimelb.edu.au wrote:
>>I hate this word "outline" that MS invented. Lists are lists. There is
>>definately no need for the stupid "outline" mode they invented either.
>
> Outline mode in MSWord may not be well implemented, but it is
> NOT stupid! The idea of editing/authoring in an outline mode goes
> back to the 70's/80's (see
> <http://davewiner.userland.com/outlinersProgramming>), and is one
> that I personally subscribe to. It's one of the reasons that I
> fought for, and then got to implement the outliner in Persuasion
> (which PowerPoint then stol :(.
>
> Also, take a look at <http://www.outliners.com/> for some
> additional comments about outline editing in various fields...
>
My objection is that MS Word draws a very artifical distinction between
outlining and lists. Even worse you have enter a special mode before you
can actually use many of the features of their lists. (At least in Word 97
and 2000). I dunno about later products. OOo does the same stupid thing.
The idea of hiding text you don't need to see at the momemnt is a good.
In AbiWord we'll just add an extra button to hide the text you don't need
to see at the moment.
Cheers
Martin
>
> Leonard
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