Hi, Yeah, good to see you here! And good to see you're also running Linux. ----- Original Message ----- From: "technomage" To: Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 9:28 PM Subject: Re: More coal on the fire > Darrell, > you are not the only visualy impaired user on the list (meet me, I'm mage, > aka proudhawk, hawke and of course; Erc Oyen, n7zzt). > > I don't bother with most of the gui applications for editing. all my editing > takes place in vi or pico or vim or even mcedit. its a lot easier to deal > with the keyboard than a mouse anyday. > > as for openoffice, well, it does have its points, but you are right, it needs > improvement. > > Technomage > > > On Monday 16 September 2002 07:55 pm, you wrote: > > Hi Fred, > > > > Unfortunately, I am not quite convinced with respect to Open Office. Some > > of my colleagues have sent me Open Office documents which have been > > converted to Microsoft Word format, and they have lacked some structural > > elements which they would have contained if they had been created using > > Microsoft Word. I am a blind person, and document accessibility to screen > > readers is paramount. At this time, when it comes to accessibility, MS has > > it all over Sun. Currently, even the Windows version of Open Office isn't > > accessible to screen readers. > > > > Thanks. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Fred Wright > > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 6:30 PM > > Subject: More coal on the fire > > > > > > The following is From the Lockergnome Tech Specialist Newsletter. This > > is another action on MS's part that might give folks impetus to move at > > least to OpenOffice - - > > > > Word Security Flaw Poses Threat - MS Responds > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/secword.asp > > > > A new Microsoft Word flaw has surfaced that could result in documents > > being exposed to prying eyeballs. I think Microsoft did a good job with > > explaining the basics of how the bug works and how best to protect against > > its effects. It's clear from the text, however, that Office 97 users, which > > comprise a significant 30% of the Office user base, will be left out in the > > cold when it comes to a fix. They note that Office 97 was created in > > another era (as if it's been decades since the release) and security > > architecture has been improved greatly since then. Call me silly, but > > offering up a helpful nudge into Office XP as a "fix" for a bug that works > > the same way in all affected versions seems rather patronizing to the 30% > > of their patronage. > > > > > > > > Fred Wright > > fawright@earthlink.net > > -- > I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or > numbered! > My life is my own - No. 6 > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss