On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Farley, Peter x23353 < peter.far...@broadridge.com> wrote:
> And WP still exists and is still thriving, AFAICT. I run WP X8 on my home > machines, and version X9 is out since last year. I just haven't upgraded > yet. > > Use WP reveal codes on any reasonably complex MS document to see just what > kind of cr*p is generated. It takes a long time to clean up the mess. > > My wife won't use anything but WP on her machine, and I don't blame her. > > AFAIK, MS still can't do lawyerly "Tables of Authority" at all. WP has > done it forever, and as a result pretty much dominates the professional > lawyer niche. Plus they have a huge medical office professional following > for other features unique to that environment. > > And don't even try to do printed labels with MS. WP has done it right and > easy forever. > > Peter > Being a weirdo, I prefer a "document processor" to a "word processor" for anything that is more complicated than a simple letter or memo, such as documentation. In particular, I like LaTeX. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX Actually, TeX is a typesetting system. And it is a markup language (like HTML & CSS). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeX . I also like LyX which generates LaTeX as its output. https://www.lyx.org/ -- People in sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
