> > In fact in collaborative environments (e.g. companies), where several > > people work together on the same document, Word documents _always_ end up > > like that - A hopelessly tangled spaghetti mess. In fact I never managed > > to figure out how to copy and paste content from two different versions of > > a document, which are both perfectly well "styled" and which were created > > using the same "template" in such a way that the resulting document isn't > > messed up. > > I'm surprised that no one seems to use the most reasonable solution for > collaborative text: have everyone use plain text and only futz with > formatting when you agree on a final version.
<Dilbert> What aspect of the difference between "formatting" and "structure markup" is unclear to you? </Dilbert> >;-> BTW: What you propose is exactly what "experienced" users of Word (who don't know anything else) consistently do. Why they use Word for editing _plain-text_ is totally unclear to _me_. And it is a PITA to work with such people (, methods and tools) on structured, technical documents. Sincerely, Wolfgang
