Re: hwg-basics-digest V1 #855

>In a similar vein, Microsoft Word certainly did NOT put many typesetters out
>of work. It is just that now--the typesetters are using Word themselves to
>greatly enhance their productivity.
>

I'm surprised that a writer who presumably works with typesetters 
should make such an ignorant comment. If someone thinks a book, or 
anything else, can be professionally set in Word, then they are 
unaware of the skills required, the whole process of typesetting and 
all the other requirements that go into the typographic design, 
pre-press and on-press processes. Or have I misunderstood what you 
said, Ted, in which case I sincerely apologise?

I'm a trained typographer AND typesetter with 25+ years of experience 
in all processes, plus I've also worked extensively with MS Word 
producing 500+ page documents (engineering specs, tender docs, 
accident reports) in the UK railway industry, for the infrastructure 
owner, Railtrack, so I know (regrettably) what Word does well - very 
little.

Regards.
Freda
-- 
Spaceship Earth: The problem for the passengers is that there is no 
manual to identify all the parts, and no instructions on how to 
operate the spaceship. - Richard Buckminster Fuller. 

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