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>I'd imagine it'd be more useful for production techs; after all, it is
>meant to be a hypertext markup tool, and is a great way to clean up the
>output of automatic HTML conversions.  However, despite having a bit more
>than 7-12 commands, we try to keep things in the word-processor spirit;
>it should still be pretty easy for writers to use.  Bang out copy, and
>you're just a cut'n'paste away from dropping it into a nicely tweaked
>presentation.
>
>-Dave Long
>AOL/SB

How could it be a "nicely tweaked presentation" if the writer simply puts
his/her own stuff directly into it? I have yet to see the writer whose work
didn't need at least a little attention from a copy editor. But what I sense
from this thread is that some people, at least, don't see the need for copy
editing before publication.....????? Try it sometime and see how
professional it looks.

(OK, full disclosure time: I am a copy editor ... )

Alan Flippen
flippen@nytimes.com
Working for, but not speaking for, The New York Times




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