Comments on: TXT and RTF: Another Endorsement of the Durable Formats http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/18/txt-and-rtf-another-endorsement-of-the-durable-formats/ Tools and Trade Secrets for Aspiring Writers Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Tom Colvin http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/18/txt-and-rtf-another-endorsement-of-the-durable-formats/#comment-16193 Tom Colvin Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:57:49 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/18/txt-and-rtf-another-endorsement-of-the-durable-formats/#comment-16193 Debra, that having been said, what word processor do YOU use? I'm curious. I personally have several at hand, depending on the kind of writing I'm doing. Debra, that having been said, what word processor do YOU use? I’m curious.

I personally have several at hand, depending on the kind of writing I’m doing.

]]> By: Debra http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/18/txt-and-rtf-another-endorsement-of-the-durable-formats/#comment-16147 Debra Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:30:57 +0000 http://becoming-a-writer-seriously.com/2007/12/18/txt-and-rtf-another-endorsement-of-the-durable-formats/#comment-16147 What on earth possessed microsoft to invent a new proprietary file format anyway? Word processors are becoming more and more complex, full of features that most of us don't even understand, and from what I see in my work and writing life, the needs of most people who use them are modest. Granted, there are some who would write a novel in presentation format (don't get me started on the powerpoint plague please), but most of us need simple layout and minimal formatting. That way the text you write stands a better chance of looking the way you intended it, now and in the future. What on earth possessed microsoft to invent a new proprietary file format anyway? Word processors are becoming more and more complex, full of features that most of us don’t even understand, and from what I see in my work and writing life, the needs of most people who use them are modest.

Granted, there are some who would write a novel in presentation format (don’t get me started on the powerpoint plague please), but most of us need simple layout and minimal formatting. That way the text you write stands a better chance of looking the way you intended it, now and in the future.

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