> On a more mundane level, I think that the option to 'view source' is
> very helpful is cleaning up bits where WYSIWYG can go wrong.
I agree with you 100% on this one. Along the same lines, I would
really like the option to edit my document in the mono-spaced text
format/background of my choice, and then drop into WYSIWYG
mode when I am ready to format it. I really miss my old
WordPerfect for DOS since it had reveal codes/source, text
content entry and graphics preview (although it would be nice to be
able to edit in that mode too).
I remember hearing about a study a long time ago during the
PC/Mac wars, where they analysed the content of term papers
from students using WYSIWYG word processors on the Mac vs.
text mode on the PC. The papers that were written using text mode
on the PC were better written and were at a higher grade level than
those written on a WYSIWYG word processor. The report
concluded that word processing in text mode during the primary
content creation phase enables the writer to focus more on the
quality of the writing instead of what it will look like on the page.
All this is from recollections from probably 10 years ago, so some
of my facts may be inaccurate. I still agree with the conclusion
though.
Any chance for a text only "content creation" mode and view
source/reveal codes in AbiWord? I'd buy a whole bunch of copies if
it had that feature. :)
Regards,
Tom Ryan
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