Comments on: Plain Text vs. Rich Text Format http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/ self.blog Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:07:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeremy Osborne http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Jeremy Osborne Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:10:41 +0000 http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/#comment-405 Hi Debra, Yep, I'll do a follow up post. But an early warning: If I hadn't had some experience using Subversion for programming and maintaining software configuration files, I probably wouldn't be using it. It's a bit over the top for most creative writing. On the other hand, as my friend Brent said, "The process of writing books and developing software applications is almost identical." So in my opinion, why not use the same tools when they work for both? Plus, I find Subversion totally cool, even if I feel like an ueber-geek saying that. Hi Debra,

Yep, I’ll do a follow up post. But an early warning: If I hadn’t had some experience using Subversion for programming and maintaining software configuration files, I probably wouldn’t be using it. It’s a bit over the top for most creative writing. On the other hand, as my friend Brent said, “The process of writing books and developing software applications is almost identical.” So in my opinion, why not use the same tools when they work for both?

Plus, I find Subversion totally cool, even if I feel like an ueber-geek saying that.

]]> By: Debra http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Debra Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:55:54 +0000 http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/#comment-403 Wait, you use subversion to control your novel drafts.... you are going to do a follow up post on that, right? Wait, you use subversion to control your novel drafts…. you are going to do a follow up post on that, right?

]]> By: Jeremy Osborne http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Jeremy Osborne Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:14:00 +0000 http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/#comment-395 Thank you Tom. It's fun to be part of a great community. And the answer to your question of, "What word processing software do I use?" I still use <a href="http://openoffice.org" rel="nofollow">OpenOffice.org Writer</a>. While I like to keep the storage format of the content simple, nothing beats working in a good word processor like Writer, <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Word</a>, <a href="http://www.abisource.com/" rel="nofollow">Abiword</a>, or many of the others out there. Thank you Tom. It’s fun to be part of a great community.

And the answer to your question of, “What word processing software do I use?”

I still use OpenOffice.org Writer. While I like to keep the storage format of the content simple, nothing beats working in a good word processor like Writer, Microsoft Word, Abiword, or many of the others out there.

]]> By: Becoming A Writer Seriously » TXT and RTF: Another Endorsement of the Durable Formats http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Becoming A Writer Seriously » TXT and RTF: Another Endorsement of the Durable Formats Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:11:36 +0000 http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/#comment-394 [...] Comments discover fire » Plain Text vs. Rich Text Format on In Praise of Rich Text Format -- the Universal Format for WritersJeremy Osborne on Best of the [...] [...] Comments discover fire » Plain Text vs. Rich Text Format on In Praise of Rich Text Format — the Universal Format for WritersJeremy Osborne on Best of the [...]

]]> By: Tom Colvin http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Tom Colvin Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:46:09 +0000 http://jeremyosborne.com/2007/12/17/plain-text-vs-rich-text-format/#comment-393 Of course, Jeremy, I agree whole-heartedly. You've made a very persuasive argument. I'm curious though: what is your .txt program of choice? RTF of choice? I see too that the subversion program seems to be working for you. Guess I'll have to check it out. BTW, yr blog is getting famous. A friend emailed me about yr post, even before I got to it myself. Tom Tom Of course, Jeremy, I agree whole-heartedly. You’ve made a very persuasive argument. I’m curious though: what is your .txt program of choice? RTF of choice?

I see too that the subversion program seems to be working for you. Guess I’ll have to check it out.

BTW, yr blog is getting famous. A friend emailed me about yr post, even before I got to it myself.

Tom

Tom

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