[Papyrus-L] Future Papyrus

[Prof D M Hadley]

Dear Users,


I agree with these sentiments completely. I do not want to be ruled by
windows embedding software.

All the best Dave. I have used papyrus throught my work and would not have
got my thesis accepted or multiple grant applications without it.

I would support some for of modernised continuance.

Yours,

Donald.





At 08:04 12/10/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Papyrus community,
>	(Let's face it, we are one.)    
>	Well, I also am saddened.  I can only imagine the headaches and heartaches
>this legal battle has meant for Dave.  I for one do not feel betrayed; I do
>believe that Dave in good faith thought he could pull it out. I too have
>been involved in projects that I thought would work, until the last moment.
>The most important ones were life projects (marriage, etc) that were more
>than "just work". I always felt that Papyrus was more than "just work" for
>Dave. 
>
>	Part of the charm of using Papyrus was that it had a personality- and that
>personality no doubt was partly Dave's!  
>	Dave, good luck in what ever you do!
>
>	With respect to future-Papyrus, I still do like the idea of a
>lean-and-mean Windows-compatible version. That means competing with the
>Microsoft-bundled Word-"imbedded" programs, which seems almost
>insurmountable for anything except a niche environment.  So- the niche is
>the only place to go.  However, in ecology, it seems that species that
>occupy small niches have a high extinction rate.  However, it is not
>_necessary_ that this happens.
>
>	There are sound reasons to want a product that is NOT Microsoft/Word
>imbedded.  
>  I for one would be willing to pay for a version that has really good
>access to the Windows clipboard.  This is more important than having a
>"windows" version with hot bells and whistles. The ability to launch from
>within Papyrus, for example, to access a web link, can be mimicked SO
>easily with a good copy and paste manouvre.
>  -John Rodgers
>
>
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Prof Donald M Hadley
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Department of Clinical Neuroradiology
Institute of Neurological Sciences
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