RE: Word, too [was]Does Frame Suck? From a new user

[Chris Despopoulos <cud -at- arrakis -dot- es>]

As a Frame user just learning Word, let me say that it's
wierd, too.  I suspect the lesson is, just changing from one
product to another is a real hassle.

For example, I can't delete a leading clause, plus comma,
plus first letter of the following word...  This is a great
way to drop a leading clause and start the sentence with the
following clause - select and type a capital letter.  But
Word expands the selection of the first letter to include
the entire word.  This is one example of how Word assists
me...  there are others I can't recall right now. 
Assistance like this I can do without.  

The number of clicks I have to go through to create a
paragraph style is astounding.  No wonder voice-command has
a market.

It took me a while to find the setting that turns *off*
automatic initial capital letters - very frustrating when
documenting code!  

Tables are incomprehensible.  I honestly can't say anything
more about them.  

Controlling the placement of graphics on a page, almost
equally so.  I think I finally figured out the
terminology/UI widgets they want me to use.

Cross references...  Could they be worse than tables?  Why
can't I make an xref to *any* paragraph I want?  Why only
headings and captions?  Ok, so if I want to learn about
hidden fields (and send in enough box-tops to get my secret
decoder ring), I can put them anywhere I want.  But I really
don't have enough time to work that out.  And the online
docs are absolutely no help.

I'm documenting code, so I want literals to be in Courier. 
I type the literal, select it and make it Courier.  To get
out of Courier again, I have to select the original font all
over again.  There's no way to put the cursor outside of the
Courier *region* because I suspect there is no region per
se, rather a Start Courier code with no matching End Courier
code.  Likewise with other formatting such as color, etc. 
This compounds my mouse-hand injuries. 

Word modified my email preferences when I accidentally
clicked on a mail address in a friend's document.  Isn't
that illegal?  I mean, by definition, isn't it a virus when
a program modifies your data without your knowledge or
consent?  Anyway, I had to re-establish my preferred mail
system, and re-enter my user name in that system's
preferences.  Very bad manners!

So just going from one system to another is a hassle, no
matter which way you go.

cud