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Subject:Re[2]: Mythical Frame learning curve From:Don Smith <dsmith -at- ACCESSBEYOND -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 7 Jan 1997 14:50:35 EST
Bruce wrote:
"I never suggested that Frame was trouble-free. My point is that, if
you know another word processor fairly well (or, better yet, two or
three), you'll know what to expect in Frame, and can learn the basics
fairly quickly--which is basically the same point, Brian, as you make
at the end of your posting......"
I beg to differ. I use 4 or 5 programs, the main program here being
Ventura Publisher 4.2. (Word 7, W.P.7, etc.) In working with the
Frame's "Getting started" document and doing some reading in the
manual, I did *not* find it intuitive, easy, nor did I easily "catch
on". I found the very fact that I *did* know another program made it
*more* difficult, because I kept trying to figure out how Frame did
the same things that Ventura does. This method does *not* work out
very well, at least not for me.
I'm sorry, but I do believe there is a difficult learning curve for
Frame. Fortunately we did not change to Frame. (AT least not at this
time.)
Don Smith
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