Re: Any Linux users --for your tech writing -- on this list?

[Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>]

Is the interface that different between Linux and Windows? I feel that
Windows users are more at a disadvantage, because the file dialog boxes
aren't your average Windows Explorer, but rather some arcane java-based
file selection/open thingie. I would focus on the main interfaces for
Windows and maybe Mac, as an alternative to Photoshop. (Personal
preference, as I use both versions and am teaching my kids the same.)

When I worked at a company where developers spent most of their time in
Linux, they reviewed our Word documents in a Windows XP VM using MS Office.

-Tony


On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:

>    Does anyone on this list use a Linux OS for your tech writing job?
>
>    I have it on a netbook for personal use, but have never been called on
>    to use a Linux OS for my tech writing.
>
>    I'm asking because I'm wondering if I should use the Windows GIMP
>    interface for my review.
>
>    --Nancy
>
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