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Long time Linux user (currently kubuntu). Use Windows 98 and XP when I have to. Programed in many languages, currently using bash and awk for most things.
Have one project on sourceforge:
Duplex printing emulator for non-duplex printers (Linux) http://sourceforge.net/projects/duplexpr/
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May 13 |
awarded | Commentator |
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May 13 |
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How to handle screenplay revisions in Final Draft? Since no one else has answered: No idea of the actual answer, but there are screen writing templates/add-ons for LibreOffice that might be enough to eliminate the need for Final Draft (unless your publisher requires it in that format) and LO can export in Word format when you're ready to submit your work. LO has extensive support for revisions and for comparing two documents and updating one based on the other. |
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May 13 |
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Is it more advantageous to have an excerpt or a plot summary critiqued? This makes really good sense. What's the point of getting the style and details of an excerpt right (from the perspective of getting the project done) if the structure is wrong and that excerpt may have to be thrown out or largely rewritten anyway? (I understand that you can always learn from a critique of your work.) In a way, this whole discussion sounds just like top down design verses bottom up design in software. They're fundamentally different points of view, but they can be used together when it makes sense. |
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May 13 |
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How important is it to know the end before the writing the beginning? You could put the alternative endings (or beginnings) of your story in the box with the cat and see which one survives the collapse of reality when you open the box (the one the cat didn't chew up or litter on!). Anyway, a little uncertainty is a probably a good thing - at least until the editing is done. ;) (and it beats killing cats!) ;) |
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Apr 7 |
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Would it be weird if I write “a simple sample something”? @Shahbaz I'm not technically sure without more context. "Enable build" sounds like two verbs in a row with no object (noun). While "build" may actually refer to an object in context, it doesn't sound that way. |
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Apr 7 |
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Would it be weird if I write “a simple sample something”? @Shahbaz I'm not technically sure without more context. |
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Apr 5 |
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Is it overkill to follow style-guides for technical writing? @NeilFein - Are you suggesting that this process is so daunting that it will turn the OP into a semiconductor? LOL (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) |
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Apr 5 |
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Would it be weird if I write “a simple sample something”? Unrelated, but you might consider: "This option builds" ... or, "Select this option to build" ... |
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Apr 5 |
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Would it be weird if I write “a simple sample something”? +1 Much better. |
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Apr 5 |
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Floating vs Float +1 for a novel way of evaluating the construction and also pointing to an underlying problem |
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Feb 9 |
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Would a paid-for review from Kirkus give me real insight into quality of my manuscript? OP doesn't say what genre their writing fits in. Are there other similar options for works that don't fit in Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror? |
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Feb 3 |
answered | Best text procesor— keyboard focussed UI |
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Feb 3 |
answered | How can I revise these sentences to be more correct while still keeping the effect? |
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Feb 3 |
answered | Will science fiction as a genre ever go the way of the western? |
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Feb 2 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Jan 13 |
answered | How to improve my skill at writing a question? |
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Jan 13 |
answered | How to deal with self-criticism? |
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Dec 23 |
answered | How does a code monkey become a novelist? |
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Dec 9 |
answered | Replacing actually with a more formal alternative |
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Dec 9 |
answered | Why would an author not agree to license his book to a foreign language? |
