[ILUG] ECDL

[Colm MacCarthaigh]

On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 10:33:50AM +0000, Conall O'Brien wrote:
> > An awful lot of time can be wasted trying to figure out how to double
> > space a paragraph if you're not used to using a word processor.
> 
> Select text, Ctrl + 2. Then to go back to single line spaceing, use Ctrl 
> + 1 instead.

See now, what's wrong with:

 :g/^/pu =\"\n\"

Or if you're feeling adventurous:

 \usepackage{setspace}
 \doublespacing

See the problem with the ECDL is that it is not properly task based.
Had it have had tasks like "Produce this document in N minutes" I could
have done it, vim + LaTeX all the way. But instead it is structured
around individual pieces of software, and whilst still generic - it
assumes you're using a Monlithic Office-like tool.

That's completely useless for those of us you prefer tools like vim,
postscript, nroff, wc and so on. 

That said, it's probably not a market the ECDL really aims itself at,
but it would be useful on the ocasions where $insert_moronic_former_employer
demands that the IT department sit the ECDL for $insert_no_good_reason.

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Colm MacCárthaigh                        Public Key: colm+pgp at stdlib.net