Re: [seul-edu] Linux in Elementry

[jeff williams <cfiaime@nconnect.net>]

On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, you wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jeff williams" <cfiaime@nconnect.net>
> Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Linux in Elementry
> 
> 
> > But do you agree that showing the students the idea of
> formatting commands
> > embedded in the text stream is valuable?  (You can show the
> same thing with
> > Word Perfect "reveal codes")
> 
> I don't know if teaching it to students has intrinsic value, but
> I sure wish I could do it to troubleshoot in MS Word....There is
> no way on the planet to find out why some things happen....or how
> to get out of them.

I think it does have value.  The more the students understand about the way
software works, the better they will be able to use and troubleshoot that
software.  Indeed, some students may look at the very escape sequences needed
to do groovy things on the printer, using a raw mode rather than a driver.

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