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"oops" responsive software wastes less paper
At an office there are some people who repeatedly print a document, then make a few slight typo changes, while others do more comprehensive editing before printing. This printer software notices which users are print-fix-print-fix intensive, then activates a tutorial at their word porcessing utility | |
at an office there are some people who repeatedly print a document, then make a very few slight typo changes, while others do more comprehensive editing before printing. It is possible that a less intensive print-fix-print cycle could save money and be environmentally beneficial.
Thus software notices
which users ip addresses are print-fix-print-fix intensive, then activates a tutorial at their computer's word processing utility that pleasantly teaches better editing.
This is dull, yet saves paper, and possibly reduces the rushed feeling of irritation from the print-fix cycle.
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//a tutorial at their computer's word processing
utility that pleasantly teaches better editing.// |
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It's that katd of thatg that leads to monitors havatg
fist-shaped holes at them. |
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"You have just fixed 2 of 10 possible spelling errors. Would you like to see the other 8?" |
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// comprehensive edicting // |
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So this is for the Vatican, right ? |
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// activates a tutorial // |
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Ideally, said tutorial being administered by a couple of burly blokes equipped with a selection of implements (such as lengths of rubber hose) that can inflict severe pain, yet leave little or no external marks. |
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It's much easier to proofread on paper. That's why people do
it. You cathc more mistakes and typos that way, as well as
mistakes. |
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If the printer printed in pencil you could rub out the mistakes and reprint just the words that needed coreting |
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// It's much easier to proofread on paper. // |
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I find it much easier to proofread on the screen. It's probably
just what you've grown up with—I remember one of my English
teachers in school (who had grown up before computers)
saying it's pretty much impossible to successfully proofread
onscreen, but I think most of my classmates found it easier. |
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Plus, that way, the spelling/grammar checker catches half of
my mistakes for me, leaving my brain with more resources to
catch the rest. |
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How about the office get one of those reusable-paper printers
(which erase and re-print on the same (special) paper
hundreds or thousands of times) and designating that printer
and paper to be used for drafts? Then those who want to print
things out to proofread can do so for almost free. |
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I find proofreading the post is easier than text in the annotation window, for some reason that misses me. |
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I never need to proofead. |
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