Re: Replacement for Abiword: LyX? Openoffice?

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003, adam wrote:

> A text editor would probably be a good way forward,
> but not for long. One thing mentioned in an earlier
> post was what we use these kind of apps for (I think
> reference was made to memos and some kind of small
> database).
>
> If think like this, we might fall in to the mistake of assuming that
> children use a computer for the same activities as we do. Some
> children will use computers to program and to organise data, but not
> all. Children love to customise and make things "their own".

Good point well taken!  Thank's for mentioning that.  I will ask some
other parents, but you are perfectly right:  I realy thought the way I
use my machine is the way everybody ... and so the kids ... does.  And
yes, that is wrong.

ray