Comments on: 280North bring Keynote to the web http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/ Chris Heilmann - Accessibility, Web Development and Pragmatism - can talk, will travel Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:39:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michaël Guitton http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/#comment-7841 Michaël Guitton Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:26:42 +0000 http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/#comment-7841 A minor quibble: the application won’t let you insert any diacritical mark unless it is directly available from the keyboard—for example, I have a French keyboard and therefore I can insert only the following letters: é, è, ç, à, ù. Mac OS X character palette insert feature doesn't work (!?) However copy-and-paste is an acceptable workaround. A minor quibble: the application wonât let you insert any diacritical mark unless it is directly available from the keyboardâfor example, I have a French keyboard and therefore I can insert only the following letters: é, è, ç, à, ù. Mac OS X character palette insert feature doesn’t work (!?) However copy-and-paste is an acceptable workaround.

]]> By: Michaël Guitton http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/#comment-7840 Michaël Guitton Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:03:57 +0000 http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/#comment-7840 Really nifty! I had no problem running “280Slides” on my faithful Dual 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4. Really nifty! I had no problem running â280Slidesâ on my faithful Dual 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4.

]]> By: Robert http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/#comment-7821 Robert Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:53:53 +0000 http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/#comment-7821 It works suprisingly well on my super hefty eMac 1ghz. Seems like some pretty amazing technology behind the scenes. I'd love to see some more :-) It works suprisingly well on my super hefty eMac 1ghz. Seems like some pretty amazing technology behind the scenes. I’d love to see some more :-)

]]> By: Chris http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/#comment-7810 Chris Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:33:15 +0000 http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/#comment-7810 Bucky (?), what Rafe says, it is a short version of either "Wait until I dotcom" or "Wait until I come", I was working for a big .com when I started blogging :) Bucky (?), what Rafe says, it is a short version of either “Wait until I dotcom” or “Wait until I come”, I was working for a big .com when I started blogging :)

]]> By: Rafe Saltman http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/#comment-7809 Rafe Saltman Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:17:02 +0000 http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/05/north280-bring-keynote-to-the-web/#comment-7809 @Bucky: You're wrong. Here's what Apple Dictionary has to say about the word. USAGE NOTE <i>Till</i> is, like <i>until</i>, a bona fide preposition and conjunction. Though less formal than <i>until</i>, <i>till</i> is neither colloquial nor substandard. As Anthony Burgess put it, “In nonpoetic English we use ‘till’ and ‘until’ indifferently.” ( <i>A Mouthful of Air</i>; 1992.) It's especially common in British English—e.g.: “After the First World War, Hatay, named by Attaturk after the Hittites, fell into the hands of the French, who did not return it till 1939.” ( <i>Independent</i> [UK]; Apr. 1, 1995.) “He works from dawn till dusk, six days a week.” ( <i>Daily Telegraph</i> [UK]; Mar. 31, 1997.) And it still occurs in American English—e.g.: “In medium skillet, sauté the garlic till golden. Add onion, wait till brown.” ( <i>Palm Beach Post</i>; Mar. 23, 1995.) But the myth of the word's low standing persists. Some writers and editors mistakenly think that <i>till</i> deserves a bracketed <i>sic</i> —e.g.: “ ‘Trading in cotton futures was not practiced till [sic] after the close of the Civil War, spot cotton being quoted like other stocks in cents, halves, quarters, etc.’ ” ( <i>School Science and Mathematics</i>; Apr. 1, 1997 [in which the sic appeared in the original source being quoted].) If a form deserves a <i>sic</i>, it's the incorrect <i>'til</i>. Worse yet is <i>'till</i>, which is abominable—e.g.: “A month or two remain 'till [read <i>till</i> ] you grab your dancing shoes, plus a crew of pals or that special date.” ( <i>Denver Post</i>; Mar. 21, 1997.) — BG @Bucky: You’re wrong. Here’s what Apple Dictionary has to say about the word.

USAGE NOTE
Till is, like until, a bona fide preposition and conjunction. Though less formal than until, till is neither colloquial nor substandard. As Anthony Burgess put it, âIn nonpoetic English we use âtillâ and âuntilâ indifferently.â ( A Mouthful of Air; 1992.) It’s especially common in British Englishâe.g.:

âAfter the First World War, Hatay, named by Attaturk after the Hittites, fell into the hands of the French, who did not return it till 1939.â ( Independent [UK]; Apr. 1, 1995.)

âHe works from dawn till dusk, six days a week.â ( Daily Telegraph [UK]; Mar. 31, 1997.)

And it still occurs in American Englishâe.g.: âIn medium skillet, sauté the garlic till golden. Add onion, wait till brown.â ( Palm Beach Post; Mar. 23, 1995.)

But the myth of the word’s low standing persists. Some writers and editors mistakenly think that till deserves a bracketed sic âe.g.: â âTrading in cotton futures was not practiced till [sic] after the close of the Civil War, spot cotton being quoted like other stocks in cents, halves, quarters, etc.â â ( School Science and Mathematics; Apr. 1, 1997 [in which the sic appeared in the original source being quoted].)

If a form deserves a sic, it’s the incorrect ’til. Worse yet is ’till, which is abominableâe.g.: âA month or two remain ’till [read till ] you grab your dancing shoes, plus a crew of pals or that special date.â ( Denver Post; Mar. 21, 1997.) â BG

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