Comment: Your lack of faith is disturbing (Score 1, Interesting) 2008-07-29 07:03
If you have any reasonably recent version of Word, it actually has all the things you want, and it is easier to use and create publishable content than almost any other modern word/document processor for documents of the type that you seem to be interested in generating. It's not QuarkExpress or InDesign, but that type of publishing isn't what you seem to be talking about.
I suppose that referring to the product as "MS-Word" shows how far in the past you are since it hasn't been MS-Word for several years. Try the latest version and see how it suits you.
Like any tool, it takes a little while to get up to speed on all the useful features, but I think you'd be surprised at the progress has been made. Yes, you like all the power that a primitive typesetting program like LaTeX can give you, but to eschew new technology because it hides complexity behind a friendly interface is Luddism. Don't fall prey to the belief that simpler is better. As you have said yourself, you are finding dealing with the raw metal distracting and difficult. Let the program handle all that for you. Try Word again.
