Model Engineers Workshop Lost The Plot

I don't know what software is used to edit MEW but Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat NOT Reader, has a good OCR built in with the option to add and edit the Dictionary. This is very handy when editing text using technical and non mainstream words.
Out of interest what page makeup software is used to create the magazine?

InDesign, an Adobe product aimed at professional publishing, although I don't use it.

I honestly make very little use of OCR.

Neil

OCD is excellent if you like an immaculate workshop.

That's a relief SoD - looking around my workshop, that seems to be one of the few things I don't actually have!

IanT

Well said Clive.

Until I reach the level of being perfect all I'll say is keep up the good work Neil

Paul

The only man who never made a mistake never made anything. It is nice to work in an atmosphere where a mistake can be identified without any blame or vilification being applied. Where a blame culture exists it makes people very reluctant to own up to their mistakes, far better to be able to say this was my fault and be supported in putting it right. I accept the responsibility for my mistakes and don't need anyone else to keep going on about it, I just don't let my wife know.

Mike

I like the format that you have introduced and don't give a monkeys chuff about errors that are always present in all magazines.I was told as an apprentice when I made a mistake that the Romans always built in a mistake as only the gods are perfect.Keep up the good work Niel the magazine is certainly a lot better under your care.

Frank

Couldn't give a tinker's curse about minor infractions of issue numbers, infinitives, typos and other non-damaging errors.

I await the home made nuclear reactor articles with interest.

Now there's potential for errors that matter!

But orphan apostrophes are beyond my personal pale.

Edited By charadam on 11/06/2017 22:02:22

Having kept every copy of MEW since issue 1, the magazine contents have been exceptionally good since Neil took over.

Pete

Not surprising really, since I think there is no such thing.

Surely all we need is something in reasonable English, not necessarily perfect but in the parish. We are talking professionals here, who are paid to do their job.

I think content is paramount. Some of the people on the forum could be submitting articles instead of the armchair pontification and wattless navel-gazing here - including myself.

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Hail Neil.

Nick

Is that SUPER ADEPT MAN

>facepalm<

I think I preferred DC dumping a bucket of cold suds on my head...

N.

Long my you Reign Super Adept Man

Alan

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Could be. But he is missing his tailstock. ................ Anyone got a spare.?

Nick

Neil

See? When you are at the top of the greasy flagpole, there's only one way down .

Prime Minister?

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Here we go then.

Nick

Edited By Nick_G on 12/06/2017 10:38:58