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Re:The ‘Dune’ Screenplay Was Written in Movie Master on MS-DOS by GekkePrutser on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @10:24AM (#29000776)
I don't view autocorrect as an advancement to be honest. It causes more issues than it solves IMO. On a phone it's ok to have it because typos are so frequent but on a PC I'd never use it.
Re:The ‘Dune’ Screenplay Was Written in Movie Master on MS-DOS by jerf on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @11:43AM (#29001812)
That sounds like a good YouTube skit.

"Mad Libs, you must ride the desert sandwich. If you do not, the Firemen will not respect you."

"Fedora Thad, someday you will inherit the Hackneyed empire. Don't let the emperor's Streaker forces intimidate you."

"The Slice™ must flow."

Re:The ‘Dune’ Screenplay Was Written in Movie Master on MS-DOS by kayodelycaon on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @12:28PM (#29002417)
I use a combination of autocorrect and dictation on my Mac. My fingers aren't as accurate as they could be and I can't remember spelling to save my life. It's made writing easier because I don't need to worry about that.
Re:The ‘Dune’ Screenplay Was Written in Movie Master on MS-DOS by deviaan on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @01:57PM (#29003770)
The real solution is to just give people the choice. Everyone's workflow is different enough that there can't really be a "one-size-fits-all" program. I'd be ecstatic if we moved away from being forced to use certain software because so-and-so needs a proprietary file format that only this piece of software supports.
Re:The ‘Dune’ Screenplay Was Written in Movie Master on MS-DOS by kayodelycaon on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @04:13PM (#29005689)
Agreed. The fact that Kindles still don't read epubs is aggravating.
Re:The ‘Dune’ Screenplay Was Written in Movie Master on MS-DOS by GekkePrutser on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @06:04PM (#29006931)
There's a trick for that. Rename the epub to <something>.png and email it to your kindle address. It'll convert it!

It's weird that Amazon doesn't support epub conversion officially but this trick has worked for years.

Of course calibre is also an option but I usually use this method because it's so simple.