An evil little trick.
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Yes, I said "evil". Because it is.
I belong to a couple of awesome networking lists. On one of these lists, recently, someone was asking about a possible solution to what is truly a common problem for us designers/programmers who provide CMS solutions for our clients. The problem?
Microsoft Word.
All of you reading this...how many of you have create an awesome site design with pristine code and gorgeous formatting, and your client is all "hooray!"...and promptly starts writing their content up in Microsoft Word, and the C&P's the stuff into the CMS you've just made for them? (Come on, I know you're out there. Raise your hands.)
I have two clients, currently that do this. No matter what plugins I've installed, and no matter how many different ways I instruct them on how to do it correctly (even with using their beloved Word!) they don't do it. They just keep C&P-ing from Word, and keep calling me when the site breaks because of it.
Now, to why I am evil.