Comment by iforgot22
2 days ago
Yeah, there's a reason why Word docs etc all used fixed layouts. Easy to underestimate the complexity of a reactive layout. Even modern websites usually make some assumptions, hence separate desktop and mobile versions.
My understanding is that MS Word's layout (as with some other word-processing software) was strongly dependent on the print drivers installed. So there still was some variability in output.
I tend to prefer LaTeX or a similar doc-prep system myself for authoring.