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- Topic 26 Mon Jul 28, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
- Sub: C-128 Word Processing
-
- Looking for a good word processor? Buy a lemon? Sound Out!!
- 38 message(s) total
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 1 Mon Jul 28, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- I'm going to use this area here to collect COMMENTS and reviews of 128
- Word Processors.
-
- If you've a question about a particular one, PLEASE start a separate topic!
-
- *deb!*
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 2 Thu Jun 12, 1986
- SURVIVOR (Forwarded)
-
-
- Survivor (of what?) here ownes a copy of WORD WRITER 128, but
- it kind of has some little things I don't like...
-
- Uses TRUE ascii, and nothing else does... I know, there
- is a converter on the disk.... but it adds 3 minutes to each
- file written... other wise it is a great program! Price
- is correctly choosen (as opposed to $100 for WORDPRO 128!).
-
-
- Good, got that off my chest. (hi DEB).
-
- Stephen Gutknecht
- Author of *ZBBS*.
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 3 Tue Jul 29, 1986
- GWAYNE [*gary! too!*] (Forwarded)
-
- I use Word Writer becuse it uses ASCII. All my other computers use ASCII, and
- I use WW128 to write files for my BBS (which by-the-way uses ASCII) and for
- other people that I do work for. I have SuperScript 128, but it wants
- its own data disk. This I do not like. WW128 is by far the easiest WP I
- have ever used.
-
- Gary Funk
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 4 Tue Jul 29, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- Hmmm....you prefer to save your text files to your program disk, Gary???!
-
- ** <<she loves her Super Script 128!>>
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 5 Tue Jul 29, 1986
- GWAYNE [*gary! too!*] (Forwarded)
-
- No, I prefer to be able to pick up any disk and not have to have worry that
- it is not a SuperScript work disk. I don't want work disks. I want to be
- able to use any disk I want, and not have to worry about 'whatever'.
-
- I too would love SuperScript 128 if I were to spend a few days learning how
- to use it. But how has time to learn. (I do). hehehe
-
- Oh Deb!!, Love you too. hehe CUL. Gary
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 6 Tue Jul 29, 1986
- CHARRINGTON (Forwarded)
-
- I like Word Writer 128 also. I have reviewed three others for the
- 128...including 'Writer's Choice' now...and WW128 is by far the
- easiest to use. Long live pull-down menus. The later versions of it
- do have a nasty bug. They won't load if your printer has a Cardo
- G-Wiz interface. It breaks to the monitor. Timeworks is 'working on a
- fix'...but if you can find Version 1.1 you got the one that works best.
- Courtney
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 7 Tue Jul 29, 1986
- GWAYNE [*gary! too!*] (Forwarded)
-
- Version 1.1 of which program. If it is WW118, I have version 5-2.0 and it did
- fix a few bugs. Works great.
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 8 Wed Jul 30, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- Gary...I use SuperScript 128 on 'any old disk I want' All the time!!!
-
- Am I doing something wrong....I'd no idea you were supposed to have a
- separate SS128 Disk...!!
-
- ** <<Honest, I read/write, replace, scratch, rename EVERYTHING>>
- ... and on any disk I pick up!
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 9 Wed Jul 30, 1986
- GWAYNE [*gary! too!*] (Forwarded)
-
- All I know is that when SuperScript 128 boot up, the main menu has:
- Insert Existing Work Disk
- Create Work Disk
- Create Training Disk
- Create
- Create
-
- Well, I just want to edit. I do not want to depend on having to have
- Work or Training disk. Or maybe I am way off base. Maybe I should read
- the manual front to back. I had WordWrite 128 up and working in abut 2
- minutes. SuperScript 128 takes that long to load. Oh well. Back to
- reading paper. See you when you get back. Be careful. Gary
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 10 Fri Aug 01, 1986
- B.GRAY [Brent] (Forwarded)
-
- For whatever my 2-cents worth is worth... I love Paperback Writer
- 128. (Now Pocketwriter.) I really like Superscript alot... in fact
- it's still the one I'd recommend for the really serio user.
- However, for casual (and sometimes NOT so casual use PocketWriter
- is really great. It's definitely one of the EASIEST to use and
- has the very best 'YOU SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOIN' TO GET' modes I've
- seen on ANY wp.
-
- There's alot more but... that's enough for now!
-
- I'm curious which of you dedicated SuperScript and WordWriter 128
- users have really used PBWriter 128? I don't mean just booted it
- and tried a couple of things... but really gotten into the
- program???
-
- Brent
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 11 Sat Aug 02, 1986
- S.LEWIS (Forwarded)
-
- I use WordPro 128 with generally good results. There are, however, a couple
- of annoying bugs:
-
- When printing linked files under certain circumstances, part of your doc
- never gets printed. This seems to occur when, say, you are printing file
- 1 and WP realizes that it won't fill up a full page... so it goes and loads
- file 2 and seems to forget the end of file 1... this is the only conclusion
- I have been able to come up with and makes little sense that it would do it
- but that's what it seems to have done to me a couple of times. I believe the
- "fix" for this is to include a page advance at the end of each file.
-
- If you are working in the command line (top screen line) and press a quote,
- lookout brother! All of the cursor control characters that WP uses come
- flying across the command line and will eventually eat down into the doc
- you are editing. No damage is done to your work, but the screen sure looks
- messed up!
-
- There are a couple of other little annoyances, but, all-in-all, I have found
- WP128 to be quite good. It has a 400+ line storage capacity, a second text
- area which you can move text to/from, and the feature I like best: will
- print "proportional" characters on many dot-matrix printers which do not
- have proportional systems.
-
- It also takes care of double-sided documents and double column documents.
-
- I cannot compare it to any others. Before buying a wordprocessor, find
- somebody who has WP128 and play with it!
-
- Steve
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 12 Sun Aug 03, 1986
- SURVIVOR [S. Gutknecht] (Forwarded)
-
-
- I notice the "end of page bug"... if you try to do multiple page prints
- (print the same doc 5 times) it screws up too... but I thought thay
- (that) it was MY fault... still could be.
-
- The "quote' bug... many programs (term programs) do that also... a
- programmers mistake... maybe they don't know about it.
-
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 13 Sun Aug 03, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- Gary ... it says INSERT work disk, so just press RETURN over it. That
- will read your Printer params file off the disk in the drive. I actually
- copied my SS 128 to a new disk <<error and all>> and edited my printer
- file on this disk, and boot from there. Then I never have to mess with
- moving a printer file from disk to disk. I do too much editing on all
- sorts of disks/format to mess with tht!
-
- **
- P.S. No, I've never tried PBWriter, does it have macros??
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 14 Mon Aug 04, 1986
- SZARETSKY [Steve Z] (Forwarded)
-
- Well,
- I did it.
- A local Kaypro dealer sold me a Kaypro copy of Wordstar 3 months ago.
- I know, lots of 0's and 1's in the menus. However it's a VERY powerful
- WP. I've written several papers without any problems. It does take a
- long time to learn how to use it but I've found that a fair exchange
- for the power. I've looked at Wordwriter 128 and Paperclip in operation
- and they didn't seem to have the power that Wordstar has.
- Now if I could just get rid of those 0's and 1's......
-
- Steve Z.
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 15 Mon Aug 04, 1986
- MIKEM [Pax Regal] (Forwarded)
-
- Steve: Are you running your Wordstar as is, meaning in Kaypro
- format? If so, you might be able to rid yourself of those
- 0's and 1's by copying the main files and overlays onto a C-128
- CP/M disk, and using WINSTALL.COM to set up for an ADM/Lear-type
- terminal. Things may also become alot faster. There are many
- patches available that allow greater speed and numerous options
- for Wordstar, so you should also look into these. One excellent
- program you might be interested in, if you plan on using
- Wordstar frequently, is XtraKey. It adds powerful Macro
- options to an already powerful program.
- If you need any help with any portion of Wordstar, do not
- hesitate to ask!
- -Mike
- P.S. - Running Wordstar from a 17xx RAM expansion is the
- ultimate thrill!
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 16 Tue Aug 05, 1986
- KEVIN-S. [KeS] (Forwarded)
-
- Sure, Steve, we can get wordstar to hum right along for you!
- For starters, I'll put up a short message later showing you how to
- cut back the unnecessary delay loops which slow things down.
- (currently working on changing HIGHLIGHTING to different colors!)
- ((stalled since my color monitor is still in the shop!))
- KeS
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 17 Tue Aug 05, 1986
- MIKEM [Pax Regal] (Forwarded)
-
- KeS - Didnt I tell you to buy a 1902 and forego that Zenith deal???
- <grin>
- -Mike
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 18 Wed Aug 06, 1986
- KEVIN-S. [KeS] (Forwarded)
-
- Yes, and you also recommended ECX! They have had that monitor for over a
- week now, and haven't touched it yet (after saying 3 days...) --KeS
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 19 Wed Aug 06, 1986
- SURVIVOR [S. Gutknecht] (Forwarded)
-
-
- Word Writer 128 does not have the QUOTE bug in the current version
- I have...
-
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 20 Sat Aug 09, 1986
- ALBERTMCCANN (Forwarded)
-
- I also was bugged by the slow load times andcopy protection on
- Super Script 128. It took about 6 hours to dissassemble (slow printer)
- but I removed the copy protection completely. It only took about 3
- hours to crack, and about 15 minutes to modify and delete the error
- checking routines. Had to write a new boot sector also. Now after
- all that work, SS128 loads in about 15 seconds, and I can put it on
- ANY disk I want. Thanks to the built in monitor in the 128, this
- type of thing is easy to do on the 128.
- For more info drop me a note and I'll see what I can do to help.
- Albert McCann
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 21 Tue Aug 12, 1986
- SURVIVOR [S. Gutknecht] (Forwarded)
-
-
- Put a text file up showing how... IT IS LEGAL!
-
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 22 Fri Aug 22, 1986
- SPARROW (Forwarded)
-
- As much as I am an avid crusader against software piracy, I hate to
- ask this question, but I have a friend with a strange problem. He
- owns a copy of Superscript 128 and would like to install it on his
- hard drive (yes hard drive! lucky scum, eh?) someone a while back
- spoke of removing the protection from Superscriptand avoiding the
- "wordisk" syndrome, anybody willing to help this poor(?) guy out,
- he is willing to clear it with Precision or Progressi, first, since
- he is already a registered owner.
-
- --Sparrow James
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 23 Fri Aug 22, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- For information, Progressive *does* have SuperSCript avail. on 8050
- disk format, I read somewhere...course, you should HEAR an 8050 or
- an SFD rattle when it hits that protection!
-
- **
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 24 Mon Oct 06, 1986
- TOXDOC [GNGreenberg] at 22:40 EDT
-
- Paperclip has a BUG, in both the 128 and the 64 mode. It only happens when
- a line range has been declared for copy elsewhere into the document. Believe
- itBelieve it or not, the range 1) won't insert... it MUST over-write. Worse
- yet,
- Believe it or not, the range won't insert itself, requiring over-writing into
- into areas previously cleared for insertion. Worse yet, the copied
- range is not the same size as specified, and often extends up to 10-20
- lines beyond the anticipated inserted space DESTROYING text that was
- not intended to be over-written.
-
- This bug was denied when I reported it to the company (in writing) with
- a paternalistic comment reminding me that the commands for such a maneuver
- were clearly stated in the manual.
-
- Does anybody have an idea of a fix, of a recourse to the Great Software
- Dispute in the Sky, or of a means to get this to the attention of the
- company. I'd even appreciate learning if this happens to other people's
- version of the program.
-
- Thanks,
- Gary Greenberg
-
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 25 Tue Jan 20, 1987
- BKODADEK at 02:52 EST
-
- I had the early version of word writer 128, without the thesaurus, and
- personally, I couldn't stand the pull-down menus. The directory will only show
- about 60 files out of a possible 144 and believe this or not, there is NO way to
- preview your text.
- If you mix single and double spacing, there is no way to see page breaks without
- printing the document.
- The wordwrap is only functional while editing at the current end of text.
- Consequently, I ported SpeedScript (3.0) over to the 128 and added
- full screen formatting, 80-column preview, full disk read, etc.
- The program loads in a couple of seconds, looks better than WW128,
- and I couldn't be happier.
- I guess it takes all kinds! Glad to be aboard. [HI, DEB]
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 26 Wed Jan 21, 1987
- TOXDOC [GGreenberg] at 01:57 EST
-
- I find the Pocket 2 (128) has many unexpected advantages. These include view
- of the actual screen (including sub- super-scripts, italics, bold and
- underlined print). Additionally, for 128'ers, there is a VERTICALLY comp-
- ressed print to screen that shows 50 lines, even with a few lines of status
- information.
- One more plus is that the printer files seem comprehensive...I can get French
- characters without composing control characters for transmission. With Paper
- Clip, the odd characters were not seen except as the codes (and it took 3 to
- work) and had to be programmed into the document.
- Pocket actually shows the accented vowel on screen.
- The use of double files is incredibly easy. The directory automatically
- labels files with the drive number, so file loading doesn't require indica
- ting on which drive the file is found... a great simplification.
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 27 Wed Jan 21, 1987
- DEB [*SysOp*] at 05:23 EST
-
- Did someone say this one does double column output, ala newsletters...?!
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 28 Thu Jan 22, 1987
- SPARROW.J at 02:55 EST
-
- Pocket Writer 2 is capable of doing a form of multiple column output
- though it is not completely automatic. What you do is highlight
- a range of text, define it as a block and move it to its desired
- physical position. (i.e. you manually cut the column and move it over)
- this is smilar to the way in which Paperclip has always allowed its
- users to create multiple column output. With the alternate text
- area Pocket Writer 2 is well suited for this kind of editing.
-
- --Sparrow James
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 29 Thu Jan 22, 1987
- DEB [*SysOp*] at 03:31 EST
-
- Loren, I'm sorry to be so dense...
-
- I type in/reformat/whatever in single column mode and then am allowed
- 'column moves' as in a block of text to paste over into the other
- side where I have not typed yet...?! How wide can these columns be?!
-
- *deb!*
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 30 Fri Jan 23, 1987
- KEVIN-S. [KeS] at 20:39 PST
-
- Deb-
- As wise as you wish, within normal bounds.
- Wordstar 3.30 also has this feature. Just think of your block of
- text as running vertically instead of horizontally. It would
- have been perfect for creating that "BECAUSE" text file!
- KeS
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 31 Sun Jan 25, 1987
- L.BURNS at 16:23 CST
-
- I use Word Writer 128 v2.1 and appreciate it for it's ease of use. I do not
- like having to remember numerous key assignments in order to type letters.
- Word Writer allows avoidance of this through it's pull down menus. It does
- provide the key assignments also, which is nice for the experienced users. As
- far as the CardCo G-Wiz problem mentioned previously, I have never had it
- happen to me.
-
- There are a few things that it does that I do not like. They are:
-
- 1. You loose the word wrap capability if you go back to any previously
- typed line and either insert new character(s) or just type over what
- is already there. What happens is your line keeps moving to the right
- until it eventually hits column 250. Then you have to scroll back to
- column 1 to continue.
-
- 2. Automatic page numbering puts the number at the top of the next page
- rather than on the bottom of the original page.
-
- 3. The margin settings for the bottom of a page do not produce the
- desired margin. I use the default setting, which is Top-4 and Bottom-4
- and what I get is 4 at the top and 1 at the bottom. This may tie in
- with the page numbering problem.
-
- I would like to see the following:
-
- 1. Write PET ASCII files as the default.
-
- 2. Screen line length defaulting to 80 characters rather than 60.
-
- 3. Left margin for printing defaulting to 0 rather than 10.
-
- 4. An auto loading configuration file for the screen colors, printer,
- ect..
-
- 5. This one I really like - The ability to load in different character
- sets other than Commodores'. This could be added to the Configuration
- file also. To add one more to the feature, it would be nice to be able
- to have the word processor load it into your printer too, provided it
- was one that will allow it.
-
- 6. Allow double column output to both the screen and printer.
-
- 7. Having the nice feature of seeing Italic, Underline, Superscript, ect.
- characters on the screen through direction of the printer command
- characters and selecting the Format command rather than by using the
- existing required keys that show it only on the screen and not on the
- printer. This is really double work.
-
- I am waiting for Progressive Peripherals and Software's Device 1 printer
- interface to arrive and I can't believe what I'll be able to do with my
- existing word processor. It is truely an excellent idea.
-
- - Larry Burns -
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 32 Wed Apr 08, 1987
- JDCLARK at 23:54 EDT
-
- I don't want to throw cold water on the party, but I've been impressed
- with RUN's RunScript 128 on their Productivity Pak II. It's only about
- $20, and has the following:
-
- --wordwrap (throughout the doc unlike WW128)
- --fast scrolling and paging through doc
- --view of formatted page and choice of dump to printer or screen
- --save of screen colors, other parameters
- --save as PRG or SEQ, in Pet or standard ASCII
- --columns (!!), print every other page (for backside printing)
- --two text areas (will hold more text than either SS128 or WW128)
- --printer macros
- --graphics characters (alpha, beta, etc)
- --self-definable character sets
- --etc, etc...
-
- I have WordWriter 128 and Superscript 128 (prefer SS128 far above WW128),
- and I believe RS128 compares fairly well. It's the only C128 word
- processor that read a file downloaded from an IBM mainframe into WordStar
- format on an IBM PC, split into smaller files by MicroSoft Word on an
- ATT, copied into CBM format by Supersweep 128 (Commodore Mag, March 1987
- by M. Garamszeghy)!!!! (WW and SS 128 had problems with these files)
- Let me know what you think.
-
- JDCLARK
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 33 Thu Apr 09, 1987
- MICHAEL.M [-:SysOp:-] at 01:43 EDT
-
- Character stripping within Wordstar, or using one of the CP/M automatic
- editors should provide a readable format for any CBM word processor. Hmmm....
- I like some of those RS128 options! (Not to mention the method you're
- using to get the file into 128 PC format. Hehe!)
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 34 Fri Apr 10, 1987
- SPARROW.J at 02:31 EDT
-
- Whatever works for ya, JD.
-
- Personally I have not had any problems transfering text files to an
- Icky Blue Machine (IBM) or a MAC using Pocket Writer II and Paperclip
- with Bobsterm Pro 128.
-
- I am glad you are getting good use of your 128!
-
- --Sparrow James
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 35 Wed Apr 15, 1987
- JDCLARK at 00:02 EDT
-
- MIKEM,
- Actually taking the files from "Icky Blue" (actually from a mainframe
- WP) to C-128--would never consider going the other way. The only time I've
- lost reports is with Word Perfect on an authentic XT. Right now, I'd
- rather work at home than with that file-gobbling thing at work.
- One of the newest reasons that I enjoy RS128 is that I've written a
- 1351 mouse driver to supplement the cursor controls (position of the
- cursor keys a possibly the only thing that annoys me about the 128).
-
- JDCLARK
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- Category 14, Topic 26
- Message 36 Wed Apr 15, 1987
- MICHAEL.M [-:SysOp:-] at 02:21 EDT
-
- Again, I agree J.D., the cursor keys would be so nice if moved to either
- the old 64 cursor-key area (bottom right) or stacked along the left side of
- the keyboard (preferable). Any chance of us taking a gander at your mouse
- driver? Those with RS-128 would probably enjoy using it, and those
- interested in learning more about programming the 1351 would surely love
- to look it over.
- ----------
-
-
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- Category 14, Topic 22
- Message 3 Wed Apr 30, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- I'm a devoted Easy Script/Super Script fan. SuperBase 128 and Super
- Script 128 are fully compatible, and when loaded into the 128 at the
- same time can swap information. But remember, I write for a living,
- and my requirements of word processing software can be pretty
- extravagant.
-
- Super Script 128 has a 40 column mode as well as an 80 column mode.
-
- The BEST improvement of Super Script 128 over Easy Script is that
- you can now choose to use EITHER explictly memorized commands, or you
- can use a window of hierarchal menus. Once you are familiar with
- a program, its very frustrating to have to fiddle with menus. BUT,
- its GREAT to learn with, and to help remember some of those commands
- that you don't use often.
-
- I'll see if I can't get a list of "features" of both packages typed
- up from the packing/documentation lists.
-
- *deb!*
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- Category 14, Topic 22
- Message 4 Wed Apr 30, 1986
- NNORMAL [TALKTALK] (Forwarded)
-
- Superscript and Superbase can be loaded at the same time? That sounds
- like an ideal software package. I dont write for a living, but I am
- using my database and word processor quite frequently and the avail-
- ability of a cooperating team of software interests me. I am pleased with
- the productivity I've received from Word Writer 128. I was using Word
- Writer
- for the 64 but couldn't edit BBS downloads with it which made it pract-
- ically useless.
- Can you load other software simultaniously or is that only a Superscript
- feature? I think I'm going to stay with Word Writer 128 and use Superbase
- 128 as my database. Could anyone tell me if they would be compatible in
- extracting information for reporting and lists?
-
- One last question....I've downloaded from this board with VT100-128
- and edited my information for storing, but will it work if I try to
- upload to this board from a file created on Word Writer 128. I figure I
- would have to end each line in my off-line document with a carriage return
- in order to execute the line by line formating on GEnie? I'm not sure this
- would work ... maybe I just need to try.
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- Category 14, Topic 22
- Message 5 Wed Apr 30, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- So far, Super Script and Super Base are the only two I've heard of.
-
- You should be able to IMPORT any properly prepared files into Super Base,
- using any word processor. The files would need to be in PETSCII, and
- each field is terminated by a carriage RETURN, as I recall. There are
- other things to program in and worry about, but that is the basics.
-
- Uploading information to GEnie, please see the new topic I'm starting in
- category #1 about this.
-
- *deb!*
- ----------
- Category 14, Topic 22
- Message 7 Fri May 02, 1986
- PFOUNTZ (Forwarded)
-
- I recently bought SuperScript 128 and SuperBase 128 on Deb's
- recommendation. I
- figured that with all the experience she has and all the software she has
- access to, if she chose SuperScript 128, then that has to be the BEST!
-
- So far, I must agree. But only for the serious word processor user.
- Paperback Writer 128 may actually be easier to use for the casual user.
- But
- the power you have in SuperScript 128 is unmatched by any other.
-
- I purchased SuperScript 128 for $59 and SuperBase 128 for $59 from a
- discount
- house in the back of one of the Compute magazines. You must agree, that is
- a
- fair price!
-
- It was just yesterday that I had the first situation where I wanted to have
- both SuperBase 128 and SuperScript 128 both in memory at one time. I ran a
- mailing list, had the mailing label format in the wordprocessor (much
- easier
- to setup there) and had a "find list" selected in SuperBase 128 so that
- each
- time SuperScript needed another record, SuperBase would go the next record
- in
- that list. It really worked slick and fast, my 160 CPS printer did not
- have
- to wait at all for the data to be sent to it. I guess all this sounds
- complicated, but it only took me 15 minutes to figure it out the first time
- and I am sure I could do it again in only a few minutes, now that I have
- done
- it once.
-
- I set up two different default files on separate disks; one for printing on
- my
- Epson/Xetec printer/interface combination and another for printing to a seq
- file (just took out all the printer codes from the default file, so when
- the
- text sees a special printer code, nothing is sent to the seq file). So now
- I
- have a good quality word processor that supports both my hard copy needs as
- well as my needs on my BBS and other telecommunication services. To print
- on
- my printer, I put in one work disk or the other after the program load is
- complete. And if I want to switch from disk output to printer output, you
- just [f1]pip"defaults"[return]
-
- The only reservation I have about Superscript is that it gets real slow
- when
- saving a file onto the second side of a 1571 drive. I know this is a
- problem
- with the 1571, but it is now common knowledge how to change your programs
- to
- eliminate the 1571 slow down problem. Hopefully Precision Software will
- consider a modification to their programs. In the mean time, I just try to
- not let a disk fill past half full.
-
- Greg Pfountz
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- Category 14, Topic 22
- Message 8 Sat May 03, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- WOW...It never occurred to me to set up a second printer file to drop to
- disk...GREAT idea, Greg!!!
-
- By the way, your text about second side writes has _already_ been forwarded
- to John Tranmer of Precision... ! <<grin>>
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-
- ----------
- Category 14, Topic 13
- Message 8 Mon Apr 28, 1986
- RICKERS [Rickers] (Forwarded)
-
- Just got SuperScript 128 here Deb and I'll second the motion. I'm sure tho
- that not all folks will find it as easy to use as I do , but I really
- prefer
- its command mode/control code methodology to the WYSIWYG (what you see is
- what you get) methods. One question, have you found an easy way to strip
- printer command sequences from the text for disk output? ie: BOLD and
- UNDERLINE etc.
- Rickers
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- Category 14, Topic 13
- Message 9 Mon Apr 28, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- Rickers....
-
- Check page R-62, will the printer commands respond to the same treatment
- of searching as other control and layout characters???? They are entered
- the prompting line preceded by Run/Stop key and the character.
-
- I have not messed with printer codes, haven't needed them yet!
-
- Let me know...!
- **
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- Category 14, Topic 13
- Message 10 Tue Apr 29, 1986
- RICKERS [Rickers] (Forwarded)
-
- As usual, when all else fails ...READ THE GD MANUAL! <grin> After I logged
- off
- I delved into the manual a bit more and found the information.... a lot
- easier than the old EasyScript technique fer sure. Oh! I made a custom
- command
- key to strip returns out of paragraphs when converting regular seq. files
- to
- SuperScript files..... BOY! does THAT save a lot of time!
- Rickers
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- Category 14, Topic 13
- Message 11 Tue Apr 29, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- Interesting....*I* could not get a return deleted for anything...!
- **
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- Category 14, Topic 13
- Message 12 Tue Apr 29, 1986
- RICKERS [Rickers] (Forwarded)
-
- Use a command as follows ^p^w /ew
- be sure to put the space in after the control-w
- you can add this to your default file ... I put it on the p key
- for paragrapher! *p=^p^w /ew
- Just place the cursor on the first line of the paragraph you
- want to build and press ESC then press p... it will delete the
- paragraph marker at the end of the line (CR) and then delete the
- spaces between that point and the beginning of the next line.
- Just keep sending the p command until all the CR's are stripped
- and the white spaced removed for the paragraph you're building.
- Rickers
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- Category 14, Topic 13
- Message 13 Tue Apr 29, 1986
- DEB [*deb!*] (Forwarded)
-
- Wheee....I keep forgetting that a <CR> is a paragraph ender on a
- word processor....<<blush!>>
-
- Thanks, Rick!
- -