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- From: djarvis@u.washington.edu (David Jarvis)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: Final Writer and references.
- Date: 17 Jan 1996 08:11:50 GMT
- Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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- References: <4dfl7d$pti@ugress.uib.no> <4dgj16$r5k@sundog.tiac.net>
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- Final Writer 4 discussion - lots cut
-
- In article <4dgj16$r5k@sundog.tiac.net>, David Meyer <dmeyer@tiac.net> wrote:
- >Jon-Inge Paulsen (paulsen@afrodite.fi.uib.no) wrote:
- >
- >: If you are using a smaller screen than my friends 800x600, the editing area
- >: must become very small, and it could be that some users finds it more
- >: convenient to jump from section to section, and save the space on the top
- >: for editing?
- >
- > The tabs are an interesting option. Real bad idea for use while
- >writing but excellent for use while browsing a written document. I agree
- >that they take up too much space, though. Each tab could be 30% smaller
- >in each dimension without significant loss in functionality or
- >legibility - providing an extra line or two of text on the screen.
-
- Personally, I like the page number tabs, usually. On an A1200, moving in a
- document by slider can take a long time. But even in a 57 pg document, the
- page tabs take me right there in a snap. I WOULD like the choice though,
- as sometimes I am only interested in sections, not pages, for fast tabbing.
-
- $.02
- Dave Jarvis
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