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- From: lindor@eng.umd.edu (Lindor Eric Henrickson)
- Subject: Re: (Summary) Word/W4W/WP: Which is best?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan08.191626.28426@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 93 19:16:26 GMT
- Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park
- References: <19930107134926EEY9JJT@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU> <1993Jan08.074928.20161@eng.umd.edu> <009664C8.40D16560@vms.csd.mu.edu>
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- In article <009664C8.40D16560@vms.csd.mu.edu> 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
- >In article <1993Jan08.074928.20161@eng.umd.edu>, lindor@eng.umd.edu (Lindor Eric Henrickson) writes:
- >->>booloo@framsparc.ocf.llnl.gov (Mark Boolootian) writes:
- >->>
- > This is not true. Ami pro 3.0 does have an equation editor. And
- > Word for Windows (WfW) equation editor is not limited to the symbols
- > and characters on the palette. In fact, one can choose from any set of
- > font available under windows.
-
- OK, I stand corrected.
-
- > Also if one wish to use a so called
- > 'equation writing language', there is a set of field codes built-in
- > the WfW's, right from version 1.0.
-
- I don't think I'd equate field codes (a macro thing, right?) with an
- equation writing language, like the one used in Wordperfect (which is
- similar to something like Tex)
-
- > However, IMO, the equation editor
- > is much easier to use. WfW also has the flexibility that one can
- > use a combination of several fonts in a single equation.
- >
- > One very important draw back (IMO) of wordperfect (5.?) is that
- > even it is a windows app, it can not use some custom fonts that
- > other win apps like WfW, Ami pro, excel, ... can use.
-
- Like what for instance? WP4WIN supports True Type fonts (via windows),
- ATM fonts, etc.... Maybe there's something else I'm not aware of, though..
-
- >
- >> As I said earlier, just my two-cents...
- >>
- >>LH
- >>lindor@eng.umd.edu
- >
- > In my humble opinion, the choice of a word processor depends on
- > several factors. Most of the popular packages available in the
- > market provide with almost all facilities that any compatitive
- > package, however, each package has some 'little' thing that may
- > not be obvious in another package. For instance, the font support
- > of WfW (and many other win apps) is better that WP. My personal
- > reason for switching from wp5.1 (dos) to WfW (1.0) was the DDE
- > facility between excel and WfW. But by no means I think that WP
- > is not a good wordprocessor. As far as wordprocessor is concerned,
- > most cases it may be a matter of 'getting used to'.
-
- Yes, I agree, choice of a word processor involves many factors,
- a very personal kind of thing. Actually, if you're planning to
- buy a wordprocessor, my advice is to see if the various companies
- have 30/60/90 day money back guarantees, then buy the wordprocessor
- you think you'll like and try it out. If you don't like it, send it back and
- try the next one on the list. Or, find a friend who has
- the wordprocessor you're interested in, and fiddle around with it
- for awhile.( yes, this takes a little time, but if you're a serious
- writer it'll be worth it). That's what I did, and I found that
- I liked WP the best... but again (as I stated before) this is just my opinion,
- you may find that you hate it, love it, or whatever...
-
-
- LH
- lindor@eng.umd.edu
-