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- From: rpomeroy@aunext3.cam.amd.com (Ron Pomeroy x(Coop))
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software
- Subject: Re: What DTP/WP do tables (other than Frame)?---EqB?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.193412.2396@dvorak.amd.com>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 19:34:12 GMT
- References: <1992Aug20.160655.19516@ornl.gov>
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- In article <1992Aug20.160655.19516@ornl.gov> jblencoe@blencoe.chem.ornl.gov
- (James G. Blencoe) writes:
- >>In article <1992Aug18.172935.6287@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- >>cahalan@clouds.gsfc.nasa.gov (Robert F. Cahalan) writes:
- >>> In article <1992Aug18.023119.19334@lsa.umich.edu> Hal.Varian@umich.edu
- >>> writes:
- >>> > In article <1992Aug17.213921.9430@athena.mit.edu>
- >>> > ray@mtl.mit.edu (Ray Ghanbari) writes:
-
- [saving electrons]
-
- >>> > Ideally, TableBuilder should be a palette object. That way it
- >>> > can be part of spreadsheets, stat packages, presentation
- >>> > packages, publishing, etc., etc.. It should produce output in
- >>> > EPS or in TeX. You can sell the palette object, along with a
- >>> > front end for it like EqB.
- >>> > ---
- >>> > Hal.Varian@umich.edu Hal Varian
- >>> > voice: 313-764-2364 Dept of Economics
- >>> > fax: 313-764-2364 Univ of Michigan
- >>> > Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220
- >>>
- >>> I second what Hal has said. The only thing I would add is that, while
- >>> there will be some non-EqB people wanting TableBuilder (TaB), EVERY user
- >>> of EqB will also want TaB, especially if it outputs TeX. Thus, you
- >>> probably ought to provide a "package deal" and also an upgrade for
- >>current
- >>> users of EqB, like me.
- >>
- >>Allow me to add my name to the list of people who would be interested in
- >>such a product. I also would like to see it bundled with EqB, as Mr.
- >>Cahalan suggests in his post.
- >>
- >>Jim
-
- Ditto
- --
- Ronald Pomeroy
- Advanced Micro Devices
- CAM Applications Group
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