robinson@cit-vax.UUCP (03/25/87)
Here are some more Word 3.0 bugs. (Previously, I mentioned that the word "hoses" appears in the dictionary, but is flagged as mispelled when the spelling is checked) 1) The program will not work unless it can find a finder, even if you set startup to be Word. It does not recognize the minifinder as a substitute. To get around this, rename the minifinder as Finder. (Using a disk utility, Finder will not let you do this) 2)If the header extends to the left of the margin, you cannot simply edit it, because you can't use the scroll bars to get to it. The work-around--select a tab, then move it to the left. The ruler and the rest of the header will then scroll, revealing the hidden text. David Palmer david%citsrl@citvax.caltech.edu The three rules of video ergonomics: 1)if you can see the pixels, it's too crude. 2)if you can see the edges, it's too small 3)If you don't get a tan, it's too dim
t-jacobs@utah-cs.UUCP (03/25/87)
In article <2121@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>, robinson@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu (David Robinson) writes: > > 2)If the header extends to the left of the margin, you cannot > simply edit it, because you can't use the scroll bars to get to > it... If you hold down the shift key while pressing on the scroll arrow, it will let you scroll to the left of zero. By the way, are there any other Word 3.0 Beta testers out there that MicroSoft seemed to ignore their advice about some of these "bugs?"
beloin@batcomputer.UUCP (03/27/87)
If MS Word drove you crazy with the uneven line spacing imposed by super/subscripts, don't leave the funny farm yet. I just wish Word would stop thinking it's smarter than I am. Yes, I want those lines x pts apart. Yes, I know there's a superscript there. I put it there, remember? I know they're close together, just do it, OK? If I wanted you to decide, I would have typed 'AUTO' in the box. Please. I'll give you a nice big file to mangle... BTW, can anyone explain why the ruler shrinks when laserprinter is selected? Your text is re-wrapped to fit the smaller size, but I thought laser fonts took up *less* room than their bit counterparts, so there would be more words per line and so the ruler should stretch if anything. Anyway, I find it confusing. Ron Beloin, Ecosystems Research Center, Corson Hall, Cornell, Ithaca, NY14850 >> opinions << BITNET: U2DJ@CORNELLC INTERNET: beloin@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu >> are mine <<UUCP:{cmcl2,shasta,uw-beaver,rochester}!cornell!tcgould!beloin
pswisnov@phoenix.UUCP (03/28/87)
<Complaint about word 3.0 not allowing you to demand fixed line spacing> I know what you mean: I was thinking with the addition of variable depth subscripting I would be able to do things like: TTT his is some text T in a very small T paragraph with a big letter in the begining. But this is something Microsoft does not feel we should be able to do (unless someone has figured it out.)
dgold@apple.UUCP (03/29/87)
In article <536@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> beloin@batcomputer.UUCP (Ron Beloin) writes: >BTW, can anyone explain why the ruler shrinks when laserprinter >is selected? Your text is re-wrapped to fit the smaller size, but >I thought laser fonts took up *less* room than their bit counterparts, >so there would be more words per line and so the ruler should stretch >if anything. Anyway, I find it confusing. The ImageWriter (unless Tall Adjusted is selected) prints at 80 dpi horizontally; the LaserWriter is always 72 dpi horizontally. The ruler adjusts to show you the actual amount on the page that your text takes up. This was in Word 1.05, and is also in WriteNow. -- David Goldsmith Apple Computer, Inc. MacApp Group AppleLink: GOLDSMITH1 UUCP: {nsc,dual,sun,voder,ucbvax!mtxinu}!apple!dgold CSNET: dgold@apple.CSNET, dgold%apple@CSNET-RELAY BIX: dgoldsmith
jww@sdcsvax.UUCP (03/29/87)
I would submit that MS-Word bugs are no longer 'news'.
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jww@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu if you mustanson@elrond.UUCP (03/30/87)
In article <536@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> beloin@batcomputer.UUCP (Ron Beloin) writes: > >BTW, can anyone explain why the ruler shrinks when laserprinter >is selected? When ImageWriter is selected, notice that the size of the ruler depends on whether you selected Tall Adjusted in the print menu. If you select it, you get the same ruler size as with the LaserWriter. I don't know why, either, but it seems to have something to do with the aspect ratio of the characters. -- ===================================================================== Ed Anson, Calcomp Display Products Division, Hudson NH 03051 (603) 885-8712, UUCP: [decvax, wanginst, savax]!elrond!anson (Just blame me; my boss isn't even certain about just what I do.)
lonetto@phri.UUCP (03/30/87)
In article <536@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> beloin@batcomputer.UUCP (Ron Beloin) writes: >If MS Word drove you crazy with the uneven linespacing imposed >by super/subscripts, don't leave the funny farm yet. I just wish >Word would stop thinking it's smarter than I am. Yes, I want >those lines x pts apart. Yes, I know there's a superscript there. I >put it there, remember? I know they're close together, just do it, >OK? If I wanted you to decide, I would have typed 'AUTO' in the >box. Please. I'll give you a nice big file to mangle... > If you specify the line spacing as a NEGATIVE number of points Word will not automatically pad the spaces. POSITIVE numbers are taken as minimum spacing. This is in the documentation, as are the answers to several complaints I've seen anguished over in this space. Admittedly, Word is not as Macish as I'd like it to be, but upon reading the documentation it can do almost anything a word processor has to do. I've only been using 3.0 for two weeks now (still no bombs, did Microsoft change something between what some folks got and what I did?) and I'll never go back to 1.05. The only bugs I've seen are 1) The mess of temporary files in the system folder (all empty glossaries, possibly something is wrong with saving glossaries. Note: no temp files showed up before I started using the glossary). 2) Using the laserwriter driver rearanges the margins and indents. This is a pain. It's possible that it was put in because of the dead space on the edges of the laserwriter page, but there had to be a better way. Michael Lonetto UUCP:(allegra!phri!lonetto) USMAIL: Public Health Research Institute, 455 1st Ave, NY, NY 10016