ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) (03/30/91)
Yup! Yesterday the Orem people came and gave us a peek.. Its still a while before it gets released (June). Good news: it DOESN"T LOOK LIKE WP for MAC (which sucks..) Would I choose it over W4W? Well, it has some really nice features that W4W doesn't have, for instance what they call the "button bar", essentially a customizable set of buttons that execute menu options. Easy to set up, real fast to use. An equation editor (much like the one in 5.1) which unfor- tunately doesn't have grab-and-move, a grab-and-move kerning /microjustification utility, standalone thesaurus and spel- ler (so you can use them while in Corel Draw (or better still, Pagemaker)). But it doesn't have the powerful outline organizer that W4W has. So if you're writing a manual, a law journal, a brochure, a dissertaion, W4W might be better. It has the same function-key commands as 5.1 (so if you know 5.1 you'll know WP4W). The menu bar is organized just like the optional mouse menu bar in WP 5.1. Other features include a table editor (like 5.1), DDE sup- port for Excel, I believe DDE support for Drawperfect4W (also in the works), and the ability to grab-move-and-size graphics on the screen. Text automatically wraps around as you drag or resize. Runs great (ie. fast) on a 386SX (the Microsoft person who demo'd W4W had a 386DX with 8 Megs). So do we start to refer to 5.1 as "WP4DOS" in June? Ugh! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iskandar Taib | The only thing worse than Peach ala Internet: NTAIB@AQUA.UCS.INDIANA.EDU | Frog is Frog ala Peach Bitnet: NTAIB@IUBACS ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
dcrowley@sunb.mqcc.mq.oz.au (David Crowley) (04/04/91)
In article <1991Mar30.065918.27984@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) writes: >Yup! Yesterday the Orem people came and gave us a peek.. > >Its still a while before it gets released (June). > >Good news: it DOESN"T LOOK LIKE WP for MAC (which sucks..) > [some interesting stuff deleted] Arrr, come on give 'em a break. But that was v1.? Have you seen the latest version? i.e. version 2? ehhh???? It incorporates some things which Apple have since added to their Human Inteface Guidelines - such as immediate user feedback on keys (i.e. press the Apple key in a dialog box and it pops up what letters to use instead of cliking on the button. Also drop down menus in a dialog box - and more) David... P.S. I am *NOT* a Mac fan. -- -----------------=\|/= = = = = Don't blow up, it's more fun to implode ! = = = David Crowley --@-- Database Programmer, Macquarie University, Australia ----------------- /|\ email: dcrowley@suna.mqcc.mq.oz.au At MacUni-Phone = 61 2 805-8792 Room = EsevenB 238. At home-Phone = 489-5384