kent@sunfs3.Camex.COM (Kent Borg) (04/11/91)
Since 7.0 has been looming, I have been holding off on buying software
because I want 7.0-Studly applications.
My problem is that MindWrite seems to have become a dead application,
but it is so well done for what it does. (It supports the extended
keyboard better than any other application I know, and this copy is
dated 1988!) I do hate a couple of its non-standard command keys,
like cmd-- for closing a window rather than cmd-W, but those gripes
are pretty minor. When I first got it it was too slow, but they fixed
that with their first major rev. They also fixed all the other bugs I
had learned to hate.
Since then I have been using it loyally.
Sure, it works just great under 7.0 (as of b4 at least), but I want
more.
My question: Who is responsible for this great application? What is
that person doing now? As of 2.17 the "about" box lists: Cary Wyman,
Frank Rabb, Linda Moncrief, and Bill Pryor. Where are they now?
I want 7.0 features, better spelling checker, more speed, more
standard command keys (but not the Pagemaker/Word garbage), smaller,
and all the other tasteful improvements those smart people would
naturally do. (Cary, Frank, Linda, and Bill: Write me for some
specifics.)
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"We foolishly did not realize that he was stupid." - April Glasbie 3-20-91dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek) (04/12/91)
In article <1932@camex.COM> kent@sunfs3.Camex.COM (Kent Borg) writes: > > ... > >My problem is that MindWrite seems to have become a dead application, >but it is so well done for what it does. (It supports the extended >keyboard better than any other application I know, and this copy is >dated 1988!) Yeah. What he said. MindWrite is (was) a great program. I use it only occasionally, but when I go back to it I have no trouble figuring out how to use it; the grasping hand to grab and move chunks of outline around is very intuitive and easy. >I do hate a couple of its non-standard command keys, >like cmd-- for closing a window rather than cmd-W, but those gripes >are pretty minor. This should be very easy to fix, using ResEdit (unless they've done something really weird--but in other respects they follow the guidelines well, so I don't expect any problems). Just edit the MENU resources and change the command-key equivalents there. (As always, try it on a COPY of the program.) >When I first got it it was too slow, but they fixed >that with their first major rev. They also fixed all the other bugs I >had learned to hate. Which version do you have? (I'd like to be sure I have the last version.) >Since then I have been using it loyally. > >Sure, it works just great under 7.0 (as of b4 at least), but I want >more. Good. Glad to hear it. >My question: Who is responsible for this great application? What is >that person doing now? As of 2.17 the "about" box lists: Cary Wyman, >Frank Rabb, Linda Moncrief, and Bill Pryor. Where are they now? And what are they doing now? Any more great products? >I want 7.0 features, better spelling checker, more speed, more >standard command keys (but not the Pagemaker/Word garbage), smaller, >and all the other tasteful improvements those smart people would >naturally do. (Cary, Frank, Linda, and Bill: Write me for some >specifics.) I have a different question. Has anyone used both MindWrite and Acta? How do they compare? (I know Acta is also a DA, but when System 7 gets here, who cares?) I am more interested in how intuitive the interface is than I am in fancy features, since my uses are light and occasional. Since MindWrite works so well I'm inclined to stick with it until System 8 kills it, but inquiring minds want to know.... Word. Don't talk to me about Word. (With apologies to Marvin.) >-- >Kent Borg internet: kent@camex.com AOL: kent borg > H:(617) 776-6899 W:(617) 426-3577 >"We foolishly did not realize that he was stupid." - April Glasbie 3-20-91 -- Dave Matuszek (dave@prc.unisys.com) I don't speak for my employer. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | When I was young, my family bought a color TV. Our neigbors, who | | were poorer, had only a black-and-white set. They bought a piece of | | cellophane, red on top, yellow in the middle, and blue on the bottom, | | and taped it over their screen, so they could claim that they had a | | color TV, too. | | Now there's Windows 3.0. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------