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From: Adam.Frix@f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
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Subject: re: Microsoft Word 4.0
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Date: 5 Aug 89 19:33:06 GMT
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[stuff about the Mac II taking a full second to pull down Word 4's menus]
 
I've noticed the very same thing.  It's a little bit worse on my Plus,
specifically when pulling down the very first menu--that takes a full 5
seconds!  Each menu after that does take a second or so.  It's like
working on an Apple IIGS!
 
I've also noticed the same problem in Works 2.0 and 2.0a.  It's slightly
different; each menu, from the first time to the last, takes 2 seconds
(maybe a little less) to come down.  It looks like Microsoft just loves to 
screw with things, eh?
 
Oh, BTW:  In Word 4, not only does the first menu take 5 seconds, so does
the first command-key operation.  Command-O, for example, highlights the
File menu--the word "File" turns white on black, like it should--but it
still takes 5 seconds to get the SFGet box on screen.  Again, this is only 
for the first command-key operation.  The rest after this work like
pulling down a menu with the mouse--a second or so goes by before anything 
happens.
 
Apparently Microsoft is maintaining a presence here.  I'm not really
bitching or flaming, as Word 4 really is a power program and (for those of 
us who have gotten a feel for the sometimes odd ways MS does things)
fairly easy to use.  I even got on-screen multiple columns on the first
try, without checking the manual.  So, maybe someone can give me a reason
why the menu problems.
 
--Adam--


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