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From: ianh@bhpmrl.oz.au (Ian Hoyle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Request for info on math equation formatters
Message-ID: <ianh.653844970@morgana>
Date: 20 Sep 90 15:36:10 GMT
References: <1990Sep14.160536.1376@eddie.mit.edu> <1583.26f64d34@waikato.ac.nz>
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phil@waikato.ac.nz writes:

>In article <1990Sep14.160536.1376@eddie.mit.edu>, rabbit@eddie.mit.edu (Warren J. Madden) writes:
>> 	I recently started taking courses involving lots of complex
>> equations.  I'd like to be able to use my Mac SE to write papers that would
>> include such equations.  Could anybody who has experience with such
>> programs as Expressionist, MacEqn, etc. fill me in on the
>> strengths/weaknesses of each?

>I did a review of these products for the Australasian equivalent of Wings for
>the Mind.  IMHO, MathType is the best, followed closely by Expressionist.  Both
>of these work best with WriteNow, which recognises embedded code in a PICT
>object to align an expression vertically within a line.  There is an FKEY which
>I've yet to try out which is supposed to make Word do the same, since Microsoft
>presumably want you to use Word's equation mode (barf!).

I had thought that Word 4.00b can now use the embedded info. Anyone care to
clarify ??
			ian
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