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From: joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Word Processors & PostScript
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Date: 26 Sep 90 00:23:27 GMT
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parker@cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (James Parker) writes:

> 
> I am in the market for a good word processor, but it needs to have certain
> features that I have come to appreciate through work on other platforms.
> 
>  1. The Amiga has a mouse, so I want to be able to select text with it
>     to perform font changes, cut/paste, and formatting options.  (More
>     like that junky word processor Apple makes. Can't remember the name
>     right now...)
> 
>  2. True WYSIWYG. (Whatever that stands for!) I need to see how the margin
>     changes affect the text. Also, a bold, italicized, underlined, centered
>     title should have all these attributes appear on screen as they occur.
> 
>  3. It needs to have a spell-checker!  I am a very bad speller!
> 
>  4. Should be able to output PostScript to a file so as to be able to be
>     printed from other platforms which are connected to PostScript printers.
> 
>  5. A Thesaurus (sp?) would be nice, but it is not a necessity.  As is a 
>     grammar checker.  Both features I can live without.
> 
> 
> If anyone has had experience with a word processor that meets these specs,
> please drop me a line.  Even if you know of one that only comes close, I
> appreciate hearing from you.  If enough responses are received, I will
> summarize and post to this newsgroup.
> 
> Thanks well in advance,
> 
> Parker
>  

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-Joseph Hillenburg

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