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From: mike@pyrite.SOM.CWRU.Edu (Michael Kerner)
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Subject: Re: Scientific Spreadsheet? WingZ is crap!
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Date: 17 Nov 90 16:58:06 GMT
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In article <25793@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> changwoo@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Chang P. Woo) writes:
>The major problem that I have had with Wingz is the way it deals with
>charts. Quite often I need to paste charts to word processors, and doing
>it with Wingz is a painful exercise: the idea of changing the
>background brush (or whatever) to white and other weird stuffs are ways
>above my comprehension level. Of course, the clunky user interface, as
>mentioned by others, tries my patience.
>
>I am using Excel these days. I miss all the neat things that I used to
>do with the Hyperscript, but I need to have things *done* in a
>reasonable amount of time.

I guess I don't understand what all the fuss is about.  WingZ allows you to
customize everything and anything.  WingZ by itself is simply a scripting
processor with some built in functions (i.e. a language interpreter).  If you
don't like something about it, CHANGE IT!  The details are right in the manual,
and there are a bunch of books out there with neat routines that make the
program very powerful indeed.  I am screwed with Excel because obviously
Microsoft and I think differently 'cause they make EVERYTHING complicated.

I agree that the standard WingZ interface is clunky, but my customized one
isn't.  The only thing that limits your ability in WingZ is the amount of
effort you are willing to put into designing your own spreadsheet.  If you're
willing to let someone else control the way you do things, then go with
Excel.  If you want to do it your way, read the WingZ manual and DO IT!!!

Mike.