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From: fritsch@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (Dan Fritsch)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts,comp.text.desktop
Subject: Re: Xerox Ventura
Keywords: fonts, DTP, Ventura
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Date: 18 Dec 90 13:06:15 GMT
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In article <1990Dec11.232603.23195@EE.Surrey.Ac.UK>, ees1ae@surrey.ac.uk (Ata Etemadi) writes:
> 	I am using Xerox Ventura DTP for a few weeks and discovered
> 	that I need to buy Professional Extension to do the equations.
> 	If anybody used this can they reccomend whether it is
> 	cheaper to buy
> 		      X. Ven. Professional Ext.
> 		      Ventura Gold(includes Prof. ext)
> 		      someother WYSIWIG package
> 
> 		      My hardware consists of a PC clone.I am using
> 	the software to write my thesis. LaTex seems to do the same
> 	type of job, but is not WYSIWIG.(?)
> 
> 	Also any good reccomendations for fonts for ventura?
> 

 I used Ventura w/Professional Extension for my thesis and found its
equation editor to be invaluable. As far as the other WYSIWIG packages
go, I know Ami Pro does not have an equation editor, but Word for Windows
does. If you're not using Windows 3.0, then Ventura (GEM) is probably you're
best option. Registered users of Ventura can upgrade to Ventura Gold (which
includes the Prof. Ext.) for around $150.00. Prof. Ext. by itself goes for
around $350 mailorder, while Ventura Gold sells for around $550.

  Dan Fritsch			(fritsch@cs.unc.edu)
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill