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From: leoh@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com (Leo Hinds)
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Subject: Re: Word Perfect -> Word for Windows
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Date: 15 Feb 91 22:25:09 GMT
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In article <1991Feb15.173709.6780@eng.umd.edu> burgoyne@eng.umd.edu (John R. Burgoyne) writes:
>My big gripe with W4W is that the printer tray, orientation, and paper
>size are outside the scope of the program and are instead part of the
>Windows operating system.

Seems logical to me ... and many others as well (I believe) as I do not recall
anybody else complaining about it ...  I will concede that possibly some 
"features" (such as orientation & probably paper size) would not change all 
that often in any single document ... but most of the time there is a default
configuration that (I) use ... so once I have set up the printer ... that's it
(why would I do it for every document ... argh !?!)

>In Word Perfect a document is associated with a printer, orientation,
>paper size etc. 

So what happens if a document is moved to another CPU (with a different 
printer type, or the same printer type but on a different port, or same 
printer type on same port but without the "strange" paper size "specified" by 
the document) ... no printout without hassles ...

>                So if you have multiple printers or you work with
>documents of different orientations and page sizes, you don't have
>to go to the blasted windows printer and page setups each time you
>load a document which differs from the last one in one of the above
>attributes.

I have access to 3 different printers, and with *rare* exceptions, the 
"default" configuration works just fine ... sure I have to select which 
of the 3 printers I want, but at least I know all other associated 
printer defaults have been taken care of.

>I think I'll continue using text mode WP for the vast majority of my
>documents until this problem is removed. (Except of course, when I'm
>lucky enough to use VI, like right now.)

VI is not a word-processor ... if you just want an editor, there are many 
around that will work quite well.

>I can understand MS's goal in having printing operations look the
>same for all applications, but they really screwed those of us who
>need more flexibility in printing.

This scheme, though not perfect is the most flexible ... the hard coded info
(unless documents never move from the creating cpu & the peripherals are 
never moved or removed) *is* restrictive.

>Please fix this one MS, or WordPerfect please ignore the Windows
>printing standards in WP4W.

MS/WP PLEASE DO NOT **BREAK** the printing standards, *DO* 
suggest/develop/provide a layer on top of, or enhancements to, the printer 
scheme that will allow someone to do as WP people are used to (customizable 
of course so that others may benefit as well)


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