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From: ruthenb@bgsuvax.UUCP (Joe Ruthenberg)
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Subject: Re: Equations in WFW?
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Date: 16 Mar 91 02:40:47 GMT
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Equations are exceptionally time-consuming to enter in WfW. I use both
ATM and Bitstream Facelift, and the results are incredible, but there
are a few shortcomings :

	1. The ATM PD Symbol font is limited. It misses a lot of math
	   characters that I would like to use, such as infinity, and
	   many advanced set theory operators are missing. Most of the
	   important logic operators are present, but a few are missing.
	   Most important to Physics people like me ( :) ) is the fact
	   that other miscellaneous operators like the Box (4 dimensional
	   gradient) operator are missing. So are line intergrals. I
	   wish I has Word Perfect 5.1's equation editor, or maybe
	   SunWrite's.
	2. It takes a lot of time to enter sophisticated equations, and
	   if you want to be sneaky and incorporate hand drawn symbols,
	   like the box operator, prepare to spend an evening. (Don't
	   we all like Stat Mech???)
	3. Takes a while to learn the language.

However, hDC MicroApps produces an equation editor, which I guess is
only available in the educational version. Sorry. MathType just came
out with a windows 3.0 version about 5~6 months ago. I used it at
my local dealer and was impressed. It's a little better than the Mac
version, plus it's in color. It retails for $249US, but I'm sure
that an educational discout exists. I never had time to look into
this. ( :( ). Send me mail, or post if you find out about it. By the
way, it works seemlessly with WfW, and I was able to produce some nifty
little equations in the 2 or 3 minutes I played with it.

Joe Ruthenberg
Dept. of Physics and Mathematics
Bowling Green State University
ruthenbe@einstein.bgsu.edu
or
ruthenbe@feynman.bgsu.edu

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