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From: aaron@jessica.stanford.edu (Aaron Wallace)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: WYSIWYG Word Processor for Windows 3.0?
Message-ID: <1991Apr30.170454.6056@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 30 Apr 91 17:04:54 GMT
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In article <1991Apr30.150818.6304@ccad.uiowa.edu> cadsi@ccad.uiowa.edu (CADSI) writes:
>I have both programs and neither fulfill the request.  The initial request
>was for WYSIWIG.  At best, both programs (like ALL Windows codes) are
>WYSIWYSOg (what you see is what youll Sort Of get).  The font informatinon
>shown on screen is not at all accurate.  Untill the TrueFont stuff
>is part of a Windows release, WYSIWIG ain't available in Windows.

Unless you have ATM, Facelift, Superprint, the HP LJIII drivers, Pub.
PowerPack, Bitstream...  i.e. it's here, w/ or w/o TrueHype.

Digression: The simplicity of WYSIWIG on the original Mac has yet to be
surpassed.  The screen was 72dpi.  The printer (the only allowable printer!)
was 72dpi.  Printer fonts *were* screen fonts.  It's been downhill ever
since!  :-)

Aaron Wallace