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From: cadsi@ccad.uiowa.edu (CADSI)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: WYSIWYG Word Processor for Windows 3.0?
Message-ID: <1991Apr30.192452.6374@ccad.uiowa.edu>
Date: 30 Apr 91 19:24:52 GMT
References: <1991Apr30.170454.6056@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: CAD-Research, U. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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From article <1991Apr30.170454.6056@leland.Stanford.EDU>, by aaron@jessica.stanford.edu (Aaron Wallace):
> 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.
> 

Nope, just a document processor.  What we see here is that in fact, there
are no WYSIWYG processors.  Just codes that given additional (i.e. added
cost items) tools can get somewhat close to the printer.  BUT, for high
res drawings, I can guarantee these things ain't WYSIWIG.  ATM does not
help with drawings in docs.  (I know, the printer may or may not be
the same resolution as the drawing, much less the screen).  WYSIWYG
seems to need qualification here.  Thats all I have.  I'll stop now.
Just more requests for more software to do more WYSIWYG stuff so I
can look at a cool screen.  And BTW, I want somebody else to write this stuff
real cheap so I can have it and not have to pay for it, heh, heh, heh....

P.S.

I wondered if I could heat things up around here. Been too nice lately.

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