Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!amdcad!lll-crg!seismo!mcvax!unido!dfk From: dfk@unido.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Re: Some news items from Atari Message-ID: <15700054@unido.UUCP> Date: Sat, 1-Feb-86 08:30:00 EST Article-I.D.: unido.15700054 Posted: Sat Feb 1 08:30:00 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 3-Feb-86 05:43:17 EST References: <663@decwrl.UUCP> Sender: notes@unido.UUCP Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #R:decwrl:-66300:unido:15700054:000:920 Nf-From: unido!dfk Feb 1 13:30:00 1986 > /***** unido:net.micro.atar / bnl!jbm / 9:31 pm Jan 26, 1986*/ > > 1.) a number of people have asked about "macwrite-like" word processors. > i've been using 1st Word which is from a british firm. it's pretty nice > but it's not a full-fledged "macwrite". i've been unable to figure out > how to output something using double spacing. The kludgy way: Install a printer that has the command to set double spacing in the initialization string. > the program operates in a > "document" or strictly ascii mode. the annoying thing is if you save > some text as ascii you can't convert it back into a document and use the > reformat command. Well you can - sort of: Simply :-) turn all spaces in the ascii file into what they call "variable spaces". I have a little c-program for doing that. But it's on a disk I don't have here at the moment. -Daniel ,