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From: stever@tektronix.UUCP
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Subject: RE: Wordperfect vs. Word vs. Wordstar & mice
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Date: Fri, 21-Feb-86 17:07:08 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 21 17:07:08 1986
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It has been stated recently that Wordperfect does not support
a mouse.  I am not sure what this means.

I do know that one can use the Mouse Systems mouse with almost
any package that supports use of cursor keys (with BASIC
programs requiring some special treatment).  Mouse Systems
also provides a driver to emulate the Microsoft mouse.

Microsoft does not support the Mouse Systems mouse for
Word (as far as I know), but I could use my Mouse Systems
mouse with Word if I so desired.

Micropro does not support a mouse for Wordstar, but I can and
do use one.  Albeit with slow horizontal cursor movement and
a very fustrating lack of diagonal movement (Micropro, if you
are listening, PLEASE FIX THESE TWO ITEMS in Wordstar 3.5 or
whatever you are going to number it!).

I would expect Wordperfect to actually work better with the Mouse
Systems mouse than with Wordstar.  I am planning to check this out
in the very near future.  Wordperfect has attracted my interest 
with its column editing capabilities.  However, I dislike
Wordperfect's use of the 40 function key combinations.  The
organization and presentation of these function keys are
confusing and hard to remember.  A friend of mine has used
Word, Wordperfect and Wordstar extensively and is about ready
to go out and buy a copy of Wordstar Professional.  We both
find the semi-mnemonic nature of the control key commands to
be more straightforward.  And the reference card is well organized. 

The designer pop-up menu software provided with the Mouse Systems mouse
would let me use Wordperfect without having to remember all those function
keys.  In fact, the pop-menus allow me to use several word processors
for what they are good at without ever having to learn a whole new
set of commands.  I have given up ever finding one that
does everything just the way I want and need!

steve rogers
tektronix!stever