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From: kagle@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Jonathan C. Kagle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: WordPerfect Questions (was Re: Wordperfect bug.)
Message-ID: <2195@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Mon, 31-Aug-87 15:37:47 EDT
Article-I.D.: batcompu.2195
Posted: Mon Aug 31 15:37:47 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 4-Sep-87 06:19:03 EDT
References: <1356@gryphon.CTS.COM> <14322@topaz.rutgers.edu>
Reply-To: kagle@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Jonathan C. Kagle)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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Summary: WordPerfect answers


	As a beta-tester for "WordPerfect for the Amiga" I thought I could 
answer a few of these common questions about WordPerfect.  Please do not
EMAIL me asking about future versions of Amiga WordPerfect or how to do macros.
:-) :-) :-)

In article <14322@topaz.rutgers.edu> lachac@topaz.rutgers.edu (Gerard Lachac) writes:
>Since WordPerfect is available to me at discount ($99), I am very seriously
>considering it.  I have a few questions for current owners.
>
>	1)  Are the bugs that have been mentioned, major enough to make me 
>	    wait for a new release?

	WordPerfect is currently fixing reported bugs and is considering
several improvements to Amiga WordPerfect.  In the past, WordPerfect Corpora-
tion has had generous upgrade policies and inexpensive (often free) bug fixes.
The next "new" release will probably NOT be 4.2 as has been rumored, but 5.0
which should include bitmap graphics and desktop publishing.  If you need a 
powerful word processor within the next year, don't wait for 5.0.
>
>	2)  At school, we have AT&T PC's networked to Laserjets.  Can I 
>	    transfer/translate my Amiga WP files to IBM compat. files so
>	    I can use the laserprinters?
	
	Amiga WordPerfect files are compatible with WordPerfect 4.1 on MS-DOS
machines.  WordPerfect 4.2 will load Amiga WP files, but not vice-versa. 
>
>	3)  I have an Epson JX-80.  I am curious if it is posible to print
>	    out text in different colors, for highlighting purposes.  Is this
>	    supported with WordPerfect?

	The printer definition program allows you to define special function
codes which could represent different colors on your printer.  I believe that
there is a JX-80 driver already built into the WP printing utility (along with
a couple of hundred others), though I am not sure how it supports color print-
ing.
>
>-- 
>lachac@topaz.rutgers.edu <-------OR-------> {seismo|ames}!rutgers!topaz!lachac

	-Jonathan

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