Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!iuvax!silver!regoli From: regoli@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (michael regoli) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: WordPerfect and Apple LaserWriter Message-ID: <334@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> Date: Thu, 10-Sep-87 10:06:05 EDT Article-I.D.: silver.334 Posted: Thu Sep 10 10:06:05 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Sep-87 07:39:32 EDT Organization: iu cs, bloomington Lines: 40 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: WordPerfect and Apple LaserWriter Summary: Expires: References: <497@leah.Albany.Edu> <1987Sep9.102331.20798@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu> Sender: Reply-To: regoli@silver.UUCP (michael regoli) Followup-To: Distribution: na Organization: iu cs, bloomington Keywords: pulling my hair out.... In article <1987Sep9.102331.20798@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu> tj@gpu.utcs.UUCP (tj) writes: > >It is about time that I posted another note like this on the net. >I wrote to WordPerfect 2 MONTHS ago with a nice letter explaining >all the problems with WordPerfect and Proportional spaced printers, in >particular the Apple LAserWriter. >[...] >5) A document is only one font style. You cannot switch from Times to >Helvetica in a document. You can get a VERY limited selection of sizes of >the font, but only one font. sounds like your printer's problem, not wp's. we use wp 4.2 on an oasys 810 series r (richoh engine) and can change fonts with the "flick of a font code." for instance, 13*,1 prints times roman; 13*,2 prints times roman italic; and 13*,3 prints helvetica. so there's three fonts right there on one page...not to mention the use of F6 and F8 (bold and underline). > >[...] It is a shame that such a popular >program is such a dog when used with such a good printer. maybe you should now approach apple, not wordperfect. -- michael regoli indiana university, bloomington uucp ...ihnp4!iuvax!silver!regoli arpa regoli@silver.bacs.indiana.edu bitnet regoli@iubacs