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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Review of WordPerfect?
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Date: Mon, 5-Oct-87 00:37:09 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  5 00:37:09 1987
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[Sorry, no time to do a complete review]

In article <160@ur-tut.UUCP> jmpi@ur-tut.UUCP (Spike) writes:
>	a) does it support Amiga fonts, and if so, does it print them in
>           a pleasing way (not like Notepad, more like PageSetter).  This
>           will probably be the most important factor in my decision to buy
>           since I have need to use several of the alt-key characters for
>           my Old English Literature course.

In a word, No. WordPerfect is a word processor not a desktop publishing
system. It prints text in the font that your printer uses. Whatever
that happens to be. I can reccomend it for writing papers and reports
but don't think you will be pleased if multifonts are important.

>	b) does it support editting multiple documents?  I assume it does,
>	   but I've not heard definitely one way or another, and none of my
>	   magazines has a review of WordPerfect.

Yes, up the limit of memory (chip or otherwise). It just opens another 
window. 

>	c) printing in the background would be nice.  Does WordPerfect do this?

Yes, it has a nifty little print spooler that handles this built in.

>	d) can it be run in Interlace as well as MedRes? (not too important)

Yup, the window it opens is in interlace mode if the workbench is in interlace
mode.

>Being what it is, I am sure it does most everything I want, but I have detec-
>ted some slight hints of displeasure from commenters on the Net, seemingly 
>about minor things, and I think a lot of us would appreciate a definitive re-
>view of its major points and pitfalls.

Basically, it is great for papers and documentation and such, indexes, tables
of contents, you name it everything you ever wanted to put into a document
but were afraid to ask. It does not do graphics (they claim mono bitmaps in
5.0) and it doesn't do things like big titles and such. I can easily 
reccommend it for papers or something, but if you want MacWrite clones 
try ProWrite or PageSetter Deluxe.

--Chuck McManis
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These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.