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From: NETOPRHM@NCSUVM.BITNET (Hal Meeks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Desktop Publishing (VizaWrite)
Message-ID: <206NETOPRHM@NCSUVM>
Date: Fri, 23-Oct-87 09:23:34 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 23 09:23:34 1987
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Oops!
    Well, after my initial glowing report, I managed to get VizaWrite
to die several times yesterday.
    I placed a stock graphic (the supplied VizaWrite logo) and placed it
at the top of a page. Played around with resizing it a little. Then tried
to find my cursor -- I eventually did, but I swear it had disappeared for
a while. Started typing some text, decided I didn't like the font, and
selected a different one. Started typing, and KABOOM!
   Tried doing the same things a second time, and noticed the cursor was
behaving strangely. It would not tab correctly, and I had problems
repositioning it in areas that previously held text.
   Finished my typing, saved the file. Reset the machine, and tried to
reopen the file. After some disk whirring, the screen went black, and
stayed that way. No software errors, no Gurus, nothing.   Gave up, for
lack of time.
   Before this, I really had been impressed by VizaWrite. It works very
similar to MacWrite, with all the same capabilities. The output (even
graphics) looks good, definitely comparable to a MacWrite/Imagewriter
combination. I really hope the general flakiness of the program can
be fixed, and quickly, because it has a lot of potential. I guess now
I will wait for the rumored WordPerfect 5.0, which will support graphics
and (hopefully) bitmapped fonts.
Hal     netoprhm@ncsuvm.bitnet