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From: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Word Perfect for the Macintosh 1.0
Message-ID: <366@nikhefk.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 88 09:53:07 GMT
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Reply-To: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar)
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In article <8805051742.AA19910@jade.berkeley.edu> ELFJ@CRNLVAX5.BITNET writes:
#Word Perfect for the Mac is a nice program for those who also use it on other
#machines (like IBM pcs, Vaxes, etc).  But I don't think it was quite ready
#for release.
#
#
#Word Perfect Mac bugs, annoying features and weirdnesses:
#
#1. If you have an IBM WP 4.2 doc with foreign characters, and open in
#WP Mac, you get the foreign character with the same ascii code, eg an ash
#(ae ligature) becomes e umlaut. (code 145).  If you convert the doc back to
#4.2, you get the same characters as on the Mac, eg e umlaut stays e umlaut
#I presume the difference comes in that Saving As 4.2 format goes through
#some type of conversion, while opening a 4.2 simply opens it.  Someone
#named Kent from WPCorp is supposedly looking into this.
#
Not in my april 12th 1988 version. 'Foreign characters' are converted as they
should be...

#1a. By the way, why should we have to tell it creator and type to read
#in WP 4.2 file?  Doesn't it know who it is?
#
The File Management option is a horror. Why should WordPerfect give
the user access to the bundle, hidden, protect etc. bits? When files
are imported from an MS-DOS machine, there has to be a way of changing
type and creator (since they are not automatically appointed on import)
but WordPerfect Corporation should have made that a single button-action.


#2. While in WP, switch to Finder or other application.  Partially cover
#the title bar of WP with another window, then move window away.  Title in
#bar in messed.
#
Again, not in april 12th issue

#3. Command W cycles through open windows, Command K is Close.
#
Close window has, as far as I know, only recently been assigned the
cmd-W shortcut 'officially'. Cmd-K is a drag. I used ResEdit to change it.

#9. Searches go forward or back, don't wrap.
#
I think that's a joy...

[Some mention of other bugs deleted. Most of them also present in april 12th
version]

#In general, the program has some nice features, but suffers in greatly
#implementation from it other machine origins.  To my mind, FullWrite has
#a far better user interface.  No I haven't gotten the release version yet,
#but I check my mailbox eagerly each day!
#
From what I've seen of FullWrite Pro is that it's far more of a
page design program than 'just a mere' word processor. I believe people
might have to spend far too much time learning the use of the program.
MacWrite and WriteNow are very popular because of the lack of
'advanced techniques'. I found WordPerfect to be a useful intermediate.

#Linda Iroff
#Humanities Computing Center
#Cornell University
#elfj@crnlvax5.bitnet
#elfj@vax5.ccs.cornell.edu
.
        Paul Molenaar

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