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From: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Brief overview of FullWrite (Re
Message-ID: <2767@polyslo.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 88 07:23:49 GMT
References: <8452@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <76000207@uiucdcsp> <2733@polyslo.UUCP> <53839@sun.uucp>
Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke)
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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In article <53839@sun.uucp> chuq@sun.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
>I think this is being overly harsh.

  I apologize. SORRY.  But to call WYSIWYG a failure was originally a little
harh also.  Anyway I was out of line and I apologize.

>hardcore writer who types 100WPM or so. And when I'm writing, I dont' want
> continues with a good argument for why WYSIWYG might not be desirerable.

  I have a couple of things to say about that.

  1) You're right!  Motorola we need 350 mhz 68060's like NOW!!!!!!!!!!!  Then
     things might go fast.

  2) You also suggested that you be able to turn off the repagination.  Funny
     you should mention that, I sent a *LONG* bug report to Ann Arbor and also
     suggested that they make the automatic updating optional.  You think
     a page break is bad, try using an index.  I added a page and it took
     three min. to "Update the Document", well I have my autosave set for
     2 min., so FWP would "Update the Document", and it would save, causing
     it to again "Update the Document", then it would save.  Any Computer
     Science people recognize this loop?
     You can turn off the re-calculation in a spreadsheet to speed data 
     entry, why not a word processor.  If word 4.0 is going to win my
     aproval over FWP, then one of the many things it needs to have is a
     optional auto update feature.

  3) If you're **REALLY** interested it just getting the D*MN words in then
     I suggest that you use a text editor.  I sympathise with your complaints
     and if I really just want to blaze on the keyboard I use a text editor
     than does almost NO formatting, then read it into the WP of my choice.
     Bit of a hack, but it works, and I don't lose my train of thought.

  Thankyou for your comments, and again I apologize.


-- 
David M. O'Rourke

Disclaimer: I don't represent the school.  All opinions are mine!