Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!julian!uwovax!16016_1127
From: 16016_1127@uwovax.uwo.ca (John Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Is WordPerfect 5.0 any good?
Message-ID: <1213@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Date: 6 Jan 89 16:24:41 GMT
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Organisation: University of Western Ontario, Canada


 
In article <11110@ihlpa.ATT.COM> smann@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Mann) writes:
>
>Not a flame, but a request for more opinions on Word Perfect.
>I have a chance to get Word Perfect 5.0, WP Library, WP Plan,
>etc., the whole package at a tremendous discount, someone please
>tell me I won't be making a mistake :').  Seriously, is it
>unanimously one of the 'worst'?
 
I switched to WP so that I'd be compatible with everyone else. I'm not much
pleased with it, but it's ok. I agreee that the keystrokes don't make much
sense, but with a little exploration, you can switch them easily in the setup
program. I don't like not being able to see the various codes inserted for
bold, italics, and different fonts, so I always work with the "reveal codes"
screen on. That's fine on a 43-line display, with the codes window taking up 12
lines, but it's not so easy to use on a regular 25-line display. I Beta tested
Total Word (made by Lifetree (Volkswriter)) and preferred it to WP, but not
enough to remain incompatible with the rest of the world (and especially those
who have laser printers and use WP!)

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