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From: ddoughty@drunivac.drew.edu
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: Greek WYSIWYG Wordprocessor
Message-ID: <29885.25ae014e@drunivac.drew.edu>
Date: 12 Jan 90 16:09:50 GMT
References: <1490.25a76b2e@vaxa.uwa.oz>
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In article <1490.25a76b2e@vaxa.uwa.oz>, dean@vaxa.uwa.oz writes:
> Help wanted for Wordprocessor with WYSIWYG
> Greek Fonts.
>  
> I need to do some word processing, in Greek, using
> IBM compatibles and an HP Laserjet.  Does anyone know
> of a wordprocessing package which is WYSIWYG (What You
> See Is What You Get) when using Greek fonts?  The best
> I've seen so far is Word 5.0 with preview, however, this
> is incredibly tedious to use.

I use WP 5.0 all the time for Greek, and it's excellent.  I assume you 
have a Hercules graphics-plus card.  You can use the Hercules Fontman 
program to modify the WP 5.0 HRF files to display Greek on the screen. 
I have created WP keyboard macros that allow me to enter all accents 
instantaneously.  

Of course, you will have to modify the PRS file in appropriate ways.
I have it set up so that whever I choose "outline" I get Greek 
characters, and my printer will print Greek.  But equally well 
substitute Greek characters for something else (shadow, or very large, 
for example).

WordPerfect 5.1, however, should solve all these problems, since it is 
supposed to display and print all possible characters.  But I assume 
you will still need a graphics card.

Darrell Doughty
Professor of New Testament
Drew University   DDOUGHTY@DREW