This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Thanks, Malcolm. Out of curiosity, what versions of PPage and TW are you using? Do you suppose it's easier to Guru when you've gone through the WB icons? I'd think so, but then, I'm still a novice user of AmigaDos. –Paul
PPage & Transwrite
Message #8674
[continued] The AI used to find alternate choices for misspelled words is not very complex. Odds are, TW won't produce a "good guess" list for the word you've misspelled. I typed in "managemant" and it found no comparable words. Unimpressive. Don't give up WordPerfect yet! Also, there are inconsistancies in…
PPage & Transwrite
Message #8673
I have had a chance to take a look at Gold Disk's ProPage companion program -Transwrite-. I thought I'd post some of my reactions. -Transwrite- is the -ProPage- 2.0 replacement for the package called -Transcript-. PPage and Transwrite are meant to work in concert, but it is possible to buy…
This is a bit odd, Jamie. If I read your message correctly, you *have* tried your preferences setting at 60 lines per page with your HP set for the same. These are the values you should use. They are recommended by HP. There's an unprintable top and bottom margin that…
Good for you, Jacquie! As it happens, my boss and I co-author a newsletter for our company. It's not an award-winner (in part 'cause it is a fairly minor part of our jobs, overall) but it does put out some good info. We use ProPage, by Gold Disk. I quite…
Say, what is it that is getting blocked? Are you an author? Short Stories, perhaps?
Here, here, Bill! There are things that cannot be done with any other tool than with a game. Games are very important! –An Other Voice ext
Sorry, Jacquie, I have a habit of replying to bits of a thread as I run into them, even if they have happened weeks ago. I should learn to read the whole thread, *then* go back and comment where I've got something to *add*! }=-} Anyway… I too have heard…
Don't, (please don't) say that WordPerfect is out of your league. It is quite a reasonable program. I am entirely self-taught, and my job is now to know it "inside and out", as Bill claims might be impossible. I have, in fact, uncovered a couple of "bugs" (though not bunnies)…
Jacquie, I support WordPerfect users for the US division of a French bank. WordPerfect will definitely give you room to grow, but is functional in a very basic way as well. If you don't want to learn the features it offers, wyou will not be paralized. In addition, WordPefect skills…
Thanks for the caution concerning Transcript. I'm certain the info will cut down on my "I've got a new program how's it work/why's it doin' *that*" frustrations. I appreciate it! –An Other Voice
Thanks for the suggestion, Mike. I might just get the older version and then update right away. I thought you might like to know (In sunny Fort Lauderdale) that I was caught in torrential Chicagoan downpours yesterday. Hope you appreciate your climate. –An Other Voice Post script: Lazzarus Long once…
ED's a good buddy o' mine, but since I support a 80+ PC network running WordPerfect and Harvard Graphics, among others, constant familiarity with the PC WP product is kind o' a must. I shouldn't, however, *have* to do my newsletter on the thing. Copy should just be copy, after…
J.R. I've forgotten, now. Did you say there is *no* other way out of that Brother than via the disk, or the internal typewriter? There's no DB9 connector, no parallel port, etc.? I'm hoping to see a solution to your problem 'cause I've a friend who is looking into dedicated…
Thanks, Roy. That's one heck of a good recommendation. I'm becoming more and more enamoured of PPage/Transcript as I read about it here on CServe. Your input is valued. –An Other Voice Post Script: Valued highly, by the way.
Don is right, J.R. If the document is less than thirty-five pages, or so, it would probably be easier (even knowing most of the things on Don's list) to simply re-type the document than to unravel and decode the information on the Brother's disk. It does sound like a marvelous…
Thank you, Malcolm, for the rave review. I'd been kind o' vacilating on the issue of purchasing Transcript because the software house I use has been unable to get the new version for me. I believe that this is simply another GD holdup (they seem to keep us waiting for…
Thanks a lot for the suggestions, Arnie. I appreciate your help. –An Other Voice
#Transcript
Message #975
Hello, Roy. I noticed that you've been using ProPage in conjunction with Transcript. I was wondering wether or not you've been enjoying it. I've been using ProPage to create a sporadically published EDP newsletter for our users. I've been doing the copy in PC WordPerfect, then bringing the text into…
I don't recall wether or not this is true of the Amiga version, but I'm quite sure that the MS DOS version of wordperfect displays tab stops as small triangles on the bar that separates the Reveal Codes screen from the Document Editing Screen (or from doc 2, if you've…
I, at least, have not run into such a problem with ProPage. –An Other Voice
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ProPage & Adobe
Message #722
Thanks, Paul. But I've kind o' committed to the ProPage gig. We've got two copies in our office (one for the smart EDP staff, and one for the desktop publishing staff) and I bought one for my home. Switching now could be painful. Let me know if you ever find…
#ProPage & Adobe
Message #608
Hello, all! I have ProPage by Gold Disk, and I've got some Compugraphic Fonts. I was commissioned by a co-worker (should be set off by commas, sorry) to convert the Franklin Gothic Adobe typeface from IBM to Amiga-usable formats. There's a package out there that helps (PSFont, by Canadian Software…
LaserJet question
Message #606
The laserjet technology creates an entire page "in its head" before it prints the page, so, the memory in the computer won't help a bit. Wouldn't it be nice?
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GameDrive
Message #36641
here here for that, Mike!
You might not have HUD on your aircraft, but at least you have the aircraft. This is a very important first step! {=-} Paul
Then, plug your Amiga 2000 into a modem, run TSS Net and Xwindows to your VAX at work (through an asyncronous port) and you're truly connected.
I think that HUD on your windshield would be a colossal (sp?) problem. There doesn't seem to be any standard angle at which the windshield rises from the hood to the roof of the car. Since the whole HUD deal is based on the refractive index of glass you would…
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#CDTV in my Vehicle
Message #109468
Don, You said earlier (I'm eavesdropping) that the nav unit seemed like a silly waste of funds to you. FOR you, with your two audio cd players, Library of Congress map section, and seemingly small wander-lust, this would be a silly purchase. I capitolize "for" (at the risk of shouting…
I've no idea how long it takes to "normalize" oneself. The monitor belongs to an aquaintence of mine. If I had to hazzard a guess, I'd guess it would take no more than a day or so (assuming good chunks of time per sitting). Good luck, {=-} Paul
As a matter of fact, things did look "curved inward" I've been using "normal" (outward curving screens since I was twelve. The flat screen was a perspective bender, alright!
#101884-
1950 Monitor Price?
Message #102045
The preview I received happened on a Zeinith Flat Screen. Very nice, and as a floor model, the price compared with an Ultra 14.
Mike, I dunno about the NEC, so much, but my Utra 14" (by Princeton Graphics) is doing quite well by me! I believe that it is a couple of hundred less than the comparable NEC, too. Have you looked into the Mitsubishi Diamond Scan? That's the only multi-sync I know…
Hey, Gabe! What's news? Thank you for your response/editorial. I welcome all critiques of my writing style. Count Slots? You mean like un, deux, uno, dos, one, two, 1, 2, i, ii? I was asking the rehtorical question to prompt a discussion based on the increased/decrease of pc expansion slots.…
Here here Larry Phillips! Fact is fact. You can't have oppinions about facts (Quote from the intrepid Peter Schickele). OTOH, you cannot (!) expect oppinions to be facts, except in the limited context that people Do, in fact, believe in their oppinions (I believe, in fact ?!?). -Paul
Scott! Most of the Multi-Sync monitors I've seen have knobs dotted about the casing for just the sort of movement you are seeking. I've got a Princeton Graphics 14, and shifting the screen pos. is no prob. I assume, too, that you've tried subtally altering your Hhold and Vhold. I…
…and didn't I read that there were no more expansion slots (pc d'kind) in the 3000…
Your desk must be bigger than mine. I need the bridgeboard 'cause I can't fit another machine on my desk! {=-} Paul