CompuServe Messages

I just received the V1.3 update for TxEd, and it is really swift (in all senses). It still has that wonderful requester for the disk access, but there are about thirteen other enhancements too. One good one is the "Strip, etc." menu option which strips out the extra linefeeds (if there are any, such as with CompuServe captures). That makes TxEd the preferred method for me to read the downloaded messages from CIS rather than using the slow, unbackable-up capture/view/display in OnLine! There is a new provision for printing the clipboard, which means when I see a message I want to archive, I just clip it and print. Neat. I have also investigated PROFF that is a PD text formatter that Charlie Heath has included on the TxEd disk for our benefit. It is similar to troff or nroff that is well known on UNIX systems. It supports macros just as troff and I think it would be the ideal formatter for using with, say, an Apple LaserWriter(R) with PostScript(C). You can send any escape sequences you want to with the ".write" command. There is a 32-page manual which you can process through PROFF and it works quite well with my Star Gemini-10X. I don't know if TxEd or PROFF goes through preferences or not, but it ran fine for me (Epson preference choice). TxEd/PROFF might be the best bet until we get PaperClip Elite or even the fabled "TxEd DeLuxe!"