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#Wordworth

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#196832From: Wayne ColeMay 13, 1995 1:59 AM
It has one or two little idiosyncracies, but it is probably the best Amiga WP. BTW, I have both the current version of it and FiW. By comparison, FiW is obscure, inconsistent and limiting. WW is much better, IMHO. I don't think you'll be dissappointed if you get it. wmc – via Autopilot!
#196904From: Asha DeVelderMay 13, 1995 7:25 PM
Wayne, >It has one or two little idiosyncracies, but it is probably the best Amiga WP. BTW, I have both the current version of it and FiW. By comparison, FiW is obscure, inconsistent and limiting. WW is much better, IMHO. I don't think you'll be dissappointed if you get it. Sounds better all the time. 🙂 What kinds of idiosycracies? BTW how does it handle clipboard use? I had some major problems trying to import a cliped address into FW (all it gave me was ???). Will I have the same problem with WW? Skimming through the Redwoods on AutoPilot Asha
#196936From: Wayne ColeMay 14, 1995 4:21 AM
Sometimes requesters pop up with info in text entry boxes an you think that those are defaults. But in truth the related item may not be set so you have to explicity slect the item to be sure. An example is in the Mail Merge requester where you have to tell WW what the field ahd record separtator characters are. When you import and eps picture, the bounding box on screen does not agree with the coordinates in the info requester. But it does seem to print properly. Current rev only has british english dictionary, but I understand the patch SL is distributing has the American english dictionary. The way you set/move/control tabs is a little different than I'm used to, but it doesn't prevent you from doing what you need to. The way the fonts are tied to your selected print method takes getting used to. If you switch from PS printing to Normal (say, for instance, so you can "print" a FAX to GPFax, it always defaults to Shannon Book 14 point. I'd prefer a method where I could tell them what my desired bit map equivalents of the PS fonts I have loaded should be. The things that really trurned me off FiW is the company's snotty attitude regarding the ahndling of font styling. In FiW there are 3 different ways to do it (none of them conveneint) and they all work differently. Also if you change the font accros styled text (bold, italic, bolditalic) depending on which method of applying the style you used, it may or may not "stick". Softwoods attitude ever since FC has been that, "dammit, bold and italic are fonts not styles, and you stupid users better get that straight and start using em' that way…" Also, in WW, you can actually read the screen with ease. FiW is not that readable to mee (eyes about 4' from a 13 inch monitor. I should point out that I use WW mainly for business letters, and such. So I don't really "push" its capacity. And its largely a "Chevy vs Ford" thing – they'll both get you where your going, the differences are a matter of personal style. wmc – via Autopilot!
#197077From: Soft-Logik Tech SupportMay 15, 1995 12:20 PM
Just to clarify, there isn't a Wordworth 3.1 release 2 patch. It is a free upgrade from 3.1 available from our sales department (1-800-829-8608) for customers who bought a Soft-Logik copy of Wordworth. (People who bought Wordworth in the US or Canada before we started carrying it can contact us for upgrade information.) Yes, 3.1r2 has the American dictionaries. Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
#197165From: Wayne ColeMay 16, 1995 2:58 AM
whatever… Just so long as its colorful instead of colourful ;^} wmc – via Autopilot!