CompuServe Thread

We feel that ProWrite is designed for a different purpose than WordPerfect. In fact, we recommend WP over the phone when someone describes their needs that WP would fulfill better than ProWrite. WP is for those who write and write a lot. Only someone who uses a word processor day in and day out, whose livelyhood comes from their writing, would need the features that WP has to offer, but for those people you need those features–and ease of use be damned. ProWrite is for those who don't use their word processor six hours a day, for those who don't write and print hundred page novels complete with detailed table of contents and an automatic index. Its for those who need something that is easy to use–so easy you almost don't need to ever read the manual–yet has the features that 99% of word processing consists of. Editing features that make typing and changing easy, on-screen display of what the final output will look like (at all times–no need for a "print preview"), spelling checking, and so on. Its for those who write letters, memos, reports (especially reports where you need pictures or large headlines), and so on. Ah yes, pictures and headlines. The current version of WP doesn't have any support for pictures or multiple fonts. A professional writer doesn't need these features–they will submit the manuscript to a publishing house for the final paste-up. But for reports (for business, school, or anything), it helps convey the message if you have complete creative control over the final appearance of the printed output. You can use this to advantage in memos and letters. Or in flyers. Again, we feel that ProWrite is a different approach to word processing than WP. WP is a _professional_ word processor, ProWrite is a _personal_ word processor. Its for those who don't want to or need to read a 600 page manual just to write a letter. And ProWrite is for those who want (or need) some stylistic control over the printed result. James Bayless New Horizons Software, Inc.