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Re: Final Writer 5 Features

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From: David Marshall
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 17:24
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Digita International wrote:
> >1.  Added "Font" menu item that bypasses TypeSpecs requester and goes
> >directly to the font requester.
> >2.  Added predefined zoom magnification levels to the "View" menu.
> >4.  Implemented "Next" style.
> >5.  Implemented "Based On" style.
> >6.  Increased maximum main styles from 16 to 256.
> >9.  Begin new documents using templates.
> >11. AutoCorrect--correct as you type.
> >15. tables
> >17. ASL file requester option.
> >22. RTF import/export--this is a full, useful implementation unlike...
> These features sound familiar, I wonder where I saw them before?

1. Really bad RTF and Final Writer importers that appear just to be there so they can be
mentioned on the feature list.
2. A glossy, high-layout, low-content manual.
3. An extra 50 free Intellifonts. Most badly converted from Type 1 in that overpriced trash
TypeSmith.
4. A badly designed user interface. Why use three buttons to open three different windows when
you can use a list gadget? *DUH*
5. Thirty quid for a minimal upgrade from the previous version.
6. Why think for yourself when you can copy Word's way of doing things as much as possible?

These features sound familiar as well do they Digita?

Dave
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From: David Marshall <D.P.Marshall@durham.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Final Writer 5 Features
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 18:24:17 +0100
Organization: University of Durham, Durham, UK
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