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Article #38988RE: Suggestion for WP Upgrade
From: Z4648252
Date: Tue, 23 May 1989 06:31
Date: Tue, 23 May 1989 06:31
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Greg Csullog registered a dislike for WordPerfect and suggested a few
improvements. Here is a partial response to a few of the items mentioned.
>"1. allow an option to use the standard file selector box call on the RETRIEVE
> file option (then, anyone who has the { UIS-II installed can make use
> of this incredibly useful utility)"
The new release allows any optional File Selector box to be used.
In fact, beta versions since December have had this feature. Note that
WordPerfect has NOT had an official programmer since last Fall until
just a few weeks ago. Because of that, things have moved very slowly.
>"2. have a 'notemaker' mode where a lot of function kyes can be locked out
> (to prevent new users or occassional WP users from pressing the wrong
> Fkey and damaging his doc)"
?????????
>"3. like Word Writer, put Fkey ICONs on the screen under the working window.
> New users can shrink the window and view all Fkey defs on the screen
> without having to use one of those ridiculous key overlays."
That would be nice, but it would require over forty Fkey ICONs. I
would prefer the "ridiculous key overlay" rather than shrinking/unshrinking
the window to see the "WordWriterish" Fkey expanations.
With WordPerfect's excellent HELP option, I would wonder about the
value of such a suggestion. At this point in time with WordPerfect ST's
rather fragile existance, I'd shudder at such.
Larry Rymal <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!SFAUSTIN.BITNET!Z4648252 From: Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: RE: Suggestion for WP Upgrade Message-ID: <890523.00315297.085749@SFA.CP6> Date: 23 May 89 06:31:53 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 32