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In <4381@equinox.unr.edu> zhimin@unssun.nevada.edu (Zhimin Chen) writes:

>I just received a copy of updated speller and grammar for MS Word 5.0 for Mac
>from MicroSoft Corp.

>I installed it in the MS Word 5.0. I found the speller is a real improvement
>in terms of speed.

*****>	Really?  I noticed no difference.  Microsoft still needs a
	lesson in human-interface issues.  The questionable word in the
	document that gets highlighted isn't sensitive to the speller
	window's position: put the window on the bottom of the screen,
	then you can't see the context for footnotes; put it on the top
	of the screen, then you can't seen the main document.
	Obviously, Microsoft's programmers don't use Macs with 9-inch
	screens.

	Ever notice how _long_ it takes for it to respond when you click
	on a button in the speller window?

	BTW, I'm using a Mac SE/30 so it's _not_ my machine that's slow.
	From what I can remember, Word 4's speller was faster.

>However when I tried to use the grammar, the computer
>can't locate the file, although it IS there in the Word Command file. Does
>anyone know what the problem is?

>By the way, I previously trashed the grammer because it takes lots of space
>and gives nothing but very stupid suggestions. This time I wanted to give
>the new version a new chance to see if it's better than its predecessor.

*****>	I was under the impression that it was _just_ a bug fix.  All
	grammar-checkers are _slow_ and give stupid suggestions.  Why?
	Because it requires real intelligence and real-world knowledge
	to properly grammar-check a document.  They do have such things
	currently...they're called people; artificial-intelligence just
	isn't there yet.
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