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Re: MacWrite 4.6 upgrade comments

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From: akk2
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1987 13:21
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In article <7188@dartvax.UUCP> earleh@dartvax.UUCP (Earle R. Horton) writes:
>I just acquired a copy of the MacWrite version 4.6 update from the
>College Computer Store here, and have spent a couple of hours trying it out.
>
>c) The program appears to be designed for big-screen users, but there
>are problems with the standard Macintosh screen.  The document window is
>about one half inch narrower than the screen, and there is no way to
>make it any wider.  The window height is okay.
>

What do you mean its one half inch narrower than the screen ? When I open a new
document the document window occupies the *full* screen. 

>d) It is possible to "lose" the right margin marker somewhere under the
>vertical scroll bar.  It is not an easy task to get it back.
>

I would be very interested in knowing how you "lose" the right margin marker.
You do know about expanding the window to the right via the mouse cursor on 
title bar move window left routine ;-)

>f) There is no way to get left margins narrower than one inch.  This was
>asinine two years ago and it is asinine now.
>
I agree !

>	Read manuals.
>*********************************************************************
>*Earle R. Horton, H.B. 8000, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755   *
>*********************************************************************

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Atul Kacker        Internet: akk2@tut.cc.rochester.edu
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Subject: Re: MacWrite 4.6 upgrade comments
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Posted: Thu Sep 24 09:21:52 1987
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