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In response to the message  <380@thunder.UUCP> from raday@thunder.UUCP (Alan
Day) on 18 May 88:

>       Aside from display equations (which a DA can handle well enough),
>       a mathematician needs to imbed limited symbol constructs in
>       paragraph text. To do this, two features already implemented in
>       LaserAuthor (the only good things in that programme) should not be
>       that hard to put into any other WP programme.
>
>
>               (1) multiple (adjustable?) levels of sub- and super-scripts. The
>       adjustment might be necessary if the default settings are not
>       correct as in Word. (Anyone know how to FEdit these values for
>       Word? The workarounds that I know are very time consuming and
>       unnatural.)

I have been successfully and painlessly using WriteNow with Expressionist (or
MathWriter) to do mathematical word processing on a MacPlus with one external
800K drive.  WriteNow, from T/Maker, allows for equations to be imbedded in
text and has an unlimited number of subscript/superscript levels (the scale
appears to be on the order of a pixel).

>               (2) Intuitive CHARACTER overstrike capability (LaserAuthor used
>       COMMAND-backspace between the characters). This would allow writing
>       e.g. NOT less than, and x sub i super j in paragraph text easily.

Either equation processor will handle overstrike characters with ease.

>               (3) a general wish would be macros and command-key assignment
>       (which means the programme must not gobble up all possible
>       assignments for obscure power user capabilities. Are you listening
>       Word?)

I am told, but have no personal experience, that Quikeys is a good solution.

>       Does anyone know of a WP package with these minor :-) abilities?

I hope that these suggestions are useful and appropriate.  I would like to hear
your comments about this setup and welcome alternate proposals.

Doug Meade
dm2w+@andrew.cmu.edu