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From: Alan Day
Date: Fri, 27 May 1988 14:56
Date: Fri, 27 May 1988 14:56
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In a letter to me, Greg Robbins writes
>In article <380@thunder.UUCP> you write:
>>I would like to reiterate some points discussed in earlier
>>submissions on Math typesetting for the Mac. Hopefully FullWrite
>>and/or Nissus (even Word?) might include these in future releases.
>
>Sorry, Nisus will not offer any support for scientific and mathematical
>typesetting in the first release. And frankly, probably not in
>the second or third either. Unless the powers on high at Paragon
>are convinced by a barrage of phone calls and letters that there
>is a large demand for technical features in a word processor,
>programmers will not be assigned to the task.
>
>> (1) multiple (adjustable?) levels of sub- and super-scripts.
>> (2) Intuitive CHARACTER overstrike capability
>
>Both good ideas, both also currently lacking in Nisus.
>
>> (3) a general wish would be macros and command-key assignment
>
>We hope to have QUED/M-style macros in the first release of Nisus.
>Command key assignments will definitely be included. Any item in
>any menu can be assigned a command key equivalent.
>
>Nisus is currently slated for an August release.
>
>Greg grobbins@ucsd.uucp
>Paragon Concepts, Inc. @ucsd.edu
>
>The above does not represent official views of Paragon Concepts, Inc.
>
If there is anyone else out there who would li}ike some easy math typeset
capabilitites, PLEASE PLEASE phone Paragon
(619) 481-1477
(800) 922-2993 (US, outside CA)
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