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In article <6504@columbia.edu> dr@gollum.UUCP (David Robinowitz) writes:
>In article <13705@well.UUCP> svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol) writes:
>>In article <5088@mnetor.UUCP> frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) writes:
>>>2) marginal control over paragraphs, e.g., no 'space before' setting
>>	No luck on this one, and I have no workaround either...
>>
>	What is "'space before'"?

In general, Word treats paragraphs as objects with various attributes.
These include leading, tabs, etc. 'space' before lets you specify how
much space to leave between *this* paragraph and the preceding one
(and no, 'space after' is not quite equivalent).

>>>3) virtually useless conversion from MS Word (largely a result of the
>>>   above); to win users away from Word (e.g., me), they'll have to
>>>   provide a good migration route
> 	This is a feature! :-)
>
>>	I never used Word, and have no intention of starting...
>	Here Here!

Fine for new users, but not a wise attitude given Words hold on the
WP marketplace. I was making two points: 1) you can't ignore Word, and
2) the primary cause of the incompatibility is a lack of some major
features in Nisus. I'm not a big fan of Word, but it is currently
the only WP that does what I need. Sure, Nisus has some nifty features,
but that's no substitute for raw (in some cases very raw) power.

>>...I use Nisus becuase it offers the features I need when I need them in a
>>relatively Mac-like application (it's MUCH better than Word, but it's no
>>Fullwrite!)

It comes down do what you need to do. Unfortunately this is also
a trade-off against how easy it is to do it.

-- 
Frank Kolnick,
consulting for, and therefore expressing opinions independent of, Computer X
UUCP: {allegra, linus}!utzoo!mnetor!frank