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Re: What DTP/WP do tables (other than Frame)?---EqB?

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From: Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 19:34
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In article <1992Aug20.160655.19516@ornl.gov> jblencoe@blencoe.chem.ornl.gov  
(James G. Blencoe) writes:
>>In article <1992Aug18.172935.6287@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>  
>>cahalan@clouds.gsfc.nasa.gov (Robert F. Cahalan) writes:
>>> In article <1992Aug18.023119.19334@lsa.umich.edu> Hal.Varian@umich.edu  
>>> writes:
>>> > In article <1992Aug17.213921.9430@athena.mit.edu>  
>>> > ray@mtl.mit.edu (Ray Ghanbari) writes:

[saving electrons]

>>> > Ideally, TableBuilder should be a palette object.  That way it  
>>> > can be part of spreadsheets, stat packages, presentation  
>>> > packages, publishing, etc., etc..  It should produce output in  
>>> > EPS or in TeX.  You can sell the palette object, along with a  
>>> > front end for it like EqB.
>>> > ---
>>> > Hal.Varian@umich.edu    Hal Varian
>>> > voice: 313-764-2364     Dept of Economics
>>> > fax:   313-764-2364     Univ of Michigan
>>> >                         Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220
>>> 
>>> I second what Hal has said.  The only thing I would add is that, while  
>>> there will be some non-EqB people wanting TableBuilder (TaB), EVERY user  
>>> of EqB will also want TaB, especially if it outputs TeX.  Thus, you  
>>> probably ought to provide a "package deal" and also an upgrade for  
>>current  
>>> users of EqB, like me. 
>>
>>Allow me to add my name to the list of people who would be interested in  
>>such a product.  I also would like to see it bundled with EqB, as Mr.  
>>Cahalan suggests in his post.
>>
>>Jim

Ditto
--
Ronald Pomeroy
Advanced Micro Devices
CAM Applications Group
rpomeroy@aunext3.amd.com
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From: rpomeroy@aunext3.cam.amd.com (Ron Pomeroy x(Coop))
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Subject: Re: What DTP/WP do tables (other than Frame)?---EqB?
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