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Re: Which is better? Textprocessing langs or DeskTop publishing pgms?

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From: Ken Yap
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1989 19:09
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|     I think that the WYSIWYG systems remove most of the system-dependent
|vagaries from the design process and let the designer doodle electronically.
|This is more productive than repeatedly debugging your formats with the 
|edit-print-think loop that troff and TeX get you into.  This is particularly
|true of strange layouts, like ad copy or newsletters.  Of course, your WYSIWYG
|tool should have a really fluid, consistent, easy to use interface.

A layout design tool would be nice to have but I haven't missed it
much.  I just type in the text and use one of several standard formats.
One thing I will not give up is the ability to edit from a dumb
terminal over a modem. Many WYSISYG systems tie one to a workstation.

Which one is preferred depends on the job at hand. Academics writing
papers will have a different answer from newsletter editors.

We have both types of systems here each with their adherents. Pick your
favourite religion.

Can we go on to something else now?
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Subject: Re: Which is better?  Textprocessing langs or DeskTop publishing pgms?
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Date: 7 Sep 89 19:09:18 GMT
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