Re: WYSIWYG = DIY (=hubris)

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From: Chris Torek
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1989 10:45

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In article <1438@hydra.gatech.EDU> rh26@prism.gatech.EDU
(Howard,Robert L) writes:
[good points about using `style sheets' in IBM PC `word processors]

>Why not enjoy seeing a reasonable facsimile of your document right
>on the screen?

Mostly because, at the moment, that is not possible.  A reasonable
facsimile of the document would require a 2000x3000 pixel screen.
At lower resolutions, emulating the printed page produces something
which is sufficiently hard to read that I prefer not to look at it
while editing.
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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
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Subject: Re: WYSIWYG = DIY (=hubris)
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Date: 11 Aug 89 10:45:21 GMT
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