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Article #11401Re: WYSIWYG Word Processor for Windows 3.0?
From: Aaron Wallace
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1991 17:04
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1991 17:04
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In article <1991Apr30.150818.6304@ccad.uiowa.edu> cadsi@ccad.uiowa.edu (CADSI) writes: >I have both programs and neither fulfill the request. The initial request >was for WYSIWIG. At best, both programs (like ALL Windows codes) are >WYSIWYSOg (what you see is what youll Sort Of get). The font informatinon >shown on screen is not at all accurate. Untill the TrueFont stuff >is part of a Windows release, WYSIWIG ain't available in Windows. Unless you have ATM, Facelift, Superprint, the HP LJIII drivers, Pub. PowerPack, Bitstream... i.e. it's here, w/ or w/o TrueHype. Digression: The simplicity of WYSIWIG on the original Mac has yet to be surpassed. The screen was 72dpi. The printer (the only allowable printer!) was 72dpi. Printer fonts *were* screen fonts. It's been downhill ever since! :-) Aaron Wallace
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!stanford.edu!leland.Stanford.EDU!jessica.stanford.edu!aaron From: aaron@jessica.stanford.edu (Aaron Wallace) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: WYSIWYG Word Processor for Windows 3.0? Message-ID: <1991Apr30.170454.6056@leland.Stanford.EDU> Date: 30 Apr 91 17:04:54 GMT References: <1991Apr29.150159.12586@wam.umd.edu> <1991Apr30.150818.6304@ccad.uiowa.edu> Sender: Aaron Wallace Organization: Academic Information Resources Lines: 16