Re: WYSIWYG

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From: Brian Reid
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1985 05:37

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In article <11272@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Peter Korn writes:
>                                         Because I can interactively
>get a feel for what my essay (paper, thesis, whatever) is going to look
>like as I type it, I find I tend to write better.

This, to me, is one of the strongest reasons why I don't use or like WYSIWYG.
I prefer to concentrate on what my words say, and not on what they look like,
and I want a display that will not distract me with glittery appearance
while I am working on content.
--
        Brian Reid      decwrl!glacier!reid
        Stanford        reid@SU-Glacier.ARPA

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From: reid@glacier.ARPA (Brian Reid)
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Subject: Re: WYSIWYG
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Date: Sat, 21-Dec-85 00:37:26 EST
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