Well quirks is quirks, but I don't print much and oddball formatting seldom makes the text unintelligible. But Softcopy Reader is clearly superior in two respects:
1. Reverse navigation in Library Reader is maddeningly slow--by design apparently. As long as you only want to move forward, fine. Just don't try to back up. 2. Library Reader totally lacks a scroll bar or up-down arrow support. Just not there. So, while it clearly takes a few seconds longer to get Softcopy Reader out of the garage and all revved up, I find it much nimbler to maneuver around town. The longer I peruse a book, the more time I save. . . JO.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 01/25/2006 12:39:40 AM: > I download the latest Softcopy Reader about every six months or so and try > it out. You all are right, it may be getting better but it ain't there, > yet. Last time I compared it to Library Reader, SR was still initializing > when LR had the Bookshelf list, the z/OS V14 bookshelf and two books open. > > FWIW, I build my bookshelves and copy the books I want to a directory on my > hard drive. Seldom takes longer than a second to open a book. I have yet > to see Softcopy Reader come even close. Maybe next release. > > Kent Ramsay > Senior System Programmer, SRDC > www.webMethods.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Hunkeler Peter (KRDO 4) > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Windows Softcopy Reader gotten any better? > > Well I gave it another try a few weeks ago. It may have become > better but still is not an option for me. I'm sticking to the old > Windows Library Reader. Still works, fast, reliable. > > I contacted softcopy reader support because it wouldn't print > correctly. I was asked to send more details, samples, etc. Never > heard back. > > For me this is just another "it must be Java" project that gives > us a useless replacement for a formely well working piece of > software. Too bad.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
