No, it's because it was so much less powerful than DCF and had a clunky screen layout. That was before the ordeal of m$ office, which caused me to appreciate WP more.
However, autodefect does certainly introduce some startling sea changes. How about on-the-fly spell checking with an audible alarm for suggested alternatives? ISAGN. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Pommier, Rex [rpomm...@sfgmembers.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 9:40 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Markup languages Shmuel, Peter is asking why you called WordPerfect "word pervert". I'm guessing it was an autocorrect thing... Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Friday, December 23, 2022 6:47 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Markup languages ? Actually, it's m$ word that I criticize. Not that WP didn't have serious issues, but IMHO it is clearly the better of the two products. But I had access to BookMaster when I was using WP. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__http%3A%2F%2Fmason.gmu.edu%2F*smetz3__%3Bfg!!KjMRP1Ixj6eLE0Fj!r-vY46NSt0XUC7U8wEZ8_d8upKflX7NaldVlpJjbuhGS_WCIPS6iNXJB7TFA5B8tjNWYqQz0WQu54-_mTQ%24&data=05%7C01%7Csmetz3%40gmu.edu%7Ca66f3742a5f2465e4c2008dae8185923%7C9e857255df574c47a0c00546460380cb%7C0%7C0%7C638077488512643678%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PR6IeuI%2FvTqyoFtBcRRyjAb1dPqVJvXk5jp3F17HP6w%3D&reserved=0 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Farley, Peter [0000031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 7:31 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Markup languages Shmuel, Why did you slander Worperfect like that? What did it ever do to you? Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 8:39 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Markup languages My preference, alas, is dead: BookMagager BUILD/MVS (or VM), which is built on BookMaster and DCF. Lacking that, I make do with LaTeX, which I find powerful but clumsier that the tools built on Script. I make extensive use of nested bulleted and numbered lists, and when I attempt to copy an entry to a different list, word garbles the markup horribly. Is there an equivalent to the reveal mode in word pervert that would allow me to correct that bug? The best that I've been able to come up with is to copy the entry to notepad and then copy from notepad. I would recommend a LaTeX environment, e.g., MiKTeX, TeXworks. Check out resources at CTAN. -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
