Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!xx.lcs.mit.edu!OAF.G.PELLER%OZ.AI.MIT.EDU From: OAF.G.PELLER%OZ.AI.MIT.EDU@xx.lcs.mit.edu (Adam Peller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: autoworks vs. super macroworks Message-ID: <8701101623.aa03424@SPARK.BRL.ARPA> Date: Sat, 10-Jan-87 16:22:34 EST Article-I.D.: SPARK.8701101623.aa03424 Posted: Sat Jan 10 16:22:34 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Jan-87 23:43:01 EST References: <460@hsi.UUCP> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 29 Message-ID: <12269883404.39.OAF.G.PELLER@OZ.AI.MIT.EDU> I've been using MacroWorks by Beagle Bros for over a year now and Im very happy with it. (I only use it for the macros -- it has many other utilities on the disk such as multi-column printing) A few days ago, I tried SuperMacroworks, the latest version from Beagle Bros. The only difference besides its compatibility with AppleWorks 2.0 is a slightly more advanced macro programming language. I was a little disappointed - it was basically the same as the old macroworks. Probably the most useful program on the disk was RTN.CHAR. This changes the "blob" that normally represents a RETURN in the word processor to a MouseText arrow symbol. I've also been playing with the Pinpoint Spelling Checker and utilities which I find to be VERY useful... unfortunately, they're not compatible with MacroWorks. Pinpoint makes their own macro program (Keyplayer) but i wasnt very impressed with it. Now I must make a choice between these 2 packages, and i will probably end up with pinpoint. Has anyone else made this decision? Adam Peller -- ADAMP%OZ@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU (Arpa) P.S. I believe that AppleWorks v2.0 has a built in Mail merge making AutoWorks' mail merge useless... -------