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From: amull@Morgan.COM (Andrew P. Mullhaupt)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: mathematical editor
Summary: Have you thought of Lotus Manuscript?
Keywords: math, editor, wishful-thinking
Message-ID: <414@s5.Morgan.COM>
Date: 1 Oct 89 15:29:35 GMT
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There is a serious mark-up capability (about 95% of what TEX can
offer) with about five times the ease of use, if you get a copy
of Lotus Manuscript (Release 2.0). 

Lotus Manuscript is a full-featured word processor, (it competes
with Word and WordPerfect) for the IBM PC. It has the ability to
automatically format mathematical expressions with correct size
parenthesis, integral signs, etc. (just like TEX). It is integrated
in a very easy to use word processor which has printer drivers for
nearly every printer on the planet, especially the Desk-Jet (unlike
TEX, which rips you off for 200 bucks a pop.).

1. You may ultimately want TEX compatibility. Manuscript does not
have this. (It may in the future, but who knows).

2. You might want wysiwyg. Manuscript (like TEX) is not.

3. If you also do a lot of chemistry, T3 (T-cubed) may be more 
to your taste.

An example of the Laplace tranform in Manuscript:

integral sub 0  super infinity e super [-st] f(t) dt = F(s)

this will be a beautifully sculpted Postscript image if you have a
Postscript printer, and almost as stunning on HP lasers, (or the
economically important DeskJet).

Later,
Andrew Mullhaupt

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are not necessarily those 
of my employer.