Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!uunet!mstan!amull 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 References: <9722@thorin.cs.unc.edu> <2221@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> Organization: Morgan Stanley & Co. NY, NY Lines: 34 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.