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From: u545731798ea@deneb.ucdavis.edu (0040;0000001524;0;340;143;)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Word Perfect for the Macintosh 1.0
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Date: 6 May 88 19:04:38 GMT
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Reply-To: u545731798ea@deneb.ucdavis.edu.UUCP (Greg DeMichillie)
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Summary: What kind of Mac program uses *CODES*?


Is it just me or does the concept of inserting invisible codes
to activate bold, italic etc.. seem like some nightmare out of
WordStar?

I guess the reason that Word Perfect works that ways is that
they took their regular DOS programmers and tried to teach them
how to program the Mac rather that hiring Mac programmers and
teaching them Word Perfect.  So, they programmed the Mac before
they ever actually *USED* the Mac.

Overall, I'd say that Word Perfect has some really nice features,
but it's not worth putting up with a lousy interface to get at them.