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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

4294.0. "More on WP/DTP" by PEKING::NONDEP () Tue Nov 20 1990 12:10

    
    
    	Hello W/P users,
    
    I've seen the recent reviews on Pen Pal Prowrite....But I'm looking for 
    more.
    
    1 Is there a WP/DTP package that I can use with an LJ252, colour
    graphics output.
    
    2 That has a thesaurus
    
    3 Can add a spellchecker in either french or english depending on the
    original version i would get hold of.
    
    4 That has a bit like Harward graphic some ready made symbols.
    
    5 Where I can import drawings from deluxe paint 3
    
    Many thanks, Patrick
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4294.1ULTRA::KINDELBill Kindel @ LTN1Tue Nov 20 1990 16:5241
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>   I've seen the recent reviews on Pen Pal Prowrite....But I'm looking for 
>   more.
>   
>   1 Is there a WP/DTP package that I can use with an LJ252, colour
>   graphics output.
    
    ProWrite uses preferences printers AND prints in color.  Assuming the
    HP printer driver supports color, you should be in good shape.  Failing
    that, PageStream 2.0 can import ProWrite documents directly and perform
    assorted magic to a wide variety of printers.
    
>   2 That has a thesaurus
    
    In the U.S., ProWrite 3.0 comes with an English thesaurus claiming
    300,000 references.
    
>   3 Can add a spellchecker in either french or english depending on the
>   original version i would get hold of.
    
    In the U.S., ProWrite includes an English dictionary and the company
    offers dictionaries in at least two other languages, presumably
    including French.
    
>   4 That has a bit like Harward graphic some ready made symbols.
    
    I'm unfamiliar with this.  The Amiga character set includes a number of
    international and special symbols.  The SYMBOL font provides many more,
    including the Greek alphabet and a number of mathematical symbols.
    
>   5 Where I can import drawings from deluxe paint 3
    
    I've used ProWrite to import drawings from Deluxe Paint 2 without
    difficulty.  It would be worth your while to examine the printed output
    from both ProWrite and PageStream with regard to the handling of
    multi-bit-plane color drawings.  ProWrite dithers the colors during
    import, assuming the printer to be capable of only 8 colors. 
    PageStream may well handle colors with more pinache.  I believe it's
    capable of doing color separations, should you graduate from an LJ250
    to something spiffier.