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Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> Unless the problem is the binary compatibility of the files that your
> word processor produces, Emacs can fill this niche as well.  It has a
> WYSIWYG editing mode (try `M-x enriched-mode RET').  Coupled with
> ps-print and a PostScript printer or interpreter, this produces
> beautiful hard copies.

    Well, my reports have to be printed on machines at my University, which
don't have Emacs installed on, and I can't go installing Emacs whenever I need
to print.  (the machines are refreshed to a standard image every once an a
while).  I could telnet to a UNIX machine and print from there, but the truth
is, I know/like WordPerfect.  There is nothing missing from WordPerfect for
report writing, and it isn't worth my time (now) to learn to use
enriched-mode.

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     (\/) Endlisnis (\/)
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          Endlisnis AT HotMail DOT com
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