Re: A pointer, please.

["M.W. Poirier" poirmw@xxxxxxxx]

  Maybe I should reply to this post since I initiated the thread. I
  have been using NB4.5a (DOS) for some years, and I like it very much.
  I realize that it can handle tables very well. As for NB Windows,
  ...well, I'm a DOS person. No more need be said, I think. As for
  my migration to XY4 (DOS), that was recent, and it was brought about
  by my need to handle a very large file that was giving me trouble in
  NB4.5a. In fact, I could not edit the file without crashing, and I
  needed to be able to edit the file (which, by the way was originally
  a NB file) as a single file. With the help of one person on this
  list, I discovered that XY4 was not only able to read this file per-
  fectly, but edit it with ease. I also discovered an elegant graphic
  view, which gave me a very clear picture of the printer output.
  Don't get me wrong, I like NB4.5a a whole lot, and I will continue to
  use it, but I've discovered XY4, and there are certain things that
  it does very well, as there are certain things that NB4.5a does well
  (one being tables, and there are a number of other things as well).
  But it does not handle large files as well as XY4. And please don't
  ask me to graduate to Windows. There are some of us who will always
  object to windows programmes. I'm one of them. Sorry. By the way,
  I purchased NB4.5a (DOS) precisely because I could see that it was the
  last DOS version of a great programme.

  M.W. Poirier


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On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Anne Putnam wrote:
> In response to the following comments about tables:
>
> > How about an alternative. I also finf XY "tables" extremely hard to
> > use. Instead, I use HTML tables which are VERY straight forward with
> > coding by row and cell within row. It is not necessary to go online
> as
> > windows comes with a browser that can be employed in a local mode.
> The
> > results print very nicely also
> > Dick Giering
> >
> > Thomas J Hawley wrote:
> >
> > > If by "matrix" you mean a column table, that's a feature which I
> have
> > > never been able to get to work properly.
> > >
>
> How about Nota Bene as an alternative?
>
> We have spent a lot of programming time working on column tables and
> snaking columns -- fixing more than a few bugs. These improvements are
> new with NB version 5.5. For those of you who don't mind an occasional
> mouse click or two, we have also added a menu interface for cellular
> tables (column tables) and snaking columns. Use the menu to set up a
> table and then Ctrl+Ins will add additional rows as you work.
>
> As I have said before on this list, registered XyWrite users are
> entitled to our competitive upgrade pricing which is the same as our
> student pricing -- $249 for Scholar's Workstation. Product information,
> a downloadable demo, pricing information and secure order forms are all
> available at www.notabene.com. Or let me know if you have any
> questions.
>
> Anne Putnam
> President, Nota Bene Associates, Inc.
> aputnam@xxxxxxxx
> www.notabene.com
> 1-800-4NB-ORDER (1-800-462-6733)
> 212-334-0445
> 212-334-0845 (fax)
>
>
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