Re: Writer's question

From: Geoffrey Heard (gheard@SURF.NET.AU)
Date: Sun Jan 14 2001 - 09:02:34 AEDT


At 2:58 PM -0600 13/1/01, Millard Formby wrote:
>on 1/12/01 11:11 PM, Brian Ferguson at bjf@LABYRINTH.NET.AU wrote:
>
>>  I've mislaid the original to this thread, but why not download the FREE
>>  version Nisus Writer 4.1.6 from the Nisus Site, Register it to get
>>full access
>>  and notification about new versions, and try it out.
>>
>>  The only real difference between versions 4.1.6, 5.1.3 and 6.0 is
>>the position
>>  of the menus items for creating shortcuts but most of the current features
>>  were there. The later version is just a lot neater.
>
>Why not download the 30 day demo of version 6.0.1? Btw,  4.1.6 (like Nisus
>Compact) does not have drag and drop editing. For me, this feature is like
>power windows or the TV remote control. Seems frivolous until you use it,
>then you can't live without it.

v4 does have d&d within documents, but it does not d&d between documents.

As you say, seems frivilous -- in fact, I didn't use it until a
couple of years ago (I had a cvouple of nasty surprises when I first
tried it); within an hour using it seriously, I was hooked.

Cheers,
Geoff



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