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  1. WORDWORTH3.1 vs FINALWRITER3: THE COMPLETE FEATURE COMPARISON
  2. -------------------------------------------------------------
  3.  
  4. If there are any errors in this file, we apologize in advance.
  5. Please report errors to SL-MIKE on GEnie, 76004,1676 on CompuServe
  6. or 76004.1676@compuserve.com via Internet.
  7.  
  8. To print this file, use a monospaced font such as Courier.
  9.  
  10.  * Full implementation of feature
  11.  - Limited implementation of feature
  12.  
  13.  
  14. DOCUMENTS                          WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  15. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  16. Open multiple documents            *                   *
  17. Maximum columns per page           32                  6
  18. Independent text frames            *                   -
  19. Headers and footers                *                   *
  20. Automatic page numbering           *                   *
  21. Join pages into spreads            *
  22. Master pages                                           *
  23. Templates                          *
  24. Automatic table of contents        *                   *
  25. Automatic index generation         *                   *
  26. Bibliography generation                                *
  27. Statistics                         *                   *
  28. Revision control                   *
  29. Autosave                           *                   *
  30. Autobackup                         *
  31. Revert to last saved               *
  32. Open recent documents              *
  33. Reveal windows                     *
  34.  
  35. EDITING                            WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  36. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  37. Cut, copy and paste text           *                   *
  38. Copy and paste para format         *                   -
  39. Find/replace text                  *                   *
  40. Find/replace attributes            *
  41. Style tags                                             *
  42. Bookmarks                          *
  43. Endnotes                           *                   -
  44. Spelling checker                   *                   *
  45.    check spelling as you type      *                   *
  46.    change all occurrences          *
  47. Thesaurus                          *                   *
  48. Auto Correct                       *
  49. Undo                               - Undelete only     *
  50. Repeat last action                 *
  51. Drag and drop text editing         *                   *
  52. Transpose characters               *
  53. Overtype mode                      *
  54. Insert text clips                  -                   *
  55. Insert special character           *
  56. Insert date/time                   *                   -
  57. Mail merge                         *                   *
  58.    conditional mail merge          *
  59. Sort text                          *                   *
  60. Show invisible codes               *
  61.  
  62. FONTS                              WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  63. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  64. Font systems supported             5                   3
  65.   Compugraphic Intellifont         *                   *
  66.   PostScript Type 1                *                   *
  67.   TrueType                         * +
  68.   Nimbus Q                                             *
  69.   AmigaDOS bitmap fonts            *
  70.   Built-in printer fonts           *
  71.      use multiple printer fonts    *
  72.  
  73. TYPOGRAPHY                         WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  74. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  75. Maximum type size                  1000pt              360pt
  76. Text color                         *                   -
  77. Left/right/first indent            *                   *
  78. Kerning                            * Compugraphic only
  79. Tracking                           * Compugraphic only
  80. Leading, automatic/manual          *                   -
  81. Inter-paragraph spacing            *
  82. Keep paragraphs together           *
  83. Tabs: left, center, right, decimal *                   *
  84.    dot leaders (filled tabs)       *
  85.    place numerically or visually   *                   *
  86. Automatic hyphenation              *                   *
  87. Column and page breaks             *                   -
  88. Sections                                               *
  89.  
  90. TEXT IMPORT/EXPORT                 WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  91. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  92. Import ASCII                       *                   *
  93. Import Microsoft Works/Write       *
  94. Import Microsoft Word for DOS      *
  95. Import WordPerfect                 *                   - 4.1 only
  96. Import Wordstar                    *
  97. Import RTF                         *
  98. Import ProWrite                                        *
  99. Export ASCII                       *                   *
  100. Export Wordperfect                 *
  101. Export RTF                         *
  102.  
  103. GRAPHIC IMPORT/EXPORT              WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  104. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  105. Import IFF ILBM                    *                   *
  106. Import TIFF                        *                   *
  107. Import GIF                         *
  108. Import PCX                         *
  109. Import BMP                         *
  110. Import IMG                         *
  111. Import GEM                         *
  112. Import CGM                         *
  113. Import EPS                         *                   *
  114. External graphics                  *                   *
  115.    HotLinked graphics              *
  116.  
  117. OBJECTS                            WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  118. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  119. Cut, copy and paste objects        *                   *
  120. Duplicate                          *
  121. Vector drawing tools               *                   *
  122. Show pictures in color or B&W      *                   *
  123. Object line/fill color             *                   *
  124. Dash patterns                      4                   0
  125. Line endings                       9                   1
  126. Contour text wrap                  *                   *
  127. Bring to front/send to back        *                   -
  128. Lock/unlock                        *                   -
  129. Group/ungroup                      *                   *
  130. Rotate                             - text only         - internal objects
  131. Crop graphics                                          *
  132. Extend objects across spreads      *
  133.  
  134. TABLES                             WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  135. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  136. Create tables                      *
  137. Insert/delete rows/columns         *
  138. Borders                            *
  139. Calculations                       *
  140.  
  141. TEXT EFFECTS                       WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  142. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  143. Text around a circle               *
  144. Text around an arc                 *
  145. Spiral text                        *
  146. Shadowed text                      *
  147.  
  148. LAYOUT AIDS                        WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  149. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  150. Rulers                             *                   *
  151. Margin guides                      *                   *
  152. Measurement systems                5                   3
  153.  
  154. PRINTING                           WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  155. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  156. Preferences printer support        *                   *
  157. PostScript printer support         -                   *
  158. Print Manager                      *
  159. Print EPS to any printer           *                   *
  160. Landscape printing                 *                   *
  161. Print to disk                      *                   *
  162. Access built-in printer fonts      *
  163.  
  164. INTERFACE                          WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  165. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  166. Save program defaults              *                   -
  167. Load program defaults              *
  168. Toolbar (button bar)               *                   *
  169.   change button size               *
  170.   configurable                     *                   *
  171. Status bar                         *
  172. Drawing toolbox                    *                   *
  173. View magnification range           25-400%             25-400%
  174.   increment levels                 1%
  175.   preset levels                    10                  8
  176.   zoom in/out                      *
  177. Facing pages view                  *
  178.  
  179. AMIGA ENVIRONMENT                  WORDWORTH3.1        FINALWRITER3
  180. -------------------------------------------------------------------
  181. Online AmigaGuide help             *
  182. ARexx compatible                                       *
  183. AGA compatible                     *                   *
  184. Change screen modes                *                   -
  185. Set screen font                    *
  186. Uses ASL file requester            *
  187. Standard Amiga gadgets             *
  188. Read document as you type          * ++
  189.  
  190.  
  191. SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE:            $225                $199.95
  192. PRICE FOR ALL USERS:+++            $135.00
  193. PRICE FOR PAGESTREAM USERS:++++    $120.00
  194. MAIL ORDER PRICE:+++++             $129.95             $118.95
  195.  
  196.  
  197. +    requires 68020 or better
  198. ++   requires AmigaDOS narrator
  199. +++  Soft-Logik's price at which anybody can order direct.
  200.      Dealer price may vary. The suggested retail price is $225.
  201. ++++ Soft-Logik's direct price for owners of Soft-Logik programs.
  202. +++++Creative Computers, March 1995
  203.  
  204.  
  205. Soft-Logik Publishing is the exclusive publisher of Wordworth in
  206. the United States and Canada. Digita International should be
  207. contacted for sales in all other countries.
  208.  
  209.  
  210. ORDERING INFORMATION
  211. --------------------
  212.  
  213. $135 Direct price
  214. $120 Direct price for owners of other Soft-Logik programs
  215. $225 Suggested Retail Price
  216.  
  217. Missouri residents add 5.975% tax.
  218.  
  219. Shipping & Handling: Add $6 for the USA or $7 for Canada
  220.  
  221. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, checks or money orders.
  222.  
  223. Include card number, expiry date and signature for credit card orders.
  224.  
  225. PLEASE INCLUDE OFFER CODE "WWAB" WHEN YOU ORDER. THANKS!
  226.  
  227. PHONE: 1-800-829-8608 or 314-894-8608  (9am-5pm central time)
  228. FAX:     314-894-3280
  229. OR WRITE TO:
  230.  
  231. Soft-Logik Publishing
  232. P.O. Box 510589
  233. St. Louis, MO  63151-0589  USA
  234.  
  235.  
  236. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  237. -------------------
  238.  
  239. - AmigaDOS 2.04, 2.1, 3.0 or 3.1
  240. - 3MB of RAM
  241. - hard drive highly recommended (can be used with 2 floppies)
  242.  
  243.  
  244. NOTES
  245. -----
  246.  
  247. Wordworth 3.1 comes with 51 Agfa Compugraphic Intellifonts. These are very
  248. high quality, hinted, professional outline fonts that can be used with
  249. AmigaDOS and your other Amiga applications, including PageStream.
  250.  
  251. The fonts included with Wordworth 3.1 are:
  252.  
  253.  Agfa Nadianne Book
  254.  Agfa Nadianne Bold
  255.  Albertus Medium
  256.  Albertus Medium Oblique
  257.  Albertus Bold
  258.  Albertus Extra Bold
  259.  Antique Olive
  260.  Antique Olive Bold
  261.  Antique Olive Italic
  262.  Branding Iron
  263.  Broadway
  264.  Brush
  265.  Carmine Tango
  266.  CG Goudy Oldstyle
  267.  CG Goudy Oldstyle Italic
  268.  CG Goudy Bold
  269.  CG Goudy Extra Bold
  270.  CG Poster Bodoni
  271.  Clarendon
  272.  Cooper Black
  273.  Coronet
  274.  Delphian
  275.  Dom Casual
  276.  Eccentric
  277.  Garamond Antiqua
  278.  Garamond Halbfett
  279.  Garamond Kursiv
  280.  Garamond Kursiv Halbfett
  281.  Garth Graphic
  282.  Garth Graphic Italic
  283.  Garth Graphic Bold
  284.  Garth Graphic Bold Italic
  285.  Goudy Handtooled
  286.  Marigold
  287.  Microstyle
  288.  Microstyle Bold
  289.  Old English
  290.  Park Avenue
  291.  Peignot Demi Bold
  292.  Peignot Bold
  293.  Revue Light
  294.  Shannon Book
  295.  Shannon Bold
  296.  ShannonExtraBold
  297.  Signet Roundhand
  298.  Uncial
  299.  Univers Medium
  300.  Univers Medium Condensed
  301.  Univers Bold
  302.  Univers Bold Condensed
  303.  University Roman
  304.  
  305.  
  306. Soft-Logik Publishing Corporation has made every attempt to ensure
  307. the accuracy of this chart; however, we recommend that you contact
  308. Softwood for information concerning Final Writer.
  309.  
  310. Wordworth is a registered trademark of Digita International. Final
  311. Writer is a trademark of Softwood, Inc. All other trademarks are
  312. the property of their respective owners. Soft-Logik is a trademark,
  313. and PageStream, TypeSmith and Art Expression are registered
  314. trademarks of Soft-Logik Publishing Corporation.
  315.