The absence of a scripting language and repeat loops may frustrate some developers, but most desired features can be accomplished, albeit sometimes indirectly. And indeed, the use of buttons and simple rules to define the relationships among various text segments is an attractive approach that lets many users express document know-how easily. Attempting to handle such complexities in programs that don't support these constructs often requires some work-around compromises and redundancy of choices that users may find frustrating. Like several of the other products reviewed here, PowerTXT consists of distinct development and user modules.
Architect is used to create and modify document models.
Draftsman is used to run finished models and prepare completed documents. Intercon Associates also offers a companion product, PowerForm, which automates graphically-based forms, not reviewed here. You then replace names, dates and other details specific to that document with variable identifiers. Intercon supplies several utilities to ease what might otherwise be a tedious manual mark-up process. An Outline Options macro is used to insert text segment markers.