This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Robert, I would guess that you only have the 1 meg of RAM that the 600 comes with. If this is the case, I would suggest you avoid using other programs before running Pen Pal without a reboot. Often times programs ask for a library or system font which, when…
Michael, Thanks for posting that little tidbit of info. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Jonathan, As I said before, the decision is ultimately up to Woody. As for my opinion on it, you'll have to wait until I have had a chance to read and review it. Of course, since Michael Loader and I just talked a few days ago, it hasn't even arrived…
Jonathan, I doubt it. Just because I may end up liking the new documentation does not mean that I have any influence in the way the programmers perceive the documentation. I can only say something like, "You might want to read this, it's new and better." They'll still make their…
Paul, Currently, Final Copy II Releases 1 & 2 do not support showing the hidden characters. It is in the list of suggestions, but it is not, unfortunately, a priority item. We have quite a few other users that want other features, and those other features are suggested much more…
Michael, It appears your printer does not set things up the same when loading a second (or later) page. All printers have 'hard margins' which force the print to be physically constrained by whatever dimensions are mentioned in the manual for the printer (usually within an inch of the edge…
Arto, Could you please specify which version of 2.0 you have? You must have at least 37.175 version of Kickstart and 37.67 version of Workbench. Anything with a smaller number will not suffice. (You can find out which versions you have by selecting "About" or "Version" from the "Workbench" menu…
Well, folks, I caused a ripple. I would like to withdraw my comments concerning HotLinks until the newest version arrives. I will post a new version of my comments when I have had time to review the updated documentation. Thanks go to Mike at Soft-Logik for letting me know that…
Update notice – part 2.
Message #51896
Well, folks, I forgot somethings with regard to Final Copy II Release 2: 1) Automatic Postscript font downloading (applies only to Nimbus-Q and Type-1 fonts). 2) Two more european page format (I forget the designations just now, will post "yet another update" message soon). I know, you're all wondering how…
Bill, Get an AGA machine and all your text blitting problems are solved (unless you use a 256 color screen). If you have 2.04 (or later), I highly recommend Term. It's quite excellent. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Brian, I was told yesterday that anybody upgrading from 1.3 will be paying the same $50 (for product) and $5 (shipping and handling), only you will automatically receive the new version (Release 2). Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
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Final Copy II Release 2
Message #51893
Steve, I've played quite a bit with the various fonts and have found the quality to be right up there with Nimbus Q. I haven't yet used CompuGraphic (printed, that is), as I'm stuck with PostScript on the machine at work. (Final Copy II Release 2 allows use of CompuGraphic…
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Final Copy II Release 2
Message #51892
Jonathan, As HotLinks is still in its infancy, I sincerely doubt that any SoftWood products will contain HotLinks capabilities. I have examined the developers package for HotLinks myself and feel that HotLinks, in it's present form, should not have been released. Its design and implementation leaves much to be desired.…
Andrew, Aye, it is heavy…and awkward to get your arms around when it needs lifting. I'll ask if ours came with Postscript or if we had to purchase a card for it. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Jay, Thank you for the information. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Kelly, I'll be posting a new version of the "sw_prologue.ps" file (which is located in FCFiles) this weekend. Our Postscript programmer made the slight mistake of forgetting one small option which didn't enable the hyphens. Postscript, unfortunately, does not provide a 'transparency' setting. Because of this, the background of the…
Alan, Regarding what's planned for the future, I can't say much. Most of the time, I can't say because I don't know. I guess the best thing to do would be to wait until we provide a press-release on a future version. By the way, your message appears to have…
processor, learn it and get proficient with its use. It's too bad they didn't take the time to switch back when the work-load was lighter. I understand that this might be an unrealistic situation for some of you, but it is a possibility for others. Some of you might be…
Roger, Perhaps you are correct that I made a presumptuous statement. It is true that user's suggestions are considered when deciding upon future enhancements. However, since we have upgraded Proper Grammar to Proper Grammar II, nearly every interested caller has said WordPerfect support doesn't concern them. As a matter of…
Andrew, To the best of my knowledge, the HP PaintJet XL300 _is_ a Postscript printer, which is why it costs so much. I know that the one at SoftWood is definitely Postscript. Both the Final Copy II internal Postscript driver and the 2.1/3.0 Postscript printer driver work just fine with…
Ronald, Those libraries are only used for importing. When saving a document, the only two choices available are Final Copy II and ASCII. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Dave, You won't need to purchase any extra RAM for the printer. However, while Final Copy II has the best output of any word processor for the Amiga, be forewarned that it also has the slowest output. The amount of time it will take for your computer to finish sending…
Kelly, I am not aware of any problems with the utility SWDownLoad. It works fine for us and there have been no problems reported. Could you please enlighten me? Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151 P.S. Thanks for re-posting this question. Once I re-read it, I…
Lost messages.
Message #50356
I regret to say that I have a temporary hardware problem. Because of this, a few of the messages were lost. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you wrote me a message and were expecting a reply, could you please re-post your message? I would greatly…
Ron, All I can say is that I'll pass on the suggestion. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Jerry, Thank you for the comments. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Ronald, Those libraries are only used for importing. When saving a document, the only two choices available are Final Copy II and ASCII. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Brian, I am not aware of a CompuGraphic AGFA Nimbus Q font converter. Regarding the document specifications, I am only an employee of SoftWood. I do not make such decisions. I pass along information from users to work and back again. As I said earlier, I'll pass along that users…
Brian, Sorry, I don't know. I couldn't say even if I did know. Ric @ SoftWood
Nancy, My personal opinion is that Final Copy II has the finest print-out (note the spelling) of any Amiga word processor. It is not a perfect word processor, but it is very good. As an employee of SoftWood, I must admit that, between the two of us, one of us…
Tom, Sounds good to me. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Denny, Hopefully! 🙂 Ric
Mike, I'll have to check on the availability of document specs. For now, though, I don't believe we plan to expand the number of filters (loaders/ savers). Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Duncan, Thanks for the report. I'll have to look into that. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Joe, You can get the system to be in PAL mode by selecting a PAL:#? screen in the ScreenMode preferences editor. When your first screen pops up, it will be in PAL mode. If you are looking for a way for your system to be in PAL mode before that…
Jay, Thanks for replying!!! One small note of correction: Suggested retail is $99. We only sell the fonts directly to users as a part of the _upgrade to Final Copy II plan_. Also, each SoftFaces volume contains two disks. One disk (first) will contain ITC fonts, the other (second) disk…
Kurt, We currently do not support printer fonts (except on a PostScript printer). In draft printing mode, you would get whatever NLQ (or draft) printer font/mode you had set up at the moment. All formatting is removed. We (at SoftWood) use this mode as a means of proofreading, notes, etc.…
Bill, My goodness! You don't ask much, do you? 🙂 Usually, I have to make little (paper) notes of what you users want and take them to work. Instead, I believe I'll just dump that message as a text file and take a disk in. That's an awful lot of…
'bulkiness'. If a program feels too 'bulky', it means the features added got a head of the programmers, which in turn means they didn't incorporate it smoothly into the user interface. We could add tons of features and make it horrible to use; or we could add a feature and…
Derek, I agree that customers should decide, on their own terms, which word processor they want to use and when they should shop for a new one. I also know that the Commodore 64 (while still meeting many user's needs) is no longer a viable means for a developer to…
Patrick, Thanks for expressing your preference! We dropped Word Perfect for space and time limitations. I am not aware of any plans to add PageStream support. As for ideas (work-arounds), I'll leave that up to the rest of the users here, because I don't know of a way to do…
Tom, Thanks. I just can't get it to overshoot!?!?! I've tried lots of things and it still doesn't do it. Do you (or anybody else) want me to keep trying? I don't think it will do any good because I've tried everything I could think of. The programmers don't believe…
Derek, Dropping WordPerfect is a decision that has already been made. It won't go back into Proper Grammar. Understand that a couple other 'minor' features removed. I believe space was a consideration. The new grammar engine is, by far, larger than the previous one. I'd like to think that dropping…
Tom, Let me double-check. You were the one having trouble keeping the text inside the box on your printer, even though it looked like it was inside on your screen. I couldn't get it to print OUTSIDE the box. It printed the text all the way inside everytime I printed…
Jay, Thanks for your patience. I appreciate your understanding. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech Support Phoenix, Arizona, USA (602) 431-9151
Jay, Thanks for the bug report. Unfortunately (or, should I say, fortunately) a user already called it in. On a side note, when I showed it to the programmer that handles Proper Grammar development, his response was (and I quote), "Hmm?" Made me laugh out loud. Ric Fischer SoftWood Tech…
Nancy, You can be sure the decision to drop WordPerfect support was thoroughly discussed. Dropping support of a file format which has many white- knuckled "I won't change!" users is not an easy choice. However, I feel the decision was made wisely. Consider this, market research shows that we have…
Jay, Hmm. Not sure, but I think the 'rules' were changed sometime betwixt your order and the info sheet I received. The information I wrote is currently correct. You must remember, though, that all companies reserve the right to change their pricing policy. I'm sorry if you feel you were…
Patrick, Re: FCII — Just glad to be able to do my job. Hope you enjoy the program. Re: PGII Update — If you'll call our 800 toll-free sales line, you'll be able to order a FREE upgrade from Proper Grammar to Proper Grammar II. It's FREE to registered users…
Patrick, Final Copy II only allows you to write Final Copy II format or ASCII (text). To export as text, select "Save As" from the "Project" menu. You will notice a button called "Export" in the file requester. Select this button and I think it will become obvious. By the…
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