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Yes, you can make your own icons on the Mac. Its not hard either, no harder than it is on the Amiga (I've seen some crazy icons on the Mac, crazier than those I've seen on the Amiga–but the Mac has been around longer too).
Well, with the (admittedly major) difference of the Mac having no CLI type user interface, the Mac and the Amiga are amazingly similar in terms of what the user interface is like. In fact, if you are talking about the Workbench type interface, the Mac's beats the Amiga's hands down…
#4887-
Workbench for novices
Message #4948
The fact that you have seen only a few number of icons on a Mac simply means that you have only seen a few programs on a Mac. When a Mac program creates a new document file, the document file automatically gets the same icon as other document files created…
Well, obviously if you stick to the CLI you will get your system of no icons, and with the scheme I am trying to describe you will also not get your clutter of .info files while still allowing those Workbench users the ability to get at all files. BTW, identical…
By minimal I was not referring to the volume of information, but rather to the quality (I too got one of the original developer's machines with the original documentation). The quality of the original Amiga documentation is about on par with the quality of the original Mac documentation (the Mac's…
Who wrote "Inside Macintosh"? Well, the Apple people who developed the Mac system software of course (who wrote the Amiga's RKM, Intuition, or AmigaDOS manuals? The people who wrote the Amiga system software of course. Its the same situation). And I still disagree with you. From a developer's standpoint there…
Well, as a former developer of Macintosh software, what you are saying is just not the case (I was working on Mac stuff back in 1984 when the machine first came out–then jumped to the Amiga when it finally came out). Sure, the documentation on the Mac was minimal to…
Well, if by limited number you mean four billion icons per disk as a maximum then you are right. Somehow I don't think that is much of a restriction. James Bayless New Horizons Software, Inc.
Gazillion Icons
Message #4816
The slowness is a function of the AmigaDOS system, a faster DOS would make the icons all blink up there in a second or two–far shorter time than it would take you to zero in on and click an icon, hence as far as usage goes it would be as…
#Default Icons Bad
Message #4815
Identical icons are not necessary, these (identical) default icons would only be supplied for those files that don't already have on icon of their own. It might be madness that Delete, Copy, Date, etc. all have the same icons, but that is better than them having NO icons (which is…
#Workbench for novices
Message #4813
Please see my earlier messages. Under the scheme I have described there would be NO identical icon information on the disk, nor would the icon information be visible from the CLI. It would, however, make every file visible from the Workbench (of course, you could make files "invisible" from the…
#Workbench for novices
Message #4812
No, the "resource fork" of Mac files is not necessary for icon information. It is perfectly possible to do the same things without using such things as two distinct forks to a file. You comments about Apple restricting peoples attempts to get to the innards of the machine have me…
#Workbench for novices
Message #4810
Again, I apparently gave the impression that all document files would simply have their icon information supplied as part of some "header" to the file. Such is not the case in the scheme described. The document simply provides the system with a four byte identifier (well, actually eight bytes if…
#Workbench for novices
Message #4809
Larry, I'm sorry if I gave you the impression that on the Mac the icons are saved as part of the file. Actually, the only extra bit of info that is saved with a document is a four byte value that identifies the file type. The Mac Finder (the rough…
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#Workbench for novices
Message #4006
Well, the Mac doesn't "Force" any program to use icons/windows/mouse. Its just that a program on the Mac that doesn't use these doesn't sell (several companies tried to sell such programs in the early days of the Mac). The presence of icons as part of the OS itself would not…
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#Epson Printer Drivers
Message #133566
When the final version of Workbench 1.3 is released, there will be some improvements in the Epson 9 pin printer driver. Specifically, there will be a psuedo-18 and psuedo-24 pin mode (done by making multiple passes of the print head) that will let you take advantage of the smoothing option…
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#Epson Printer Drivers
Message #133566
When the final version of Workbench 1.3 is released, there will be some improvements in the Epson 9 pin printer driver. Specifically, there will be a psuedo-18 and psuedo-24 pin mode (done by making multiple passes of the print head) that will let you take advantage of the smoothing option…
#129794-
1.3 Printer Drivers
Message #130248
Well, it is possible for a program (PageSetter in this case) to actually change Preferences settings, thus negating any changes you have made. Its possible, but bad programming (there are other more accepted ways of acheiving the same result). If PageSetter is actually doing this then there would appear to…
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#Shakespeare-Canon
Message #129295
There should be a printer driver for the Canon PJ-1080A with Shakespeare. (at least there is one shipping with ProWrite, and they both are shipping with the Workbench 1.3 printer drivers). If you don't have this driver you might want to call Infinity–they should have the driver for this printer.…
#129270-
Amiga's Pathetic!
Message #129291
We feel that ProWrite is designed for a different purpose than WordPerfect. In fact, we recommend WP over the phone when someone describes their needs that WP would fulfill better than ProWrite. WP is for those who write and write a lot. Only someone who uses a word processor day…
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#Amiga's Pathetic!
Message #129287
I concur, we should go after Macintosh programs–they are demonstrably superior in ease of use than their corresponding IBM counterparts, and in most cases they are superior in features too (Excel vs. 123 for example). If WordPerfect, Ashton-Tate, and Microsoft get more involved in the Amiga market you will see…
Oh, it is possible to guru in cases like that…but its not (to my knowledge) ProWrite that is guruing, its the system. ProWrite can handle memory down to only a few bytes free, but if it gets below about 16K or so of CHIP memory the system has problems (simple…
Oh, it is possible to guru in cases like that…but its not (to my knowledge) ProWrite that is guruing, its the system. ProWrite can handle memory down to only a few bytes free, but if it gets below about 16K or so of CHIP memory the system has problems (simple…
Yes, you must (or should) call CloseFont() after calling either OpenDiskFont() or OpenFont().
Yes, you must (or should) call CloseFont() after calling either OpenDiskFont() or OpenFont().
#125552-
BUG #1
Message #125649
OOPS! Karen just told me that she forgot to send you your copy! :-> I'll sit on her until she gets it out. James Bayless New Horizons Software, Inc.
#125552-
BUG #1
Message #125649
OOPS! Karen just told me that she forgot to send you your copy! :-> I'll sit on her until she gets it out. James Bayless New Horizons Software, Inc.
#125535-
#BUG #1
Message #125648
A lighter line every few lines? I haven't seen this effect on 24 pin printers (by "venetian blind effect" I was refering to the output from 9 pin printers which don't completely close the gaps between even adjacent pins). But then I haven't used the Toshiba printer, so this effect…
#125535-
#BUG #1
Message #125648
A lighter line every few lines? I haven't seen this effect on 24 pin printers (by "venetian blind effect" I was refering to the output from 9 pin printers which don't completely close the gaps between even adjacent pins). But then I haven't used the Toshiba printer, so this effect…
#125314-
ProWrite-Canon??
Message #125519
The 2.0.2 version of ProWrite already has the Canon driver. If there is a Canon driver on your System disk then there is no need to call. If you don't have the Canon driver, simply send us your System disk and a note saying you would like the new System…
#125292-
ProWrite-Canon??
Message #125518
The Canon PJ-1080A has a weird printer resolution (83 by 84 dpi). ProWrite's normal mode of output is at 80 by 72 dpi, and the printer driver will scale this to the printer's actual capabilities. This scaling is causeing the strange printouts. To avoid this problem, choose "Page Setup" from…
WP wholesaling for $160 while retailing for ~$400 is the normal percentage for all software. Wholesale price is typically 40% to 50% of sugg. retail. Remember, tho, that wholesale price is the price to distributors (or _very_ large retail stores) who typically buy in large lots (100s) to get this…
#125223-
BUG #1
Message #125516
Yes, smoothing is discussed in the manual. It is in the section on printing (in the "Using ProWrite" chapter). Most people don't know about the smoothing option since it is new with the WB 1.3 drivers, and you need to both have a high resolution printer (like an 18 or…
We held up ProWrite 2.0 for WB 1.3 drivers since the speed of the drivers was crucial to the program. Also the smoothing option (which makes very nice looking printouts) helps with the quality a great deal. We spent a good deal of time working on a smoothing algorithm with…
I believe with 1.3 setting Preferences to "Custom" paper size does not do the trick. You must now set the Paper Type to "Single" (rather than "Fanfold") to get the desired result. Yes, there were reasons for switching this semi-documented kludge. BTW, this is discussed in ProWrite's manual, in the…
#125222-
#BUG #1
Message #125513
Some suggestions: Try using "Tall" (rather than "Tall Adjusted") in the "Page Setup" requester. Try using better looking fonts (in conjunction with the above). For example, try using Granite-15 or Marble-15 or Opal fonts. Oh, the "venetian blind effect" will go away with CBM's final release of Workbench 1.3–they've added…
See my previous message about how to get better quality from ProWrite with nine pin Epson compatible printers. Also, specifics as to what you see as the problem with the quality would definitely help in pinpointing what to do to get the results you are looking for. But remember, nine…
See my previous message about how to get better quality from ProWrite with nine pin Epson compatible printers. Also, specifics as to what you see as the problem with the quality would definitely help in pinpointing what to do to get the results you are looking for. But remember, nine…
In what way were you disappointed? There are several options in printing, and for Epson 9 pin printers it is possible to get good quality. Not as good as 24 pin printers, but as good as 9 pin graphics output can be. With a 24 pin printer you can turn…
In what way were you disappointed? There are several options in printing, and for Epson 9 pin printers it is possible to get good quality. Not as good as 24 pin printers, but as good as 9 pin graphics output can be. With a 24 pin printer you can turn…