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Organizer 1.1!
Message #215010
ORGANIZER 1.1 Soft-Logik is pleased to announce Digita Organizer 1.1. This is a free online update to Organizer 1.0 and is primarily a maintenance update. The differences between 1.0 and 1.1 include: – 1996 Diary themes have been added. – the A…Z printing bug has been fixed. – the Calendar…
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ProDraw to Win
Message #197955
We did whip up a competitive program, although we didn't sell it for half the price. And it came with a standalone converter that converted ProDraw to IFF DR2D. We also added ProDraw import to PageStream. All Gold Disk did by keeping their file format private is cause us more…
Jeff: ProDraw for Windows can't read ProDraw for Amiga clips as far as I know. John: if GD had just had the common sense to release the ProDraw file format, everybody on the Amiga would have used it. When we parsed it, we realized it was better than DR2D, which…
Roy: I'll check out the installer problem or ask Digita. Organizer comes with Locale.library for 2.04 users, so don't worry about that. It's probably just an assign problem as you noted. I don't normally test releases on 2.04 machines now, so it's possible that both Digita and us missed it.…
Esc has now been added for PageStream3. (Is that fast service or what? 😉 It'll show up in the 3.0h update. Note that the text cursor cannot be in a text gadget when you press Esc, same as pressing Return to choose Ok. This has to do with using system…
If you would like printed information on PageStream, please call us at 1-800-829-8608 and we'd be happy to send you some. There is an online preview package with screenshots and feature lists in our library in AmigaVendor. Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
>But for keyboard usefulness, WW is generally better. Escape works >to cancel almost every requester, unlike in FiW, where it simply >isn't implemented. You can't really blame Final Writer for this, since Esc is not an Amiga standard for Cancel. PageStream3 doesn't use it either. In v2.2, we used Esc…
Yes, people here on CIS are lucky because it's a very cost-effective way to get technical support. Plus we can distribute patches and other new stuff online too. I think now that Digita's products are available here in the US, there will be changes in future releases. Digita Organiser/Organizer was…
Just to clarify, there isn't a Wordworth 3.1 release 2 patch. It is a free upgrade from 3.1 available from our sales department (1-800-829-8608) for customers who bought a Soft-Logik copy of Wordworth. (People who bought Wordworth in the US or Canada before we started carrying it can contact us…
Soft-Logik is a US based company, not UK. We're based in St. Louis, Missouri. We do sell products created by Digita, which is a UK based company. Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
I will make patching the dictionary to the American version an option during the 3.1r2 patch installation, but the patch files will be included in the main patch. (Obviously, the entire dictionary files cannot be included, both for space and legal reasons.) Cheers, Michael – Soft-Logik Publishing
#WORDWORTH 3.1r2
Message #194665
Wordworth 3.1r2 is now shipping. I will upload a patch as soon as I get it together. This is a list of new features in this minor free update. NEW FEATURES IN WORDWORTH 3.1 REVISION 2: 1. You can increase/decrease the font size in one point steps using toolbar icons…
Hijack does not handle IFF DR2D. Some people use IFF (mistakenly) when they mean IFF ILBM. There are zillions of IFF formats. Michael – Soft-Logik Publishing
The PageStream3 Illustrator exporter is different than the AE one. Written by different programmers. However, at this time, the filter does need more work. It is good for basic drawings though. Michael – Soft-Logik Publishing
En/Decoders
Message #192629
I received a file via internet with an encoding scheme I don't recognize, and which chokes my uudecoder (uuxt). The header had something in it about x-mac and said that the encoding was base64. Is there an Amiga utility I can get to decode this, and if not, which PC…
You can't convert IFF DR2D format to Corel Draw format. Corel will not release their file format and I don't know of anyway to convert files to their format. However, Corel Draw can import Adobe Illustrator EPS files. You can convert IFF DR2D files to Illustrator EPS files with Art…
>it appears Art Expression can't export Illustrator 88 compound objects Illustrator 88 does not support compound objects, therefore Art Expression can't export them. Later versions of the Illustrator file format support compound objects, but Art Expression can't export in greater than 88/1.1 format. Michael – Soft-Logik Publishing
PageStream3.0f was the first version to ship with a Primera Pro custom driver, and it's still the current version. It's not very good though because it uses the Primera non-Pro's color values instead of the special ones for the Pro model. We have since improved the driver to the point…
Speculating … ignorant
Message #188053
You are speculating about something of which you are ignorant. We have not cut back on our PageStream3 development work, no matter what you think. When you're behind on a project, hiring extra programmers and throwing money at it is not the solution. It takes many months for a new…
Your message didn't get formatted version well. It was probably formatted using tabs and the columns were no longer aligned. But it's ok, I got it. And you should have used 'post unformatted' so your snoopdos log didn't turn into one big paragraph. I'll check out your stuff offline. BTW,…
We're only handling Datastore tech support for our customers here in North America. We have a license to sell and support the program in the US and Canada. Digita either sells direct in other countries or has local licensees. I'm not sure who sells it in Australia. Digita doesn't check…
Database Reviews
Message #185661
DATASTORE MAGAZINE REVIEWS: ————————– AMIGA FORMAT, the largest circulation Amiga magazine in the world, did a head-to-head comparison review of Datastore vs Final Data in their March 95 issue. The results: FINAL DATA: 70%: "Sorry, Softwood, but this just about covers the basics and no more. Good at what it…
I'm sorry, he does _not_ know how to 'work his gear' if he is importing a PostScript file into another program for printing. It's already printed and just needs to be sent to the printer. This is one of the most common mistakes made by service bureaus, and I normally…
They are not doing it correctly. They should not be importing the file into PosterWorks. They should be sending it directly to Smart Color, which I assume is some software-based PostScript interpreter. Importing the PS file into PosterWorks will definitely cause problems. You cannot import a PostScript file that has…
They will never see anything but a blank bounding box if they are importing a PageStream generated PostScript file into a Mac or PC application because the file is not an EPS file and can't have a preview. And even if you did print it to disk with the EPS…
Wordworth 3.1 is the latest version of Wordworth. It is definitely still supported; we just launched it North America in December. There will be a minor maintenance update soon called 3.1 release 2 that will fix some bugs and speed up some thing. I can't discuss future versions at this…
I answered your question in our section in AmigaVen. Michael: Soft-Logik Publishing
Thanks for replying. It will mean more to others coming from you rather than from us. Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
I think you're being a little unfair. We provide detailed feature comparisons because potential customers want to know exactly what they are getting. Most companies won't do this. A couple of years ago, I received a copy of Quark's feature comparison vs PageMaker and Ventura. I was impressed, not because…
The type in that screenshot is the default font in Wordworth. However, if you need really legible on-screen type, you can use standard AmigaDOS bitmapped fonts in Wordworth just like you did in WordPerfect. Most people will find the on-screen legibility of the two programs (WW and FW) very similar,…
The other files in the archive are IFF ILBM pictures. You must display them with a utility or load them into a paint program. NOTE: someone found another mistake in the comparison yesterday. The comparison indicates that Final Writer can import ASCII only. This is wrong. It can import ASCII,…
Datastore vs FinalData
Message #181451
I have uploaded DSprev.LHA, a Datastore 1.0 Preview Package. Datastore is the new personal database program from Digita and Soft-Logik. —- Title : Datastore 1.0 Preview Package Keywords: DATASTORE FINAL DATA DATABASE COMPARE PREVIEW Datastore 1.0 preview. Contains screenshots, ordering information, and a detailed feature list and comparison vs Final…
#Wordworth vs FinalWriter
Message #181450
I have uploaded WWprev.LHA, a new version of our Wordworth 3.1 Preview Package. —- Title : Wordworth 3.1 Preview Package Keywords: WORDWORTH FINAL WRITER WORD PROCESSOR COMPARE PREVIEW Wordworth 3.1 preview. Contains screenshots, ordering information, and a detailed feature list and comparison vs Final Writer release 3. Permission is given…
WordPerfect 6: maybe, but that's not all that important, since WP6 can save out in WP5 format, and the formats are very similar. WP6 can load WP5 as well. Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
Database
Message #181312
Datastore is now shipping. All back orders will be filled by tomorrow. I'll post more info on Datastore, our new non-relational database, in a day or two. Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
No. Only Wordworth can export text in WordPerfect format. It exports in 5.1 format. It can also export in RTF and ASCII. Final Writer can only export in ASCII. Wordworth can also import MS Write/Works/WordForDOS/WordPerfect5.1/RTF and WordStar formats. Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
What type of graphic is causing this problem? I've never seen this in 2.2 and I've printed tons of graphics to PS and non-PS. Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
Sorry, no, there are no graphic export capabilities in 2.2 (except print to disk as IFF ILBM or EPS). Choose the IFFILBM printer driver for printing a page to disk as IFF ILBM. PageStream3 has a full suite of graphic export filters. ' Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
Yes, to my attention at Soft-Logik: Soft-Logik, attn: Mike Loader 315 Consort Drive St. Louis, MO 63011 This is our new address. Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
16 color mode is slower: yes, the more colors you use, the slower your Amiga will be. This is true of all programs, not just PageStream. Use 4 color for normal work, and 8 or 16 color modes when you need it. Gray: remember that gray is created by generating…
In Pagestream2.2, you must specify the number of colors available before running the program. You cannot change screenmodes on the fly. Select your PageStream2 icon, choose Information from the Workbench menu, and change the colors tooltype from 4 to 8, 16 or whatever you need. No, you can work in…
#Wordworth has 51 fonts!
Message #178864
As far as I know, the fonts are always included with a full copy of Wordworth 3.1. I was told by Digita that they are not included with upgrades from previous versions in the UK, but that they are included with new copies. I doubt that they're included with the…
You should have attended the St. Louis show this year. It's just a tiny regional show compared to the big WOC shows, but we made enough at it that even if it had been in Toronto, it would have justified sending two people to it. We were very pleasantly surprised.…
We weren't contacted for the Toronto show this year. As far as we knew, the show was cancelled during the summer. We probably would have attended had the show been held. Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing Corp.
FiW document import?? I'm not sure what you mean—Final Writer import? No, Wordworth can't load Final Writer files. Retina Z3: sorry, we don't have one of those to test with. Correction: WW doesn't currently support public screens. Only custom and Workbench. (That feature is currently unimplemented. I saw it in…
AF: Dec 94. Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
Please check in our section in AmigaVendor. I'm sure all our drivers and modules are available from the library there already. Michael
If you're doing DTP and are going to spend all that money on a HP4P, buy the PostScript version. The 4MP can be had for about $1300 and will print many times (like 1-2 minutes instead of 30 minutes) faster than the 4P. If you buy the 4P and decide…
>Motorola computers will not be Mac Clones. >Apple has only once licensed their OS….and that was an Apple II+ Apple has announced plans to license the Mac OS, and Motorola is one of the potential licensees. Motorola would be building Mac clones for sale in China and for sale to…
You need to update (or add if it's missing) the path containing fontssv2, fontequivv2 and plugin.typebucket. These files are required for CG fonts—ie, Times and Triumvirate. Doing this will fix your problem. Cheers, Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing
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