#SB 4 Documents & Graphic
11-Aug-93 21:14:21
Sb: #SB 4 Documents & Graphic
Fm: Bill Roberts 76056,1613
To: Oxxi Tech Support 76711,457
I have recently upgraded to SB Pro 4 ver 1.03 and ordered new manuals. So
far, I have found what I would consider a major bug if I used graphics (I
don't, so it is not a problem with me). I load the sample data file
pictures. When I display the pictures in the records, the colors are all
wrong (Mariel has green skin and bright red hair). It looks as though the
color maps are really screwed up. This happens with all the pictures.
When I display the pictures using the viewer in Directory Opus, they look
fine. Mariel is in living black and white.
When I load a file I saved back with SB personal (no number at all), the
pictures are fine. What are you doing with the colors? I am running an
Amiga 500 with 512K chip, 2.5 meg ram, Trumpcard 500 with a Quantum 105
meg disk, and an additional floppy.
My real gripe, however is with the new documentation. Did you guys ever
hear of proof reading? There are loads of misspellings. There are many
cases where the font changes in the middle of a page. Headings are not
consistantly spaced. I really liked the touch where you left out all the
DML instructions from about SET FORMS to the end, then had to include an
additional addenda. Several of the figures overlap the text. Simply put,
it is not a very professional job. The old documentation was much better.
I really hope you plan to replace this documentation, and provide updates
to those who paid for it. I know that Oxxi may be having financial
problems. This quality documentation gives the impression of a company
that is about to fold.
Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana