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FC II

    03-Oct-92 03:06:31
Sb: #44952-FC II
Fm: Andy Blazer 100026,1471
To: SoftWood 75300,670
Woody, I would like to also request that SoftWood support HotLinks on the Amiga. I have got Pagestream V2.2 and have closely followed reviews/articles regarding HotLinks. I do not as yet have HotLinks but soon intend purchasing HotLinks Editions 1.1. Firstly Woody, a user does not need to own Pagestream to reap the benefits of HotLinks. The way I understand it is that HotLinks is a stand-alone program which works on the Dynamic Data Exchange principle. I think you have to own Hotlinks to use HotLinks in other programs. Even so, it is not expensive and surely you can see that it will be great for users and the Amiga platform in general. Finally we will have real multitasking programs all using the same formats for text/graphics e.t.c. Now one way I could use ProWrite with HotLinks is as follows. Firstly though, I own a Program called GPFax for my Fax/Modem. What I do is type up a document in Prowrite and load up GPFax. GPFax has its own printer driver that redirects output from the printer and prints a fax picture to disk for later transmission. Currently I have to Write my Fax either in ProWrite or PageStream if I want good output. The latter is not preferable because of slow screen updates and general lack of speed on my computers behalf. (A500) If I had Hotlinks I could have a PageStream predefined Fax Template.doc that I would use to link to either ProWrite or the GPFax Fax.document. I could for example write my text in ProWrite then link it into the Pagestream Template or I could go straight to GPFax which in version 3.0 form will support HotLinks. If I make ANY changes to the original text it can be automatically updated in the HOTLINKED files as well, saving the user heaps of time. Now, SoftLogik in the U.S. will offer the HotLinks developer pack free to any developers wishing to implement HotLinks. Call SoftLogik. Woody, don't get your nose out of joint, think I'm being cheeky or badmouthing you, but You (SoftWood) really must support this as it is <continued>