#Calling PPage Users
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G'Day George;
Just catching up with CIS after a hetic few weeks finishing some freelance
stuff and a couple of books, and noticed your messages. On top of what Jeff has
said, I'd also like to point out another obersavation or two that some may
find useful.
One is that if a graphic (bitmap picture and so on) is changed after it has
been placed on the page in ProPage, and then you go to print to a
non-PostSCript printer, I have found that ProPage can crash or put out corrupt
pages. If however, I print the same document, with the same file to PostScript,
ProPage doesn`t crash or corrupt the images.
I can also remember having lots of problems getting boxes containing bitmap
graphics to print (non-Postscript) when a frame is applied to the same box. I
got used to having to place a second box over the top of the box containing the
bitmap so I had a frame to a picture. I notice this isnt necessary when I
print to PostScript devices. Rotating the boxes I beleive also solved the
problem. I don't print to non-PostScript printers anymore as the Colour Stylus
we use is now located on the PC and so havent tested this any further to make
sure my memory isn't playing me up. I just thought I'd mention it while I'm
catching up with all these messages.
One last point. I bought an Amiga Technolgies A1200HD about two weeks ago now
and the only difference running ProPage on it compared to the older 1200s, is
that in 16 colour mode, there is ghosting of the screen requesters. IN 2 and
256 colour mode, ProPage works fine. Ironicly, ProDraw 3, in colour mode, works
fine but then it doesnt have a 256 colour mode so its just as well.
Larry Hickmott
larry@em.powernet.co.uk
Larry;
I've certainly started to notice how tempermental PPAge is in regards to
changing graphics after they have been imported into a doc. Actually a lot of
what I thought were bugs seem to have cleared up now that I now what not to do.
I've had PPage for some time now and haven't done all that much with it really.
Now that some of the local print/copy centres are offering self-serve computers
(IBM of course) hooked up to a 1200 DPI PS laser I've been doing a lot more
with it and am learning more and more about what PPage can do. Every now and
again I do something or read a comment here and think "I didn't know I could do
that"
George Morrison
Dazed and Confused on the A500 🙁