CompuServe Thread

MacroMaker will let you assign a macro globally or to an individual application. the Macros are accessable thru assignable key strokes or a pull-down menu. Macros can consist of mouseclicks, text entry via keyboard, can call other macros, and (i think) can "wait" for periods of time for events to take place. All in all, pretty durn good for the price (free). As for "unlimited fonts", this is a new choice under "Options" in the Page Setup Dialog; supposedly, this works similarly to PageMaker's routine of "swapping" fonts in and out of the Printer's RAM, making room for more fonts to be Downloaded (there are still limits, of course, and the more fonts you use the longer you'll have to wait). I've gotten documents that ran into printing errors (too many fonts) to print using this option, but I think some applications need to get used to it (extrememly complex jobs end up substituting Courier for a font or two). CloseView is actually designed for visually impaired users, to allow them to "magnify" EVERYTHING on the screen, not just artwork; toolboxes grow, the arrow cursor can be 16 times its actual size, etc. I think this will be helpful more and more for explaining things like bezier points in Illustrator to students…telling someone to "grab" a control point tat is only four pixels wide can be difficult. Additionally, our wall projection unit only goes so far…good images need a pitch black room and perfect focus, and still you lose the edges. Magnification here helps immensely. CloseView is still a pain to use, though, since the magnification takes up processing time – dragging can be erratic, scrolling is difficult ot get used to, and "normal" visual effects (flashing menu selections, for example) don't show.