Re: ShadowWrite 1.2 ideas

[SHADOW@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (Horstmann, Andre)]

In <C6JEux.Anx@r-node.hub.org> taob@r-node.hub.org writes:

> In article <1993May1.224652.15571@bernina.ethz.ch>, Horstmann, Andre writes...
> > 
> > I guess the Hierarchic init does not support window menu bars.
> 
>     I'm not sure... I recall using it with the WriteIt! NDA without any
> problems (and it has a window menu bar).

As I said, I don't know why... SW follows the programming rules very
stringently. Does Writeit! use resources for its menus?

> > Do you really need this? :)
> 
>     Yep... this is very handy for printing out press releases or other
> messages captured off a BBS.  Newsletter editors also prefer to have
> submissions in paragraph format.  ;-)  With SW, I can load in the
> captured text, paragraph-format it and apply the correct fonts, sizes
> and styles for publication all in one shot.

Let's see if I can do an option in the Strip Control feature

> > I know, but I think it's easier to press option-{,[ for beautiful quotes than
> > always toggling one preference. No?
> 
>     No, why?  If you use curly quotes most of the time, it's easier just
> to set the preference and hit " or ' and let SW figure out if it should
> be an open or close quote.  Why would someone "always toggle the
> preference"?

What if I want to write: 3.5" disk ? Turn off the pref, press ", turn on the
pref... Also I'm very used to press the option combination because of all other
word processors on the GS (ok, except BET :)

> > No, I simply change the coordinates of the upper left corner of the dialog.
> > Templates use a lot of space, that's why I didn't want to define two.
> 
>     Hmmm, oh well then.  How much is "a lot of space"?  5K?  Peanuts.  :)

Yes, you're right here! :)

> > Ok, maybe I add an "Append" checkbox to the open dialog.
> 
>     Ah, I knew you'd see it my way eventually... ;-)

Hmm, I liked my idea of a "Insert" checkbox _inside_ the open dialog so much...

> Brian Tao:: taob@r-node.hub.org (r-Node BBS, 416-249-5366, FREE!)

BTW, SW v1.2 is on c.b.a2 now! Be happy with what you have!

Andre

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