Re: Need help with Platinum Paint

[spector@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article al626@freenet.buffalo.edu (Ronald Barry Reames) writes...
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>When I put the PP on my hard drive I get an error #1301. Does
>anyone know what that means? Thanks!

	This seems a common bug(?) with Platinum Paint 2.0. If you 
launch the program from System 6 _without_ a printer driver installed 
and selected in the NDA control panel, you'll get an 'error $1301' once 
loaded. As you've probably discovered, all menus options will be dimmed 
expect for 'File'. Trying to select 'New' or 'Open' from the File-menu 
will give you that same error $1301. Therefore, make sure a printer driver is 
installed and selected from the 'Direct Connect' control panel, this should 
solve the problem. 

	There seems to be a few more glitches in PP 2.0, such as the
automatic window-scroller not functioning unless you load in a picture.
Dispite that, I find it the best of all Apple IIgs paint-programs currently
available, although DreamGrafix comes in handy when you want > 16 colors. 
Any chance of Seven Hills updating Platinum Paint to support multiple color
palettes? :-)

>please send replies to reames@sendit.nodak.edu

Mitchell Spector
m_spect@pavo.concordia.ca / spector@vax2.concordia.ca