Re: ShadowWrite 1.2 ideas

[taob@r-node.hub.org (Brian Tao)]

In article <1993Apr30.141446.22440@bernina.ethz.ch>, Horstmann, Andre writes...
> 
> I don't own Kangeroo but another beta tester reported the same problem.
> I don't know yet whether this is caused by Kangeroo or ShadowWrite (the
> Hierachic init alone works fine with SW.)

    I have a feeling it is the Hierarchic INIT.  If I prevent Kangaroo
from installing hierarchical menus in ShadowWrite (i.e., by setting SW's
application group back to Universal instead of Word Processing), the
menus are fine.  It works fine with Kangaroo installed, *until* a
hierarchical menu is inserted into the File menu.

> >o Buttons for single/1.5/double spacing
>  
> Hmm, what means 'double spacing'? I could only use fix values. An extra
> line spacing of (e.g.) 8 is only double spacing for 8 point fonts in the
> whole document. (Remember: only one ruler is possible!)

    Oops, right... forgot that you can only have a single ruler.  :(

> Thanx a lot for all these suggestions, but I want to keep the _NDA_ SW
> in a reasonable size. However some of your suggestions are worth to
> think about.

    Does this mean you're going to make a ShadowWrite application? 
Maybe ShadowWord?  :)

> >o "Paragraph Format" option like in the Proterm editor to turn lines
> >into whole paragraphs.  Also "Line Format" to go the other way.
>  
> This can be done with the Strip Controls action.

    But this deletes *all* CR's and that's not the same as "Paragraph
Format".  Lines which start with a space or other non-alphanumeric
character mark the start of a new paragraph (and thus the preceding CR
should not be deleted).

> >o Automatic smart quotes (related to "Beautify Text", but does it
> >on-the-fly as you type)
>  
> I know this feature from BET, but sometimes I want ugly quotes. :)

    Sure, that's why it's an option in Preferences, so you can turn it
on and off.  :)

> >o Make the Open/Load dialog wider, Kangaroo doesn't have enough room!
>  
> It's already as wide as possible. (Try in 320 graphics mode!)

    But don't you already use two window templates (I haven't checked
yet)?  The 320-mode dialog starts right up against the side of the
screen, but the 640-mode dialog is somewhat centered.  Since you have
the extra space in 640 mode (where SW will be used most of the time
anyway), you might as well use it.

> >o "Append..." menu item to append the buffer to an existing file
>  
> You have the multi document feature and cut & paste.

    But appending from disk is much faster.

> >o Add "pixels" as a unit of measure
>  
> This is done in final v1.2. (Pixels and points is the same.)

    Not if you're a Harmonie user.  The resolution can be set anywhere
between 1 dpi (1 pixel = 72 points) to 360 dpi (1 pixel = 0.2 point). 
The ruler markings should also reflect the current printer setup.  I
think BET does this already (Jim?)
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