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From: varkki@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Varkki George)
Subject: Corel(doesn't)DRAW!
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 01:26:33 GMT

Tell me it isn't true. It appears to me that to draw a straight line
in CorelDRAW, I have to draw a freehand line and then mess with the
control points on the line to make it straight. Also, I can't seem to
be able to get some of the regular windows fonts (like helvetica, for
example).

Now, you might tell to RTFM. Unfortunately, the FM is not very
readable.

SIGH.

R. Varkki George
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From: ken@minster.york.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Wnqvtnet screen scroll is painfully slow
Date: 1 Sep 92 13:27:17 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England
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Brett D. Watson (brettw@matt.ksu.ksu.edu) wrote:
: >In article <robert.715252601@swanee> robert@swanee.ee.uwa.edu.au (Roberto Togneri) writes:
: >>I like winqvt except for one very annoying fact:
: >>
: >>The screen scroll is interminably slow and painful. Especially when
: >>listing a long file.
: 
:   But WHY does a simple text window scroll so slow?  I have the same
: problem as Roberto and I use 1024x768x256.  Text in ANY other window
: scrolls just fine.  And my connection is ethernet so that's fairly
: fast.  Come to think of it though, if I run a TN3270 window I have the
: same problem.  What gives?

I have a fast local bus S3 graphics card and the scrolling is now tolerable.
Under a Trident or Oak or Tseng Labs it's damn awful. Let's face it,
WinQVT scrolling is just dreadful: if you use the scroll bar on the side to
go back a few lines you'll see it _redraws_ the whole screen for every line.
It's just badly written, that's all. Now, if I had access to the TCP (e.g.
via a DLL) then I could have done something about it. But I haven't. Which is
why I am ditching WinQVTNet and going across to PCNFS 4.0 (beside the fact
that PCNFS 4.0 comes with telnet for windows anyway).

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From: leoh@hcxio.hdw.csd.harris.com (Leo Hinds)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: NEEDED QMS PS-1700 driver for Windows 3.1
Date: 28 Aug 92 14:41:18 GMT
Organization: Harris Computer Systems Division, Ft. Lauderdale FL

In article <bakalov.714849436@ac> bakalov@ac.wfunet.wfu.edu (Rudy M. Bakalov) writes:
>        Hi:
>        I would appreciate of someone e-mail me or point me to driver
>for QMS PS-1700 printer.

I can place it on cica if you want, but at over 200k email is out of the 
question ... by the way, QMS will sent it to you directly as well.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu (Charles Shopsis)
Subject: Re: Procomm + for Windows - Delay time settings.
Reply-To: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Organization: Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 19:35:42 GMT

In article <1992Aug24.085620.1513@walter.cray.com>, huot@cray.com (Tom Huot)
writes: >I hope this is not in the manual. I RTFM'd and didn't find it. IS
there >a way to set the delay between dialing attempts to a shorter value.
>Right now, the default seems to be 5 seconds. I was using 2 seconds >with
PCPlus for DOS ( It was settable and seemed adequate.) The other >question is
there a way to set the Timeout for connect permanenetly >to greater than 45
seconds? I know it can be set on a case by case >basis, but I haven't been able
to get it to save the default. This >is not critical at the moment, but might
become so if I connect to >the World Blazer modems at work. they go through
every possible sequnce >before v.32bis it seems. At least that's the way the
company has set >them up. 45 seconds is a close call with the t2500's they are
using >now. >Thanks in advance. > >-- 
>_____________________________________________________________________________

There is a way, though it took me a long time to find it.  I don't have ProComm
for Win on the machine I'm staring at right now, so what I tell you will be a
bit vague, but hopefully will help.  If you open up your dialing directory, one
of the menu items is "Options" (or "Options" may be a choice on one of the
other menu items).  When you chose "Options" a screen magically appears that
allows you to set the time between calls to less than 5 seconds, and the time
until "Timeout" to greater than 45 seconds. After making the changes, save your
directory, and then: Happy Dialing!

If you have trouble following these vague recollections, send me E-mail, and
I'll document the process more carefully.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Charles Shopsis                         Internet: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Department of Chemistry, Adelphi Univ.            (516) 877-4140
Garden City, New York 11530
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: chetter@leland.Stanford.EDU (chet pager)
Subject: W4W Macro? (Wordstar)
Keywords: W4W Macro Wordstar
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 05:56:49 GMT


So, does no-one know of a Macro file created by one of us Wordstar addicts
which will make Word for Windows 2.0a emulate wordstar?
	Please email response to chetter@leland.stanford.edu
(thanks!)
 



Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: mag@nexus.yorku.ca (Michael Gilbert)
Subject: Re: PIM evaluation (was: PIMs & Packrat & Ascend)
Reply-To: mag@nexus.yorku.ca
Organization: York University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 13:57:14 GMT

The best I've worked with is also the simplest:  Infoselect.  It works
as if you had a lot of different sized post-its on your screen, except
that they can all be *completely* searched for any word, etc.  You can
create files of notes, e.g., a Todo file, ProjectX file, etc.  It also
has autodialling.  The Windows version is supposed to be out just
about right now, but I haven't seen it yet.

M.A.Gilbert


Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: govendep@cc.und.ac.za (Pooven Govender)
Subject: Which Word Processor?
Organization: University Of Natal (Durban)
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 06:46:13 GMT

Hi there,

We are presently pondering on which windows wordprocessor to choose and 
support on our university.  We are thinking of looking into Ami Pro, 
WordPerfect for Windows and MS Word, but we don't have any benchmarks on 
which to evaluate.  Please forward any suggestions to me directly.  The dos 
based wordprocessors that are currently in use are XyWrite and 
WordPerfect 5.1.  We assume that most people moving to windows with consider 
purchasing at least a 386 SX 16 with a least 4 MB Ram.

Thanks for your help.
Pooven Govender (Training Consultant)
University Of Natal (Computer Services Division)
govendep@cc.und.ac.za
From: tabitha@vms.huji.ac.il
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: FoxProf
Date: 31 Aug 92 21:46:53 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Byte magazine arrived in Israel today with an upgrade offer for FoxPro
2.5.  If I mail directly to Microsoft, do I have to send the title page
of the manual of my competing product?  If I have my father in Los Angeles
go, should I mail him the front page?  Will dealers offer a lower price
than the $199 offer in the ad?

It isn't clear that I can wait until FoxPro 2.5 for windows comes out.
If 2.5 for DOS comes out first, do I have to accept that - it's of
no interst to me.  I'm only interested in FoxPro for Windows, really.
Is that what I'm ultimately getting for my $199?

-thanks
-dennis turner
tabitha@vms.huji.ac.il
From: nunis@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Simon NUNIS)
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 08:43:26 GMT
Subject: Re: Help: WfW: Big character on 1st character of 1st paragraph.
Organization: HP Singapore Notes-Server
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps

hi.

there is a macro in the file MACROS.DOC that does the "drop cap" effect.
try it.  this macro also uses a frame...but you need not re-adjust for
every cap you want...

simon
From: mm@pico.OZ (Manuel Mall)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: QVTNET 2.7
Date: 2 Sep 92 15:48:29 GMT
Organization: Comp Sci, Uni. Western Australia.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: anf@pesun.ncsu.edu (Andre N. Fredette)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Has anyone used Micrografx Draw?
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:42:46 GMT
Organization: NC State Univ.  Precision Engineering Center
Originator: anf@pesun.pec.ncsu.edu

I am looking for a simple drawing program for use with WfW 2.0. The one
that comes with WfW is almost good enough for me, but I need a little
more.  Some of the things I would like are:

1. Arrow heads on the end of lines
2. More shapes
3. Curved lines
4. More control over rotating/repositioning objects

Can anyone tell me how Micrografx Windows Draw fits this bill?  Are
there any other alternatives?

Thanks,

Andre
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: perrocho@inf.ethz.ch (Louis Perrochon)
Subject: Re: WfW 2.0a -- frames, styles, borders?????
Organization: Dept. Informatik, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, CH
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 06:21:15 GMT

In article <1992Aug25.180044.1@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi> pbrown@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi writes:
>Chapter 2 + 3, and one around Subchapter 3.1.  What the hell?  It seemed to 
>be using the style changes as a breaking point for deciding how many little

Do you have different margin settings in the different styles? At least on the
mac, Word places the borders on the margins, so when they change , it adds a
horizontal line.
Louis


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From: d8olsth@dtek.chalmers.se (Thomas Olsson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Paradox for Windows
Summary: When Paradox for Windows
Keywords: WINDOWS
Date: 27 Aug 92 10:58:23 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg Sweden

Has anyone tested Paradox for Windows? I think the latest beta is called
beta 2. Beta 3 is said to be released soon. When?

When will the final product be released?


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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: rdw1@rodan (Robert D Warren)
Subject: Re: Strange SYSTEM.INI changes when installing CP Backup / PC Tools 7.1
Organization: Appalachian State University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 23:53:19 GMT

	I have been reading this line about PC Tools 7.1. I tried to 
install it on my machine, and the one time I ran PC Backup for Windows it
trashed my hard drive. First of all, I might add that I have a 286. I disabled
smartdrv.exe, but I am running Stacker 2.0. PC Backup wrote the backup
correctly, but when I restored the disks, it wrote the same files in multiple
directories. Any ideas? Also WinLaunch refuese to run under Windows 3.1. All 
of this happens under 3.1. Just thought I might contribute this. Any ideas?

						B
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: tony2@prefect.uucp (21131-gozdz)
Subject: Random House/Webster's Dictionary and W4W don't mix?
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 21:52:14 GMT

I've just installed a Random House/Webster's Dictionary
and Thesaurus for Windows (RHDW) (Reference Software
International). However, when I highlight a word in the
W4W document and call the RHDW dictionary (which is
sitting there minimized), I just get a blank RHDW
screen - the program doesn't pick up the highlighted word,
even though according to the manual, it should. The
techie didn't know how to fix it, but mentioned that
they have heard of some mechines/software problem.
Would anybody on the net know how to solve the
problem?

System config: Compaq 386/25; 9 MB; QEMM 6.0; MSW 3.1; W4W 2.0a.

Thanks,

Tony

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From: swisher@cs.utexas.edu (Janet M. Swisher)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: LapLink-type SW for Windows?
Date: 27 Aug 1992 14:22:02 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: boogie.cs.utexas.edu

In article <l9nlnuINNm2u@boogie.cs.utexas.edu> swisher@cs.utexas.edu
(Janet M. Swisher) writes:
:>I'm looking for an application to do LapLink-type transfers between a
:>laptop and desk machine(s).  Both computers will be running Windows.
:>I know I could run LapLink in a DOS window under Windows, but I just
:>hate, hate, hate dealing with DOS windows.  Is there some Windows
:>application out there that has the same basic functionality?

In article <l3bn69j.jfh@netcom.com> jfh@netcom.com (Jack Hamilton) writes:
:I just received, today, a brochure from Traveling Software, which makes
:LapLink, about their DiskShare program for Windows. 

:It lets you use drives on a cable-connected laptop as though they were
:drives on your machine.  It's not exactly what you asked for, but it's
:close.  You could make actually copies using the file manager, I guess. 

I called PC Connection this morning to see if they have DiskShare;
they said they don't, but they do have something from Travelling
Software called DeskLink.  Can anybody tell me what that is?


Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: reza.naima@uttsbbs.uucp (Reza Naima)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Looking for Sound convert
Date: 3 Sep 92 21:46:00 GMT
Reply-To: reza.naima@uttsbbs.uucp (Reza Naima)
Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591

myhre@plains.NoDak.edu (Robert Myhre) writes:
>
>  Does anyone know if there is a sound converter that will convert Mac 
>snd
>files to Windows wav files?  Or even snd to voc or even snd to mid?  I
>have been unable to locate anything of this fashion.
>
>  Also, if there is a better newsgroup to post this too, please let me
>know.  Thanks
>
>Robert Myhre
>Computer Engineer in Training... and Training... and Training
>North Dakota State University
>myhre@plains.nodak.edu   (Internet)     
>myhre@plains             (Bitnet)      
>uunet!plains!myhre       (UUCP)         
> 


I have two different windows programs that will convert to mac (I 
converted from Apple //gs which uses the same format) to wav files.  One 
is called Wave edit, and the other is called surf.  I don't know if they 
are avail. at any ftps, but I can *attempt* to send the file to you (I 
havn't sent files over internet yet, mainly because I only have access to 
email)     

Reza
reza.naima@uttsbbs.uucp
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: mfprf@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Paul R. Falzer)
Subject: Re: Ami Pro 3.0 
Summary: let's help get these folks up to speed!
Organization: Educational Computing Network
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 13:29:14 GMT

I using AmiPro 3.0 and I'm generally impressed--especially with its newly
found fondness for regular writers like me, who are doing text-based work
but really want to do it in a graphical environment.  Overall, I'd say that
with version 3.0, AmiPro has finally gotten serious.

All the same, there seem to be some annoyances and bugs, and what I've heard
about technical support (in addition to my own experience) leads me to
conclude that technical advice can be inconsistent or hard to come by.

Here's a request: would someone in netland kindly provide the fax number for
AmiPro?

Here's another request: would someone point me to a comprehensible (that is,
something besides the manual) discussion of power fields?

Here's a thought: would us AmiPro users benefit from having a clearinghouse
of information, bug reports, and FAQ's?

Sincerely,

  Paul R. Falzer
    Internet: mfprf@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
    Bitnet:   mfprf@ecnuxa.bitnet
From: umltokyo@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Almanac 3.0c bug?
Date: 30 Aug 92 06:27:13 GMT
Organization: University Of Queensland

In article <0095EE15.F182E8E0@FHYDRA.FYSEL.UNIT.NO>, dahls@fhydra.dnet.unit.no (Joern Yngve Dahl-Stamnes) writes:
> Hello.
> 
> I've just installed the "crippleware" version of Alamanc 3.0c and I'm
> now doing a 30 days evaluation of it. The software looks very good,
> just what I want. The bad thing is that it took me about 2 minutes
> before I got the "General Application Error" (GAE) window (don't have
> the exact text, but I think it was at 3:037e). There was two buttons
> in the window, one to ignor the error and one to close the
> application. In most cases I was able to keep on going by using the
> ingor button, but after some time I have to use the close button.
> 
> I was viewing the month calendar and using the '<-' and '->' buttons
> to move around. It seems to work fine to move forward in time, but not
> backward. At least the frequences if the GAE windows was much higher
> when moving backward in time than forward.
> 
> Does anyone know if this bug is "normal" for version 3.0c of Alamanc
> or is it just me that got this error? Does a newer version of Alamanc
> exist? I'm asking this because I want to send the registration money
> for the Almanac and get a "un-crippeled" version of it. But I don't
> want to buy it if it got a bug that is so visibly as this is.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
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From: z_rasmusseam@ccsvax.sfasu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Stacker and ...
Date: 4 Sep 92 09:28:36 CST
Organization: Stephen F. Austin State University

As a happy user of Stacker 2.01 I can tell you safely that you needn't "uninst-
all" anything.  It will stack the drive just fine (once I stacked a drive w/
Windows, dos, and wing commander on it without any problems...) The only thing
I noticed is that if you trim your drive down to the bare minimum (dos only...)
You get a little more space on your stacked drive.  I believe this is because
it takes less allocation space for your control (d:) drive.  Hope that helps...
    
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From: Neal.Sanche@ttlg.UUCP (Neal Sanche)
Sender: postmaster@ttlg.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: MODELESS dialog boxes
Date: 02 Sep 92  13:15:12 mst

-U> Environment: 386, Windows 3.1, Borland C++ 3.1, OWL

-U> I am trying to create a dialog box in Borland C++ 3.1 by the following call:
-U>   GetApplication()->ExecDialog(new UIEditInterruptsDlg(this, SD_MyDialogBox)

-U> Everything works fine and I get a modal dialog box. How would I change it to
-U> a modeless dialog box ? Do I need to make changes to the .cpp only or do I
-U> have to fiddle with the resources as well. Would you happen to have sample
-U> code that implements a simple modeless dialog box ?

You would use a MakeWindow() call instead of an ExecDialog() call. One
drawback is that you cannot obtain a return value. A simple solution is to
send a notification message when the dialog box closes to its parent
window which contains the desired information.

Sorry, I'm in a lazy mood and code is not something I want to produce right
now.

-Neal

 * OLX 2.1 TD * There's a frood who really knows where his towel is.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.windows.ms.programmer,comp.lang.c++
From: andrewm@uws.EDU.AU (Andrew Maclean)
Subject: Re: Passing data among classes; For Borland C++/Windows GURUS
Organization: University of Western Sydney
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 21:58:25 GMT

jimmy@namao.ucs.ualberta.ca  writes:

>I have a question for the C++ gurus.

>Let us say I have a dialog box class and another class that contains
>data manipulated by the dialog box. What is the best methoed of
>passing data between these two classes and why ?

>Let us say I have a list of items that can change. I want to display
>this list in a drop down list or a list box. The dialog box is of
>class MyDlg and the list is in class MyList. How would I pass this
>list to the dialog box class ? What if I wanted the dialog box to
>be able to change the list ?

>Thanks,
>Jimmy
>--
>jimmy@namao.ucs.ualberta.ca

Without having more data, I would suggest that you consider using
Transfer Buffers. Certainly, you can set up a dialog with a set of
transfer buffers. One of the transfer buffers can be easily passed
to a sub-dialog.


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