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From: rnlee@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Profess'nal Agitator)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: recommend good Editor ??
Date: 15 Dec 92 20:21:59 GMT
Organization: MAWL - Mudd Alums Without Lives

In article <71701@cup.portal.com> ZAPPER@cup.portal.com (Doug Zap Campbell) writes:
>Well I love AZ too. But I've been keeping an eye out for a year or more 

BTW, what version is AZ up to?  I just wish the author will eventually
put in a word-wrap option.

E-mail preferred,

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: recommend good Editor ??
From: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers)
Date: 18 Dec 92 09:13:22 PST
 <PJAQUES.92Dec14040508@ray.cs.oberlin.edu><Bz9xKD.LGr@fiu.edu> <71701@cup.portal.com>
Organization: TAP

Quoted from <71701@cup.portal.com> by ZAPPER@cup.portal.com (Doug Zap Campbell):

> columns (like the SPF editor's "bounds" feature) and or b) can do searches 
> and replacement of the infamous hex 10 or linefeed character. 

    Hex 10 or hex 0a?

    MicroEMACS will do it for ^J (0A) and/or ^M (0D). I'm pretty sure
    CED can do this also, but you have to use C=-Ctrl-[JM] to enter
    the control characters into the string requester.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: walker@twix.unx.sas.com (Doug Walker)
Subject: Re: SAS won't talk to me??
Originator: walker@twix.unx.sas.com
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 14:00:17 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


In article <1992Dec14.083939.3387@sunbim.be>, accs1@bagheera.mumath (Aircraft control system) writes:
|> What's it worth writing to Heidelberg if they don't answer either? After getting 
|> from you, Doug, the advice to contact Heidelberg regarding the upgrade of my
|> Lattice C compiler included in the Lattice C++ package I called them first. They
|> told they would send me an upgrade offer. After 6 weeks waiting I wrote them again
|> and asked for an upgrade offer. Nothing yet and it's only 4 weeks ago. In the meantime
|> I was really thinking of forgetting SAS-C and switch to Maxxon C++ instead, but 
|> couldn't make up my mind yet.
|> 
|> Frank

I've passed your message along to the Heidelberg office, but I admit
that I am very puzzled as to what is going on.  I know Gerlinde is
working very hard at getting the upgrades out.  I'll pass along any
response from Heidelberg.

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Any opinions expressed are mine, not those of SAS Institute, Inc.
From: johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au (John Verhoeven)
Subject: Re: Aquarium vs. KingFisher
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: 16 Dec 92 22:17:35 WST
Organization: ACix - Private UUCP Node, Cloverdale, Western Australia.

G'Day,

I'll add my two cents worth to the debate.

I have now chucked Aquarium & NewAqua in favour of Kingfisher.

It's not perfect yet (no bugs that I've found) just a couple of minor
nits.

1)  It doesn't seem to take notice of the font specified in the config
    file for the contents display.  I'm trying to use topaz 11 with
    'contents-font=topaz.font/11' in the config file

2)  A quick goto first/last fish gadget would be nice.

3)  Option to continue search after reaching first/last fish if option
    2 is not added.

Altogether a great effort.

Thank you Udo.

>  ._.  Udo Schuermann
>  ( )  walrus@wam.umd.edu

--

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From: paul@dragons.DIALix.oz.au (Paul O'Neill)
Subject: Looking for Jan Van Der Baard (GadToolsBox author)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.misc
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: 15 Dec 92 06:59:19 WST-8
Organization: Private UUCP node

I'm trying to get in touch with the author of GadToolsBox as I have a small problem.

I created some .g files using v1.0 of GTB and have just upgraded to v1.4 - what a
great move!!

Problem is that the 1.0 format files are not able to be read by v1.4.

Can someone please pass this on to Jan, or can they provide a program which will
convert the file formats for me?

I have FTP access if that is necessary to get the conversion program(s).

Many thanks
Paul
From: khm@powell.cs.jt.dk (Kurt Hangaard Marcussen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Fonts with Post
Date: 14 Dec 92 13:18:28 GMT
Organization: Jydsk TELEFON

clueless@bradley.edu (Mark Kristie) writes:

>I have post, and I was wondering about something....

>If I have the Art Expression fonts, how can I get them to work with Post?  Can 
>I?  Do you just assign PSFonts: to the AEFonts directory?

Hi Mark

Try it!

If the fonts are either directly downloadable clean-ASCII PostScript
fonts OR Adobe Type 1 fonts (.pfb), then there should be no problem.
You should know however that the filenames of the fonts must be the
same as the FontName parameter in the font. This could mean some file
renaming (removal of .pfb extensions etc.).

Kurt Marcussen
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV)
Subject: Re: Looking for "The Print Shop" Clone
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 06:04:39 GMT

slhmz@cc.usu.edu writes:


>Hi!

>I am looking for a "The Print Shop" type program for my Amiga.
>"The Print Shop" is a program that allows one to create greeting
>cards, signs, banners, etc... and print them to a printer.

There used to be a version of Printmaster Plus for the Amiga.  I have it
somewhere, but haven't dug it out in ages.  Anyway, it was pretty much
a clone of Print Shop with a few additions.

>I have an HP-500C, and think color support would be really cool.

Well, you won't get it from Printmaster Plus!  

Isn't it kind of pointless to make a banner with a DeskJet? :)

>I have heard of a program called "Deluxe Print", but don't know
>anything about it.

I think it's somewhat similar to the above, but a little more 
Amiga-ish.  Printmaster plus uses its own graphics format and won't load
IFF's etc.

>Of course, the program must work with 2.xx, install on HD, and work
>with an A3000.  Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

One wonders if *either* of the above works with 2.04 or a 3000.  Printmaster
Plus worked under 1.3 and supported hard drives I beleive.  I may dig out 
my copy and test it again, though.

>Thanks!
>--
>Faith Gibson
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: rmills@controls.ccd.harris.com (Richard C. Mills)
Subject: Label maker
Organization: Harris Controls and Composition
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:59:39 GMT


        I am looking a public domain label maker for cassettes and
vhs tapes.  Anyone out there know where I might find one?

		Thanks,

		Richard Mills

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: accs1@bagheera.mumath
Subject: Re: Is SAS C V6 C++ compatible
Reply-To: accs1@bagheera.mumath
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 09:02:33 GMT

In article 14228@nntpd.lkg.dec.com, bath@hunnas (David Bath) writes:
>>>SAS Institute will be coming out
>>>with its own C++ in 1993 as well, and this C++ will require SAS/C
>>>version 6.x.
>
>This is good news, especially if it's as higher quality as SAS/C 6.1
>Any details yet?  Like will it be C++ 2.1 or 3?  Fully integrated with
>CPR?


I wonder it will require SAS/C 6.x. Does this mean it will produce C-source
code which is to be compiled with 6.x ? When I talked to the guys from SAS 
during the 'AMIGA Messe' in Cologne in 1991 they said it will *for sure* directly
produce object code.

Frank
From: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: more WB2.1 questions
Date: 15 Dec 92 10:27:39 GMT
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Organization: Commodore Germany

In article <1992Dec9.020942.5831@eskimo.com> seob@eskimo.com (Samuel Bayne) writes:
>
> I just recently got WB2.1 for my amiga, and I have some questions for
>more experienced 2.1 users:
>
>I can't seem to use any of the new options to the con: device
>(wait,close,etc) correctly, 

Hmm, never had problems here. No idea what may be wrong with your setup.

> Also, there are commands mentioned in the manual that I don't seem
>to have such as "requestchoice" Does anyone know why?

Look closer. there should be a note in the manual that this particular
one is only available under OS 3.0. We saved a little money in doing
only one DOS manual for 2.1 and 3.0, the few differences should be
marked.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: bheil@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (Brian Heil)
Subject: Distant Suns 4.1 questions.
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:41:31 GMT

Just got Distant Suns 4.1 (great program Mike!), it runs in the background
all the time now - just so I know where I stand in the Universe!
But I do have some questions.  I'm using a 3000T with an NEC 4D (16") monitor
and I was wondering if there was anyway of convincing DS or any programs
to use more of the screen (my Workbench is interlaced, approx. 700X800).
The other problem relates to screen updates, I run it realtime mode with the 
horizon and altitude markers on and usually with the display in either red or 
dim.  Sometimes (well actually most times) when there's an update the display 
changes back to bright (while the checkmarks in the menu stay on red or
dim), the same thing happens when stars are set to colors.  Has anybody
else seen this?  I normally have the Commodore blanker and click-to-front
commodities running as well as JM and SKsh - turning off any of these didn't
seem to make any difference.
Any help is much appreciated.

-- 
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            Amigargnugen!  It's what makes a computer an Amiga. 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: seh@pmafire.inel.gov (Steve Holaday)
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 02:49:09 GMT
Organization: WINCO
Subject: Re: Looking for "The Print Shop" Clone
Distribution: na
Organization: WINCO


All previous comments on this thread deleted ...

I'm suprised that no one mentioned Pelican Press.  It prints
banners, flyers, cards, calenders, etc.  I run it on my A3000
under ADOS 2.04 with no problems.  It is very good for that 
quick and dirty job.  The bad part about it is it is a port
from -I believe- MessyDOS.  The user interface is terrible.
It does not conform to the AmigaDOS Styleguide at all.  I believe
it is still available.  I bought my copy last summer.


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From: crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: DigiView Problem - different - SOLVED! :>
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:01:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: glia.crystal.724446102
Organization: University of Washington

In <71688@cup.portal.com> Sam_-_Malone@cup.portal.com writes:


>As I stated, the pulldown ABOUT indicated that I was using version 4.02
>which NewTek informs me is the needed version to work with AmigaDOS 2.04.

Guess what?  Version 4.0, copyright 1989 ALSO works on 2.04!  That's my
version that I was having so much trouble with...someone was pulling you
leg.

I apparently had a bad copy of the software.  I managed to connect with
someone who had the EXACT SAME VERSION as I did that was WORKING under 2.04!
On a hunch, this person sent me one file that was thought to be causing my
problem. (We wanted to rule out the 8520 chip problem).  And sure enough!

IT WORKED!!!!!  

I knew as soon as I saw it load slightly differently (i.e. I was no longer
getting a BLACK screen while it loaded) that it looked promising!  I had
my doubts though when I first saw that it was *exactly the same size* file 
that I already had...

Anyway, no copyrights were violated - I still have the original version
that I purchased - only now it WORKS!  Corrupted file fixed...

YIPPPPEEE!!!!!

Now, if only I could view something interactively while focusing the darn
thing on my postage stamps... :>  (I know, I know, buy an upgrade...:>)

Oh, and before someone asks - since everything in my DV system was working,
except the digitizing, I ASSUMED that the problem with no picture was due
to not having enough light...and it was a couple of months before I got
around to remembering to buy an extension cord to plug the lights into...
I know, dumb assumption...but, hey, I didn't know what to expect - I have
no one to tell me these things...which is why, half the time, I'm not even
sure WHAT question to even ask!  *sigh*   I'll get there...I'm trying! :>

Crystal
  ;>
From: soft-logik@cup.portal.com (Kevin W Davidson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: PageLiner and BME Patches
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 18:53:01 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

>In a message dated Mon 14 Dec 92  2:48, soft-logik@cup.portal.com (Kevin W
>Davidson) wrote:
>
>>In a message dated Sat 12 Dec 92  2:53, soft-logik@cup.portal.com (Kevin W
>>Davidson) wrote:
>>
>> KWD> These patches can be applied only to version 1.1.1 of these products
>> KWD> and update them to version 1.1.2.
>>
> KWD> You can try it. There really is, however, a version 1.1.1 of
>PageLiner.
> KWD> If it works (or not) post the results here.
>
>I tried the 1.1.2 plpatch on my 1.1 Pageliner and it failed; do you
>remember if there was a 1.1.1 patch (hopefully not called plpatch) and if
>it was also uploaded for ftp?
>
Nope, there is not a 1.1 to 1.1.1 patch. As I recall, 1.1.1 was the version
shipped with the Updated HotLinks Editions (the one with BME Trace). Try
calling the 800 marketing number and ask about an upgrade.


Kevin Davidson, Asst. Moderator AmigaZone Vendor Support - PORTAL
               <soft-logik@cup.portal.com>
        SOFT-LOGIK BBS (PCP MOSLO) (314) 894-0057
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: macanespie@waves.pas.ti.com (Alan MacAnespie)
Subject: Re: Directory Opus
Reply-To: macanespie@waves.pas.ti.com
Organization: Texas Instruments, PAS
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:02:19 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.161720.26896@nynexst.com>, clare@nynexst.com (Clare Chu) writes:
> In article <bmaple.0dey@burner.com> bmaple@burner.com (Bob Maple) writes:
>>On Fri 11-Dec-1992  1:48p, Alan MacAnespie wrote:
>>
>>AM> Yep: $100.  Shipping for upgrades is supposed to start sometime next
>>AM> week.
>>
>>UHNG!  I paid that much for my BBS program.  While I love DirectoryOpus to
>>death, I can do without v4.0 until Inovatronics stops this nonsense.
>>
>   
>    What is there in there besides running on v3.0 and AGA machines,
>    which I don't have, that makes it worth so much?  Anyone got it
>    and can comment?
> 
>    Clare

The biggest thing I see is unlimited function gadgets, and unlimited
volumn gadgets.

As mentioned above, the new version will be shipping soon.  I don't
believe that anyone who is not a beta-tester has it, yet.

Look for a quick mini-review when I get V4.0.  A full review in
c.s.a.reviews should follow after.

--
Alan MacAnespie,              || * Standard Disclaimers Apply Upstairs.*
Texas Instruments, PAS        ||  Is a person who writes many different
macanespie@waves.pas.ti.com   ||  applications a Renaissance Computist?

How many bits would a BlitBlit blit if a BlitBlit could blit bits?
From: amigamat@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Mark Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Just got DOS 2.1--need advice
Date: 11 Dec 92 18:14:05 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <MJL.92Dec11025837@dino.ph.utexas.edu> mjl@dino.ph.utexas.edu (Maurice J. LeBrun) writes:
>There is also a hard disk cache program called 'Hypercache' written by
>"Silicon Prairie", a Canadian software developer (I can give the address
>if you are interested).  It also is a nice performance boost on my A3000,
>and is very reasonably priced (around US $30 I think).  Just a satisfied
>customer,


I'm glad to see that David Plummer found a publisher for his caching
software.  The preliminary version I tested was excellent and I had
intended to buy the software when it was released, but I didn't know if
it ever got released.  Now I know.

Mark
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         CS Student : University of Texas at Austin
From: barrett@astro.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Good news for "Snap" users
Date: 18 Dec 92 02:24:20 GMT
Reply-To: barrett@astro.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
Organization: BLAZEMONGER INCORPORATED

>In article <57505@dime.cs.umass.edu> barrett@astro.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett) writes:
>>	I have some good news for people who stopped using "Snap" by Mikael
>>Karlsson under Workbench 2.04.  Since I upgraded to Workbench 2.1, Snap
>>appears to work perfectly!!

In article <1gjmkgINNmsa@uwm.edu> bloc1469@ee.ee.uwm.edu (Gregory R. Block) writes:
>It is NOT good that stuff that didn't work under 2.04 now works under
>2.1 flawlessly.
>Why?
>It means the program has a bug....

	That's not necessarily true, Greg.  The Amiga could have had the
bug.  I can think of 3-4 bugfixes offhand I've noticed since upgrading to
2.1.  For example, I wrote to Willy Langeveld several months ago concerning
a "bug" in VLT.  It was really a bug in the ASL file requester, and it's
fixed in 2.1.  And so on.

                                                        Dan

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From: Prolific@cup.portal.com (Jeff R Lindstrom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: which machine should I buy?
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 01:10:54 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa

  I would suggest you look at Lightwave on the NewTek Video Toaster,
especially if you are going to do any animation.

  A 486 machine will be slightly faster than an Amiga 3000.  The Amiga 4000
will outperform a 486.

  The only animation software that runs on the IBM that I have seen for a
reasonable price is Will Vinton's Playmation (available first on the Amiga).

  The Video Toaster will not fit in the Amiga 4000, but there are 68040
cards for both the 3000 (which has to be slightly modified to accept a
Toaster) and the 2000.

Jeff Lindstrom
Prolific@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: walker@twix.unx.sas.com (Doug Walker)
Subject: Re: Is SAS C V6 C++ compatible
Originator: walker@twix.unx.sas.com
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 13:27:18 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


In article <1992Dec17.090233.26443@sunbim.be>, accs1@bagheera.mumath writes:
|> I wonder it will require SAS/C 6.x. Does this mean it will produce C-source
|> code which is to be compiled with 6.x ? When I talked to the guys from SAS 
|> during the 'AMIGA Messe' in Cologne in 1991 they said it will *for sure* directly
|> produce object code.

I'm sorry, but you are wrong.  I was one of the guys there and we
were saying no such thing, because it is not true.

I have a hard time understanding why people are SO CONCERNED that
the C++ not use C as an intermediate step.  You will never see the
C file produced unless you ask to; the process will be as seamless
as using the C compiler itself.  Speed and debuggability are not
dependent on the intermediate language used.  Choice of algorithms
in the translator is more important than the fact that it uses
C as an intermediate.

Eventually the translator will be modified and will replace the C
front-end completely, but not in the first version.  Keep in mind
that some intermediate language will always be used, that's the
way that compilers work. 

|> Frank

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usenet: walker@unx.sas.com                            bix: djwalker 
Any opinions expressed are mine, not those of SAS Institute, Inc.
From: jamiller@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Prowrite 3.3 Patches for the *many* bugs yet?
Date: 17 Dec 92 18:49:22 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

Has anyone else got a Prowrite 3.3 update?  I'm impressed overall but
noticed *many* little bugs.  Are there any patches out yet?
-- 
jamiller@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
James Miller

_chicchai .sig no ho ga ichiban iin janai ka..._
             Enlightenment Happens?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: tmc@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA (Tim Ciceran)
Subject: C++ 
Organization: Brock University, St. Catharines Ontario
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 05:02:04 GMT

In article <BzIsJ1.JCr@well.sf.ca.us> comeau@csanta.attmail.com (Greg Comeau)
writes:

>>I think C++ could be a good language for the Amiga provided
>>the implementation is a good one.

>Our customers seem to feel that way.  The main thing missing right now is
>an Amiga class library...

Indeed. This would help tremendously in terms of software development.

>As such, we have finally re-scheduled this for our 1993 to-do list...

Is there any chance that this would then constitute a native C++ standalone
package, or would this take the form of a front-end with templates?

Incidentally, wrt existing C++ compilers, do you have any general impressions
of the Maxon release?