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Re: Linux font & printer problems (Re: executor-digest V1 #350)



On Fri, 1 Dec 1995, ctm@ardi.com (Clifford T. Matthews) wrote:

> The stock System file should have in it:
>
>         Chicago
>         Courier
>         Geneva
>         Helvetica
>         Monaco
>         New York	<--- (*)
>         Symbol
>         Times

(*) Mine didn't have it. At least it wasn't shown in the Word 5.1 
    dropdown font list. How do you check the builtin fonts in the
    "stock System file" ?

> In addition, the "Fonts and DAs" folder should contain
>
>         Avant Garde
>         Bookman
>         N Helveitca Narrow
>         New Century
>         Palatino
>         Zapf Chancery
>         Zapf Dingbats

True.

> Using Font D/A Mover shouldn't be necessary.  The stock fonts should
> already be there, the other ones should install by just dragging them
> to the hot-band.  Right now I think there are bugs that allow you to
> put a font in the hot-band twice and there also may be trouble
> removing fonts from the hot-band, but if you just drag each one in
> once, it should work.

Sorry, not for me. I mean, they *did* get dragged to the hot-band and 
they seemed to stay there. But when I opened Word it seemed there was 
no means of getting these damned fonts in the dropdown font list.

How do you accomplish this?

On a side note. Since the MS installer crashes Executor I couldn't 
install Word, in a literal sense. I had to copy an installed Word 5.1 
from my Mac IIsi via floppy disks. I did copy all the relevant files and 
(sub)folders. At least I hope so. Is this the right way to do it?

Furthermore, the Insert/Object menu item is dimmed in Word. It means the 
menu item is unavailable. So, how to insert an Equation Editor object?

I had copied the Equation Editor to the ExecutorVolume. When I double
click on the Equation Editor program, however, it starts but it complains
that the MT Extra font is missing. So, again, how to install this font? 

> Currently, you're stuck with Letter paper.  Under NEXTSTEP Executor
> can communicate with the printing subsystem and you can use the
> NEXTSTEP printing panels.  There are no equivalent ones under Linux,
> so we'll have to create them.  This takes time.  I realize that 8.5" x
> 11" is not the common paper size in europe, but support for alternate
> paper sizes is an example of Feature N+1.

Try to have a look at recent postings in comp.emulators.mac.executor.
There are at least a couple more messages relating to this topic. I don't 
think it's a feature to be postponed at level N+1.

> We realize that no matter what feature set we provide, there will be
> some who really will not be able to use Executor until Feature N+1 is
> added.  That does not bother us, as long as those people don't use
> Executor (other than in demo mode) in the meantime.  However, holding
> back Executor from licensing until Feature N+1 is included deprives
> people of the chance to register it now, something that many people
> clearly want to do.

I'm sorry, but really it's an effort for me to follow your reasoning...
I for sure won't register anything which still is pre-alpha code, for 
what I'm able to see now...

Don't feel offended by my statement. I mean, keep up the good work. Only, 
I'm unable to regard Executor as a valid Mac environment now. There is no 
doubt that your 68K emulator works well, at the processor level. What is 
heavily lacking, IMHO, is a valid System (MacOS) substitute.

> As for Executor's price, everyone is entitled to an opinion.  I am
> sure there are some people who would not use Executor even if *we*
> paid *them*.  Luckily, they aren't our target audience.  Enough people
> think that the US$49 fee for students, faculty and staff of
> educational institutions is a bargain, that we have no plans to lower
> that fee.  If Executor is not worth that fee, don't license it.

Certainly not a bargain for our Department. Please take into account that 
we have a campus license for MS products. This means we are buying 
MS-Word and MS-Excel at a price equivalent to about US$30.

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Michele Marziani
Universita' di Ferrara           e-mail (work)  marziani@vaxfe.fe.infn.it
Dipartimento di Fisica                  (home)  marziani@estense.global.it
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