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- From: mzeller@namu01.gwdg.de (Meinrad Zeller)
- Subject: TEXT.H TextFunc how does it work???
- Message-ID: <HNJ060R@gwdu03.gwdg.de>
- Sender: mzeller@gwdu03.gwdg.de (Muhrad Zeller)
- Organization: GWDG, Goettingen
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 03:52:37 GMT
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- Hi there,
-
- I've worked quite a bit with the text object and also had problems with those
- scanning and drawing functions. I've debugged the whole thing and think, that
- its just too much work to write your own functions.
- Originally I wanted to write a small wordprocessor using the text object,
- and wanted to implement decimal and right justified tabs and also justified
- text. Because of missing documentation and bugs in the text object I've
- dropped the project. I'm not sure, whether its simpler, to rewrite the whole
- thing so you know whats going on, or to explore the text object and find out
- how to write your own functions.
-
- I don't understand why NeXT makes those functions public, but doesnt
- document them at all. The documentation tells us, that things like
- NX_JUSTIFIED and NX_RIGHTTAB are not implemented #yet#. But 3.0 didn't
- change anything.
-
- There are flames going on in next/misc about the horrible situation
- with wordprocessors for the NeXT. It's true - except FrameMaker there is
- no serious WP for the NeXT. WriteNow is too simple and WordPerfect is a pain
- in the a.. And there's still no WP you could use in connection with a database.
- The text object could be a good basis for a more serious wordprocessor for the
- NeXT, but without documentation you just have to rewrite the whole thing.
-
- Anybody out there, who wrote a new text object or who found out how to use the
- scan and draw functions?
-
- Meinrad
-
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- ** Meinrad Zeller - Foehrenweg 1 - 3400 Goettingen - Germany **
- ** email: mzeller@namu01.gwdg.de Phone: +49-551-300095 **
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