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- Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!prim.demon.co.uk!dave
- From: dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths)
- Subject: Re: TEXT.H TextFunc how does it work???
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.000700.16819@prim>
- Organization: Primitive Software Ltd.
- References: <HNJ060R@gwdu03.gwdg.de>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 00:07:00 GMT
- Lines: 29
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- In article <HNJ060R@gwdu03.gwdg.de> mzeller@namu01.gwdg.de (Meinrad Zeller) writes:
- >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.
- >
-
- It seems to be agreed that the Text object is the worst part of the app kit.
- Most WordProcessors for the NeXT don't use it, which is wasteful because
- you've got all these developers reinventing the wheel. NeXT don't seem to be
- putting much effort into supporting it.
-
- Solution? I think NeXT should release the source for the Text object. What do
- they have to lose? It's hardly a jewel in their crown. And there's loads to
- gain for all of us.
-
- Dave Griffiths
-