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- From: h8eg083@stan.xx.swin.oz.au (Darren Gower)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: SASC 6.0
- Message-ID: <6919@stan.xx.swin.oz.au>
- Date: 30 Aug 92 15:41:25 GMT
- References: <25440014@hpsad.sad.hp.com> <BtHqsn.Cyv@unx.sas.com> <Vic.00wt@angband.delfax.OCunix.On.Ca> <Btp8LL.LvG@unx.sas.com>
- Organization: Computer Centre, Swinburne University of Tech., Melbourne, Australia.
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- In <Btp8LL.LvG@unx.sas.com> jamie@cdevil.unx.sas.com (James Cooper) writes:
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-
- >Unfortunately, we didn't have time to get the font-sensitive code into
- >CPR, but at least it now properly forces Topaz-8 itself, so you don't
- >have to mess with changing your fonts just to run it.
-
- That's really disappointing, considering the number of users that have
- the ESC installed, and are operating on higher-res screens. I *hate* having
- to squint to see the font under 5.10b. Considering the length of time
- this problem has been evident, I am amazed at its continuing
- existance, particularly with the length of time CBM has been telling
- people to be aware of default fonts in their software. <sigh>
-
- >We created a patch for the 5.10b version of CPR to do this as well,
- >though with the work being done on V6, we never got a chance to do a
- >proper test/distribution.
-
- This patched version crashed on my machine under productivity overscan. I
- hope *this* has been fixed under 6.0, or CPR will be next to useless to me.
-
- (To be specific, it refuses to open any of its windows (after the copyright
- message pops into a CON window) and then it crashes the machine).
-
- regards,
- Darren.
- --
- Darren Gower | "You can't reason a person out of a
- | position they weren't reasoned into.."
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