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- From: oneill@cs.sfu.ca (Richard O'Neill)
- Subject: Re: Praise and gripes about 3.0
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.000247.27940@cs.sfu.ca>
- Organization: CSS, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- References: <1992Sep13.053735.681@godel.questor.wimsey.bc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 00:02:47 GMT
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- Athony ?????? <aberno@godel.questor.wimsey.bc.ca> writes:
- > Just installed my 3.0 upgrade today. Amidst all the wonders, there are a
- > few things that have me pulling my hair out.
- >
- > In the 3View demo, I can't seem to use the virtual trackball thingy to
- > rotate the rendering around. It just moves from side to side. This is
- > probably my fault, since I have seen this work in a demo. Does anyone have
- > the magic secret to this? I haven't been able to find it in the docs.
-
- The controls are really wierd. When the object appears to be moving from
- side to side, it is actually being rotated, it is just that the centre of
- rotation is not the centre of the object - ** I think!?! **. It has to be
- just about the most unintuative program I've ever seen though.
-
- > I thought Icon in 2.0 was bad, but IconBuilder is even worse.
-
- Well, I had to have the foresight to use the "Plan Upgrade" option and see
- that it planned on removing Icon because it wasn't part of 3.0. I said no
- to this, and so I still have my copy and can use it if/when I want to.
-
- Similarly for ScorePlayer, which I think it wanted to delete too.
-
- > Some good things... The HeaderViewer app is an absolute dream come true.
- > And, Terminal Services... YES!
-
- Yep. Terminal Services are something you wonder how you did without...
-
- > A pity there aren't more 3D demos. I'd love to be able to show off the 3D
- > kit to my friends in a more meaningful way, and to see what the shaders
- > look like. No great loss, though.
-
- Compile the 3.0 Backspace demo. It has a "Teapot" screensaver. It is a bit
- slow and memory hungry, but, it is cute...
-
- > That's about all that comes to mind right now. Hope this provokes some
- > discussion.
-
- Well, I've done my bit, plus, I can add a few things...
-
- I wish Librarian had some documentation on-line. My 2.0 User Guide is
- useless and I'd love to know when it's behaviour is a bug, and when it is
- a 'feature'.
-
- And also how to write your own printer driver (like the ones for the
- IBM ProPrinter 24P and Epson 510) would be nice.
-
- All in all, it is an improvement.
-
- Richard.
-
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