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Article #4535Re: ColorWorks "What it doesn't do " Not the Killer App !
From: Kevin Yank
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 00:00
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In <4ntl84$2fm8@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>, lesbell@ibm.net (Les Bell) writes:
>In <4nsbmf$6pi@seagoon.newcastle.edu.au>, c9603980@engmail.newcastle.edu.au (Kevin Yank) writes:
>>On my machine, ColorWorks won't even load! If I double-click on the
>>program object, it opens just fine, but associated files provoke a
>>"Cannot run ColoWorks, make sure it is an OS/2 ... yadda-yadda"
>>message. I just noticed this! :/
>
>Check your LIBPATH and the working directory on the P.R.O.
Thanks - that did it. I'd re-installed OS/2 since installing CW2.
>>What would you propose to drag FROM? ColorWorks would need a drag
>>source from which you could d&d to printers.
>
>All applications in OS/2 have a drag source - it's called the
>Workplace Shell. All SPG have to do is provide an ASSOCTABLE, subclass
>WPDataFile and override the WPPrintObject method. Then you'd be able
>to pick up any associated files in a folder and d&d on a printer
Ah - you suggest they make a WPS class for graphic files. It would a
step to my dream system where all files can be dragged to the printer
and have something that makes sense come out. ;)
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10a752,b1f994dc344bef X-Google-Attributes: gid10a752,public X-Google-Thread: 112d6c,b1f994dc344bef X-Google-Attributes: gid112d6c,public X-Google-Thread: 10c4f5,b1f994dc344bef X-Google-Attributes: gid10c4f5,public From: c9603980@engmail.newcastle.edu.au (Kevin Yank) Subject: Re: ColorWorks "What it doesn't do " Not the Killer App ! Date: 1996/05/23 Message-ID: <4o1ph8$pug@seagoon.newcastle.edu.au> X-Deja-AN: 156313175 references: <4nlqqa$ocb@news.mel.aone.net.au> <4nsbmf$6pi@seagoon.newcastle.edu.au> <4ntl84$2fm8@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> organization: Sentience Software reply-to: kyank@sentience.com.au (Kevin Yank) newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,aus.computers.os2,comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.bugs