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Re: Interleaf

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From: John DeRosa
Date: Wed, 30 May 1990 15:44
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jjw7384@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Jeff Wasilko) writes:

>I've used Interleaf (actually KEEPS from Kodak) running on a Sun
>platform and was really happy with the interface. I've heard that the
>Mac version has lots of problems and is very un-Maclike in dealing with
>such things as fonts, printers and Multi-Finder. I've also heard that
>the new version (2.0?) is supposed to be much better in it's adherence
>to the Mac user-interface guidelines.

I use Interleaf on the Sun extensively and (being a network admin)
also am forced to use Interleaf on the Mac.  You are correct in
Interleaf on the Mac being very un-mac-like.  For example, on the
Sun, Interleaf uses a three button mouse.  To get this to work
on the Mac, you have to hold down the option or command keys AND
the mouse button.

This was obviously a port to the Mac prompted by some big customer
but Interleaf's heart was not into doing it the right way.  Our
experience with Interleaf as a company is that they are not
responsive (at all) to problems that we have encountered with
their product.  Therefore we are converting over to FrameMaker
by Frame Technology on both the Mac and the Sun as our standard
high end DTP tool.

P.S. Interleaf has stated that the Mac line and the Sun line will
not converge until V3.0. 
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From: derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa)
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