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In article <1992Nov3.032621.22626@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> you write:
>i'm just wondering if helix express has any new feature for template
>design.  I wasn't all that happy with double helix's template since i can't
>even draw a line in it (or there is some way around?), or have a solid black
>block for decoration purpose.  (yeah, i know, i can use pre-designed pictures,
>but isn't it kinda overkill to import a picture of just a line?)

Ha ha ha!...
Isn't it overkill to put MacDraw functions in a database application?
And things like spreadsheets really need full fledged word processors
too!

I know you aren't talking about polygons etc but I think it shows some
reasonable design decision not to overload the product when it can be
done using existing tools. It's unfortunate that they haven't been able
to use such saved time to correct even more annoying bugs in the
development environment.

Also designing a template within Helix means that it can only be used within
that relation (or else redrawn from scratch in all other relations).

As you said, essentially anything can be done by importing a drawing and
putting it in the background of a template. This is in fact proabbly
worth the effort because it means that the basic design can be "easily"
re-used in several relations (ie presenting a tape recorder type row of
buttons for viewing functions on edit forms).

>Anyways, to me double helix can make a good database, but not a pretty and
>neat one.

The only new features in this regard are a limited set of window
attribute options (borders, sliders, rounded, shadowed, invisible (ie
for posting/printing sequences),resize,...)

Peter