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Article #46400Re: Software Authors please note.
From: Michael Peirce
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1990 18:17
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1990 18:17
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In article <7257@ll1a.att.com> markn@ll1a.att.com (Mark Nettleingham) writes:
>
> I don't wish to add to the current flame ware on the
>relative use of Crippleware or Demmoware. However, I ask the
>authors of this software to please consider what form the
>documentation is processed in. The current version of MacPassword
>came with the main documentation using a font size I don't have,
>making it very hard to read. Several other documents (including the
>order form) were created by an application whos files I haven't
>figured out how to read at all.
>
> If at all possible send out any files in either MacWrite or
>MacPaint format. Use only fonts supplied with the system or at
>least restrict your documents to shareware fonts. And please,
>please, specify which applications, font types, and sizes are
>required to read your documentation.
I agree with this 100%. Of course, if someone does want to have some
fancy font displayed somewhere, the safest way to handle it is to paste
the fancy text into MacPaint (or whatever) and generate a bitmap. Then
put the bitmap into your dialog or documentation.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!claris!peirce From: peirce@claris.com (Michael Peirce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Software Authors please note. Message-ID: <10883@claris.com> Date: 16 Feb 90 18:17:00 GMT References: <7257@ll1a.att.com> Reply-To: peirce@claris.com (Michael Peirce) Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA Lines: 31