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In article <1992Oct7.194920.6125@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca> pascal@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.ca (Pascal Gaudette) writes:
>In article <1992Oct7.030229.27428@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> coco@cbnewsl.cb.att.com  
>(felix.lugo) writes:
>
>>  Hold the press ... I just discovered that it DOES work.
>> 
>>  Follow these steps:
>> 
>>  * Launch Edit
>>  * Order front the Font Panel (Command-t)
>>  * Click on the title bar to make panel key
>>  * Select a Font and Typeface (say Courier-Bold12)
>>  * Click on Preview and click on the preview Text object
>>  * Shift-click on the Typeface already selected (i.e., Bold)
>>  * Now use the arrow keys to traverse the ................


Hot tamales! doing it that way it works!  Given the effort required
to use the "feature", I'd say it is a complete waste of time!
Who ever figured this out has his/her priorities in the wrong place.

CLARITY, and SIMPLICITY make ELEGANCE.

I think that the FontPanel should allow you to make a selection in
it without having to make it key by clicking on it. Excuse me, but
that is stupid. If the idea is NOT to have to take your hands
off the keyboard, this "shortcut" receives an "F" in my user interface
guidelines.
 
After all, I already went to the trouble of calling it <cmd>'t', (YO!!)
I should be able to type "Gil" + <cmd>'b'+ <ret> and that thing should
set my font to be Gill Sans Bold and go away until I summon it again.
While we are at it <cmd> '>' should make it bigger, <cmd> '<' smaller,
<cmd> '.' should make it go away and cancel.

BTW, what about adding all of that and a shelf on which to pop all of
my favory fonts? - I have been asking for this for a while. Since
the functionality is now, well in critical condition, what about fixing
those bugs and adding some really useful features. Or will we have to
wait until 4.0? (Homer beep!).

Really!!?

 
-- 
Manuel Alberto Ricart
alberto@parsec.mixcom.com <NeXTMail Welcome>