Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!apple!well!wdh From: wdh@well.UUCP (Bill Hofmann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: DashedLines on LaserWriter Message-ID: <13583@well.UUCP> Date: 13 Sep 89 16:00:28 GMT References: Reply-To: wdh@well.UUCP (Bill Hofmann) Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 18 MacDraw II v1.1 (and all MacDraw II versions, I think), support and parse the dashed line picComment. I just implemented dashed (dotted, dash-dot-dashed...) lines in an app. Claris suggests a way to draw all this stuff properly. Basically, what one does is set the dashed line picComment, but also draw the dashed lines by hand (uck-a real pain). But there's more! What you want is for smart applications (like MacDrawII) to parse the picComment and use it, and for dumb applications (like the Scrapbook or, eg, my app) to display the quickdraw. Claris has introduced this whole baroque scheme of a hierarchy of apps which recognize certain picComments to mean "start displaying (wake)" and "sleep." I'd recommend getting in touch with Claris and asking them for a copy of "MacDraw II Version 1.1 PICT File Format" (An update to TN#27). The version I have is dated April 5, 1989. They've got an example of dashed line drawing. -Bill Hofmann