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From: gannholm@apple.com (Martin Gannholm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Hypercard 2
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Date: 3 Jul 90 23:14:45 GMT
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The color capabilities of HyperCard 2.0 are that you can display any PICT 
files in windows, floating or not. A message gets sent of where you 
clicked on the picture if you do this.

You can also have color palettes that contain clickable regions. There is, 
however, no support in 2.0 for creating these things.

Both of these features are implemented as XCMDs using the new external 
window interface, and a developer could easily do more sophisticated color 
things - expect to see some really hot color stuff from 3rd parties.

Visual effects in 2.0 work in 1, 2, 4 or 8-bit mode and even on monitors 
that aren't the main (boot) screen. The restraints are <= 8-bit and the 
card window can't straddle screens.

Martin Gannholm
Apple Computer