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From: an12280@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu (David Gutierrez)
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Subject: Re: Hypercard 2
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Date: 10 Jul 90 18:21:03 GMT
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In article <9397@bunny.GTE.COM> cpv0@GTE.COM (Cameron Vaziri) writes:
> According to what I've read, the only thing you can do in color in
> HyperCard2.0 is show previously created color images (saved as
> PICT resources) within a frame.  I am not sure if you can attach
> a script to the color object to do something after it has been
> clicked upon.  I believe this capability is roughly the 
> same XCMD type implementation which is currently available. SuperCard
> and Plus more thoroughly support color at the cost of speed.
> 
> In regard to special effects, I have no problem using special effects
> on a large screen monitor as long as I am in 1-bit black & white
> display mode.  However, I heard that you don't have to change your
> display mode to get visual effects with HyperCard 2.0.

You are correct that the only color support is for showing a color image 
in a frame. If you click on it, it will return the coordinates of the 
click to some other routine. In essence, the DisplayPICT XCMD has been 
added to HyperTalk.

Special effects *do* work now in 8-bit color, but if you're in 24-bit 
mode, you still lose the special effects. There are also a couple of new 
effects, but I can't remember what they are.

David Gutierrez
an12280@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu

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