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From: rob@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Robert K Shull)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: PostScript/TrueType Question
Message-ID: <1990Oct9.141847.25072@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: 9 Oct 90 14:18:47 GMT
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Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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In article <70500050@m.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>> Tech Note 91 (dated 3/1/88) specifies some picture comments for rotated text
>> and graphics.  These comments are directly supported in the LaserWriter
>> driver and could be interpreted by programs for drawing on the screen.
>
>I just checked MacDraw II and Canvas 2.0 -- much to my chagrin,
>rotated text seems to be transferred easily between the programs using
>picture comments.
>
>On the other hand, Canvas 2.0 does screw up rotation.  Once an item is
>rotated, it is represented on the screen by a bitmap.  Subsequent

The rotated text also print correctly in Canvas. I'd guess that the text is
stored internally in picture comment form, but the bitmap is never recalculated
after the rotation is done. I've also seen the conversion of a text object to
bitmap form semi-randomly in Canvas 2.0. Never seen it (yet) in 2.1.
	Robert
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Robert K. Shull
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