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From: ech@cbnewsk.att.com (ned.horvath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: TCL Classes for DataPak Word Solution Engine
Keywords: TextEdit WS
Message-ID: <1990Oct31.214028.28523@cbnewsk.att.com>
Date: 31 Oct 90 21:40:28 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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...have been posted to comp.sources.mac; I suppose they'll actually
show up there whenever Roger Long gets dug out.

DataPak sells a package for $300 that replaces TextEdit.  Among other
enhancments, it provides multiple style, font, and fontsize records,
but is mainly interesting for the lack of a 32K textsize limit,
and much better performance.  The intent of this posting is to
painlessly integrate WS into the TCL -- if you're using CStaticText
and CEditText, you can no just use WSStaticText and WSEditText.

The package can be ordered from
	DataPak Software
	9317 N.E>Highway 99, Suite G
	Vancouver WA 98665
	(206) 573-9155
	(800) 327-6703	(order-line)

They also offer add-ons to the basic package to provide Rulers, and to
use temp files on disk to edit text files that don't fit in RAM.
I haven't used either of the add-ons.

WS is reasonably Script-Manager compatible: it does not handle mixed 
Left-to-right and R->L selections correctly, and it apparently doesn't
handle 16-bit characters (Kanji and the like) very well.  I've received
an update and lots of mailings in the three months I've had the package,
all unsolicited by me.

=Ned Horvath=