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From: Lawson.English@p88.f15.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Lawson English)
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Subject: Geographic Info Systems: HyperCard, SuperCard, FileVision, etc??
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Date: 29 Dec 90 15:15:26 GMT
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Thom Gillespie writes in a message to All

TG> he  draw capabilities of FileVision and the ability to move layers 
TG> back and  forward but I'd like to have HyperTalk or SuperTalk 
TG> to extend the FileVision  interface with some 'rules'. It's been 
TG> suggested that some people use Temp

Several questions:

1) how extensive are the drawing capabilities of FileVision? 
HyperCard/SuperCard
implement a superset lf the MacPaint tools. Do you need more?

2) Do these drawings already exist? Can they be imported easily into HyperCard
 
or FileVision? If the answer is "yes" only once, then you have the answer to
your entire question: use the one that works.

3) What do you mean by "layers?" HyperCard and SuperCard have layers also.

4) Who would be doing this project? You or a professional programmer? 

5) Do you have a copy of HC2.0? The capablilities of version 2.0 are far 
beyond
1.2 and you may find that that is all you need right there.


Lawson
 

 

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