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From: moose (Michael Rutman)
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Subject: Re: Drawing String in a View (Reply Needed ASAP)
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Date: 3 Jun 91 16:47:01 GMT
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In article <516@heaven.woodside.ca.us> glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us (Glenn Reid)  
writes:
> garyc@robbie.acns.nwu.edu writes
> 
>     PSmoveto ( 100.0, 100.0 );     // or wherever
>     PSselectfont ( "Times-Roman", 48.0 );
>     PSshow ( "Hello whirled." );
>     NXPing();
> 

Agreed that this works, but the docs say that a [font set] is faster than a  
PSselectfont and why should he do an NXPing()?  The window server will never be  
more than an eyeblink behind an NXPing().  Or do I misunderstand NXPing().

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