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Subject: Re: MacDraw file format?
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Date: Wed, 28-Jan-87 11:45:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 28 11:45:00 1987
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> It's really not a good idea to depend on the format of MacDraw format files.
> Apple has stated in the past that this format is subject to change in the
> future.

Unfortunately, I don't agree.  I've been waiting a long time for Bug fixes
for MacDraw, and haven't seen diddly.  So if Apple isn't fixing bugs, I
can't imagine they are going to change file formats.  It rather seems that
MacDraw is an orphan (or at least disinherited).  This is a shame, because
it is really a nice program.

Or do you know something we don't?

> The PICT format option in MacDraw is there precisely to satisfy the
> needs of people for transferring information out.

In my opinion, the PICT format option in MacDraw is there so MacDraw
can remember which fonts I used if I used one further down than 11 in
the menu, or if I switch system disks.  I don't use the MacDraw format
for ANYTHING anymore.  If only I'd figured this out before having used
the program for a year.

> -- 
> David Goldsmith
> Apple Computer, Inc.
> MacApp Group
--
Steve Dorner
dorner@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu