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From: ajk@goanna.oz (Alan Kent)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Things to fix. To: Amiga.
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Date: Thu, 8-Oct-87 19:34:09 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  8 19:34:09 1987
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Organization: Comp Sci, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
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Summary: string gadgets, proportional text

> Dave is correct, but Peter is probably talking about string gadget
> text, which is a real (big) problem. ...
>  ...
> So, it sure is broke.  Wonder what would happen if we/you fixed it?
> It's damn near time for NewStringGadgets, but ...

If anyone is thinking of trying to do new string gadgets, please PLEASE
let them be able to use a proportional font. Mind you, this is certainly
not easy - just what the cursor would look like is a problem.

Oh, and while I am posting, does anyone know if I put gadgets in a
superbitmap window and scroll the window, does it automatically move
the gadgets around too? Not just the image of the gadget but the logical
coordinates of mouse clicks etc. It sure would make large forms easier
to implement (I am working on a database project and would like to port
the code to the amiga - if it will fit). I would try it out myself, but
the internal disk drive in my Amiga died and so I am currently waiting
for it to be repaired.

Alan Kent     (RMIT, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

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