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From: annie@cs.swarthmore.edu (Annie Fetter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: How about static fields???
Message-ID: <2396@babylon.cs.swarthmore.edu>
Date: 3 Feb 89 22:16:45 GMT
Reply-To: annie@cs.swarthmore.edu (Annie Fetter)
Organization: Visual Geometry Project, Swarthmore College, PA
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> >I am always running into the need for static text fields on backgrounds.  By
>      How hard is it to use the text tool under the paint tools menu?
>   (etc.)
> James D. Maloy, PSU Class of '87

The main reason why I would like to have static text fields is that the painted
text is ugly and unreadable, compared to 'field' text.  I often use locked
field instead of painting just for aesthetic purposes.  Besides, this doesn't
seem like a tough thing to implement :-).


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