Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!hubcap!gatech!rutgers!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!mp1u+ From: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Jerry declares the 2000 as 'the most improved computer' Message-ID: Date: 11 Mar 89 07:53:11 GMT References: <8903011852.AA16426@jade.berkeley.edu> <6193@columbia.edu> <10901@well.UUCP> <794@zehntel.UUCP> <10923@well.UUCP>, <6206@cbmvax.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 25 In-Reply-To: <6206@cbmvax.UUCP> jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup) writes: > Another thing that helps them is a more widespread use of fonts in > programs. We should be making it easier on people to integrate font support > in 1.4. Their textedit stuff is part of this too, and lastly quickdraw and the > PICT standard - drawing commands can be done in max resolution, as opposed to > IFF ILBM bitmaps. Why haven't the companies who make DTP products for the Amiga get together and develop a similar structured drawing format for the Amiga? Surely they realize that standardizing around IFF ILBM didn't hurt the graphics/video people. The Amiga also needs a "text.library", which provides high-level support for managing fonts and text handling besides console devices (essentially terminal emulation) and Text() (very low-level). A toolbox.library, containing some standardized high-level user interface widgets for Intuition wouldn't hurt either. -- Michael Portuesi / Information Technology Center / Carnegie Mellon University INET: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu / BITNET: mp1u+@andrew UUCP: ...harvard!andrew.cmu.edu!mp1u+ "You just don't get off a spaceship and run." --Avon