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From: siili@opmvax.kpo.fi (Tero Siili)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Wish List item for HyperCard 2.0
Message-ID: <87@opmvax.kpo.fi>
Date: 9 Apr 89 12:21:01 GMT
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> For the HyperCard 2.0 developers out there, could you please add the following
> to HyperCard:
> 
> - The ability to change the shape of the button to any polygon,
> 
> - the ability to assign a button name in vertical position as well as standard
>   horizontal position,
> 
> - the ability to make a button name of TWO lines,
> 
> - the ability to assign different (System-bundled) fonts to the button name,
> 
> - the ability to assign, create, or copy, icons from your own art work, or other
>    clip art that a user may have WITHOUT having to use RESEDIT or other
>   shareware programs,
> 
> - the ability for a field to sense a mouseClick and perform execute a script.
> 

In addition to these, the possibility to use vector graphics in addition
to bitmaps would be most welcome. An object called PICT or something. I'm
thinking of storing plots, layouts, etc., which are more conveniently stored
and edited than bitmaps.

Tero Siili
Finnish Meteorological Institute,
Department of Geophysics
siili@csc.fi
siili@finfun.bitnet