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From: J.Pearce@ucl-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Better inter-application graphics handling in System 7
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Date: 16 Feb 90 17:54:43 GMT
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From: J.Pearce@uk.ac.ucl.cs



We too have suffered from problems when transferring simple pictures
from MacDraw II 1.1v1 to MS Word and a variety of other applications.

We have had particular problems with arcs joined to straight lines
that look OK in MacDraw even if you zoom in 3200%, but as soon as you
copy them to the clipboard there is an erratic alignment problem
(if you use show clipboard in MacDraw the problem is visible).

The only work-around we have found is to save the picture in PICT
format, re-open the PICT file, then copy. This is tiresome, but it 
seems to aleviate the problem.

To have to resort to manual cut & paste on a macintosh is a "crime".
System 7 must be an ideal opportunity to address this problem.

John R. Pearce

Computer Science Department,
University College London,
Gower Street,
London,
WC1E 6BT,
ENGLAND.

Disclaimer : These are my own personal oppinions