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Stuart Thiessen Date: Thu Aug 23, 2001 4:25 pm Subject: Re: FileMaker Runtime | ||||||||||||
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Reporting the potential bug was the only point of my bringing it up. If I was encountering it, then others might be too. So, I wanted you, Valerie, or Richard to be aware of that. If no one reported bugs, then how does the software improve? (SMILE) I am not worried about being inconvenienced. I am just aware that it is best to inform software publishers about bugs in their program so that they can be aware of what may need to be improved. I know it is old DOS software and old DOS software tends to be less "convenient" than Windows software (though that is not always the case). Nonetheless, I am still praying for God to bring the right programmers to get SignWriter 5.0 off the ground and into a stage where it can be used. That would be an awesome thing. I wondered if you have ever contacted some of the major software companies and asked if they would be interested in making this a "goodwill" project for some of their programmers? Maybe Sun might be interested in making this a showcase for the flexibility of Java, etc. (since that is what you are using to program this)? I'm sure Sun could get some good PR from showing how they can use Java to create a "wordprocessor" that has so many technical challenges. Just wondered. I'm planning to see if there are any Java programmers around here that might be interested in that as a project. Maybe not, but it can't hurt to ask! SMILE, Stuart At 08:46 08/23/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Regarding the issues of SignWriter 4.4....I will ask Richard Gleaves >to help with the bug in ColumnMaker...I cannot promise he will have >the time- He works full time at Qualcomm, and would prefer that >others develop new SignWriting software...but I have written to ask >him what he thinks is happening with the Postscript output...so if >nothing more, perhaps he can explain it to us ;-) > >The SW 4.4 upgrade is for free too...which includes the new feature >of being able to print to a postscript file...So we are trying to be >generous, Angus...and of course I am sorry that Stuart has been >inconvenienced... > >Val ;-) Stuart Thiessen 4616 Hickman Des Moines, IA 50310 | ||||||||||||
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