gry@reed.UUCP (Jason Klivington) (03/04/88)
One important difference I have noticed in the Mac and IIGS Menu Managers is that the Mac's allows scrolling, while the GS's apparently does not. The major disadvantage of this is in regards to the use of fonts. It is possible to store a large number of fonts in the system/fonts directory and not be able to access them all in a word processor because the font list spills off the screen on the bottom of the fonts menu (boo.) I do hope that they bother to fix this in the next system release (should be relatively easy since Menu Manager is stored on disk, not in ROM...well, there's one advantage to having it set up like that...) Has anyone else noticed any flaws in the GS tool sets? Jason Klivington Reed College, Portland OR
sds@meccts.MECC.MN.ORG (Steven D. Splinter) (03/08/88)
In article <8383@reed.UUCP> gry@reed.UUCP (Jason Klivington) writes: > > One important difference I have noticed in the Mac and IIGS Menu >Managers is that the Mac's allows scrolling, while the GS's apparently >does not... I do hope that they bother to fix this in the >next system release... The 'feature' of non-scrolling GS menus is not a 'bug', but a deliberate descision on the part of the GS tools people at apple. They felt the GS wasn't fast enough to do the scrolling menu bit, and therefore haven't implemented it. The solution for the fonts problem mentioned is to use _ChooseFont, a standard tool call that brings up a dialog giving the user a choice of typeface & style. Apple MAY, in the future, implement scrolling menus, but it will be an enhancement, not a bug fix. (maybe the gs+? :-) -- -Steven D. Splinter UUCP sds@fizban, meccts!fizban!sds -MECC Technical Services or sds@meccts, meccts!sds -How about a vacation in Minnesota this year? See the (10,000) loveli lakes. The wonderful telephone system, and many interesting furry animals. PS: My Employers don't know I have an opinion, much less agree with mine.