user_442@dayton.saic.com (02/16/90)
In article <12486@mcdphx.phx.mcd.mot.com>, stan@jazz.phx.mcd.mot.com (Stan Fisher) writes: > WARNING!!!!! All PPage 1.3 users listen up!!! > > I was working on a very complex page of text and graphics in ProPage 1.3, > when I tried to re-load the file and this nasty little requester pops up > on my screen - "Can't understand format string" - (Cancel) (Stop) (Continue) > No matter what I did from there, I would then get an even nastier little > requester - "Document file is corrupt" (resume). > > The file was intact from a DOS perspective (no bad/unreadable sectors) > but PPage choked on something IT WROTE into my file on the last save. > > I called Gold Disk Tech support and the guy said "Oh no! that problem?" > It's a bug they are well aware of and it appears to be related to doing > saves while in magnification 200%. The only help they could offer was the > advice not to save in 200% mag anymore and "probably it would be best not > to work in 200% anymore". I do most of my work at 200% (high detail and > fine print). I'm not a happy camper! A package of this price shouldn't > have little bugs like this running around! Anyway Gold Disk doesn't offer > any "un-corrupting" service as the only one that knows the file format is > the developer that rarely ever comes in to work 'cause he works out of his > house. It may be 6 months before a fix is offered, according to Tech > support. > > Stan Fisher - stan@teroach.phx.mcd.mot.com - asuvax!mcdphx!teroach!stan > Motorola Microcomputer Division, Tempe, Arizona - Voice (602) 438-3228 > Call our User Group BBS "M.E.C.C.A." running Atredes 1.1 @ (602) 893-0804 -- Makes me feel REAL good about PageStream and the new version 1.8 of the software. Not only was the software less expensive (by at least $125.), and could do more, but the upgrade was free !! The tech support of Soft Logic (the Makers of Page Stream) is unsurpassed in answering questions and finding the solutions to either minor bugs that remain or user errors. It really makes the old AMIGA sing when it comes to DTP. ;-) I have NO connection to Soft Logic except as a happy cust. Later <<< DLB >>> send all replies to the address below..... ================================================================== || David Bernard || || Science Applications International Corp. || || Dayton, Ohio || || dlb%dayvd@dayton.saic.com || ==================================================================