[comp.sys.mac] A bug in FullWrite?

fang@dukempd.UUCP (Fang Zhong) (09/30/88)

	I imported several drawings in a FullWrite document through
clipboard. The drawings were made with MacDraw II and had various
shades (mainly slashes) for different polygons. They looked as good
on screen in FullWrite as in MacDraw II. However, when printed out
on a laserprinter, FullWrite mistakenly put gray shade (is it the
defaut on FullWrite?) on some of the polygons and preserved
originals on others. FullWrite did this consistently, regardless the
size of the document and which drawing tools were used. I tested the
same drawings on MacWrite and I did not have this problem.
	Is this a bug in FullWrite? Is there any cure to this problem?
	Switching to Word from FullWrite is one solution, but my document
is already very large and had many goodies of FullWrite embeded in
it, I am reluctant to switch now. Any help is appreciated.

dorourke@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (David M. O'Rourke) (10/01/88)

 You found only one!!!!!!  Can I have a copy of your version of FWP. :-)
-- 
David M. O'Rourke                                  dorourke@polyslo.calpoly.edu

"If it doesn't do Windows, then it's not a computer!!!"
Disclaimer: I don't represent the school.  All opinions are mine!

paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar) (10/03/88)

In article <721@dukempd.UUCP> fang@dukempd.UUCP (Fang Zhong) writes:
#	I imported several drawings in a FullWrite document through
#clipboard. The drawings were made with MacDraw II and had various
#shades (mainly slashes) for different polygons. They looked as good
#on screen in FullWrite as in MacDraw II. However, when printed out
#on a laserprinter, FullWrite mistakenly put gray shade (is it the
#defaut on FullWrite?) on some of the polygons and preserved
#originals on others. FullWrite did this consistently, regardless the
#size of the document and which drawing tools were used. I tested the
#same drawings on MacWrite and I did not have this problem.
#	Is this a bug in FullWrite? Is there any cure to this problem?
#	Switching to Word from FullWrite is one solution, but my document
#is already very large and had many goodies of FullWrite embeded in
#it, I am reluctant to switch now. Any help is appreciated.

I've had similar experiences. I made a graphic in (I believe) MacDraw
with three normal horizontal lines of text and two slanted lines of
text with a shaded box underneath. On the FWP screen it showed
the three lines and the shaded box alright, but the slanted text
got horizontal.

The final output got the three lines alright, put the two lines horizontal
(like on the screen) and made two shaded boxes: 1 horizontal and 1 slanted
. Using a Mac SE and a LaserWriter.

Sure made me wonder about the usefulness of FWP as a technical wordprocessor.

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        Paul Molenaar

	"Just checking the walls"
		- Basil Fawlty -
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        Paul Molenaar

	"Just checking the walls"
		- Basil Fawlty -