xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) (11/03/90)
pochron@cat44.cs.wisc.edu (David Pochron) writes: [...] > The really funky thing do to is to write a Copper list that changes > screen resolutions mid-screen - HORIZONTALLY! It's easy to do and > really impresses your friends when they see a Hi-res "window" in the > middle of a lo-res display. I am really impressed by the accuracy of > the Copper's "WAIT x,y" command. Is THAT how that's done. I mooched a copy of Thinker (really nice HyperTEXT (not Hypercard) environment) in return for a promise to put up a review here [RSN]), and it can pull images into the current window. I thought it was my imagination, but now I'm convinced; I was sliding around high res images in real time on a low res screen. Incredibly impressive indeed. I'll save my hype on Thinker for my review, but the ads are in Amazing Computing, e.g., and it is at least a very fun, extremely impressive toy; links are created in real time as one types the document, and the speed is at least acceptable on a 68000 box, considering that it reflows the document to fit the current window every time you relocate the current position. I expect it would be awesome on a 68030. I haven't tried enough stuff with it to know how much use it would be as a tool. Maybe I'll write the next David's Sling (in joke ;-) with Thinker. /// It's Amiga /// for me: why Kent, the man from xanth. \\\/// settle for <xanthian@Zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> <xanthian@well.sf.ca.us> \XX/ anything less? -- Convener, ongoing comp.sys.amiga grand reorganization.