On Sep 22, 2005, at 8:17 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
Marty Billingsley wrote:
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I'll jump in here, although my beef is more with the regular painting
tools than the color tools. We really miss HC's text tool for
"painting"
letters and words. Why did RunRev eliminate that?
That perspective is based on a philosophical position that may not
reflect the inventor's intent.
Rather than ask "Why did RunRev eliminate that?", it may better
reflect the engine's unique history by asking "Why didn't they add
that?"
It may seem like just word-mincing, but there's a fundamental
difference that may help newcomers understand other differences
between Rev and HC (or any other xTalk implementation):
RunRev was not originally invented to be a HyperCard clone per se.
While it incorporates much of the same language and object model,
it extends them in ways that add unique value to Rev, much like
every other xTalk has its own extensions to differentiate
themselves from HC.
So to answer the question "Why didn't Rev implement a paint text
tool?", my guess would be that they already had fully anti-aliased,
resolution-independent text in fields.
Under what sort of circumstances would there be a benefit to having
bitmapped text for which fields could not be used?
If a strong enough case can be made that benefits enough users I'm
sure RunRev would consider it.
Here's one: A quick and easy way to display non-Latin characters in
your stack without worrying about whether the end user has the right
font installed, and without fretting over Unicode issues.
Another, similar one: Using a particular, weird font in a title or
splash screen, and not having to worry about whether the end user has
it or about cross-platform font metrics.
Granted, you can do this in Photoshop or other bitmap graphics
editor, but it takes more time. A consideration when you're under a
short deadline.
Devin
Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University
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