Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1993 10:56:19 -0800
From: pradhan@camis.stanford.edu (Malcolm Pradhan)
Subject: FullWrite 1.7
In article <9310080310.AA29622@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU> The Moderators,
info-mac-request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU writes:
> The FullWrite 1.7 upgrade is available free of charge to owners of
>FullWrite 1.5 or higher and costs $20 to owners of prior FullWrite versions.
>A $7.50 shipping and handling charge applies. A dedicated toll-free number
>has been created to take orders for FullWrite 1.7 only. Users wanting this
>upgrade may phone 1-800-375-6515.
The Fullwrite 1.5s and 1.6 to 1.7 converters are now on sumex-aim. You
have to call Akimbo for earlier versions.
As well as the above upgrade to make FullWrite compatible with the 040
cache (and System 7 for 1.5s) there are a couple of other tips, including
one to make it work with the LaserWriter 8.0. Again, these are from AOL.
Akimbo's e-mail is fullwrite@aol.com.
Regards,
Malcolm
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LaserWriter 8.0 Compatibility
The current version of FullWrite has an incompatibility with the new
LaserWriter 8.0 driver. The problem occurs because FullWrite sends custom
PostScript code when printing to a PostScript code in order to get higher
quality printing. Evidently, this code is incompatible with LaserWriter
8.0. There is a small patch that can be applied to FullWrite which will
disable all of the custom PostScript code. This will provide compatibility
with the LaserWriter 8.0 driver at the expense of lower printing quality.
If you don't need version 8.0 of the LaserWriter driver, consider using the
old driver until FullWrite 2 ships. You can also have both drivers
installed on your disk and switch between them as necessary.
If you must use LaserWriter 8.0, here's how to apply the patch:
1. Make a backup copy of your FullWrite application.
2. Open FullWrite using ResEdit.
3. Open the PSET 512 resource in FullWrite. This will look like:
0032 0000 0001 0000
0000 0000 0000 ...
4. Change bytes 09-0C so that it looks like:
0032 0000 0001 0000
0000 0001 FFFD ...
5. Save FullWrite and quit ResEdit.
5. Make sure you have no unsaved files in any open applications.
6. Double-click on the patched copy of FullWrite.
7. Print to verify the correct application of the patch.
8. Discard your backup copy of FullWrite.
This patch is guaranteed to work with FullWrite 1.5s. It should work with
all versions of FullWrite: 1.0, 1.1, 1.5 and 1.5s.
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Utilities that Modify Menu Items
FullWrite uses a special menu manager which causes an incompatibility with
utilities which modify the File menu when you hold down special keys. If
you try this in FullWrite, you'll discover that the File menu doesn't
change.
Examples of such utilities include the Apple fax software, the Global
Village fax software, and Super Boomerang.
Fortunately, there's an easy workaround. Press the mouse button down while
the mouse is over the Apple icon in the menu bar (holding down the
appropriate keys), then drag over to the File menu and you'll find that the
appropriate items have changed. Contrary to what the vendors of these
utilities say, the keys that you use don't matter -- you can use the
standard modifier keys as long as you click on the Apple icon first.
This problem will be fixed in FullWrite 2.
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[This bug has been confirmed by Akimbo - mp]
Subj: Pull-down menu bug? 93-10-02 12:25:56 EDT
From: Mike Weave
It seems that when I pull down the menu via the keyboard, and then by
chance clik on the document itself with the menu still down, the
application bombs. This includes all pull-down menus using system 7.1. Is
anyone else experiencing this bug/bomb? (I have tried this with both
FullWrite 1.5s and 1.7, with the same results).