Phyllis J. Edberg
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Registered: 2002-07-02
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Hello PageStreamAmigaBeta@egroups.com
The Metaview I paid for finally arrived and I certainly am enjoying it. I
didn't want anyone to think that the author, Henk Jonas was not on his
toes. I have something like 100,000 wmf files to explore so the SlideShow
feature is especially valuable.
On 25-Sep-00, PageStreamAmigaBeta@egroups.com wrote:
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> 1. Re: Digest Number 52
> From: "Phyllis J. Edberg" <pjedberg@ca-aug.org>
> 2. Re: Metaview
> From: Geoffrey Gass <ggass@teleport.com>
> 3. Re: Metaview
> From: Geoffrey Gass <ggass@teleport.com>
> 4. Re: Digest Number 52
> From: "Wendell Watanabe" <wendell@eskimo.com>
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> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 15:13:54 -0400
> From: "Phyllis J. Edberg" <pjedberg@ca-aug.org>
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 52
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> Hello PageStreamAmigaBeta@egroups.com I emailed twice and sent money for
> Metaview with no answer. I may have lost the $20 but hesitate to deposit
> the money straight into his bank account if he really isn't there to even
> answer emails. Suggestions? On 24-Sep-00, PageStreamAmigaBeta@egroups.com
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>> 1. Re: WMF files
>> From: "Phyllis J. Edberg" <pjedberg@ca-aug.org>
>> 2. Re: WMF files
>> From: "Wendell Watanabe" <wendell@eskimo.com>
>> 3. Re: Re: WMF files
>> From: Geoffrey Gass <ggass@teleport.com>
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>> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 11:44:16 -0400
>> From: "Phyllis J. Edberg" <pjedberg@ca-aug.org>
>> Subject: Re: WMF files
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>> Hello PageStreamAmigaBeta@egroups.com
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>> Is there any way of loading `.WMF' files into Amiga PageStream?
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>> Date: 23 Sep 2000 14:46:53 -0700
>> From: "Wendell Watanabe" <wendell@eskimo.com>
>> Subject: Re: WMF files
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>> On the subject of [PageStreamAmigaBeta] Re: WMF files, Phyllis J. Edberg
>> had this to say...
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>>> Hello PageStreamAmigaBeta@egroups.com
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>>> Is there any way of loading `.WMF' files into Amiga PageStream?
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>> I like Metaview. Shareware, and well worth it. IMHO.
>> Can be found on Aminet as gfx/conv/MetaView.lha
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>> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 16:21:06 -0700
>> From: Geoffrey Gass <ggass@teleport.com>
>> Subject: Re: Re: WMF files
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>> Hello Phyllis
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>> On 23-Sep-00, Phyllis J. Edberg wrote:
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>>> Hello PageStreamAmigaBeta@egroups.com
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>>> Is there any way of loading `.WMF' files into Amiga PageStream?
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>> The solution is the shareware program Metaview, by Henk Jonas of
>> Berlin. There is a freely distributable version on Aminet under
>> gfx/conv (older versions available on Aminet CD ROM's); the
>> current versions can convert WMF to ILBM, CGM, GEM, DR2D, and
>> (most importantly for PageStream) AI-EPS, among other formats.
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>> AI-EPS is very useful, as PageStream interprets it correctly and
>> preserves its stuctured form, allowing it to be dissolved and
>> manipulated (using the Reshape tool) within PageStream. The DR2D
>> conversion is less successful because of the limitations within
>> DR2D itself (particularly color rendition).
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>> The shareware fee for the registered version of Metaview (allowing
>> ARexx access) is $20 U.S., and the program is well worth it.
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>> --Geoff
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> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 12:35:10 -0700
> From: Geoffrey Gass <ggass@teleport.com>
> Subject: Re: Metaview
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> On 24-Sep-00, Phyllis J. Edberg wrote:
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>> I emailed twice and sent money for Metaview with no answer. I may
>> have lost the $20 but hesitate to deposit the money straight into his
>> bank account if he really isn't there to even answer emails.
>> Suggestions?
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> Yes. Download MetaView from Aminet. Except for the absence of an ARexx
> link, this is a perfectly usable program, and can do all the necessary
> conversions.
>
> --Geoff
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