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2005-11-13 15:46:01 CT #1
JMG
From: Unknown
Registered: 2005-10-07
Posts: 58

Report on Pagestream 4.1.7.6 for AMiga OS4.

First: the archive has no icons for the programs BME or Pagestream.
Pageliner is not included in the archive.
Only the Softlogic font is included in archive
1. orange guru on start up
2. Frequently hangs at "intitializing" must reboot system to try again.
3. Will not type using included font selecting "Redraw Window" does not help
4. Will not save preferences when type drawers added so to type i need to add the intellifont drawer each time i start pagestream and that only giives two font that display as itallic
5. When using intellifonts program takes seconds to display text. whole system lags while waiting
for text to be displayed.
6. Sometimes takes seconds to display menus. This problem seems connected ot the type display problem
7. Blank warning on quiting and program often hangs system when quit. Only quits safely if program is started and then quit. with out doing anything.
8. If you select the choose option under the "Type Fonts" menu you get a blank font selection window with the a gray bar and the words "Edit Sample" blow it to the right and a blank white window below that then the words "Help Cancel OK" below that.
9. clicking "Edit Sample" brings up a small window with an alphabet sample and options cancel and ok. selecting ok here and in the font window igves you the old AMiga await cursor (Time Piece) and the program is hung . Reboot the only out as it slows hte system.
10. Frequent Grim Reaper appearances when closing windows and quiting.
11. selecting anything from the type style menu brings the grim reaper and selecting ignore errors or continue does not work only kill works then reboot
12. Must select "Redraw Window" to display a text box after making it.
13. Place Graphic brings up a blank pagestream 4 window about 1 inch by 3 inches. and the program is dead. Reboot needed.
14. Selecting "Import Text" from File Menu brings up blank insert text window and no escape but to reboot.

I'll write a new report later this should be enough to keep you busy
another year.

JMG


2005-11-14 16:16:47 CT #2
Deron Kazmaier
From: United States
Registered: 2006-01-29
Posts: 4639


>1. orange guru on start up

I've not seen this once yet. I'll keep an eye out. Something obviously
differs between our installations.

>4. Will not save preferences when type drawers added so to type i need to
>add the intellifont drawer each time i start pagestream and that
>only giives two font that display as itallic

Hmm. Works here. Do you have a UserPrefs folder inside your PageStream
folder? It should be stored in there. Does it remember _any_ of your font
paths when you save them in Font Setup?

>5. When using intellifonts program takes seconds to display text. whole
>system lags while waiting for text to be displayed.

As only Type1 and TrueType support is in there, I am impressed that
Intellifonts work at all Smile

>6. Sometimes takes seconds to display menus. This problem seems connected
>ot the type display problem

Could be something has already trashed parts of the program and large
amounts of debugger data is being dumped to your serial port or some other
"busy" work.

>7. Blank warning on quiting and program often hangs system when quit. Only
>quits safely if program is started and then quit. with out doing anything.

The alert box asking if you want to save/loose your work/ or cancel comes
up blank. So no way to close it. Just save your document before closing it
(even if just to ram:junk.pgs). Fixed already for next release.

>12. Must select "Redraw Window" to display a text box after making it.
>13. Place Graphic brings up a blank pagestream 4 window about 1 inch by 3
>inches. and the program is dead. Reboot needed.

Work ok here, but maybe it was a function of something else that has been
fixed.

>14. Selecting "Import Text" from File Menu brings up blank insert text
>window and no escape but to reboot.

That would be the same as #13. Work here.

>I'll write a new report later this should be enough to keep you busy
>another year.

Ouch.

>JMG


Deron Kazmaier - support@grasshopperllc.com
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.grasshopperllc.com
PageStream
DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows


2005-11-15 04:23:49 CT #3
JMG
From: Unknown
Registered: 2005-10-07
Posts: 58

--- In PageStreamAmigaBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <support@g...> wrote:
>
>
> >1. orange guru on start up
>
> I've not seen this once yet. I'll keep an eye out. Something obviously
> differs between our installations.
>
> >4. Will not save preferences when type drawers added so to type i need to
> >add the intellifont drawer each time i start pagestream and that
> >only gives two font that display as itallic
>
> Hmm. Works here. Do you have a UserPrefs folder inside your PageStream
> folder? It should be stored in there. Does it remember _any_ of your font
> paths when you save them in Font Setup?
>
I have a userprefs folder. None of my font paths are saved and as i said at the start only
the softlogic font was included in the program archive and it doen't work.
There is also a Fontprefs file in userprefs it has this information in it
"FORM8FNTPFNTP+ProgramsRazzageStreamOS4/Fonts/SoftLogikFonts"
can i add lines to that to include other font paths?
I'll see if i can find me some type 1 fonts and true type fonts to try.

JMG


2005-11-15 14:15:32 CT #4
Michael Merkel
From: Germany
Registered: 2006-02-07
Posts: 454

> --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> Von: PageStream Support <support@grasshopperllc.com>
> An: PageStreamAmigaBeta@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: [PageStreamAmigaBeta] Re: PageStream4.1 and 5.0 Amiga OS4 beta
> uploaded
> Datum: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:16:47 -0600
>
>
> >1. orange guru on start up
>
> I've not seen this once yet. I'll keep an eye out. Something obviously
> differs between our installations.
>
> >4. Will not save preferences when type drawers added so to type i need to
> >add the intellifont drawer each time i start pagestream and
> that
> >only giives two font that display as itallic
>
> Hmm. Works here. Do you have a UserPrefs folder inside your PageStream
> folder? It should be stored in there. Does it remember _any_ of your font
> paths when you save them in Font Setup?

same problem here.
i define some font path. they show in the font prefs. bust after saving and
restarting only one is left in the list.

byebye...

--
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Michael.Merkel@gmx.net
http://Michael@mirime.de

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2005-11-15 21:57:12 CT #5
JMG
From: Unknown
Registered: 2005-10-07
Posts: 58

--- In PageStreamAmigaBeta@yahoogroups.com, PageStream Support <support@g...> wrote:
>
>
I deleted userprefs, found some true type font copied them to SoftLogik/Fonts/SoftLogiK
started up pagestream 4.1 ppc for amiga immediately the orange guru continued
entered my personal info then received Grim Reaper clicked continue pagestream loaded
and i selectd"New" dragged the page large enough to fill screen. From the File Menu
selected "System Prefs Fonts" selected add amnd added the font path clicked
save and made a text box in the enew document, once again had to select "redraw
Window " form scripts menu to see the text box. from the type menu selected fonts
lo and behold all the true type were there. they work nicely. pagestream still
halts at initializing frequently and I have to reboot system. It always starts after the
reboot. It seems this version of pagestream only accepts one font path and all your
fonts better be there or you are sol. As i said earlier there is no pageliner in this
archive i downloaded. Now how to get graphics imported? All docs I use pagesaetream for
are loaded with graohics.

JMG


2005-11-16 14:46:14 CT #6
Deron Kazmaier
From: United States
Registered: 2006-01-29
Posts: 4639

After 24 hours of no power, it is good to be back. It was just last week
the wind knocked out power! This time it was the 9" of wet snow we just
got. Nothing like going from Fall to Winter in one day...

> > >1. orange guru on start up
> >
> > I've not seen this once yet. I'll keep an eye out. Something obviously
> > differs between our installations.
> >
> > >4. Will not save preferences when type drawers added so to type i need to
> > >add the intellifont drawer each time i start pagestream and
> > that
> > >only giives two font that display as itallic
> >
> > Hmm. Works here. Do you have a UserPrefs folder inside your PageStream
> > folder? It should be stored in there. Does it remember _any_ of your font
> > paths when you save them in Font Setup?
>
>same problem here.
>i define some font path. they show in the font prefs. bust after saving and
>restarting only one is left in the list.

Fixed for next release.


>byebye...
>
>--
>Michael Merkel (MiMe@IRC)
>Michael.Merkel@gmx.net
>http://Michael@mirime.de


Deron Kazmaier - support@grasshopperllc.com
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.grasshopperllc.com
PageStream
DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows


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