Signal 05 Oct83

A Semaphore Corporation publication for Usa users and developers. 1M LisaWrite Wish List see where the page bolIldary Is l.I1less Ule page ruler Is turned on. There should be a line across the page snowing Its poslt1on even Part 2, by Nathan c. Myers when the ruler is not on. Page Ruler. Lisawrtte should allow moving the "top line" indicator up over the header Elevators.. The elevators do not Indicator (pernaps moving the header indicator, too) so that text can be up close to the page t.xu1dary. Whenever text is saved to the diSk, or loaded, or switched between ·preview pages" and "dOn't preview pages", or When the page ruler is displayed, the display jt.mps to the beg1mlng of the doruTlent. This is very annoying. "Preview pages" seems to work fairly well, but you can't prOVide ~ Information abOUt how much of a doruTlent is visIble wlUlln tlle windOW. llle following technique may be appI1ed to any appI1cation and really OLqlt to be built into the ToolkIt: the elevator's sIze should be proportional to how much of the dOCt.ment Is vIsIble in the windoW. Precisely, the ratio of elevator sIze to "elevator shaft" length should equal the - ratio Of wlnoow size to OOClllleOt size. The inmediate objection , Signal 115 • 7 OCtOber 1983 • setlapb)re COrporation • Aptos.. CA 95003 1 that arises is that in extreme cases tne elevator would get too small to see or h81dle. The Issue 15 ObVious solution Is to specify a mininun size for the elevator, 7 October 1983 peIhaps tlalf U1e present size. SiQnll is published periodicaly by: Since in extreme cases ell exact qtmtltatlve report Is not semapnore COrporat1on 207 Gral tad8 Drive . Aptos, CA 95003 Entire contents copyright I) 1983 by SeMphore Corporation • All rights reserved • No part of' this publication My be reprOdUCed in any forft or by J"'Y Mans u1 thout prior written perft1ssion frOft SeMphore • SeMphore off.rs no warranty, either expressed or itlplied, for any losses due to the use of any Mtarial. published in Signal • Stj)scriptions are free to LIsa users in the USA.. $10 for ten issues to other subscribers in North Allerica.. $20 elseuhere • All back issues are $1 each in North _rica.. $2 elsewre • Requests for free subscriptiOM ftUSt include a Lisa serial IUlber • send address changes at least four IMeks in adVance.. and include your new address along with your latest issue's Miling address label • All Mterial received will be considered for publication • Please send your sdMdttal by ftOdeft or n~ • SiGMl is edited by "ike Gabrielson • All l.ttars to the Edi tor art _100M and as fttny as possible will be published ire each issue • Signal reserves the right to edit all subftittals • send all adVertising copy and requests for rates to the SIgnal. Advertising ftanager • Vendors sending press releases are requested to telephone the Advertising "anager for an interview at 408-688-9200 within two weeks after subftitting the ...terial • Is there a service SeMphore can provide for you? U…