~ A Semaphore Corporation :~j publication for Lisa 1M ,oi ~ll :::::::::::::::::;~~~~ users and developers. ~;::;;: ~ :;:::; ;;:: ::: .:; ;::;;::. :,:;; ;:; :;:; ::: ::::: ': :;;: :::; ';:: :;:::;::: ::::::: ::::: ::::::;:- :;:;:;:;:: :::::::::::;:: The Avoided Environment I f the WOrkShOP Is installed, but the Desktop is the default envIronment., haw can a powered off Lisa be made to go directly to the Environments window when turned on? Section 1.2 of the preliminary Workshop documentation says to press any key while the Lisa is starting up. If this is tried before the double click is eml tted by the speaker, the Startup menu shown on page G2 of the Lisa Owner's Guide is displayed Uust as troubleshooting Procedure N on page G23 says), but me EnvIronments w1ndow Is still never reached. Page 118 says hit any key after the double cllck, but that doesn't seem to have any effect. Page G26 says to press the Apple and Shift Keys after the double click" but the Desktop is still reached when this is trIed" and from then on" clicking on the mouse fails to work properl y~ This problem had even the Hotline people stumped. To reach the EnvIronments wIndOW, it seems the Deskstop /78S to be started, and then holding down the Apple key while powering off finall y does the triCK. EJ Signal 116 • 16 NoveMber 1983 • SeMaphore Corporation • Aptos. CA 9500) 1 16 NOVeIJt)er 1983 1.4 Release Fixes LisaCalc Signal is published periodically by: A number of Signal readers have Semaphore Corporation mentioned hearing rumors about ~~~~r.;]r.I ~~L!:l~tFiJt!::J Issue 16 207 Granada Drive AptoS., CA 95003 Entire contents copyright@ 1983 by SeMaphore Corporation • All rights reserved • No part. of this publication May be reproduced in any forM or by any Means without prior written perMission fro" SeMaphore • SeMaphore offers no warranty, either expressed or inplied, for any losses due to the use of any "sterial published in Signal • Subscriptions are free to Lisa users in the USA~ $10 for ten issues to other subscribers in North Aneric8, $20 elsewhere • All back issues are $1 each in North AMerica, $2 elsewhere • Requests for free subscriptions Must include a lisa serial nUMber • Send address changes at least four weeks in advance, and include your new address along!with your latest issue's Mailing address label • All Material received will be considered for publication • Please send your subMittal by ModeM or floppy • Sional is edited by Mike Cabrielson • All letters to the Editor are welcoMe and as "any as possible will be published in each issue • Signal reserves the right to edit all subMittals • Send all advertising copy and requests for rates to the Sional Advertisino Manager • Vendors sending press releases are requested to telephone the Advertising Manager for an interview at 408-688-9200 within two weeks after subMitting the Material • Is there a service SeMaphore can provide for you? ~rite us or telephone 408-688-9200 • Apple, Profile and Lisa …

A Semaphore Corporation publication for Lisa 1M users and developers. What Will 1984 Bring? by a 10 megabyte or larger CI1Sk f'flOl.nted inside the Lisa. A very large disk option (arCUld 70 megabytes) will alSO De avallable. As usual, nmors about Apple's forthcoming proaucts are a dime • The "twiggy" floppies wlll be a dozen. Here's a small collectioo Of the ones we keep hearing 81d which may therefore Sl4lE!rseded by 3.5 inch sony floppies. nave a gratn of trutn: Lisa could stana a bigger cJt~ but does it have to also remain tled to floppy tectmlogy? Why not offer a l/ll-inch tape cartIidge peripheral to allow ClJick and easy backl4lS? fv1Bny engineers seem to feel every • Better cutting and pasting, especially between LisaDraw arxi Lisawrite and between LisaLlst and LisaWrite, has been a hi~ development priority over the past year and .will appear In a new, considerably faster version of the software next month. ) • The ProFile will be superseded mlCfOCOI'l'PJter needs floppIes, if only for sOftware distribUtion, but coulm't short, cheap, disposable tape cartIidges be used for that? Signal 117 • 12 Deceftber 1983 • StIIapbore COrporation • ..tos, CA 95003 E) 1 12 DeceItJer 1983 SiQMl is published periodically by: papers for tJ'le 15th ArnJal semapnore corporat1on SeminarlS}'IT1POSiLm of the 207 Grallada Drive Aptos, CA 95003 Entire contents copyright iJ 1983 by 8eftaphore Corporation • IUl rights reserved • No part of this publication nay be reprodUced in BI'IY for.. or by ..eans without prior written perftission frOft 8eftaphore • 8eftaphore offers no warranty, either expressed or i"Plied .. for any losses due to the use of any Rate rial published in Signal • SUbscriptions are free to LIse users in the USA.. $10 for ten issues to other SUbScribers in North AMrica .. $20 elsewhere • All back issues are $1 each in North AMrica.. $2 elsewhere • Requests for free SUbScriptions nust include a lisa serial nuftber • Send address changes at least four .,.~ in advance.. and include your new address . along with your latest issue's nailing· address label • lUI naterial receiVed will be considered for publication • Please send your subftittal by fIOdeft or floppy • Signal is edited by "ike Gabrielson • All letters to the Editor are welCOM and as ftany as possible will be published in eech issue • Signal reserves the right to edit all SUbftittals • send all advertising copy and requests for rates to the Signal Advertising "anager • Vendors sending press releases are requested to telephone the Advertising "anag&r for an interview at 408-688-9200 within two weeks after subftitting the nate rial • Is there a service 8eftaphore can provide for you? Uri te us or telephone 408-688-9200 • Apple .. Profile and lisa are tradtrtarks of Apple Coftputer .. Inc. • 8eftaphore Corporation and its publications are not affiliated with Apple COnputer in ~ w~ • Signal is created entirely with lisaDraw. 2 Free Report on LisaProject project tv1anag…

A Semaphore Corporation publication for Lisa" users and developers. Welcome to Signal! You are reading the first issue of SIgnal, a pubUcatlon desIgned for Lisa users and developers. ''Lisa'', of course, Is tne new computer system officially shipped for the first time this month by Apple Computer. Lisa "users" are the end-users who have purchased Lisas (typically from a dealer or perhapS through Applels National Accounts Program) in order to automate their offices and to solve day-to-day bUsiness problems. Lisa lldevelopers" are a group conSisting of: (1) vendors developIng hardWare and/or software products for sale to Lisa end-users, (2) dealers, such as retail computer stores, and (3) original equipment manufacturers (OEMS) wno incorporate Lisa products and technology in their own prodUcts for resale to users. As Lisa grows in popUlarity and stature, certain needs will also oecome apparent for LIsa users and developers: the need for information about systems and applications software and hardWare the need for exposure to other users and vendors, the need for a fonm for the eXChange of ideas, the need for timely data on new produCts and developments. Signal is here to help fulflll thOse needs. We hope you will join us. EJ l Signal #1 • 17 June 1983 • Seftaphore Corporation • Aptos. CA 95003 1 Why7x9? Issue'1 The 7 Inch by 9 Inch fOlTTl8t of 17 .l.Ile 1983 Signal is published periodically by: 8emaphore corporat1on 207 Granada Drive Aptos, CA 95003 Entire contents copyright@) 1983 by SeftaphOre Corporation • All rights reserved • No part of this publication My be reprOdUced in any for" or by ftt8nS without prior written per"ission fran Seftaphore • Seftaphore Offers no warranty, either e)(pressed or illplied, for any losses due to the use of any Raterial published in Sional • Subscriptions are free to Lisa users in the USA, and $10 for ten issues for other SUbScribers in North Afttrica, or $20 outside of North Afterica • For..s for subscriptions frOft Lisa users PIOst inclUde a Lisa serial nuftber, found under each "acttine' s screen near the Lisa naftlplate • Address changes shOUld be sent at least four weeks in advance, and should include your new address along with your latest issue's ..ailing address label • All ..aterial received will be considered for pUblication • Signal is edited by "ike Gabrielson • All letters to the Edi tor are welCOM and as ftInY as possible will be published in each issue • Signal reserves the right to edit all sub,dttals • Send all advertising copy and requests for rates to the Signal Advertising "anaoer • Vendors sending press releases are requested to telephone the Advertising "anager for an interview at 408-688-9200 within two weeks after subftitting the naterial • Is there a service $eMphOre can provide for you? Write us or telephone 408-688-9200 • Apple, Profile and LiS4 are tradeftarkS of ~l. Coftputer, Inc. • Seftaphore Corporation is not affiliated with Apple COftPUter in any way • Signal is crea…

A Semaphore Corporation publication for Lisa 1M users and developers. Mail From Our serge's letter also included some Readers of serial ports: help for users WhO have run out "Suppose you have a modem, Doug Briggs at Apple in Massachusetts wrote to tell us ttLls8Calc 1.4 and new version of the Office System have been revOked for an Indefinite periOd of time.... [See SlfP3l #li. 1_11 Release Fixes LisacaJa] serge Polevitzky of Hi-Tech Computing in San Diego also wrote, Claiming HOffice System version 1.4 has ImageWrlter [Apple's new dOt matrix printerl and Letter Quality Printer. this would tie up three ports, when only two are avallaole on the Lisa PUt the modem and LQP into serial ports A and B. AA Apple 0-25 Centronics cable can connect a Lisa parallel port to a fallen into disfavor, as version MicroFazer parallel-to-serial 64K bUffer, and an RS-232 cable 1.4 Is reported to have more bUgS than 1.2 or 1.D. The currently accepted fix for using the Apple usIng pIns 1 to 8 and 20 connects the MicroFazer to the ImageWriter. The MicroFazer is plus Pertoa keys In Lls8CalC Is: jumpered for 9600 oauo ana don't do that'" request-to-send, while the Stttaphore Signal. 118 • S January 1984 • Seftaphore Corporation • ~tos .. CA 9S003 1 Image Writer gets set to 9600 Published periodically by: Semaphore Corporation 207 Granada Drive Aptos, CA 95003 Issue '8 5 Ja'IJary 1984 Entire contents copyright it 1984 by Seftaphore Corporation • All rights reserved • No part of this publication ..ay be reprodUced in any for" or by any fteans without prior written perftission fron Se..aphore • Se..aphore offers no warranty. either e~pressed or i"plied. for any losses due to the use of any ftatarial published in Signal • SUbscriptions are free to Lisa users in the USA.. $10 for ten issues to other SUbscribers in North Afterica .. $20 elsewhere • All back issues are $1 each in North Anerica.. $2 elsewhere • Requests for free sUbscriptions RUst include a Lisa serial nuftber • send address changes at least four weeks in advance.. and include your new address along with your latest issue's nailing address label • All ftater181 received will be considered for publication • Please send your sUbftittal by ftOdeft or floppy • Signal is edited by "ike Gabrielson • All letters to the Editor are weleo... and as ..any as possible will be published in each issue • Signal reserves the right to edit all sUbftitta1s • Send all advertising copy and requests for rates to the Signal Advertising "anagar • Vendors sending press releases are requested to telephone the Advertising "anager for an interview at 408-688-9200 within two weeks after subftitting the "aterial • SUbSCribers ftUSt clai.. ..issing issues within 60 days of our cover date for free replaceftent • Apple .. Profile and Lisa are tradeftarks of Apple COftputer. Inc. • Seftaphore Corporation and its publications are not affiliated with Apple Conputer in any way • Signal is created entirely with LisaDra…

A Semaphore Corporation publication for Lisa~ users and developers. Reportfrom many. developers surprisIngly the Castle decide which of· the available envIronments (standalone or San Mateo's Dunfey Hotel, which windowed or toolkit) would best might be described as a Kind of English Tudor castle, was the sIte of Apple's week-long Independent Developers' Conference, and Slgnal was Ulere on "Lisa Day", August 11th, to observe the seemed to be in as they tried to support their software, and (3) .the nIce speed Improvements already evident In the unreleased software running ··in the demo macnines that nappenea to De there. activities. LOOking back now, three aspects of that gathering· seem most Award for best· anecdote told by a speaker goes to QulckDraw author Bill Atkinson for his story interesting: (1) the pervasive of now Apple co-founder Steve feeling that a relatively small Jobs convinced him to include large corporation, created the (instead of supporting only cold SOftware that makes LIsa so and computerIzed rectangles) special, (2) the confused state among Lisa's graphics routines. group Of lndIvldUalS, ana not a warm· and friendly RoundRects Signal. 113 • 22 August 1983 • Senaphore corporation • Aptos.. CA 95003 EJ 1 Credit Where 22 August 1983 Signal is published periodic~ly by: Semaphore COrporation 207 Granada Drive Aptos, CA 95003 Entire contents copyright~ 1983 by Seftaphore Corporation • All rights reserved • No part of this publication ftay be reproduced in any forft or by any fteans without prior written per"ission froft Seftaphore • Seftaphore offers no warranty .. either expressed or iftPlied .. for any losses due to the use of any Raterial published in Signal • Subscriptions are free to lisa users in the USA, $10 for ten issues to other subscribers in North Afterica, $20 elsewhere • All baCk issues are $1 each in North Anerica, $2 elsewhere • Requests for free subscriptions ftUSt include a Lisa serial nuftber • Dealers My order Signal in bulk at cost • Send address changes at least four weeks in advance, and include your new address along with your latest issue's "ailing address label • All ftaterial received will be considered for publication • Signal is edited by "ike Gabrieleon • All letters to the Editor are welcOfte and as ftany as possible will be published in each issue • Signal reserves the right to edit all subftittals • Send all adVertising copy and requests for rates to the SIgnal Advertising "snager • VendOrs sending press releases are requested to telephone the Advertising "anager for an interview at 408-688-9200 wi~in two weeks after subftitting the ftaterial • Is there a service S8RaphOre can provide for you? Yrite us or telephOne 408-688-9200 • Apple, Profile and lisa are tradetlarks of Apple Coftputer .. Inc. • Seftaphore Corporation and its publications are not affiliated with Apple Conputer in ~ way • Signal is created entirely on a Lisa. 2 Credit is Due wnlle tne Developers' C…

A Semaphore Corporation 1M publication for Usa users and developers. Shading a Rounded Region LlsaDraw cannot recognize that the object is one enclosed region. How can the object be shaded? Imagine using LisaOraw to construct the fOllowing region One solution is to define a more or less congruent polygon, such as: using four line segments and an arc. You group all of the objects (in an attempt to form one region) and ask LlsaDraw to shade the result, only to see: but with the Unes deflned White instead of black. Then shade the polygon, position it to overlap the original region, and send the polygon to the background. o The final result will look like Because IncJlvl(lUal Une segments have been used as boundaries, the desired reglon, shaded In the arc by the foreground object, and ShaOeCJ everywnere else by the background polygon. § Signal '2 • 25 July 1983 • se"aphore COrporation • Aptos, CA 95003 1 Issue 12 25 -1.Ily 1983 Signal is pUblished periodically by: semaphore CorporatIon 207 Granada Drive Aptos, CA 95003 Entire contents copyright i) 1983 by SeMphore Corporation • All rights reserved • No part of this publication "ay be reprOdUCed in any forft or by "eans without prior written perftission frOll 8eftaphore • 8eftaphore offers no warranty. either expressed or inplied. for any losses due to the use of any ftlterial published in Signal • SUbscriptions are free to LIsa users in the USA.. and $10 for ten issues for other SUbscribers in North Anerica.. or $20 outside of North Afterica • ForM for subscriptions fron Lisa users RUSt include a lisa serial nuflber. found under each "achine' s screen near the Lisa natlep1ate • Address changes should be sent at least four weeks in advance .. and should include your new address along with your latest issue's Railing address label • All "aterial received will be considered for publication • Signal is edited by "ike Gabrielson • All letters to the Edi tor are welco... and as Mny as pOSSible will be published in each issue • Signal reserves the right to edit all sUb"ittals • send all advertising copy and requests for rates to the Signal Advertising "anager • Vendors sending press releases are requested to telephone the Advertising "anagar for an interview at 408-688-9200 within two weeks after subnitting the "aterial • Is there 8 service SeRaphore can provide for you? Urite us or telephone 408-688-9200 • Apple.. Profile and lisa are tr8de"arks of Apple COftPUter. Inc. • Seftaphore Corporation is not affiliated with Apple Coftputer in any way • Signal is created entirely on a Lisa, using Lisaud te and LisaDraw. 2 Quote of the Month "We rlppeO apart Apple's Lisa and found it limited by limited software." That claim appeared as a caption under a small pIcture of a dIsembOweled LIsa in the two-page ad by Fortune systems In tne JUly Issue of Conputer Dealer. E) Lisa Day: August 11th Apple Is sponsoring a week long Independent Developers' conference aurlng tne Weal< from August 8th t…

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…

A Semaphore Corporation publication for Lisa 1M users and developers. LisaWrite Wish List one reads a paper document: you hold a page,. flip to the appendix, then continue where you left off. Part 1, by Nathan C. Myers remember where the text cursor is and jump Oack to it, preferably whlle allowIng edl tlng at the new location without forgetting the old location. Headers CIld Footers. LisaWrite should have an option to place a unique header on page one, and One way to do this would Oe to the top-line and Oottom-line Book IV1arks. There should be SearchlReplace. If a word being replaced Is capitalized, the replacement word should be capt talized also. This rule may be impossible to generalize for some quick way to mark a multi-word replacement strings, posi lion In the text, scroll to some other portion of the document, and return to the common it deserves special posi tions on the first page need to Oe independent Of those in the rest of the documenl but the single word case Is so attention. The replacement string marKed spot. rnls Is equIvalent ShOUld, at least optionally, taKe to what is done all the time when its typestyle from the string it Signal "4 • 16 Septeftber 1983 • Seftaphore Corporation • Aptos, CA 95003 1 replaces. Wild cards are useful, Out It should also Oe allowable to denote and use the "found" wild Issue.4 16 SeptentJer 1983 string. If a replacement string Sional is published periodically by: Includes a paragraph break, the Semaphore Corporat10n format of the old paragraph is 207 Granada Drive Aptos, CA 95003 Entire contents copyright@ 1983 by Seftaphore Corporation • All rights reserved • No part of this publication May be reproduced in any forM or by any Means without prior written perMission froM SeMaphore • SeMaphore offers no warranty, either expressed or iMplied, for any losses due to the use of any Material published in Signal • Subscriptions are free to lisa users in the USA, $10 for ten issues to other subscribers in North AMerica, $20 elsewhere • All back issues are $1 each in North AMerica, $2 elsewhere • Requests for free sUbscriptions Must include a lisa serial nUMber • Send address changes at least four weeks in advance, and include your new address along with your latest issue's Mailing address label • All Material received will be considered for publication • Please send your subMittal by ModeM or floppy • Signal is edited by "ike Gabrielson • All letters to the Editor are welCOMe and as Many as possible will be published in each issue • Signal reserves the right to edit all subMittals • Send all advertising copy and requests for rates to the Signal Advertising "anager • Vendors sending press releases are requested to telephone the Advertising "anager for an interview at 408-688-9200 within two weeks after subMitting the Material • Is there a service SeMaphore can provide for you? Write us or telephone 408-688-9200 • Apple, Profile and lisa are tradeMarks of Apple COMputer, Inc…