> On Friday, Oct 15 1999, Peter Reid wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm developing a Mac & Win app and I've put a backdrop graphic into a
> > common background (a bit like a background graphic in a Web browser).
> > Initially, I id this using MC under Win 98. The graphic showed fine
> > on my Win 98 laptop, but not on another Win 98 laptop or another Win
> > 95 laptop. Furthermore, it wouldn't display on my Mac either!
> >
> > Then I moved to MC under MacOS, removed the graphic and re-imported
> > it. Now it shows fine under MacOS and on my Win 98 laptop.
> > Unfortunately, I don't have access to the other laptops, but need to
> > send their owners my latest version without knowing whether the
> > backdrop graphic will now display OK??
> >
> > The backdrop file was prepared using PaintShop Pro 6 under Win 98 as
> > a GIF file limited to the Web-safe colours (216).
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas why I'm having this problem?
[>>]
I discovered the "File" "Import" "Take Snapshot" to be the easiest
way to get images into MetaCard. Basically keep the paint app open and just
"snap & paste" into MetaCard...I guess I just have an aversion to saving,
naming and managing numerous image files. I have built projects originating
on the Mac, further developed on the PC and finally demonstrated on a Unix
box with no graphics problems whatsoever. In fact, I carelessly didn't even
pay attention to my monitor setting - I was running in 16 bit color...and
luckily it still looked the same at 256.
As an aside....the only hitch was converting Arial-Helvetica fonts
to the Unix based equivalent. Its easy to globally change the font, but if
you have grouped or nested groups it gets a little tedious. It would be nice
if there was a script that would check the platform you are running on and
use the appropriate font mapping. Regards,
Blair
