??? 28/11/2002 11:47:26 ??, ?/? Fran�ois Lanciault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
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>
>It is the 'Many people' that I don't agree with. I think that, by now, 
>MOST Ql users have migrate to SGC speed or faster. Those who still use 
>68008 Qls do not buy high end programs anyway and are happy with Quill 
>and other pre 1990 programs. I am pretty sure that more than 90% of the 
>potential buyers for QDT are on fast, GD2 ready systems.
>
>As for ProWesS not 'looking' good right now, there is no reasons not to 
>enhance it visually; it is open source and already support GD2...
>

As Joachim had told me not so long ago, some things that I would like to see on it 
are tied to the PE and if this can't get update, short of a major re-write they 
wouldn't be possible.... If on the other hand the PE gets its makeover then there 
wouldn't be a reason not to enhance it further... Before anyone says anything I 
have PAID for ProWesS and the apps before it was open source so I really like it in 
order to buy it :-) I didn't just buy it for LineDesign but because the underlying 
principles are the way of the future for the QL I believe :-)

>I have nothing against PE/WMan programming. I have written a few 
>programs using it. I just don't understand the lack of interest for 
>ProWesS. Come on people, take the time to try it again on your new 
>QPC/Q40 and realize that is it a fabulous Window Manager.
>

Well on the Q40 (at least mine) I tried to load it and it's impossible to get it to 
work. It seems that some bugs were re-introduced on SMSQ/E v.2y99 (I just found 
out) that makes it impossible to work... or maybe it's just my system...  (I really 
don't know and it's very difficult for me to try all the combinations right now for 
lack 
of time). On the QXL and QPC on the other hand it works beautifully and I never 
had any problems with it. I use it and its apps constantly (Linedesign and PWFile) 
but I still have problems with its response. I would like to use the PROforma part of 
it  used more however. (which I plan on getting into in depth (better late than 
never) after I sort out what's wrong with it on the Q40. It installed on SMSQ/E 2.91 
but I can't really use it with 4 colours now... can I? :-) ) 

The combination of WMAN + PROforma seems more sensible due to the main 
advantage of WMAN being written in assembly...

I am sending you a separate file to illustrate what MY preference would be :-)


Phoebus






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