From soft-logik@cup.portal.com Thu Apr 8 15:45:11 1993 Received: from nova.unix.portal.com by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.2) id AA22479; Thu, 8 Apr 93 15:45:09 PDT Return-Path: Received: by nova.unix.portal.com (5.65b/4.1 1.255) id AA13078; Thu, 8 Apr 93 15:45:02 -0700 Received: by portal.unix.portal.com (1.523) id AA14592; Thu, 8 Apr 93 15:45:00 -0700 Received: by hobo.corp.portal.com (4.1/4.0.3 %I%) id AA23294; Thu, 8 Apr 93 15:44:59 PDT To: zerkle@cs.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) From: soft-logik@cup.portal.com Subject: Re: PageStream 3 Announcement Lines: 157 Date: Thu, 8 Apr 93 15:44:58 PDT Message-Id: <9304081544.4.22748@cup.portal.com> X-Origin: The Portal System (TM) Status: RO >Thanks for sending your announcement of PageStream 3.0 to >comp.sys.amiga.announce. Unfortunately, the format of this >announcement is not at all appropriate for comp.sys.amiga.announce. > >The first problem is that, while I have your company e-mail address, I >do not have your real name or association with the company. I have >started to be quite strict about this for the last month or so. > I am Kevin Davidson. I am a beta tester for Soft-Logik and I run the company-sponsored Vendor support area on the Portal Communications Service. The Portal Vendor area is documented in the lastest Soft-Logik manuals (such as the one for typeSMITH). The material submitted herein is an edited version of the official Soft-Logik Press Release as posted on the Soft-Logik BBS. >The next problem is the first paragraph. While the history of the >kudos the program has received is interesting, it doesn't have much to >do with the current product. > OK >The paragraph about "the way you think" is a little overdone. However, >it's short, and is therefore acceptable. > Whew. >The next problem is the feature list. The charter for >comp.sys.amiga.announce expressly forbids comparisons with competing >products. Also, the listing is simply too long. A detailed, >bean-counting list is not appropriate for an announcement. It is >simply not obvious what all this means to the end user. > Will do. >On the other hand, a summary of the interesting features would be very >appropriate. Looking at this list, I have no idea what is special >about PS. Surely it can do something that is remarkable, so remark on >that. Why will it change my thinking? > Can do. >Also, what is improved in this version? There's nothing to indicate >what's changed since 2.x. You indicate that this is a "whole new >program." What does that mean? What's happening with HotLinks? > Well, that is a huge list (too long?) Not much is happening with HotLinks, but AREXX is new. >The section on ordering is fine. > >As an owner and fan of 2.2HL, I do want to put up an announcement. >When you have one ready, please send it in. You might want to consult >the instructions in the group (I just put them up) to get a better >idea of the philosopy on .announce. > > -Dan > Kevin (soft-logik@cup.portal.com) ANNOUNCING PAGESTREAM 3.0 The way you think about publishing has just changed again. We're proud to announce PageStream 3.0. This is not just an upgrade, but a completely new program. PageStream 3: it will change the way you think about publishing. First, we've redesigned the interface: Before you could view more than one document at one time. Now you may have unlimited views of the same document open at once--no more having to page forward and backward between two areas being worked on at the same time. Add to this Edit Toolbox, unlimited Un-do levels and context-sensitive hypertext help. Next, the documents themselves are more sophisticated with Multiple master pages and support for the range from simple documents to ones divided in pages, sections and chapters--each with their own master pages. PageStream continues to support page sizes up to 2330" x 2330". A major enhancement is page spreads - objects that can span two pages. There's also the ability to visually rearrange pages and to view lists of graphic and text elements in a document. Word Processing has not been left out. We are adding support for decimal, left, right and centered tabs with user defined leaders (e.g., Publishing ............. 5). Tabs can not be set numerically and the number of tabs is unlimited. The spell checker's been improved. There will be new text import modules for WordPerfect 5.1 and MicroSoft WORD. Import modules include automatic conversion of quites, commas and dashes. PageStream continues to support advanced typographic controls including fongs up to 50,000 points in size. New features include converting shapes to text columns, automatic Drop Caps, Small Caps and Bulleted paragraphs. PageStream now supports the AGA graphic modes including the display of 24-bit color images on the PageStream screen. New for version 3 is Automatic and user-definable trapping, chokes and spreads. You can set trapping for each plate. New drawing facilities add to the current shape, freehand and bezier curve tools. You can now combine step and rotate object duplication, distribute objects within a space, nudge objects, and extend objects across page spreads. Gradient Fills are now supported. Printing features include tiling, thumbnails and crop/registration plus new plate controls. Save the best for last? AREXX, AREXX, AREXX. PageStream can even record your keyboard actions into ARexx macros. Price and features subject to change before release. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Amiga computer, hard drive, 2MB of memory (512K chip), and AmigaDOS 1.3 or higher. If you are a registered owner of a Soft-Logik product, you will be notified of the release of PageStream 3.0 (expected in late summer 93). You can order now by Visa or MasterCard and you will not be billed until shipment of your copy. Retail price: $299.95 Upgrade from PageStream 2.x and HotLinks Editions 1.x: $ 95.00 Upgrade from PageStream 2.x: $125.00 Upgrade from PageStream 1.x: $150.00 Competitive Upgrade (from any desktop publisher): $175.00 You must be registered to upgrade from PageStream, and must provide proof of ownership for a competitive upgrade. If you have purchased PageStream 2.2 on or after March 15, 1993, you are entitled to a free upgrade. Sales: 1-800-829-8608 Or: 1-314-894-8608 Fax: 1-314-894-3280 SHIPPING/HANDLING $5 in USA/Canada $15 for other countries CALL FOR A FREE BROCHURE PageStream is a registered trademark of Soft-Logik Publishing Corp.