From 8eb79076b12910b603cc0762e88f74f99adf5c53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xiphoseer Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:17:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] chore: reword TEXTCONV prior art --- docs/prior-art.md | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/prior-art.md b/docs/prior-art.md index 21414e01..5e2fa050 100644 --- a/docs/prior-art.md +++ b/docs/prior-art.md @@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ this way too. I actually found a working copy of papyrus 7 (demo) after a lot of digging around and it turns out that this actually just calls `TEXTCONV.PRG` by Andreas Pirner. -Version 1.23 is the one that comes with papyrus and I don't agree that it's -useful. Yes, it can export to RTF and all the letters and numbers survive, but -subscript, superscript and formulas are not close enough to be readable, the -line-height was too low, the alignment was off, and more. Also, while papyrus -(for ATARI) supports signum fonts, modern tools to read those files don't, -so you still end up needing to find a perfect match for your font for newer systems. +Version 1.23 is the one that comes with papyrus but it does not seem as useful +as old usenet threads make it out to be. + +Yes, it can export to RTF and the letters and numbers survive, but subscript, +superscript and formulas are not close enough to be readable, the line-height is +too small, the alignment is off, and more. Also, while papyrus *for ATARI* +supports signum fonts, modern tools to read those files don't, so you still end +up needing to find a perfect match for your font for newer systems. There's also the *SignumRead* (`S/MYUTIL/SIGNUMRE.M`) program from the [Megamax Modula-2][MM2] development environment, which scrapes some text @@ -51,4 +53,4 @@ really hard to use, because every character in a charset needs a custom command. [Signum!]: https://www.ashshop.biz/diverses/atari/textverarbeitung/874/signum-2-download [MM2]: http://www.tempel.org/files-d.html#MM2 -[FPRINT]: https://www.planetemu.net/rom/atari-st-applications-st/faaast-print-for-signum-files-19xx-ingo-sprick-de-2 \ No newline at end of file +[FPRINT]: https://www.planetemu.net/rom/atari-st-applications-st/faaast-print-for-signum-files-19xx-ingo-sprick-de-2