Re: File problem....

["J. R. Fox" jr_fox@xxxxxxxxxx]

Carl Distefano wrote:

> Reply to note from "M.W. Poirier"  Fri, 26
> Jul 2002 21:13:51 -0400 (EDT)
>
> > I have a relatively short file of approximately 20 pages with
> > 34 footnotes, many of which are quite long.
>
> If the footnotes are long enough, they can exceed XyWrite's ability
> to format text for display and printing. This is not a "bug", such
> as the screen-refresh errors that sometimes afflict Page-Line view,
> but a design limit.  . . .  Yes, this is one reason we need a
> 32-bit Xy.

That phrasing almost seems to suggest such an effort is within the realm
of possibility. If only that were the case. (But I still would not
have much interest in a later version of XyWin, even one that was
considerably improved.)

> You might try dividing the file in two,

If he breaks this down into multiple files (like chapters), would chain
printing keep the notes going consecutively on the output ?

Jordan