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RushSucks

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Apr 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/15/97
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On 14 Apr 1997 22:12:06 GMT, pld...@aol.com (Pldrcy) wrote:

>Does anyone have Greek text that I can use for a sample layout?
>Please e-mail if you do.
>pld...@aol.com


What kind of Greek text are you looking for?

Pldrcy

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Apr 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/15/97
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"Greek" text is the term for fake text of nonsense words used when you are
testing a layout. The term Greek is used because of the old saying "It's
all Greek to me." (meaning it can't be understood, just as nonsense words
can't be understood.

Yes, I could create my own "Greek" text, however, there is an art to
creating Greek text that looks like (but doesn't read like) real text.

RushSucks

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Apr 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/15/97
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Oh OK. I have Greek text, but it's real. Why don't you just use the
Latin text? Does it have to be fake?

Mary Ratcliffe

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Apr 16, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/16/97
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On 15 Apr 1997 14:25:17 GMT, pld...@aol.com (Pldrcy) wrote:

>"Greek" text is the term for fake text of nonsense words used when you are
>testing a layout. The term Greek is used because of the old saying "It's
>all Greek to me." (meaning it can't be understood, just as nonsense words
>can't be understood.
>
>Yes, I could create my own "Greek" text, however, there is an art to
>creating Greek text that looks like (but doesn't read like) real text.


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Greek? I always thought it was Latin and referred to as "Lorem ipsum."

In PM6 (and earlier versions, as well, I believe), you'll find it in
the tutorial in Lesson 1, where the file is called text.rtf. It's set
up in letter format, but if you take out the saluation and close, you
can then copy as much of it, as often, as you need in your layout:

Dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh
euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut
wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper
suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem
vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie
consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et
accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril
delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi.

I just checked this out and found I could not open the file, but had
no difficulty at all placing it in a PM6 document.


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