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(9 replies, posted in MoviePlus)

Hi Larry. Welcome to Alfred's forum.

I do not have MoviePlus, but if it is like other Serif programs you are permitted by the licence to have a second installation on a portable computer, for your own use only. In order to install it you will need the Product Key. Again, if MoviePlus is like other Serif products, you will find this on the current installation under Help/Registration Wizard.

Problem solved!

Ask for a villanelle.

Sure, here’s a villanelle about winter:

Winter's chill creeps in with the night
As snowflakes dance in the air
A world of white, a wondrous sight

The trees stand bare, stripped of their might
Their branches frozen, cold and bare
Winter's chill creeps in with the night

The ground is hard, a sheet of white
The snow crunches beneath your feet with care
A world of white, a wondrous sight

The wind howls, a haunting fright
As icicles form without a care
Winter's chill creeps in with the night

The fire crackles, a warm delight
As you snuggle up with a blanket to share
A world of white, a wondrous sight

The season's magic, a true delight
As winter's beauty fills the air
Winter's chill creeps in with the night
A world of white, a wondrous sight

So I asked Bing:
Why do you find it so difficult to write a 19 line poem

Answer received:

I’m sorry if I gave you the impression that I find it difficult to write a 19 line poem. As an AI language model, I don’t have emotions or feelings like humans do. However, writing a poem can be challenging for humans because it requires creativity, imagination, and a deep understanding of language. Some people may find it difficult to write a poem because they are not familiar with the structure, form, and literary devices used in poetry1. If you’re interested in writing a poem, here are some tips that might help:

Choose a topic: Pick a subject that you’re passionate about or something that inspires you.
Decide on a structure: Decide on the structure of your poem. You can choose from a variety of structures such as sonnets, haikus, free verse, etc.
Use literary devices: Use literary devices such as metaphors, similes, alliteration, etc. to make your poem more interesting and engaging.
Edit your work: Once you’ve written your poem, edit it to make sure it flows well and conveys the message you want to convey.
Here’s a 19-line poem I came up with:

The sun sets on the horizon
As the day comes to an end
The sky turns shades of orange and pink
A sight that never grows old

The stars twinkle in the night sky
Like diamonds in the dark
The moon casts a pale glow
On everything below

The world is quiet and still
As nature takes its course
The rustling of leaves in the wind
Is the only sound to be heard

The night is peaceful and calm
A time for rest and reflection
A time to let go of the past
And embrace the future with open arms

A 16 line poem!

My first question was what did Bing consider your aim was in asking it to produce so many original poems.

The second question is contained in Bing's answer.

Actually the resulting poem I received is a bit of a disappointment, since it scans pretty well. Something Mr McGonagall seldom achieved! It appears Bing is a better poet than he.

I requested a poem:

Certainly! Here’s a poem in the style of William McGonagall about William Overington constantly asking me for original poems:

Oh William Overington, he's a curious chap,
He's always asking me for a poem, a song, or a rap.
He's interested in my creative potential, you see,
And wants to know what I can come up with, just for he.

He's asked me for poems on all sorts of things,
From the beauty of nature to the joy that music brings.
He's asked me for sonnets, ballads, and haikus too,
And I've done my best to oblige, as I always do.

But sometimes I wonder, what is it he's trying to prove?
Is he testing my limits, or just trying to make a groove?
Whatever the reason, I'm happy to comply,
For writing poems is something I'll never deny.

So here's to William Overington, a man of great taste,
Who appreciates the art of poetry, with no time to waste.
May he continue to ask me for poems, day after day,
And I'll continue to write them, in my own special way.

William,

Since you are unable to tell us what your object is in asking Bing to produce original poems (something that it has already clearly demonstrate that is well able to do) I asked Bing. Here
is the reply:

It is difficult to say for certain what William Overington is trying to prove or demonstrate by asking me to write original poems. However, it is possible that he is interested in exploring the creative potential of artificial intelligence and its ability to generate imaginative content. As an AI language model, I am capable of generating poems, stories, code, essays, songs, celebrity parodies, and more using my own words and knowledge. If you are interested in exploring this capability, I would be happy to generate a poem for you. Please let me know if you have any specific topic or theme in mind.

experimenting with Bing is interesting -- and often amazing

Yes Paul, I absolutely agree. But there much lacking in Bing's writings. A good story perhaps, but just dull prose - not imaginative or "poetic" as one finds in a well written novel.

Could Bing have written this, for instance?

But the spring had been glorious, with the countryside melting early in the quickening sun, and even the weeping willows ... were laughing and the lanes ... fluttering white with blossom.

Geoff (89 tomorrow!)

I don't think Bing is yet capable, on its own, of constructing a story like the "Lonely".  It simply follows the prompts in borrowed poetic prose.  If there is drama or conflict introduced, it comes from the prompts or it doesn't come at all.

Quite so. There is nothing truly original produced by Bing.

Just what are you trying to prove?

The thought behind it is way more important than either the printed words or the picture. I have no particular preference for either of the latter two.

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(2 replies, posted in WebPlus)

I do not have WebPlus, but if it works something like PagePlus, a web address automatically become a hyperlink. If I right-click on it I get the option to Edit Hyperlink, and that allows me to change it to No Hyperlink.

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(3 replies, posted in DrawPlus)

Maybe just do the inside and outside as different files?

An interesting video, if a little long winded!

However, I don't see anything that could not be done in PagePlus just as easily, or at any rate nearly so.

The Fit Text feature would enable transition from one page size to another.

PagePlus should not be crashing regularly.

Try holding Ctrl when you open PagePlus to reset things. That may help = even with John's printing problem.

Good question, Tom. I have yet to find anything publishing-wise that PagePlus cannot do painlessly! I no longer use it as much as I used to, but it still gets used plenty. I do occasional little booklets, and find the ability to edit photos in an external program (PhotoPlus, of course) very handy.

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(4 replies, posted in PagePlus)

Is this link any help? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/win … f65c5981cd

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(4 replies, posted in PagePlus)

I presume you mean a DJVU file. An internet search for "convert djvu to pdf" gives several methods.

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(4 replies, posted in PagePlus)

Can't you Insert the Word .DOC file into PagePlus?

Alternatively, can't you print the Word file (or the DJUV file - whatever that is) using a PDF printer, such as PrimoPDF? https://www.primopdf.com/

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(5 replies, posted in DrawPlus)

It is also possible to rename the .dpp file (or, better, a copy of the .dpp file) as .zip, and then unzip it. various elements can then be isolated and presumably copied. I have not investigated this in any depth. It is no doubt labour intensive.

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(5 replies, posted in DrawPlus)

It isn’t possible to open native DrawPlus files without DrawPlus

They can also be opened in PagePlus, and could be exported from there in a different format.

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(3 replies, posted in General Discussion)

There is a Mute button on my phone which will silence the ringer. It's not BT, of course.

Was that the answer?

Each time I load in a saved coloured text frame, that I keep in assets, my design, it is automatically anchored

This is probably because you are dragging it into a text frame, and that is normal behaviour. Drag it to a blank area of the page, or onto the pasteboard, instead, then reposition it as required. Same for a picture.

Geoff

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(6 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Have you asked the Bing AI?

Seems logical. What did you think you should search for?

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(0 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I've been having problems lately printing booklets. Using double sided printing I have to specify whether to flip long or short side. Logic suggests to me that printing, say, an A5 booklet on A4 sheets, I should specify "flip short side". However that would print alternate sides upside down, so I'd always called for "flip long side" and its been fine.

Lately however, the latter setting was giving me upside down pages, so I've been specifying "flip short side" and the printing has been OK.

Today, "flip short side" gave me upside down pages, so I had to use "flip long side" setting again. Very puzzling!

Something unusual then happened: I had a thought! Today I had reverted to using my older Win 10 Laptop, whereas lately (as in two paragraphs back) I had been using my newish Win 11 laptop. So I tried the same print job on my newer laptop, and "flip short side" was OK.

Therefore, using the same program (PagePlus X9, of course) and the same printer (HP OfficeJet Pro 8710) with different laptops, gives me a different flipping result!

Is it caused by the different operating systems (Win 10 and 11), or what?