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ElixirImage
for AFP™
User Guide
June 1999
Version 4.00
Elixir Technologies Corporation
P.O. Box 1559
Ojai, CA 93024
Copyright © 1999 by Elixir Technologies Corporation.
All rights reserved.
June 1999
Version 4.00
Printed in the United States of America
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Changes are periodically made to this document.
Changes, technical inaccuracies, and typographic errors will be corrected in subsequent editions.
Table of contents
1. Introduction 1-1
Customer support 1-1
Elixir training 10
ElixirImage environment 10
Who should use this guide 1-3
Conventions 1-3
Display conventions 1-3
Typographical conventions 12
Mouse operations 1-5
On-line Help 14
Organization of this Guide 16
Installation 1-9
Starting ElixirImage 1-9
Exiting ElixirImage 18
2. ElixirImage basics 2-1
Overview 2-1
ElixirImage and other Elixir products 2-2
Interconnectivity examples 2-3
ElixirImage features 2-4
Overview of features 2-5
Menu bars 2-5
Toolbox 2-7
Toolbar 2-9
Message area 2-10
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Using ElixirImage 2-10
Configuring the system 2-11
Usage switches 2-11
Configurable colors 2-13
System information 2-14
Reset to defaults 2-14
Save configuration 2-14
Loading an existing image 2-14
Displaying image attributes 2-17
Editing and saving an image 2-17
Creating a new image 2-19
Resetting an image 2-21
Refreshing the screen 2-21
Proof-printing an image 2-21
Additional features 2-23
3. Displaying and drawing an image 3-1
Displaying an image 3-1
View settings 3-2
Magnification 3-2
Reduction/print size 3-4
Using the drawing tools 3-5
FG button 3-5
BG button 3-5
Pattern button 3-6
GO button 3-6
Border width 3-6
Border style 3-7
Line 3-7
Curve 3-9
Box 3-11
Ellipse/Circle 3-14
Polyline/Polygon 3-15
Pencil 3-17
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Brush 3-18
Airbrush 3-20
Floodfill 3-22
Eraser/Replacer 3-24
Text tool 3-26
Transform tool 3-26
Drawing modes 3-27
Drawing patterns 3-28
Editing patterns 3-28
4. Manipulating images and image areas 4-1
Procedures 4-2
Moving 4-3
Copying 4-3
Saving 4-4
Transforming images and image areas 4-4
Resize 4-5
Rotate 4-6
Mirror 4-7
Distort 4-9
Clear 4-10
Reverse 4-11
Shift 4-12
Halftone 4-13
Outline 4-15
Darken 4-15
Lighten 4-17
Filter 4-18
Import and Export 4-19
Copying to and from the Clipboard 4-19
Copying to the Clipboard 4-20
Pasting from the Clipboard 4-20
5. Using text and clip art 5-1
Entering text 5-1
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Specifying text properties 5-4
Clip art 5-11
Importing clip art 5-11
Converting an image to a font 5-14
Creating clip art 5-14
Tiling an image 5-17
Creating a font from image portions 5-20
6. Additional features 6-1
Ruler 6-1
Merging an image into another image 6-2
Expanding/contracting an image 6-3
Creating a screen version 6-4
Converting an image to a form template 6-4
Breakup image 6-5
A. DOS directories A-1
B. Keyboard shortcuts B-1
C.Conversion chart C-1
Glossary GLOSSARY-1
Index INDEX-1
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1. Introduction
ElixirImage for AFP is a full-feature, Windows-based,
bitmap editor that allows you to create and edit blackand-white or full-color Elixir-format images.
ElixirImage provides the environment and drawing
tools usually found on dedicated graphics
workstations.
Combined with the Elixir Desktop and Converters for
AFP (described in the "ElixirImage environment" section of this chapter), ElixirImage provides powerful
features to support your AFP high-speed laser printing
systems.
If you are familiar with GEM versions of ElixirImage for
AFP, you will find the Windows-based version contains the functionality of the GEM versions plus added
features, including a new interface. If you have never
used ElixirImage for AFP before, you will find ElixirImage for AFP highly intuitive and easy to use.
For brevity, ElixirImage for AFP is referred to as ElixirImage throughout the rest of this user guide.
Customer support
Elixir customer support centers provide telephone
technical assistance for Elixir users during business
hours.
If you have purchased your Elixir product directly from
Elixir Technologies then contact one of the support
center hotlines.
See the Elixir Getting Started Guide for information
about contacting your support center.
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Elixir training
Elixir Technologies Corporation offers training for the
full-range of Windows-based products. For more information, contact:
Elixir Learning
(805) 641-5900 ext. 6
ElixirImage environment
ElixirImage is designed to work with the Elixir Desktop
and Converters for AFP, a Windows-based desktop.
The Elixir Desktop simplifies file conversions and
management by presenting the user with icons which
can be manipulated with simple mouse drag-and-drop
techniques (refer to the Elixir Desktop and Converters
for AFP User Guide for more information).
Other Elixir products that you can use with the Elixir
Desktop are:
ElixirForm for AFP, a Windows-based WYSIWYG
forms creation package that creates boilerplate
forms for conversion to different AFP formats.
You can use image files created in ElixirImage
with ElixirForm forms.
ElixirFont for AFP, a sophisticated Windowsbased font editor that you can use to create or
edit Elixir-format fonts which you can convert to
AFP and other format fonts. You can convert
black-and-white image files (created with ElixirImage) to Elixir fonts by tiling them so that each
tile represents a character in the font.
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Elixir AppBuilder for AFP, a Windows-based
WYSIWYG package that incorporates ElixirForm
for AFP and provides form editing and application
building capabilities. You can quickly and easily
define a print operation that merges variable data
from a host data file with fixed resources (such as
overlays and page segments) to produce a print
run. After job definition, PAGEDEF and
FORMDEF PPFA is generated for use on a variety of printing and PSF host environments.
Who should use this guide
This guide is intended for users familiar with AFP
graphics resources.
Knowledge of Windows and DOS, especially navigation through directory and subdirectory structures and
file operations is also required.
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Conventions
Most of the following conventions are the same or
similar to Windows conventions.
display conventions
typographical conventions
mouse operations
Display conventions
The Elixir Desktop, ElixirForm, ElixirFont and ElixirImage all adhere to Microsoft Windows conventions
for using menus, menu commands, dialog boxes,
command buttons, icons and mouse. See your Windows manual for more information.
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Typographical conventions
The following typographical conventions are used
throughout this guide and other Elixir product guides.
Keystrokes are shown enclosed in < > (angle
brackets). For example:
<Enter>
Key combinations are denoted by a plus sign be-
tween keys. For example:
<Shift> + <F1> indicates to simultaneously press
the <Shift> and the <F1> keys.
Menu titles are shown in
. Menu options are
bold
enclosed in [ ] (square brackets). For example:
Select [New] from the
File
menu.
Commands, options, actions, and parameters
that require description are shown in bold followed on the next line by the description. For example:
Delete
Deletes the selected files.
Steps in a procedure are shown in numbered bold
paragraphs. For example:
1. At the prompt, enter the file name and
extension.
Comments relating to a step (such as this paragraph) are shown in regular text following the bold
paragraph.
Commands you enter at the DOS prompt are
shown in larger text. Within DOS commands,
variable names and keys you press are shown in
italics. For example:
CD \ELIXIR <Enter>
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Mouse operations
You can perform most operations in Elixir applications
by using the mouse. The terminology is similar to
other Windows based applications.
Mouse operations are performed using the left or right
mouse buttons, depending on the specific task.
The following mouse related terms are used in this
guide:
click
to momentarily press and release the left mouse button once. A right mouse button click is specified
where necessary. For example,
Click on the right mouse button to finish entering text.
double-click
to click the left mouse button twice in rapid
succession.
drag
to click and hold the mouse on an item and move the
item with the mouse.
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drag and drop
to drag an item as above, then release the mouse button, once the item is positioned over a the area. If the
selected object is a file and the destination is a directory, the file copies to the directory.
object
a selectable item on the screen.
open
to point and double-click on an icon -- the effect of this
operation depends on the icon.
point
to move the mouse to position the screen pointer on
an area of the screen.
select
to point to an object and click the mouse -- this usually
highlights the object.
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On-line Help
<Alt>click
to hold down the <Alt> key while pressing the left
mouse button -- this allows you to select a range of
files in a window.
<Ctrl>click
to hold down the <Ctrl> key while pressing the left
mouse button -- this allows you to select individual
files from a group in a window.
<Shift>click
to hold down the <Shift> key while clicking the mouse
-- this allows you to select more than one object at a
time.
Elixir software uses the Microsoft Windows Help program to provide on-line Help for all functions.
For more information about Windows Help, select the
[How to Use Help] option in the Help menu, or see
your Microsoft Windows documentation.
The Help files included with your Elixir software include graphics created using screen drivers with large
fonts. If you use a screen driver with small fonts, the
Help file graphics may not display clearly. For optimum graphics display, use a screen driver with large
fonts.
You can display on-line Help in the following ways:
Bubble Help
Click on an icon with the right mouse button to view its
properties (if applicable) or to display "bubble help."
Bubble help is a short description of the icon function
that displays in a bubble extending from the icon.
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Quick Help
Enable the quick function by selecting the quick help
option in the Usage Switches (or Preferences -- for
ElixirImage) dialog box. When you move the screen
pointer over an icon on the screen, a short description
of the icon function displays in the message area of
the screen. During certain operations a message
about the function you are performing also displays in
the message area. To see these operational messages, disable quick help.
Context sensitive Help
To use this function, click on an icon and press <F1>.
If available, the appropriate Help topic displays. If no
specific topic is available, the Help table of contents
displays.
Help menu
Select [Help] from the top pull-down menu and choose
one of the displayed topics.
Dialog box Help
Click on the [Help] button in a dialog box to view an
associated Help topic. Under Windows 95 and Windows NT, right-click on a dialog box option to display
an associated Help topic.
Help pop-ups and jumps
Within Help topic text, words or phrases underlined in
green are pop-ups or jumps. When you click on a
pop-up topic, a box displays within the current Help
topic with additional information. When you click on a
jump, a different, associated Help topic displays.
Help hypergraphics
Hypergraphics are special graphics within Help files
that contain "hot spots". Hot spots are either pop-up
topics or jumps. Hypergraphics in Elixir Help are most
commonly dialog boxes with option hot spots (pop-up
definitions), toolboxes with tool hot spots (topic
jumps), and menus with option hot spots (topic jumps
or pop-up definitions).
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Move the cursor over a hypergraphic until a hand displays, then click on this hot spot to display a pop-up
topic, or a "jump". To close a pop-up topic, click the
mouse button. To return to the original Help topic
from a jump, click on <Back> in the Help file menu.
Organization of this Guide
This User Guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, "Introduction," is a brief overview of Elix-
irImage, software and documentation.
Chapter 2, "ElixirImage basics," describes how Elix-
irImage fits in with your AFP printing system and with
other Elixir products. Basic information required for
using ElixirImage to create an image is described in
this chapter along with pointers to other chapters and
appendices for additional information.
Chapter 3, "Displaying and drawing an image," describes how a loaded image displays at various magnifications, and how to use the drawing tools available
in ElixirImage.
Chapter 4, "Manipulating images and image areas,"
describes operations you can perform on the entire
image or image areas.
Chapter 5, "Using text and clip art," describes how to
add text to an image, how to create fonts from images
or image portions, and how to create and use clip art.
Chapter 6, "Additional features," contains descriptions
of features that are not directly related to drawing images but are included as supports for using ElixirImage (for example, ruler and merging images).
Appendix A, "DOS directories", lists the directories
used in ElixirImage operations.
Appendix B, "Keyboard shortcuts," lists keyboard
shortcuts for ElixirImage operations.
Appendix C, "Conversion chart," contains a chart
showing supported formats for image conversions.
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Glossary.
Index.
Installation
See the Elixir for AFP Getting Started Guide for installation information.
Starting ElixirImage
To start ElixirImage from the Elixir Desktop and
Converters:
Double-click on the ElixirImage icon at the right of the
Elixir Desktop.
The ElixirImage main screen displays.
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Close button
Figure 1-1. ElixirImage main screen
Alternatively, with the Elixir Desktop displayed, open
the Images folder, then open the Elixir Images folder
and double click on an image file. The above main
screen displays with the image file loaded and displayed at the center of the screen.
Exiting ElixirImage
You can exit ElixirImage using any of the following
methods:
Double-click on the Close button at the top left of
any Elixir application.
Press <Alt> + <F4>.
Press <Alt> + <X>.
From the
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menu and select [Exit]
File
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Click on the [X] at the top right corner of the application window.
If you have not saved the current image, you are
prompted to do so.
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2. ElixirImage basics
This chapter presents an overview of ElixirImage and
brief instructions on how to use it. The chapter also
includes references to other chapters in this user
guide that include detailed information.
PC-based graphics packages can create and edit images in two ways: in bit-mapped format where all
graphics elements created are stored as a collection
of dots, or in vector format where image elements are
stored mathematically. ElixirImage edits images in
bit-mapped format.
Other PC-based bitmap graphics formats include
PCX, TIFF, BMP, and AFP Page Segments (PSEG).
Converters in the Elixir Desktop enable you to import
AFP PSEG, PCX, TIFF, and BMP images and convert
them to Elixir format. When in Elixir format, you can
use ElixirImage to edit the images. Afterwards, you
can reconvert your edited images back to the original
format or to AFP PSEG, PCX, TIFF, BMP, or Elixir
font formats (see the following figure).
AFP
PSEG
PCX
TIFF
BMP
FONT
ELIXIRIMAGE
AFP
PSEG
Figure 2-1. Importing/exporting ElixirImage images
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PCX
TIFF
BMP
FONT
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See the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User
Guide for more information about converting files.
ElixirImage and other Elixir products
The Elixir Suite for AFP products are designed to interconnect. For example, the following diagram
shows how ElixirImage can be used in a publishing
process.
AFP Page Segments,
PCX/TIFF/BMP
Scanners
(to PCX, TIFF or BMP)
FONT
Figure 2-2. ElixirImage and other Elixir products
Interconnectivity examples
Any scanner which generates PCX, TIFF or BMP
(Group 4) formats can be used from the Elixir Desktop. The Elixir Desktop can then convert the files to
Elixir format for use in ElixirImage.
CLIP
ART
ELIXIRFONT
Elixir Desktop
and Converters
ELIXIRIMAGE
FORM
TEMPLATE
ELIXIRFORM
SCREEN
IMAGES
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ElixirImage enables you to create fonts directly from
graphics by tiling the graphic into equal rectangles,
each of which corresponds to a character in the font
(see the "Using text and clip art" chapter). These
fonts can be imported and edited in ElixirFont and
then converted to AFP format and printed on any AFP
printer.
You can use the Elixir Desktop to convert any AFP
font into Elixir format and then import the font and
place it in an image using ElixirImage.
A powerful feature of ElixirImage is the inclusion of
clip art libraries which are managed by ElixirFont and
used in large graphics projects (see the "Using text
and clip art" chapter).
Graphics created in ElixirImage can be used in ElixirForm and AppBuilder to enhance the appearance of a
form. You can also use ElixirImage to copy forms
from other sources as follows: Scan an existing paper
form into an image file (for example, PCX or TIFF),
convert the image to Elixir format, and use the Elixir
graphic as a template in ElixirForm to be traced over
and created into a new Elixir form (see the "Additional
features" chapter).
ElixirImage features
The ElixirImage main screen is shown in the following
figure. A blank Work area displays at the center. The
Work area menu bar displays above the Work area,
and the ElixirImage menu bar displays at the top of
the screen. The main screen also displays a Toolbox
and Toolbar. The menu bars, the Toolbox, and Toolbar are described in the following sections.
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Toolbox Toolbar
Overview of features
Message
area
Work area
menu bar
Work area
ElixirImage
menu bar
Figure 2-3. ElixirImage main screen
This section gives an overview of ElixirImage features
and refers you to other chapters where features are
explained in detail.
Menu bars
The ElixirImage menu bar contains the following
menus:
System
The options in this menu allow you to configure ElixirImage, as described in the "Configuring the system"
section of this chapter.
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Window
The options in this menu allow you to use the Microsoft Windows Multiple Document Interface (see the
"Loading an existing image" section of this chapter, or
your Microsoft Windows User Guide for details), and
to toggle between displaying and hiding the Toolbox
(see the "Toolbox" section of this chapter).
Help
Select [Release Notes] to view information about this
release at any time. Note that the Help options in this
menu are not available in this release.
The Work area menu bar contains the following
menus:
File
The options in this menu allow you to load, create,
save and print images, and exit ElixirImage. There
are also options for merging an image into an existing
image, resetting an image to the last saved state, and
saving an image area. Operations in this menu are
described in this chapter, the "Manipulating images
and image areas" chapter, and the "Additional features" chapter.
Edit
The options in this menu allow you to cut or copy and
paste to the Windows clipboard, copy a screen area
and set the paste mode, and delete all drawings in the
Work area. This menu also contains the undo and
redo features described in the "Toolbar" section of this
chapter and allows you to select or unselect all objects. The Edit menu operations are described in the
"Manipulating images and image areas" chapter.
Image
The options in this menu allow you to view image attributes, expand or contract an image, set the stretch
mode when reducing images, and refresh the screen.
In addition, this menu allows you to access the Extra
operations sub-menu which is described in the "Additional features" chapter. Image menu operations are
described in this chapter, the "Manipulating images
and image areas" chapter, and the "Additional features" chapter.
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Tool and Transform
The Tool and Transform menus correspond to the
Message panel
Tools header
Drawing tools
Tool options
Foreground/Background
Preview panel
Toolbox options described in the "Toolbox" section of
this chapter.
Go button
Pattern button
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Toolbox
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The following figure displays the ElixirImage Toolbox.
Figure 2-4. ElixirImage Toolbox
The drawing tools at the top of the Toolbox represent
the tools for drawing and editing images or image areas, and importing text and clip art.
To use a drawing tool, select the appropriate tool in
the Toolbox or select the tool from the
Tool
menu.
The drawing tools are described in the "Displaying and
drawing an image" chapter.
The Transform tool is used to apply transformations,
such as resizing or halftoning, to whole images or image areas and is described in the "Manipulating images and image areas" chapter.
You can set tool options by clicking on icons in the
Toolbox. Setting options for a drawing tool is described in the "Displaying and drawing an image"
chapter.
The Message panel provides a short description of
any tool selected in the Toolbox.
The Preview panel allows you to preview the option
settings for a drawing tool before you perform any
drawing operations.
You can toggle between hiding and showing the Toolbox by pulling down the
Window
menu and selecting
[Tools] or by pressing <F10>. To move the Toolbox,
click on the Tools header and drag the Toolbox to the
desired location.
Go
The [Go] button is used to apply the transformations
described in the "Manipulating images and image areas" chapter.
Pattern button
This button shows the current color or shading pattern. Click on this button to use the colors or shading
patterns as described in the "Displaying and drawing
an image" chapter.
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FG/BG
The [FG] (foreground) button allows you to select the
color of your drawing tool.
The [BG] (background) button allows you to set a
background color when performing some of the transformation and drawing operations described in the
"Displaying and drawing an image" chapter and the
"Manipulating images and image areas" chapter.
The [BG] button also allows you to set a background
color when creating a new image. See the "Creating
a new image" section of this chapter for more
information.
If you are creating a black and white image, click on
the [FG] or [BG] button until the color you want is displayed. If you are creating a full-color image, click on
the [FG] or [BG] button and double-click on a color
from the window that displays.
Start
coordinates
Digital ruler
Magnification/
Reduction
Undo/Redo
Drawing modes
Grid
[FG] and [BG] button operations are described in the
"Displaying and drawing an image" chapter.
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Toolbar
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The following figure displays the Toolbar.
Figure 2-5. ElixirImage Toolbar.
The Toolbar icons provide the following drawing supports for the drawing tools:
Digital ruler
The digital ruler displays the position of the cursor
relative to the top left corner of the Work area. This
tool is described in the "Additional features" chapter.
Start coordinates
This option displays the coordinates of a point on an
image, relative to the starting point. This tool is described in the "Additional features" chapter.
Magnification/Reduction
This tool allows you to magnify or reduce an image
and is described in the "Displaying and drawing an image" chapter.
Undo/Redo
The Undo/Redo feature allows you to reverse actions
in ElixirImage if the [Number of undo levels] option in
the Preferences dialog box is set to one or more levels. See the "Usage switches" section in this chapter
for more information.
To undo an operation, you can either pull down the
menu and select [Undo shape] (where shape is
Edit
the name of the shape you want to undo), press
<Ctrl> + <Z>, or click on the Undo icon in the Toolbar.
To redo an operation that was undone using the Undo
feature, pull down the
menu and select [Redo
Edit
shape] (where shape is the shape you want to undo),
press <Shift> + <Ctrl> + <Z>, or click on the Redo
icon in the Toolbar.
Drawing modes
These icons (from left to right) allow you to use the replace, transparent, and reverse drawing modes described in the "Displaying and drawing an image"
chapter.
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Grid
You can click on this icon to display a grid when using
magnified views of 8x or more.
Message area
The Message area is split into two sections. The left
section displays the type of image loaded in the Work
area, and operational and error messages. The right
section provides a description of any icon you place
your cursor over.
Using ElixirImage
This section provides a brief overview of how to use
ElixirImage, including information about setting up
ElixirImage when you first start using it. If you have
never used ElixirImage, you may want to read all of
this section before you begin. In it, you will be referred
to other chapters in this User Guide which provide
more detailed information.
Configuring the system
ElixirImage allows you to configure your system and
then save the configuration.
Usage switches
Pull down the
Switches] to display the Preferences dialog box.
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System
menu and select [Usage
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Figure 2-6. Preferences dialog box
Save state on exit
Select this option to save the menu and option settings when you exit an image.
Show quick help
Select this option to see the quick help messages described in the "Introduction" chapter.
Confirm file overwrites
Select this option if you want to be prompted before
overwriting a file.
Confirm leaving unsaved work
Select this option if you want to be prompted to save
your work before exiting ElixirImage.
Use Elixir font selector
Select this option if you want to use the Elixir Font Selector when you select fonts for your text. The Elixir
Font Selector allows you to select non-default font
widths.
Deselect this option if you want to use the Windows
Font Selector when you select fonts for your text. The
Windows Font Selector allows you to select only Windows default fonts.
See the "Using text and clip art" chapter for more
information.
Keyboard mapping
Select the [Keyboard Mapping] option:
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Number of undo levels
Select the number of actions or levels (between 1 and
32) that ElixirImage can reverse when you use the
[Undo] option.
Xerox catalog name
This option is not valid for this version of ElixirImage.
Configurable colors
Select [None] to use Windows ANSI mapping. If you select this option, you must have
screen fonts mapped to Windows ANSI
mappings.
Select [ANSI to OEM] to remap ANSI keystrokes to DOS mappings.
Select [KMP] to translate keystrokes using
customized tables. In most cases, if you
choose the appropriate Country Keyboard
Map and Default Code Page during installation, you can use this option.
From the Configurable Colors dialog box, you can
change the color of grid lines and the color of the locator box (described in the "Displaying and drawing an
image" chapter).
To display this dialog box, pull down the
System
menu and select [Colors].
Figure 2-7. Configurable Colors dialog box
The current color of the grid lines and the locator box
are displayed. To change the colors of either the grid
lines or locator box, select the corresponding [Edit]
button to display the Color RGB Editor dialog box.
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Figure 2-8. Color RGB Editor dialog box
RGB values are Red, Green, and Blue color components that are combined to create a color. Use the
right and left arrows next to each color or click inside
the corresponding box to specify a component value
between 0 and 255. The Result box shows the results
of mixing Red, Green, and Blue color components.
When you accept your changes by clicking on [OK],
your grid lines or locator box displays in the color
shown in the Results box.
System information
For information regarding your current Windows
screen driver, memory and disk space available, pulling down the
System
menu and selecting [System
Info] or press <Alt> + <F5>. The System Information
dialog box displays.
Figure 2-9. System Information dialog box
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