Issue 27: Jan 2003
Features
- | Foreword
- | Tip of the day
- | Welcome to MagiC Mac 10
- | Do Atari Systems Need USB?
- | AEX: Tangerine Dream Machine Version 2!
- | Max-A-Flex
- | The Ultima II Survival Kit
- | T-shirt Design with Atari
- | The ABBUC programming contest
Review
- | Marijuana Mail
M@ilbox
News
| News Select 3.11 and hidden features in Calamus Ulf Dunkel, 16 January 2003 The "RTF Import/Export Driver" (http://www.calamus.net/us/modules/rtf.php) offers a free update to version 3.01 for all of you, who already own SL2002 and RTF 3.0, in our Service Area (see below). RTF-ImEx v3.01 (2003-01-16) Microsoft Word for Mac uses \charset 256 which is undefined in the available RTF documentation v1.6 so far. These Mac RTF files are now recognized as Mac RTF. "Select3" (http://www.calamus.net/us/modules/sel.php) also offers a free update to the current version 3.11 for all of you, who already own SL2002 and Select 3, in our Service Area (see below). Select3 v 3.11 (2003-01-14) Snap and Move functions now work correctly with a re-defined point of origin (in the document ruler). Version Checker is now supported. A Norwegian version is available. Hidden features in the frame editor A while ago, we added a mouse function which lets you pipe text frames to text piping chains not only by using the corresponding function icon from the frame module, but using the "text chain" icon in the bottom-right corner of each text frame. Today we proudly present two features which were undocumented so far: Bend Text Flow If you have chained at least two text frames already, but want to push the text flow in another direction, you can simply click the text chain icon in a text frame within the text piping chain and drag the mouse cursor to another text frame which has not been linked to the existing text piping chain already. The text flow will immediately be bent to this frame, leaving all previously filled text frames from this point empty. Sample images: Bend the text flow from the middle of a text piping chain... http://www.calamus.net/man/img/mod/frm/piping_redir_1.gif ...into a new direction: http://www.calamus.net/man/img/mod/frm/piping_redir_2.gif Take Back Text Flow You might want to take back the text flow at a certain point but neither do you want to delete all further text frames nor do you want to cut the text at this point. Simply click the text chain icon in the frame where you want to let the text flow end. Then drag the mouse cursor to exactly the same (!) frame and release the mouse button. This is how you take back the text flow to this frame. All other text frames from this point onwards will be empty again as if they have never been piped before. Sample images: Take back the text flow... http://www.calamus.net/man/img/mod/frm/piping_back_1.gif ...from the middle of a text piping chain: http://www.calamus.net/man/img/mod/frm/piping_back_2.gif Service Area You can reach our Service Area in each chapter of our website by clicking on the symbol "My Calamus" or by visiting http://www.calamus.net/service.php If you are sure you should have this free update, too, but you don't find it in your Service Area, please don't hesitate to send us a short e-mail. We will then check your module update status. We also recommend the "Version checker" module (http://www.calamus.net/us/modules/vch.php) in order to check your module versions. Version checker has been in the SL standard package since SL2002. Purchase RTF-ImEx or Select3 right now: http://www.calamus.net/us/order/order.php Bridge 5 at lower prices Ulf Dunkel, 01 January 2003 invers Software wishes everybody a happy new year 2003 with much success and health! We updated our current price list: The regular price for Bridge 5 has been decreased from 179 down to 149 EUR. The Logo Collections 3 and 4 by URW++ are no longer in stock. Order your copy of Bridge 5 right now at http://www.calamus.net/us/modules/br5.php
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