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<body class='hmmessage'><div style="text-align: left;">That would be really cool!<br><br>And by the way, I agree, Val; most people will probably be using a plain white background anyway - except Andre, of course.<br>KJ<br></div><br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">> From: dac@signwriting.org<br>> Subject: Re: [sw-l] ColumnMaker and the override section<br>> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:40:54 -0800<br>> To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> <br>> SignWriting List<br>> November 10, 2007<br>> <br>> Outstanding instructions and new features, Steve!<br>> <br>> Many thanks ;-)))<br>> <br>> Now I can do what Nancy wants for her Bible translation <br>> documents...apparently in some Bibles, Jesus' words are in red, and <br>> that is what is requested for the SignWriting too...so now we can do <br>> that with these overrides...makes some signs red inside the text, <br>> while others remain black...<br>> <br>> We are also thinking of making the Verse Titles a gold color, so <br>> people can find the verses faster. In time the Gospel According to <br>> John document may be very large...perhaps 300 pages when all 21 <br>> chapters are done...and having color to find things in a big book is <br>> very helpful...<br>> <br>> Val ;-)<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On Nov 10, 2007, at 8:21 AM, Steve Slevinski wrote:<br>> <br>> > Hi KJ,<br>> > Here's the not too user friendly instructions for the override <br>> > section in ColumnMaker.<br>> > The override section uses 4 ideas: numbers of signs, size, color <br>> > and column breaks. All of the choices above the column images are <br>> > default values.<br>> > A column break is similar to a page break. If you want the first <br>> > column to have 2 signs, the override would simply be:<br>> > 2<br>> > If you want 2 in the first column and 2 in the second, the override <br>> > would be:<br>> > 2<br>> > 2<br>> > After every line in the override section, ColumnMaker will insert a <br>> > column break.<br>> > The next option is size. If you selected a sign size of 0.7 and <br>> > you want the first 2 signs to be larger than the rest, the override <br>> > could be:<br>> > 2,1.5<br>> > If you want to add color, use:<br>> > 2,1.5,ff6600<br>> > The override string is a repeating comma delimited string of <br>> > (number of signs),(size),(color). So you could use:<br>> > 2,1.5,ff6600,5,1,ff0066,1,.7,ff00ff<br>> > And so on. There are 2 special color codes you can use: 0 and -1. <br>> > The color code 0 will be black. The color code -1 will be <br>> > colorized according to the standard colors.<br>> > In the override section, you don't need to specify a value for <br>> > either the size or the color. This can be done by putting 2 commas <br>> > next to each other. Here is the override to make signs 5-10 red.<br>> > 4,,,6,,ff0000<br>> > Notice the first part of "4,,,". This does not specify a size or <br>> > color. The signs will be produced using the default values <br>> > selected at the top of the page.<br>> > The only problem with the previous override is that it would put a <br>> > column break after the red signs. The easiest way to suppress a <br>> > column break is to put ",99" at the end of the string such as:<br>> > 4,,,6,,ff0000,99<br>> > The ",99" is really understood to be ",99,,". This tells <br>> > ColumnMaker not to insert a column break and to use the default <br>> > values for size and color for the next 99 signs. That's about it. <br>> > Not too user friendly, but it does work. I'll try and write these <br>> > instructions up in a more clear and concise manner. Later, these <br>> > options will be integrated into SignText so the override section <br>> > won't be needed. Until then, they're just what Val needs to <br>> > quickly produce documents using SignText, ColumnMaker and <br>> > DocumentMaker.<br>> > Enjoy,<br>> > -Steve<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ____________________________________________<br>> ><br>> > SW-L SignWriting List<br>> ><br>> > Post Message<br>> > SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> ><br>> > List Archives and Help<br>> > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/<br>> ><br>> > Change Email Settings<br>> > http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l<br>> ><br>> <br>> Valerie Sutton<br>> dac@signwriting.org<br>> <br>> <br>> SW-L SignWriting List<br>> <br>> Post Message<br>> SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> <br>> List Archives and Help<br>> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/<br>> <br>> Change Email Settings<br>> http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ____________________________________________<br>> <br>> SW-L SignWriting List<br>> <br>> Post Message<br>> SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> <br>> List Archives and Help<br>> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/<br>> <br>> Change Email Settings<br>> http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l<br>> <br><br /><hr />Send a smile, make someone laugh, have some fun! <a href='http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122' target='_new'>Start now!</a></body>
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