ColumnMaker and the override section

[K.J. Boal]

That would be really cool!

And by the way, I agree, Val; most people will probably be using a plain white background anyway - except Andre, of course.
KJ



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