ColumnMaker and the override section

Sun Nov 11 13:33:41 UTC 2007

Hi Val, Kelly Jo and everyone,

    Val, you are right that I can see white on black.

    Hand waving

    André
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Valerie Sutton" <signwriting at mac.com>
To: "SignWriting List" <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [sw-l] ColumnMaker and the override section

> SignWriting List
> November 10, 2007
>
> Yes, Kelly Jo, you are right, that Andre needs a black background  with 
> yellow signs, which he has now with these new features. And if  the palms 
> are white in that case, that will be good, because I  believe that Andre 
> can see white on black? is that right Andre?
>
> Steve works soooo hard and so many long long hours to give us these 
> features. It is hard for us to imagine because we are not  programmers, 
> but the work is very picky...Just a few weeks ago we had  no way to have 
> colored signs, colored backgrounds or multiple sizes  or mixed sizes and 
> colors...most of these features didn't exist and I  asked Steve as a favor 
> to take time out of other work to do this for  us...so I feel pretty 
> fortunate we have them!
>
> And there will be a way in the future to place these color choices in  web 
> documents as well...not just in ColumnMaker....so you will create  your 
> color choices and then post that in the Literature Puddle  online ;-)
>
> And guess what?....after working three months filling the white palms 
> with white paint in the ISWA, I grew to like the white palms with the 
> colored background. I used a colored background to test my filling to 
> make sure it was clean, and the look of the white palms grew on  me....I 
> think it is an excellent teaching tool for palm facing, so I  personally 
> might choose the white palms myself, if there is ever a  choice...grin...
>
> Val ;-)
>
>
> On Nov 10, 2007, at 4:46 PM, K.J. Boal wrote:
>
>> 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
>> >
>> > 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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