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     CALAMUS╛ GOLDEN DISK #1

     WARNUNG:   DIESER  "CALAMUS╛  GOLDEN  DISK"-INHALT  IST  DAS
     RESULTAT  DER USER-TO-USER ZUSAMMENARBEIT.  ALLE  PROGRAMME,
     ANWENDUNGEN UND DOKUMENTATIONEN SIND KEINE DMC-PRODUKTE: SIE
     WURDEN  GESAMMELT  UND  VON DMC ALS SEHR  WERTVOLL  FÜR  DIE
     CALAMUS╛-UMGEBUNG  ERACHTET.  DMC KAN JEDOCH NICHT  FÜR  DIE
     FUNKTIONSFÄHIGKEIT UND/ODER FÜR DIE (ZUKÜNFTIGE)  KOMPATIBI-
     LITÄT  DIESE  PROGRAMME,  ANWENDUNGEN  ODER  DOKUMENTATIONEN
     VERANTWORTLICH GEMACHT WERDEN.

     KEINE  DIESER PROGRAMME,  ANWENDUNGEN  ODER  DOKUMENTATIONEN
     SIND  SHAREWARE  ODER PUBLIC  DOMAIN.  DAS  KOPIEREN  DIESER
     DISKETTE  ODER TEILE DIESER DISKETTE IST EIN  VERSTO₧  GEGEN
     DAS GESETZ UND WIRD STRAFRECHTLICH VERFOLGT.

     WARRANTY:  THIS  "CALAMUS╛ GOLDEN DISK"-CONTENT IS  ENTIRELY
     THE  RESULT OF USER-TO-USER INTERACTIVITIES.  ALL  PROGRAMS,
     APPLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTATIONS ARE NOT  DMC-PRODUCTS:  THEY
     ARE COLLECTED AND BEING IDENTIFIED BY DMC AS VERY USEFULL AS
     UTILITIES FOR THE CALAMUS╛-ENVIRONMENT.  HOWEVER, DMC CANNOT
     BE  HELD RESPONSABLE FOR THE FUNCTIONALITY  AND/OR  (FUTURE)
     COMPATIBILITY  OF  ANY OF THESE  PROGRAMS,  APPLICATIONS  OR
     DOCUMENTATIONS.

     NONE OF THESE PROGRAMS,  APPLICATIONS OR DOCUMENTATIONS  ARE
     PUBLIC DOMAIN OR SHAREWARE.  COPYING THIS DISK OR PARTS FROM
     THIS DISK IS A VIOLATION AGAINST THE LAW AND WILL RESULT  IN
     LEGAL PROSECUTION.

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     ALLCURVE - Programmed by Jeroen Sonnemans/Holland

     AllCurve  is a small universal program/accessory for  making
     Calamus╛-curves with the comfort of using Bézier.


     Installation of AllCurve

     Make  a  folder on your harddisk and copy AllCurve  and  the
     resourcefile  into  it.  When using it as an  accessory  you
     should rename the PRG-file to "ACC" (only the extension) and
     copy  it onto the bootdrive of your computer.  In this  case
     AllCurve  may be only accessed at the Pulldown-menu after  a
     (warm) reset.


     Using AllCurve

     When  starting  the program AllCurve will show  the  message
     that  it can also be used as an acessory.  When your  memory
     allows  this,  it  is  recommendable since it  can  be  used
     directly from/within Calamus╛. The use is very simple: click
     with  the left mouse-button on a curve and a  more  detailed
     box will appear.  Again clicking in this box results in  the
     appearance of editing-points to handle it as a Bézier-curve.
     Please  note that points may be moved outside  the  editbox,
     but then it might be difficult to find them again, since GEM
     doesn't  allow to draw outside the box.  In these cases  you
     can  always  get it under control again by  selecting  "Neu-
     tral". Confirm your curve by clicking the right mousebutton.
     Each  curve may be copied directly to other levels with  the
     "übernemen"-option.


     AllCurve fileformats

     AllCurve supports two different fileformats:  QLx- and  CKx-
     files.  Since  the Calamus╛-format doesn't  contain  Bézier-
     information (the CKx-format consists of 256 separate points,
     so internally it is not considered as a "line") this type of
     file can only be imported as a model (i.e. an existing curve
     can be enhanced more fluently).

     Calamus╛  itself has curves for different purposes:  when  3
     colourlevels  or  bitplanes are required  the  extension  is
     *.CK3.  For  example  importing a  normal  RGB-colourpicture
     gives the possibility to correct each level separately  with
     a  curve.  For the linearity-module (also included  on  this
     first  "Calamus╛ Golden Disk" one will need the  CK4-curves,
     since  it concerns CYMK printer-output;  so  four  different
     planes  can be modified.  Please pay attention to  the  fact
     that  in  this module the zero/zero-point is at  the  upper-
     right  corner.  This means that the curves have to  be  mir-
     rored.  Therefore you can select a curve while pressing  the
     <Alternate>-key    in    Allcurve.     Immediate     raster-
     point/calibration-corrections are possible at the same time.
     Of course,  AllCurve allows you to make 4  colourseparation-
     curves as well.  In this case you should select this kind of
     curve (CK7).


     Saving files

     When saving a set of curves (either CK3,  CK4 or CK7) it  is
     highly recommandable to save the file also as a QL3/4/7-file
     since  these curves can be loaded and edited  afterwards  by
     AllCurve.  ATTENTION:  QLx-FILES  ARE NOT BEING ACCEPTED  BY
     CALAMUS╛,  ONLY  THE  CKx-FORMATS  ARE  CALAMUS╛-COMPATIBLE!
     AllCurve  first asks which kind of curve you would  like  to
     save  and  then presents  the  standard  itemselector.  When
     saving  a CKx-file AllCurve will scan each individual  curve
     (all  256 points) from the left to the right before  writing
     it to disk.


     An extremely beautiful trick for Calamus╛ SL

     In  the folder ALLCURVE of your Calamus╛ Golden Disk  you'll
     find  an  example-curve ("VERLAUF.CK3") and  a  small  TIFF-
     Image.  This  image is a simple 8-bit halftone which can  be
     imported directly into Calamus╛.  Calamus╛ SL however  gives
     the possibility to change the halftone- to a colour-identity
     with  one simple mouseklick (see manual).  When opening  the
     CLUT-formula  (Colour Look Up Table) it will show full  RGB-
     levels  instead  of  one for  greylevel.  By  importing  the
     example-curve  one  will  see  how easy  it  is  to  make  a
     beautiful  colour-gradient with extremely good  typesetting-
     results  (rather than vectorized  gradients).  Experimenting
     with  inverting  certain  curves gives  the  possibility  to
     achieve remarkable effects.

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     GRAFICALC - Programmed by Paul Janssen/Holland
     OPTIMIZED RASTERS - Generated by Taco Scargo/Holland

     GRAFICALC is a small universal program/accessory for  making
     comfortable graphical calculations.
     The  optimized  rasters  are CRI-files  for  direct  use  in
     Calamus╛SL between 5 l/cm and 80 l/cm.


     INSTALLATION

     GRAFICALC  can be used as a stand-alone program but also  as
     an  accessory.  When  using it as an  accessory  you  should
     rename  the PRG-file to "ACC" (only the extension) and  copy
     it  onto  the  bootdrive of  your  computer.  In  this  case
     Graficalc may be only accessed at the Pulldown-menu after  a
     (warm) reset.


     USING GRAFICALC

     By  pressing  the <HELP>-key you enter an  overview  of  the
     available  keyboard  shortcuts.  As one  can  see  Graficalc
     contains  everything  that's  needed  for  using   graphical
     applications.  The direct calculations between Pica to pica-
     point,  foot,  centimeter,  cicero and cicero point. Besides
     this  there are direct calculations possible  between  lines
     per  centimeter  and lines per inch.  Grafical  contains  10
     independent memories and can work with an editable number of
     decimals.

     A  special  option in GrafiCalc is the  calculation  of  the
     optimal screenangles for four colourseparations. In order to
     achieve this,  one should enter a value into the display and
     then  click on the <Raster?>-button (or simply the  <R>-key.
     GrafiCalc then shows the ideal rasterangles for the  entered
     screenlinearity.  These values can directly taken over  into
     the rastergenerator-module from Calamus╛SL.

     To make life even more easy,  in the folder "Raster" on this
     Calamus╛ Golden Disk you'll find 245 predefined  rasterfiles
     which have been generated by these calculations. Please copy
     these  files (or the relevant parts) into the  folder  where
     your colourtables can be found by Calamus╛.  These CRI-files
     can  be  imported directly into  the  rastergenerator-module
     from  Calamus╛SL.  ATTENTION!  Some of the values  in  these
     predefined  rasterfiles still must be adjusted a little  bit
     by using the adjustment-arrows.


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     LIN.CXM        Module zum Einstellen der Druckergradation
     Programmiert von Raimund Thiel

     Achtung! Nur für Calamus╛SL!!

     Die Farbausgabe kann beim Ausdrucken manchmal unlinear sein.
     Würden  Sie  mit  neutralen  Kennlinien  drucken,  wäre  das
     Resultat  vielleicht eine mit Farbe zugesuppte Seite  Papier
     oder Film. Um dieses Problem zu umgehen, haben wir ein Modul
     namens  LIN.CXM  geschrieben,   welches  die  Gradation  von
     beliebigen Druckern anpassen kann.  Allerdings ist  Vorsicht
     geboten,  da  dieses Modul die Gradation von  JEDEM  Drucker
     beeinflusst.

     Sie sollten bei der Installation so vorgehen, da₧ Sie zuerst
     die Dateien in ihre entsprechenden Ordner  kopieren.  Danach
     sollten  Sie die erstellte CK4-Datei (von LIN.PRG oder  All-
     Curve)  in  den Module-Ordner kopieren und  nach  DEFLIN.CK4
     umbenennen.

     Beim Start des LIN-Moduls wird diese Datei dann  automatisch
     geladen. Wenn Sie mehrere Drucker betreiben, sollten Sie das
     LIN-Modul nicht in Ihrem Setup abspeichern,  sondern jeweils
     erst zum Druck nachladen.  Achten Sie auch darauf,  da╛  Sie
     das Modul wieder aus dem Speicher entfernen,  bevor Sie  auf
     einem anderen Drucker ausgeben.


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     DO_LIN - programmiert von Pierre Hansen

     DO_LIN enthält 2 Dateien:
     LIN.PRG
     LIN.DAT
     READ ME.TXT: Dieser Text
     Ziel dieses Programmes ist es eine CK4-Datei zum Kalibrieren
     von Belichtern anhand gemessener Werte zu erzeugen.
     Status: Auf Monochromen Bildschirmen getestet.


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     VERLAUF.CIV - Programmiert von Michael Bernards


     This is a very small importdriver for vectorframes for  both
     Calamus╛S and SL.  It was ever made as an experiment but can
     be quiet usefull for printing on (colour)printers.  The  way
     of  using it is very simple:  just copy the file  into  your
     driver-folder and import it like any other driver.  Then the
     driver displays two different shapes for the colourgradient:
     a circle or a rectangle. Enter the RGB-values via keyboard.


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     DMC Tracer╛ - programmed by Geert van Bastelaere/Belgium

     DMC Tracer╛ is a small,  intelligent desk-accessory to trace
     all  mouse- and keyboard-events on the Desktop and  in  DMC-
     applications  (Calamus S/SL,  Outline Art,  Type  Art).  DMC
     Tracer╛ works on every Atari╛-machine, on every monitor with
     a minimum resolution of 640x400 pixels except colourcards. A
     harddisk  is  strongly recommended as well as  a  minimum  1
     Megabyte of RAM-memory.
     Simply copy the accessory on the bootdrive of your computer,
     restart your system,  and the DMC Tracer╛ is ready for  use.
     Choose the accessory from the Desktop-menu, and fill in your
     estimated number of events. One event can either be a mouse-
     movement,  a mouse-klick or a keyboard-entry. The only limi-
     tation is the RAM-memory of your computer,  but with  10.000
     to 20.000 events you can record a considerable session.  The
     recording-time is not relevant,  just the number of  events.
     Confirm your choice with <Return>,  and simply click on  the
     record-button.  The dialog-box disappears and the  recording
     has been started.  Open windows,  scroll et  cetera.  Please
     keep  in mind that DMC Tracer╛ will refuse to work in  other
     applications.  Just start for example Calamus╛SL and  create
     a document and edit it while explaining in the  text-editor,
     print it,  or open an existing document and do whatever  you
     like:  DMC Tracer╛ follows you and remembers everything  you
     do.  In  case of buffer-overflow,  DMC Tracer╛ warns you  by
     interrupting  your  recording-session.   You  can  stop  the
     recording  or playback by simultaniously pressing the  <Con-
     trol><Alternate><Left Shift>-keys.  The dialog-box  appears,
     so you can decide to start all over again, to continue or to
     stop.  You can even ask DMC Tracer╛ to repeat your  recorded
     session by selecting the appropriate button.

     Suggestions:

     - Teaching Calamus╛ by using for every topic individual RPL-
     files (replay), which can even be loaded by itself to make a
     sequense of lessons.

     - Dealers can make their own demo's.

     -  Repeated  jobs like printing  self-adhesive  labels  with
     Calamus╛.


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     CFN LIST - Programmed by Paul Janssen/Holland

     Simply  copy this program into your font-folder and run  it.
     Although the program is in Dutch,  it's not difficult to  be
     understood:

     "Bewaar CFN.LST":  save CFN.LST.  This is a plain ASCII-file
     with  all fonts founded in the directory where  CFN-LIST.PRG
     was started from.
     "Scherm Lijst": print the list to the screen.
     "Printer lijst": send the list to the printer.
     "Pagina oneindig": endless page (non-sheetfeeder).
     "Pagina = ...regels":  the number of lines per page. For the
     screen default setting is 24 lines. For the printer (DIN A4)
     default setting is 66 lines.
     "Doen": Start, run the program.
     "Stop": exit the program without running it.


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     CFN-SHOW - Programmed by Paul Janssen/Holland


     CFN-SHOW is a small universal program/accessory for  showing
     Calamus╛-fonts without needing Calamus╛ to be started.


     INSTALLATION

     CFN-SHOW can be used as a stand-alone program but also as an
     accessory.  When using it as an accessory you should  rename
     the PRG-file to "ACC" (only the extension) and copy it  onto
     the bootdrive of your computer. In this case CFN-SHOW may be
     only accessed at the Pulldown-menu after a (warm) reset.


     Using CFN-SHOW

     Starting  the program immediately shows up the  itemselector
     with  *.CFN as a search-mask.  Thereafter the  program  will
     read the following information from the font:

     - The bitmapped preview of the font-logo.
     - The serialnumber.
     - The filename.
     - The full name.

     The option "save path" will create a small (invisible)  file
     called CFN_SHOW.INF in the same directory where the  program
     was  started from.  In this file is the full pathname  saved
     for future use.


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     SHADOW.ACC - programmed by Jeroen Sonnemans/Holland


     "Shadow"  is a small utility which generates  gradient  CVG-
     files in order to achieve three-dimensional effects under  a
     picture. These CVG-files are written in 1.1-format, i.e. not
     readable  by  Calamus╛  versions 1.09N  and  lower,  nor  by
     Outline Art 1.1 and lower.

     SHADOW.ACC can only be used as an accessory. You should copy
     it  onto the bootdrive of your computer.  SHADOW.ACC can  be
     only accessed at the Pulldown-menu after a (warm) reset.


     Using SHADOW.ACC

     Starting the program shows up the menu with several options.
     At the very left side there is a box for previewing the CVG-
     illustration.  At the right side there is a number of fields
     for  entering certain values and other  variable  data.  The
     number  of steps for the gradient is  always  maximal,  i.e.
     256.

     The  icons explain themselves according to  their  meanings.
     Please make sure that you don't enter zero into every  field
     since it will try to divide by zero;  the system will  crash
     definitely!


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     S-TOOL - programmiert von Raimund Thiel

     Achtung! Nur für Calamus╛S!!


     S-Tool  originally was a utility for internal DMC  only.  At
     the  moment DMC defined Calamus╛S somebody had to take  care
     of the printerdrivers, since this Calamus╛-version would not
     contain  the  modules for  colourseparation  and  rastering.
     Therefore  DMC had to expand the printerdriver-format  in  a
     way that it would be able to raster and separate colours  by
     itself.  This resulted into a so-called "PDI-block" (Printer
     Driver  Info)  which  "hangs" behind  the  usual  Calamus╛SL
     printerdriver.  That's  why these printerdriver  are  always
     slightly bigger.  However, an S-printerdriver cannot be made
     out of an SL-driver.


     Installation of S-Tool

     Simply copy the module into the folder MODULE and load it as
     usual.  In  case of any doubt you should consult your  local
     dealer,  or even more simple,  read the manual.  The  module
     won't display an icon at the top line from Calamus╛,  so you
     have to execute it with the "Ausführen"-button.

     Using S-Tool

     The structure of the module is devided into several parts:
     1. Load/modify the PDI-block
     2. Modify colourseparation, raster and linearity
     3. Load/modify the printerdriver


     1. Load/modify the Info-block

     It is recommendable to use an existing driver as a basis for
     modifications,  rather  than  inventing  a  whole  PDI-block
     yourself.  This  block contains all  information  concerning
     colourseparation, raster and linearity of a specific driver.
     Using  this function can be helpfull when you would like  to
     copy certain specifications to another driver.


     2. Modify colourseparation, raster and linearity

     This part of the module consists of three parts each.  First
     of  all the colourseparation itself.  This is a  very,  very
     complex matter which needs even more experience to handle it
     in  a sophisticated way.  Colourseparation is the result  of
     the  fact that with the combination of  the  printingcolours
     cyan,  magenta,  yellow  and black one can print almost  all
     colours. For those colours that cannot be reached with these
     four  colours we need so-called "spot-colours"  (Schmuckfar-
     ben"). It is obvious that one can never print gold or silver
     on a colourprinter, since the four colours never mix in such
     a way.  Four colourseparation is a matter for lithographers,
     a  very old and complex tradition.  Unless you know  exactly
     what  you're doing,  our advise is not to mess  around  with
     this function.  Or,  at least,  make a copy of your original
     printerdriver.

     The  second  part enables you to modify  the  rasters.  Also
     here:  don't change the rasterangles, since this is also the
     domain  of lithographers.  When modifying a black and  white
     printer using this function is quiet harmless: it might even
     be  interesting.  Using  different screenangles  gives  very
     often  special  effects  to an  image  or  illustration.  In
     combination  with the "Punktverzerrung" it can  give  really
     very  impressive results.  Please note that a  "Punktverzer-
     rung" (BIAS)-value from 0,5 at 45 degrees screen angle  will
     rotate  the entire screen 90 degrees to the  left.  So  make
     sure  that you always invert when you devide in such  cases:
     not  1/2 but 2/1 instead!  So the correct BIAS is 2  for  an
     oval rasterpoint at 45 degrees. (In fact ANY degree). A very
     interesting book about this matter has been written by Peter
     and Anton Kammermeier "Scannen und Drucken",  Addison Wesley
     Verlag  ISBN 3-89319-217-4.  This very interesting book  can
     also  be  obtained at DMC GmbH.  All rasters  on  this  disk
     (optimized  for Calamus╛SL) can be loaded into this part  of
     the module.  For normal printers higher than circa 22  lines
     per centimeter is not usefull any more.

     The last part is in fact the same as the LIN-Module that has
     been  commented above.  This part accepts all CK4-data  from
     DO-LIN  and AllCurve and intercepts all outgoing  data  from
     Calamus╛ to the printer.  Be carefull with it and make  sure
     that  you ALWAYS use a printerdriver-copy,  before  changing
     anything.


     3. Load/modify the printerdriver

     This  part  speaks for itself:  once a  PDI-block  has  been
     changed it can be written back into the driver.


     A last remark

     Although  this  module  enables  the  user  to  have  direct
     influence on colourseparation, rastering and linearity there
     remains  a  big  difference between  Calamus╛S  and  SL.  In
     Calamus╛SL all these data (except linearity) are  character-
     istics  of  the *DOCUMENT*.  This is even  possible  on  one
     single  page  or frame.  In Calamus╛S nothing  attaches  the
     document:  only  the *DRIVER*-characteristics are  modified.
     Therefore  the entire document will have these  characteris-
     tics AND CAN NEVER A PREVIEW ON SCREEN BEING ACHIEVED,  like
     in Calamus╛SL.


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     DMC wishes you much pleasant hours with this first  Calamus╛
     Golden  Disk.  Any  contribution for the second  edition  is
     welcome!


     Walluf, February 1993
     Your DMC team