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Find & Align keystones
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FirstClass NV ships Find & Align keystones
for Tailor 2.0, the visual PostScript editor
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Contact : Peter Camps
voice : +32 9 227 62 48
fax : +32 9 227 15 89
e-mail : peter@firstclass.be
Avennesdreef 32
9031 Drongen, Belgium
GHENT, December 20, 1994 --- FirstClass NV today announces the
availability of the "Find" and "Align" keystones for Tailor 2.0,
the company's visual PostScript editor. Keystones are dynamically
loadable extensions, providing additional functionality within
Tailor 2.0.
The Find keystone
-----------------
The Find keystone provides Tailor with powerful graphical find and
modify functionality. For example, you can change all lines thinner
than 0.25 points to exactly 0.25 points, or substitute one typeface
for another across the whole document or a selection.
The Find panel has the expected Next, Previous, Modify and Modify
All buttons.
A first browser offers a list of twenty find criteria for object
attributes such as color, linewidth, font, text or position. By
specifying a value for one or more criteria, you determine which
objects are to be found. Most criteria allow to specify multiple
values or a from-to range.
A second browser offers a list of modify actions for object attributes
or geometric transformations. By specifying a value for one or
more actions, you determine the changes applied to the objects when
you press Modify or Modify All.
You can set the Modify All scope to be the complete document, or
limit it to the current page or selection.
The Align keystone
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The Align keystone provides Tailor with comprehensive alignment
tools and functions.
Main alignment tools are a background grid and a crosshair. The
grid's width and height can be specified separately. The crosshair
can be aligned to any existing object, or its position can be
specified numerically. The crosshair position can be numerically
displayed relative to any reference position.
Alignment functions include :
7 snap to grid and/or to crosshair while moving or resizing objects
7 align or resize objects to grid or crosshair
7 align or resize objects to each other
7 distribute objects
Alignment operations can be performed on an object's left/bottom,
center or right/top. For text lines, font metrics (baseline) may
be optionally used instead of the regular bounding rectangle.
Availability
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The Find and Align keystones are available now as MAB's for HP
PA-RISC, Intel and Motorola. They are compatible with Tailor
version 2.0a or higher. The keystones are included in the distribution
package for Tailor 2.0d (see below).
The keystones are offered to Tailor Office users as a set for USD
$120.- per user. Educational users receive 50% discount as usual.
Tailor Publishing includes both keystones. Registered users of
Tailor Publishing may request their free license strings for the
Find & Align keystones from FirstClass NV. Please specify the
serial number of your Tailor copy (a number in the form of LNNNNN,
where L is a letter and N is a digit). If you cannot download the
keystones from the archives (see below), specify your regular mail
address so we can send you a floppy disk.
Floating network licenses
-------------------------
Tailor 2.0d, the latest revision, has floating licenses. If N is
the number of licensed users, up to N users on the local area network
may simultaneously use Tailor and all licensed keystones, regardless
of the specific system they are working on.
Tailor 2.0d is available now as a MAB for HP PA-RISC, Intel and Motorola.
Archive Server
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A complete demo & distribution package for Tailor 2.0d is available from
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/graphics/Tailor_2.0d_Package.tar
The complete Tailor 2.0d distribution, including the keystones
ReconstructText, SaveIllustrator, SpotColors, Find, Align.
In demo mode (when unlicensed) Tailor is fully functional except :
- it does NOT load keystones (ReconstructText,...),
- it has disabled output functions (save, print, copy).
ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/graphics/Tailor_2.0d_Information.tar.Z
General information on Tailor, including product brochure and
customer testimonial. New brochure on Find & Align keystones.
FirstClass NV
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FirstClass NV was founded in Ghent, Belgium in 1993 by publishing
industry professionals, as a privately owned company. Its business
mission is to develop and market graphics applications for high-end
desktop platforms.
Contact : Peter Camps
voice : +32 9 227 62 48
fax : +32 9 227 15 89
e-mail : peter@firstclass.be
Avennesdreef 32
9031 Drongen, Belgium