DOCUMENT
The container for information and objects you work
with in Canvas. Canvas has four types of documents Illustration,
Presentation, Publication, and Animation.
DOT GAIN
In commercial printing, the amount of size increase of
halftone dots caused by ink spreading on the printed medium.
DOUBLE-CLICK
(v.) To press and release the button on a mouse (or
other pointing device) twice in quick succession.
DPI
Dots per inch; the unit of measurement of the resolution of a
printing device.
DRAG
To press and hold down the button on a mouse (or other
pointing device), move the device, and then release the button.
EMULSION
Photosensitive coating on film or paper.
ENCAPSULATED POSTSCRIPT (EPS)
A format for storing graphics and
text in a file using the PostScript language. An EPS file can include a
preview image (see PostScript®, page G.769).
ESC KEY
A keyboard key that lets you stop a procedure.
EXIF EXTENSION
Short for Exchangeable Image File, a format that
is a standard for storing interchange information in digital photogra-
phy image files using JPEG compression.
EXTERNAL TOOLS
Individual program modules that provide fea-
tures, tools, and commands in the Canvas program.
FADE
Gradual decrease of a painting tool effect until there is no
noticeable change in the image. For example, if Fade Size within 32
steps is selected in the Paintbrush manager, the brush becomes
smaller as you drag.
FILE
Any named, ordered collection of information stored on a disk.
FILL INK
The ink that Canvas applies to the inside, as opposed to the
outline, of objects and text.
FILTERS
A filter is an effect that can be applied to a paint image.
Some filters mimic conventional photographic filters, but many
transform images in unusual ways; e.g., the Oil Painting filter can
make a digitized photograph look like an oil painting.
FLASH
A bandwidth friendly and browser independent vector-
graphic animation technology. As long as different browsers are
equipped with the necessary plug-ins, Flash animations will look the
same (see .swf, page G.771).
FLAT END CAP
A style of stroke end in which the stroke end is
squared off, perpendicular and flush to the end of the stroke.
Flat end cap