Setting Conversion Preferences
Let's say you want to keep all your inline files in a particular
format, such as .rgb. However, GIF images are easily inlined by
all browser and are much smaller than RGB files. You can accommodate
this with the conversion preferences.
Cosmo Create comes with a large number of conversion mappings already
configured. It's possible that the conversion you want is already taken
care of. Check the list.
To create a new conversion:
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Choose File > Preferences...
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Open the Conversion Preferences panel
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Click the Add button
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Enter the file type you want to convert from in the Original
File Type text field, or drag an icon of the file type from the desktop
and place it in the drop pocket.
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Enter the file type you want to convert to in the Published
File Type text field, or drag an icon of the file type from the desktop
and place it in the drop pocket.
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Enter the suffix in the Suffix text field.
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Enter the command line to use to convert the files in the Conversion
Command text field.
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Click the OK button.
Tips
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If there are multiple conversions listed, the first one in the list is
the one that is used.
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The format of the command line used to convert the files is very
stringent; it is of the form command infile outfile. You
cannot use scripts that call multiple commands, and the command must
accept both an input and output file.
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It is often easier to use drop pockets, rather than trying to remember
the exact name of the various file types.