Converting Images of an Unusual Type
Cosmo Create knows how to display GIF, JPEG, and several other standad
Web image format types (for a complete list, see the Conversion
Preferences panel). If you wish to insert an image file of a type with
which Cosmo Create is unfamiliar, you can use the conversion function,
available through the preferences
dialog. This function allows you to convert one file type to
another with a tool that you specify in the dialog.
To convert one image type to another:
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Choose File > Preferences..., then click the Converting
tab to bring up the conversion panel.
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Click the Add button.
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Enter the image type that you are converting from in the
Original File Type text field, or drag an icon representing the file to
be converted from the desktop and put it in the drop pocket in the
dialog.
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Enter the image type that you are converting to in the
Published File Type text field, or drag an icon representing the file
type you are converting to from the desktop and put it in the drop
pocket in the dialog.
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Enter the suffix of the file in the Suffix text field (this field is
automatically filled in if you use the drop pockets unless the system
cannot recognize the file type).
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Enter the command to be used for the conversion in the Conversion
Command text field. This command must be only one command (in other
words, no shell scripts that call multiple executables) and must accept
both an input and output file.
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To move the conversion up or down the list, use the Up and Down
buttons. Note: If the list contains multiple conversions
for the same file type, the first one is always used.
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Click OK.