71761 2-MAR 14:44 Desktop Publishing Calamus SL's Line Art Upgraded! From: DMCPUBLISH To: ALL ~~ NEWS RELEASE ~~ NEWS RELEASE ~~ NEWS RELEASE ~~ NEWS RELEASE ~~ March 2, 1995 For further information, contact: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Nathan Potechin - President DMC Publishing DMC announces Line Art 1.5 Tel: (905) 479-1880 for Calamus SL Fax: (905) 479-1882 ************** Compuserve: 76004,2246 Delphi/GEnie: DMCPUBLISH DMC, who bring you Calamus SL, the Internet: DMCPUBLISH@GENIE.GEIS.COM premier desktop publishing program on the Atari computer, is pleased to announce an upgrade to a most valued member of the Calamus family, Line Art. Line Art, version 1.5, is now available. The Line Art module is an advanced vector editing tool that combines features found in both the Vector Graphic module and Outline Art 3.0, and then some. The Line Art module is the definitive tool for creating and editing vector graphics without leaving Calamus SL. Line Art features the creation of graphic primitives, blends, text objects, paths and transformation nets which allow the distortion of objects using these nets. Vector objects can be created by using either the included vector editor or one of the Calamus primitives. New primitives include: lines, outlines and circular segments. The vector objects can also be defined using a variety of writing modes which include outline on/off, fill on/off, and EOR for intersecting paths. You can also define corners as either bevelled or sharp. Objects can also be defined as color blends, allowing the transformation and rotation of these objects by using the functions in the blends command area. The types of blends include horizontal, vertical, rectangular corner origin blend, circular and transformational blend with starting and ending angles as well as starting and ending colors (as well as a definable transition color). Text can be made to follow paths inside or outside and to include/exclude the kerning values in the font or allow manual adjustment of the character spacing. You may also justify text left, right or center and change the text direction. The text may then be converted to a path object for further manipulation. New Features now available in Line Art, Version 1.5 --------------------------------------------------- Line Art, version 1.5, contains a number of new features that should excite our Calamus SL customers; the new Toolbox type alignment functions, for use in both creation and editing of vector objects, is one example. Line Art's new Toolbox command group includes relative positioning in both absolute and relative measurement options and more. The gradient fill section has been improved in both speed and functionality. In terms of features you can now change the angle of gradient fill with real time preview for any of FOUR gradient types: circular, rectangular, linear and the new conical style. Here is a partial list of the new features in Line Art 1.5: 1. Any objects, text paths or groups can now be filled with a gradient. The gradients can be viewed as new fill patterns. 2. New options for gradients: angle of gradient, offset of the start and end, and position of the gradient in the vector object. 3. Conical gradient pattern added to linear, circular and rectangular. 4. You can also move the origin point on either X or Y axis. For linear gradients, you can move the left or right edge IN or OUT of the object. This is like "windowing" the gradient pattern. 5. For the radial gradients, the center of the gradient can be moved anywhere on the X or Y axis. The same is true for the conical gradient. 6. Uniframes, i.e.; StarScreened frames, can now be used inside vector objects. 7. Exact placement with enhanced Toolbox options plus the ability to move objects forward and backward. 8. Objects can be automatically sized to the same width or height. 9. Objects can be sorted and placed with even horizontal or vertical spacing. 10. Objects can be placed along a selected path. 11. All Toolbox functions have UNDO. 12. The object alignment functions are straightforward: Edge Alignment, Center Alignment plus relative positioning (object to object). 13. The new functions include instant matching of height or width for one or more objects. You can also Distribute Objects Horizontally or Vertically with a group of three or more objects. The Line Art Module costs US $150.00, $210.00 Cdn. For those of you that already own Line Art, version 1.0, upgrade to version 1.5, for US $50.00, $70.00 Cdn. Place your order today. Note: You must have the latest version of Calamus SL (Oct. 94) in order to use this or any other new module.