Short:    PGS3 arexx script - make fuzzy shadows
Uploader: Michael.Merkel@gmx.net (Michael Merkel)
Author:   Michael.Merkel@gmx.net (Michael Merkel)
Type:     text/dtp
Replaces: text/dtp/FuzzyShadows.lha
Version:  V1.08 (10. Oct 1998)


ABOUT

This is an ARexx script for use with PageStream3.
It tries to append a so called "fuzzy shadow" to the selected object

Just select a single object (text or picture/drawing) and call the script.


DISTRIBUTION

spread it! use it! _write me!_


REQUIREMENTS

- PageStream3 (of course!!!)
- an object!


USAGE

* insert the script in your script palette (rx Scripts/FuzzyShadowMaker.rexx)
* insert it a second time with parameter QUICK (rx Scripts/FuzzyShadowMaker.rexx QUICK)
* select an object and play the script
* loooook!!!


HISTORY

V1.01 (21. March 1998)
 * first public release

V1.02 (21. March 1998)
 * multiple object support!
   just select more than one object and all of them will be fuzzy shadowed
   with the selected settings.
 * for line strokes you can now add measures like mm, cm, in, ...
   just everything pagestream supports.
 * added a busy requester. So the interface of PageStream3 is now locked during
   operation. The generation of shadows can be stopped.
 * fixed bug which prevents the line strokes and stepnumbers to be calculated
   correctly. This works ok now.

V1.03 (10. June 1998)
      (12. June 1998)
 * added "Load", "Save As" and "Save Default" buttons for the prefs!
 * when started with the "quick" option a prefs filename can now be given, too.
   (e.g. "rx FuzzyShadowMaker.rexx QUICK 'PageStream3:Scripts/Fuzzy2.prefs'")
 * Aminet release

V1.04 (13. June 1998)
 * changed name to FuzzyShadows.rexx
 * corrected EMail address

V1.05 (17. June 1998)
 * color names were not allowed with spaces -> fixed!

V1.06 (18. June 1998)
 * added check gadget to allow user to turn the window off while drawing. Faster!

V1.07 (02. August 1998)
 * added check gadget to allow user to treat pictres like a box. This will not
   copy and change the fill/line of the picture but use a simple box instead.
   (thanks to Igor Cizmar for the tip)

V1.08 (10. October 1998)
 * Thanks to the new PageStream V3.4 it is now possible to show the colors defined
   in PageStream3. Added this feature as cycle gadget.
 * removed the obsolete "SELECTOBJECT NONE" commands (thanks to PageStream V3.4)
 * Thanks to the new GoldED 5 now full tab support in the scripts! 8-)



AUTHOR

Michael Merkel (MiMe@IRC)
Michael.Merkel@gmx.net (Michael Merkel)
http://home.t-online.de/home/Merkel.Michael/


THANKS TO

SoftLogik for this wonderful program! It's the best on all platforms...