AlbumEasy V3.8
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A software program for creating custom stamp albums.
- Getting Started
- Using the Wizard
- Commands
- Fonts
- Colours
- Configuration
- Console Mode
- Decorative Borders
- Licence
© 2005-2018 Clive Levinson clivel@bundu.com
History
Note: Examples of the new and updated commands can always be found
in the sample album file called NewExamples.txt
which is updated with each new release and can be found in the examples directory.
V3.8 (September 2018)
- New: ALBUM_PAGES_DECORATIVE_BORDER command for adding predefined or custom decorative borders around the page.
- New: TEXT_CHAR_SPACING command to adjust the inter-character spacing of text.
- New: STAMP_BORDER_STYLE command to set dotted or dashed stamp box borders.
- Enhancement: The STAMP_ADD command syntax has been simplified and can now included multiple lines of text inside and below the stamp.
As a result the STAMP_ADDX and STAMP_ADDX_IMG commands are no longer required.
The STAMP_ADDX and STAMP_ADDX_IMG commands as well as the old STAMP_ADD syntax have been retained for backwards compatibility.
It is recommended however for new albums that the new STAMP_ADD syntax is used instead.
- Bug fixes:
Incorrect command examples in the colour page of this help file have been corrected
Bug that prevented help text from being printed for some Windows users been corrected.
V3.7 (Feb 2018)
- New: Wizard for creating an initial album.
- New: Print button added to the help browser for printing help topics.
- New: STAMP_BOXES_SIZE_ADJUST command to adjust the size of all stamp boxes.
- New: STAMP_HEADING_PADDING command to adjust the space between stamp headings and stamp boxes.
- New: COLOUR_.. / COLOR_.. commands for setting the colours of various elements on a page. Examples can be found in the Colours.txt sample album file.
V3.6 (June 2017)
- Enhancement: STAMP_ADD_IMG & STAMP_ADDX_IMG commands now take an optional NO_FRAME parameter for drawing the images without a frame.
- Enhancement: ALBUM_PAGES_DATE command now takes optional text strings to be output before or after the date.
- Enhancement: ALBUM_PAGES_NUMBER command now takes optional text strings to be output before or after the page number which can also include the total page count.
- Enhancement: Warnings are issued when a non-numeric character is found but a numeric value is expected.
For example when a user inadvertently inserts the letter O instead of the number zero.
V3.5 (Jan 2017)
- New: "Recently used files" toolbar button.
- New: PAGE_RULE_H command for drawing horizontal lines.
- New: ALBUM_PAGES_NUMBER command for inserting the page number in the footer.
- New: ALBUM_PAGES_DATE command for placing a date in the footer.
- New: PAGE_TEXT_RIGHT & PAGE_TEXT_RIGHT_VSPACE commands provide support for right justified text.
- Enhancement: PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE & PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE_VSPACE commands now provide support for multiple lines of text
- Bug fix: The PAGE_TEXT_VSPACE & PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE_VSPACE commands spacing was incorrectly calculated. This has now been fixed.
- A new sample file called NewExamples.txt which illustrates the usage of the new commands can be found in the examples directory.
V3.4 (Oct 2016)
- Added new commands to display headings above stamps: STAMP_HEADING and STAMP_HEADING_VA.
- Improved readability of application main and help screens on newer high-DPI (high resolution) displays.
V3.3 (May 2016)
- Added new commands:PAGE_TEXT_VSPACE and PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE_VSPACE.
- Added a "View" toolbar button to open the generated file directly in the PDF viewer.
V3.2 (January 2016)
- Added support for running AlbumEasy as a command line application from the console.
V3.1 (January 2016)
- Images may be included within stamps via the STAMP_ADD_IMG, STAMP_ADDX_IMG and ALBUM_STAMP_IMG_SETTING commands
- A new border command has been provided; ALBUM_PAGES_BORDER3 which allows for the placement of a single, double or triple line border around the page.
The new command should be used in preference to the existing ALBUM_PAGES_BORDER as it corrects a spacing bug which existed in the older command which has been retained for compatibility with existing album data files.
V3.0 (November 2013)
- Support for international character sets and a less restrictive choice of fonts - to add these features required a complete rewrite of AlbumEasy.
- New commands:ROW_ALIGN_MIDDLE, STAMP_ADD_BLANK, STAMP_ADD_DIAMOND and STAMP_ADD_TRIANGLE_INV
- Internal architecture has been improved to simplify adding new commands in the future.
- Open source - the source code is now freely available.
V2.3 (July 2006)
- Added PAGE_START_VAR and STAMP_ADD_TRIANGLE commands.
V2.2 (April 2006)
- Added ROW_ALIGN_TOP and ROW_ALIGN_BOTTOM commands. These specify whether a row of stamps with unequal heights, should be aligned on the top or bottom edge.
V2.1 (October 2005)
- Fixed the font encoding, now supports European characters with accents and diacritical marks.
V2.0 (September 2005)
- Added GUI versions for both Windows and Linux. The Windows version has a standard installation program.
- Added an additional command; STAMP_ADDX which allows for two lines of text under each stamp.
V1.0 (May 2005)
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