> !Help file for !SpotCol

!SpotCol is a colour separator for PostSript files
as well as drawfiles.
It does a spot-colour separation rather than a full
colour separation.


The program
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The program can be started by double clicking on it's
icon in the directory viewer. Load a PostScript file
by dropping it on the !SpotCol icon in the iconbar.
Mark that the file MUST have the proper filetype
(&FF5 or &FFD for PostScript, &AFF for a drawfile).

After a file is loaded it is automatically scanned for
the various colour (or grey) commands. After the scan
it shows a status window giving information about the
present file.


The menu
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The iconbarmenu contains the following 4 options:

1. Info       - Gives information about the software (version etc).
2. Statistics - Brings up the status window (see previous).
3. Separate   - Brings up the separation dialogue.
4. Save setup - (Not yet implemented) Saves the current settings.
5. Quit       - Quits the program.


Separation
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Once the file is loaded and scanned, it can be colour-
separated. To do this, click on 'Separate' in the icon-
bar menu. This will bring up the 'Spotcolour Separation'-
window.

Next drag the destination-directory over the icon in the
iconbar or the separation window and drop it. The 'Output'
field will automatically be updated. If no directory is
given, files will be stored under the '!SpotCol' application.

After clicking on 'Go' the separation will take place.
The files will be stored in the 'Output'-directory and
names like 'Film_x' will be given to them. In case of
drawfiles this will only occupy a few seconds. Note that
in case of PostScript files this may take many seconds
and even minutes, depending on the complexity of the files.
The status-line will show the progress.

The option 'Create mask film' can be selected if a mask
film is required, showing everything in the drawing in
black.



Recognised filetypes
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Postscript (&FF5 - poscript)
Data       (&FFD - treated as PostScript file)
DrawFiles  (&AFF - drawfile)




Changes
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0.01  02-09-91  First version under test.
0.02  03-09-91  New options added to the options box.
