mmmmm, I think I gotta problem.

I've saved a file with a bitmap (IFF) which has a mask generated. When I
reload the file, the mask is completely irregular now. It's supposed to be a
circle but it becomes a wierd shape. It is the same shape each time I do it. I
can clear the mask, regenerate it and it becomes a circle again, but when I
save & reload, it's gone back to the wierd shape.

Also, when trying to edit a document (well, the same one) by exporting to
Pageliner, when I save then quit, I just get a wiat pointer. I ran SnoopDos
but nothing appears to be happening. I waited half an hour but I still wasn't
able to get back to PGS 4.0r7 and had to reboot.

Are these problems related do you think, and does anyone have any idea what
might be going wrong?

Thanks.

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Russell Butler Amiga A1200, 32mhz '040, 32mb RAM, 1.2 gig HD
wurzel@itl.net Member, Team AMIGA The Amiga lives on!
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ICQ 35310100 Page me on http://www.mirabilis.com/35310100

>mmmmm, I think I gotta problem.
>
>I've saved a file with a bitmap (IFF) which has a mask generated. When I
>reload the file, the mask is completely irregular now. It's supposed to be a
>circle but it becomes a wierd shape. It is the same shape each time I do it. I
>can clear the mask, regenerate it and it becomes a circle again, but when I
>save & reload, it's gone back to the wierd shape.

I've played around with masks trying different combinations, and they
always reloaded just fine. Perhaps you could provide me with a before
document, steps to do to the document (ie, select graphic x, choose
generate mask, save, close, reopen) to reproduce the problem.

>Russell Butler

Deron Kazmaier
SoftLogik Publishing
listhelp@softlogik.com
http://www.softlogik.com

Hiya, on Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:39:30 -0500,
SoftLogik Support wrote about *"[PageStreamSupport] Re: Masks & Pageliner problems".*

> I've played around with masks trying different combinations, and they
> always reloaded just fine. Perhaps you could provide me with a before
> document, steps to do to the document (ie, select graphic x, choose
> generate mask, save, close, reopen) to reproduce the problem.

OK, I'll send it to you directly tomorrow -it's 12pm here right now.

Thanks for your help ;)

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Russell Butler Amiga A1200, 32mhz '040, 32mb RAM, 1.2 gig HD
wurzel@itl.net Member, Team AMIGA The Amiga lives on!
wurzel@psilink.co.je Past President, Jersey Junior Chamber (JCI)
ICQ 35310100 Page me on http://www.mirabilis.com/35310100

Hiya, on Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:39:30 -0500,
SoftLogik Support wrote about *"[PageStreamSupport] Re: Masks & Pageliner problems".*

> >I've saved a file with a bitmap (IFF) which has a mask generated. When I
> >reload the file, the mask is completely irregular now. It's supposed to be a
> >circle but it becomes a wierd shape. It is the same shape each time I do it. I
> >can clear the mask, regenerate it and it becomes a circle again, but when I
> >save & reload, it's gone back to the wierd shape.

> I've played around with masks trying different combinations, and they
> always reloaded just fine. Perhaps you could provide me with a before
> document, steps to do to the document (ie, select graphic x, choose
> generate mask, save, close, reopen) to reproduce the problem.

OK, I haven't tried every combination, but this one is reproducible every time
on my system.

Place a text frame on the page and fill it with a colour.

Next, load an .iff graphic (I've been using circular shaped ones, haven't
tried other shapes), leave it external and place it on top of the text frame.

Next, generate a mask for the graphic then save the file.

When you next load the file, the mask is distorted and obscures the graphic.
The only way round this is to clear the mask then generate a new one. However,
if you save & reload the file, the mask is distorted again.

This happens repeatedly on my system, using PGS4.0r7, and I've used 2
different graphics.

Hope this helps.

--

Russell Butler Amiga A1200, 32mhz '040, 32mb RAM, 1.2 gig HD
wurzel@itl.net Member, Team AMIGA The Amiga lives on!
wurzel@psilink.co.je Past President, Jersey Junior Chamber (JCI)
ICQ 35310100 Page me on http://www.mirabilis.com/35310100

>OK, I haven't tried every combination, but this one is reproducible every time
>on my system.
>
>Place a text frame on the page and fill it with a colour.
>
>Next, load an .iff graphic (I've been using circular shaped ones, haven't
>tried other shapes), leave it external and place it on top of the text frame.
>
>Next, generate a mask for the graphic then save the file.
>
>When you next load the file, the mask is distorted and obscures the graphic.
>The only way round this is to clear the mask then generate a new one. However,
>if you save & reload the file, the mask is distorted again.
>
>This happens repeatedly on my system, using PGS4.0r7, and I've used 2
>different graphics.
>
>Hope this helps.

Not much really. I tried various combinations of the above and it worked
great for me...

How about sending me a document at support@softlogik.com that will
load/display improperly? (Someone created by the above steps would be
great. Just don't resave it after you load and verify that it doesn't look
right!)

Deron Kazmaier
SoftLogik Publishing
listhelp@softlogik.com
http://www.softlogik.com