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2014-05-11 10:11:59 CT	#1
Joseph Hogan From: Canada Registered: 2008-03-23 Posts: 25	Hello, I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following: I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it. I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom. I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a different motif?) My idea that I could not get to work was: make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another) I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment (like an upside down trapezoid) Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a trick or two that would make my life easier? Thanks for your ideas. Joseph ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what I am trying to do!

2014-05-11 10:11:59 CT

Joseph Hogan
From: Canada
Registered: 2008-03-23
Posts: 25

Hello,

I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed Sad

You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following:

I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has
3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it.

I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom.

I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock
(I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a
different motif?)

My idea that I could not get to work was:

make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another)

I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the
models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles
I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and
mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This
would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment
(like an upside down trapezoid)

Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a
trick or two that would make my life easier?

Thanks for your ideas.

Joseph

ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what
I am trying to do!

2014-05-11 11:43:34 CT	#2
W Seater From: United States Registered: 2011-05-07 Posts: 2	Joseph I created the attached in about 5 minutes with PAINT. Saved it as a jpeg and sucked it in to PS. Is this what you were thinking? Bill S On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com[PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed > > You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following: > > I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has > 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it. > > I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the > bottom. > > I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock > (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a > different motif?) > > My idea that I could not get to work was: > > make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another) > > I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the > models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles > I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and > mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This > would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment > (like an upside down trapezoid) > > Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a > trick or two that would make my life easier? > > Thanks for your ideas. > > Joseph > > ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what > I am trying to do! > > -- While it's good to be first, remember, it's the second mouse that gets the cheese. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

2014-05-11 11:43:34 CT

W Seater
From: United States
Registered: 2011-05-07
Posts: 2

Joseph
I created the attached in about 5 minutes with PAINT. Saved it as a jpeg
and sucked it in to PS.
Is this what you were thinking?

Bill S

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Joseph Hogan
joehogan@gmx.com[PageStreamSupport]
<PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hello,
>
> I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed Sad
>
> You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following:
>
> I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has
> 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it.
>
> I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the
> bottom.
>
> I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock
> (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a
> different motif?)
>
> My idea that I could not get to work was:
>
> make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another)
>
> I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the
> models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles
> I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and
> mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This
> would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment
> (like an upside down trapezoid)
>
> Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a
> trick or two that would make my life easier?
>
> Thanks for your ideas.
>
> Joseph
>
> ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what
> I am trying to do!
>
>

--
While it's good to be first, remember, it's the second mouse that gets the
cheese.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

2014-05-11 10:44:54 CT	#3
Tim Doty From: United States Registered: 2006-02-06 Posts: 2939	Hi Joseph, On May 11, 2014, at 9:11 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has > 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it. > > I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom. > > I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock > (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a > different motif?) That sounds like a reasonable idea — it is what I thought when reading your description. > My idea that I could not get to work was: > > make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another) > > I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the > models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles The polygon shapes in PageStream are regular where each side is the same length and all angles are equal. So no right triangles with the polygon tool, but it is easy to draw one. If you want a 45-45-90 degree triangle use the pen tool and click between three points on a grid — essentially do a square omitting one corner. > I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and > mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This > would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment > (like an upside down trapezoid) Okay, that seems overly complicated. If what you want is a trapezoid then just draw one? Use the pen tool and draw the four corners. Tim Doty > > Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a > trick or two that would make my life easier? > > Thanks for your ideas. > > Joseph > > ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what > I am trying to do! > >

2014-05-11 10:44:54 CT

Tim Doty
From: United States
Registered: 2006-02-06
Posts: 2939

Hi Joseph,

On May 11, 2014, at 9:11 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has
> 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it.
>
> I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom.
>
> I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock
> (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a
> different motif?)

That sounds like a reasonable idea — it is what I thought when reading your description.

> My idea that I could not get to work was:
>
> make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another)
>
> I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the
> models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles

The polygon shapes in PageStream are regular where each side is the same length and all angles are equal. So no right triangles with the polygon tool, but it is easy to draw one. If you want a 45-45-90 degree triangle use the pen tool and click between three points on a grid — essentially do a square omitting one corner.

> I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and
> mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This
> would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment
> (like an upside down trapezoid)

Okay, that seems overly complicated. If what you want is a trapezoid then just draw one? Use the pen tool and draw the four corners.

Tim Doty

>
> Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a
> trick or two that would make my life easier?
>
> Thanks for your ideas.
>
> Joseph
>
> ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what
> I am trying to do!
>
>

2014-05-11 17:53:04 CT	#4
T.J. Zweers From: Netherlands Registered: 2006-02-07 Posts: 331	Hi Jospeh, you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the exterior. You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the Box Tool from PGS. What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this). Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill. At the moment I see more answers. Hope somebody got this right for you. Theo Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014 16:11: > Hello, > > I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed > > You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following: > > I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has > 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it. > > I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom. > > I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock > (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a > different motif?) > > > My idea that I could not get to work was: > > make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another) > > I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the > models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles > I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and > mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This > would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment > (like an upside down trapezoid) > > > > Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a > trick or two that would make my life easier? > > Thanks for your ideas. > > Joseph > > ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what > I am trying to do! > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo Groups Links > > > > -- PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise) AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM

2014-05-11 17:53:04 CT

T.J. Zweers
From: Netherlands
Registered: 2006-02-07
Posts: 331

Hi Jospeh,

you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the
exterior.

You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the
Box Tool from PGS.
What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops
at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this).
Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill.

At the moment I see more answers.
Hope somebody got this right for you. Smile

Theo

Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014
16:11:
> Hello,
>
> I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed Sad
>
> You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following:
>
> I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has
> 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it.
>
> I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom.
>
> I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock
> (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a
> different motif?)
>
>
> My idea that I could not get to work was:
>
> make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another)
>
> I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the
> models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles
> I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and
> mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This
> would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment
> (like an upside down trapezoid)
>
>
>
> Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a
> trick or two that would make my life easier?
>
> Thanks for your ideas.
>
> Joseph
>
> ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what
> I am trying to do!
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo Groups Links
>
>
>
>

--
PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise)
AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM

2014-05-11 12:35:09 CT	#5
Joseph Hogan From: Canada Registered: 2008-03-23 Posts: 25	Hello all I want to thank you all for your ideas. The paint program does not work for me, as I no NOTHING about panting/drawing programs. PageSTream is as far as I get. Photoshop/GIMP are good only for resizing, adjusting colors and cropping. Thats it for me:( I did "draw" a trapezoid. But, I used single lines, and made it, not the pen tool. Man, it was easy! Thanks Joseph On 05-11-14 11:53 AM, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote: Hi Jospeh, you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the exterior. You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the Box Tool from PGS. What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this). Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill. At the moment I see more answers. Hope somebody got this right for you. :-) Theo Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014 16:11: > Hello, > > I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed:( > > You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following: > > I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has > 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it. > > I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom. > > I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock > (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a > different motif?) > > > My idea that I could not get to work was: > > make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another) > > I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the > models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles > I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and > mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This > would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment > (like an upside down trapezoid) > > > > Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a > trick or two that would make my life easier? > > Thanks for your ideas. > > Joseph > > ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what > I am trying to do! > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo Groups Links > > > > -- PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise) AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM

2014-05-11 12:35:09 CT

Joseph Hogan
From: Canada
Registered: 2008-03-23
Posts: 25

Hello all

I want to thank you all for your ideas.

The paint program does not work for me, as I no NOTHING about panting/drawing programs. PageSTream is as far as I get. Photoshop/GIMP are good only for resizing, adjusting colors and cropping. Thats it for me:(

I did "draw" a trapezoid. But, I used single lines, and made it, not the pen tool.

Man, it was easy!

Thanks

Joseph

On 05-11-14 11:53 AM, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote:

Hi Jospeh,

you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the
exterior.

You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the
Box Tool from PGS.
What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops
at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this).
Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill.

At the moment I see more answers.
Hope somebody got this right for you. :-)

Theo

Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014
16:11:
> Hello,
>
> I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed:(
>
> You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following:
>
> I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has
> 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it.
>
> I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom.
>
> I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock
> (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a
> different motif?)
>
>
> My idea that I could not get to work was:
>
> make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another)
>
> I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the
> models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles
> I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and
> mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This
> would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment
> (like an upside down trapezoid)
>
>
>
> Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a
> trick or two that would make my life easier?
>
> Thanks for your ideas.
>
> Joseph
>
> ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what
> I am trying to do!
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo Groups Links
>
>
>
>

--
PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise)
AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM

2014-05-11 11:57:55 CT	#6
Tim Doty From: United States Registered: 2006-02-06 Posts: 2939	I’ll soon have a video for how to do this sort of thing in PgS uploaded tohttp://pagestream.ylansi.net. No audio and quickly done. One thing to watch out for when using the transform tool is to make sure you don’t go off page. What PgS effectively does is duplicate then move, and if it duplicates an object on the pasteboard things do not go well. So one object going onto the pasteboard isn’t an issue, after that things go poorly fast. Best thing in such a case is to select all, deselect what’s on the page, then delete. Tim Doty On May 11, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > Hello all > > I want to thank you all for your ideas. > > The paint program does not work for me, as I no NOTHING about panting/drawing programs. PageSTream is as far as I get. Photoshop/GIMP are good only for resizing, adjusting colors and cropping. Thats it for me > > I did "draw" a trapezoid. But, I used single lines, and made it, not the pen tool. > > Man, it was easy! > > Thanks > > Joseph > > > On 05-11-14 11:53 AM, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote: >> >> Hi Jospeh, >> >> you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the >> exterior. >> >> You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the >> Box Tool from PGS. >> What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops >> at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this). >> Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill. >> >> At the moment I see more answers. >> Hope somebody got this right for you. >> >> Theo >> >> Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014 >> 16:11: >> > Hello, >> > >> > I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed >> > >> > You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following: >> > >> > I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has >> > 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it. >> > >> > I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom. >> > >> > I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock >> > (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a >> > different motif?) >> > >> > >> > My idea that I could not get to work was: >> > >> > make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another) >> > >> > I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the >> > models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles >> > I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and >> > mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This >> > would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment >> > (like an upside down trapezoid) >> > >> > >> > >> > Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a >> > trick or two that would make my life easier? >> > >> > Thanks for your ideas. >> > >> > Joseph >> > >> > ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what >> > I am trying to do! >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > Yahoo Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- >> PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise) >> AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM >> >> > > >

2014-05-11 11:57:55 CT

Tim Doty
From: United States
Registered: 2006-02-06
Posts: 2939

I’ll soon have a video for how to do this sort of thing in PgS uploaded tohttp://pagestream.ylansi.net. No audio and quickly done.

One thing to watch out for when using the transform tool is to make sure you don’t go off page. What PgS effectively does is duplicate then move, and if it duplicates an object on the pasteboard things do not go well. So one object going onto the pasteboard isn’t an issue, after that things go poorly fast. Best thing in such a case is to select all, deselect what’s on the page, then delete.

Tim Doty

On May 11, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> Hello all
>
> I want to thank you all for your ideas.
>
> The paint program does not work for me, as I no NOTHING about panting/drawing programs. PageSTream is as far as I get. Photoshop/GIMP are good only for resizing, adjusting colors and cropping. Thats it for me Sad
>
> I did "draw" a trapezoid. But, I used single lines, and made it, not the pen tool.
>
> Man, it was easy!
>
> Thanks
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On 05-11-14 11:53 AM, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote:
>>
>> Hi Jospeh,
>>
>> you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the
>> exterior.
>>
>> You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the
>> Box Tool from PGS.
>> What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops
>> at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this).
>> Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill.
>>
>> At the moment I see more answers.
>> Hope somebody got this right for you. Smile
>>
>> Theo
>>
>> Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014
>> 16:11:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed Sad
>> >
>> > You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following:
>> >
>> > I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has
>> > 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it.
>> >
>> > I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom.
>> >
>> > I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock
>> > (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a
>> > different motif?)
>> >
>> >
>> > My idea that I could not get to work was:
>> >
>> > make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another)
>> >
>> > I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the
>> > models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles
>> > I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and
>> > mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This
>> > would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment
>> > (like an upside down trapezoid)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a
>> > trick or two that would make my life easier?
>> >
>> > Thanks for your ideas.
>> >
>> > Joseph
>> >
>> > ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what
>> > I am trying to do!
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Yahoo Groups Links
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> --
>> PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise)
>> AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM
>>
>>
>
>
>

2014-05-11 11:26:20 CT	#7
Deron Kazmaier From: United States Registered: 2006-01-29 Posts: 4639	If you want to be able to fill the trapezoid, it needs to be a single path instead of 4 lines who's corners coincide at the intended paths 4 corners. Drawing a single path is very easy. To do so with the pen tool, select it from the toolbox and then click on the 4 corners, and then click again on the 1st point to auto terminate the shape. Now select the object tool and you can fill the shape. You can reshape the trapezoid using the second half of the next method. - OR - Draw a rectangle with the rectangle tool. Then select the object tool, and choose Convert to Path from the Path submenu in the Object menu. Then to reshape this new rectangle shaped path (or reshape the path drawn with the above first method), select the reshape tool (click and hold on the object tool. A tool menu will popup, just choose the reshape tool that looks like the arrow over a small box). Then click and drag any of the 4 points of the path to create any shape you want. With snap-to-grid turned on you can easily make a nice trapezoid. Deron On 5/11/14 10:35 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote: Hello all I want to thank you all for your ideas. The paint program does not work for me, as I no NOTHING about panting/drawing programs. PageSTream is as far as I get. Photoshop/GIMP are good only for resizing, adjusting colors and cropping. Thats it for me:( I did "draw" a trapezoid. But, I used single lines, and made it, not the pen tool. Man, it was easy! Thanks Joseph On 05-11-14 11:53 AM, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote: Hi Jospeh, you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the exterior. You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the Box Tool from PGS. What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this). Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill. At the moment I see more answers. Hope somebody got this right for you. :-) Theo Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014 16:11: > Hello, > > I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed:( > > You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following: > > I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has > 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it. > > I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom. > > I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock > (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a > different motif?) > > > My idea that I could not get to work was: > > make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another) > > I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the > models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles > I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and > mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This > would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment > (like an upside down trapezoid) > > > > Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a > trick or two that would make my life easier? > > Thanks for your ideas. > > Joseph > > ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what > I am trying to do! > > > ------------------------------------

2014-05-11 11:26:20 CT

Deron Kazmaier
From: United States
Registered: 2006-01-29
Posts: 4639

If you want to be able to fill the trapezoid, it needs to be a single path instead of 4 lines who's corners coincide at the intended paths 4 corners.

Drawing a single path is very easy. To do so with the pen tool, select it from the toolbox and then click on the 4 corners, and then click again on the 1st point to auto terminate the shape. Now select the object tool and you can fill the shape. You can reshape the trapezoid using the second half of the next method.

- OR -

Draw a rectangle with the rectangle tool. Then select the object tool, and choose Convert to Path from the Path submenu in the Object menu. Then to reshape this new rectangle shaped path (or reshape the path drawn with the above first method), select the reshape tool (click and hold on the object tool. A tool menu will popup, just choose the reshape tool that looks like the arrow over a small box). Then click and drag any of the 4 points of the path to create any shape you want. With snap-to-grid turned on you can easily make a nice trapezoid.

Deron

On 5/11/14 10:35 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote:

Hello all

I want to thank you all for your ideas.

The paint program does not work for me, as I no NOTHING about panting/drawing programs. PageSTream is as far as I get. Photoshop/GIMP are good only for resizing, adjusting colors and cropping. Thats it for me:(

I did "draw" a trapezoid. But, I used single lines, and made it, not the pen tool.

Man, it was easy!

Thanks

Joseph

On 05-11-14 11:53 AM, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote:

Hi Jospeh,

you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the
exterior.

You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the
Box Tool from PGS.
What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops
at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this).
Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill.

At the moment I see more answers.
Hope somebody got this right for you. :-)

Theo

Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014
16:11:
> Hello,
>
> I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed:(
>
> You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following:
>
> I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has
> 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it.
>
> I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom.
>
> I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock
> (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a
> different motif?)
>
>
> My idea that I could not get to work was:
>
> make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another)
>
> I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the
> models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles
> I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and
> mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This
> would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment
> (like an upside down trapezoid)
>
>
>
> Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a
> trick or two that would make my life easier?
>
> Thanks for your ideas.
>
> Joseph
>
> ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what
> I am trying to do!
>
>
> ------------------------------------

2014-05-11 13:40:27 CT	#8
Tim Doty From: United States Registered: 2006-02-06 Posts: 2939	Links arehttp://pagestream.ylansi.net/tutorials/PgSTut-05-Basic_Drawing.mov http://pagestream.ylansi.net/tutorials/PgSTut-05-Basic_Drawing-Large.mp4 Not sure the web server isn’t setting type incorrectly as I get a message about a missing plugin. They play fine, though the first link is to a rather small and low quality encoding. Tim Doty On May 11, 2014, at 11:57 AM, Tim Doty thoromyr@mac.com [PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > I’ll soon have a video for how to do this sort of thing in PgS uploaded tohttp://pagestream.ylansi.net. No audio and quickly done. > > One thing to watch out for when using the transform tool is to make sure you don’t go off page. What PgS effectively does is duplicate then move, and if it duplicates an object on the pasteboard things do not go well. So one object going onto the pasteboard isn’t an issue, after that things go poorly fast. Best thing in such a case is to select all, deselect what’s on the page, then delete. > > Tim Doty > > On May 11, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > >> Hello all >> >> I want to thank you all for your ideas. >> >> The paint program does not work for me, as I no NOTHING about panting/drawing programs. PageSTream is as far as I get. Photoshop/GIMP are good only for resizing, adjusting colors and cropping. Thats it for me >> >> I did "draw" a trapezoid. But, I used single lines, and made it, not the pen tool. >> >> Man, it was easy! >> >> Thanks >> >> Joseph >> >> >> On 05-11-14 11:53 AM, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jospeh, >>> >>> you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the >>> exterior. >>> >>> You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the >>> Box Tool from PGS. >>> What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops >>> at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this). >>> Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill. >>> >>> At the moment I see more answers. >>> Hope somebody got this right for you. >>> >>> Theo >>> >>> Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014 >>> 16:11: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed >>>> >>>> You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following: >>>> >>>> I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has >>>> 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it. >>>> >>>> I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom. >>>> >>>> I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock >>>> (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a >>>> different motif?) >>>> >>>> >>>> My idea that I could not get to work was: >>>> >>>> make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another) >>>> >>>> I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the >>>> models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles >>>> I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and >>>> mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This >>>> would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment >>>> (like an upside down trapezoid) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a >>>> trick or two that would make my life easier? >>>> >>>> Thanks for your ideas. >>>> >>>> Joseph >>>> >>>> ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what >>>> I am trying to do! >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Yahoo Groups Links >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise) >>> AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo Groups Links > > >

2014-05-11 13:40:27 CT

Tim Doty
From: United States
Registered: 2006-02-06
Posts: 2939

Links arehttp://pagestream.ylansi.net/tutorials/PgSTut-05-Basic_Drawing.mov

http://pagestream.ylansi.net/tutorials/PgSTut-05-Basic_Drawing-Large.mp4

Not sure the web server isn’t setting type incorrectly as I get a message about a missing plugin. They play fine, though the first link is to a rather small and low quality encoding.

Tim Doty

On May 11, 2014, at 11:57 AM, Tim Doty thoromyr@mac.com [PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> I’ll soon have a video for how to do this sort of thing in PgS uploaded tohttp://pagestream.ylansi.net. No audio and quickly done.
>
> One thing to watch out for when using the transform tool is to make sure you don’t go off page. What PgS effectively does is duplicate then move, and if it duplicates an object on the pasteboard things do not go well. So one object going onto the pasteboard isn’t an issue, after that things go poorly fast. Best thing in such a case is to select all, deselect what’s on the page, then delete.
>
> Tim Doty
>
> On May 11, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all
>>
>> I want to thank you all for your ideas.
>>
>> The paint program does not work for me, as I no NOTHING about panting/drawing programs. PageSTream is as far as I get. Photoshop/GIMP are good only for resizing, adjusting colors and cropping. Thats it for me Sad
>>
>> I did "draw" a trapezoid. But, I used single lines, and made it, not the pen tool.
>>
>> Man, it was easy!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>>
>> On 05-11-14 11:53 AM, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Jospeh,
>>>
>>> you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the
>>> exterior.
>>>
>>> You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the
>>> Box Tool from PGS.
>>> What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops
>>> at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this).
>>> Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill.
>>>
>>> At the moment I see more answers.
>>> Hope somebody got this right for you. Smile
>>>
>>> Theo
>>>
>>> Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014
>>> 16:11:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed Sad
>>>>
>>>> You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following:
>>>>
>>>> I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has
>>>> 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it.
>>>>
>>>> I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom.
>>>>
>>>> I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock
>>>> (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a
>>>> different motif?)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My idea that I could not get to work was:
>>>>
>>>> make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another)
>>>>
>>>> I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the
>>>> models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles
>>>> I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and
>>>> mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This
>>>> would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment
>>>> (like an upside down trapezoid)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a
>>>> trick or two that would make my life easier?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your ideas.
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
>>>>
>>>> ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what
>>>> I am trying to do!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Yahoo Groups Links
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise)
>>> AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo Groups Links
>
>
>

2014-05-12 08:29:08 CT	#9
Joseph Hogan From: Canada Registered: 2008-03-23 Posts: 25	Deron, Thanks for the additional way of making a trapezoid. Now I can make basic shapes and not need to have to learn to use a drawing program:) The thing is that I do not do a lot of desktop publishing, but I use it enough to need a program like PS. Even though it si a bit dated, it still works for me and I learn more every time I use it! Even though I do not use it too much, I would still be more than willing to pay for the next upgrade:) Joseph On 05-11-14 1:26 PM, PageStream Support deron@pagestream.org [PageStreamSupport] wrote: If you want to be able to fill the trapezoid, it needs to be a single path instead of 4 lines who's corners coincide at the intended paths 4 corners. Drawing a single path is very easy. To do so with the pen tool, select it from the toolbox and then click on the 4 corners, and then click again on the 1st point to auto terminate the shape. Now select the object tool and you can fill the shape. You can reshape the trapezoid using the second half of the next method. - OR - Draw a rectangle with the rectangle tool. Then select the object tool, and choose Convert to Path from the Path submenu in the Object menu. Then to reshape this new rectangle shaped path (or reshape the path drawn with the above first method), select the reshape tool (click and hold on the object tool. A tool menu will popup, just choose the reshape tool that looks like the arrow over a small box). Then click and drag any of the 4 points of the path to create any shape you want. With snap-to-grid turned on you can easily make a nice trapezoid. Deron On 5/11/14 10:35 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote: Hello all I want to thank you all for your ideas. The paint program does not work for me, as I no NOTHING about panting/drawing programs. PageSTream is as far as I get. Photoshop/GIMP are good only for resizing, adjusting colors and cropping. Thats it for me:( I did "draw" a trapezoid. But, I used single lines, and made it, not the pen tool. Man, it was easy! Thanks Joseph On 05-11-14 11:53 AM, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote: Hi Jospeh, you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the exterior. You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the Box Tool from PGS. What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this). Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill. At the moment I see more answers. Hope somebody got this right for you. :-) Theo Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014 16:11: > Hello, > > I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed:( > > You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following: > > I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has > 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it. > > I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom. > > I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock > (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a > different motif?) > > > My idea that I could not get to work was: > > make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another) > > I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the > models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles > I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and > mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This > would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment > (like an upside down trapezoid) > > > > Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a > trick or two that would make my life easier? > > Thanks for your ideas. > > Joseph > > ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what > I am trying to do! > > > ------------------------------------

2014-05-12 08:29:08 CT

Joseph Hogan
From: Canada
Registered: 2008-03-23
Posts: 25

Deron,

Thanks for the additional way of making a trapezoid.

Now I can make basic shapes and not need to have to learn to use a drawing program:)

The thing is that I do not do a lot of desktop publishing, but I use it enough to need a program like PS. Even though it si a bit dated, it still works for me and I learn more every time I use it!

Even though I do not use it too much, I would still be more than willing to pay for the next upgrade:)

Joseph

On 05-11-14 1:26 PM, PageStream Support deron@pagestream.org [PageStreamSupport] wrote:

If you want to be able to fill the trapezoid, it needs to be a single path instead of 4 lines who's corners coincide at the intended paths 4 corners.

Drawing a single path is very easy. To do so with the pen tool, select it from the toolbox and then click on the 4 corners, and then click again on the 1st point to auto terminate the shape. Now select the object tool and you can fill the shape. You can reshape the trapezoid using the second half of the next method.

- OR -

Draw a rectangle with the rectangle tool. Then select the object tool, and choose Convert to Path from the Path submenu in the Object menu. Then to reshape this new rectangle shaped path (or reshape the path drawn with the above first method), select the reshape tool (click and hold on the object tool. A tool menu will popup, just choose the reshape tool that looks like the arrow over a small box). Then click and drag any of the 4 points of the path to create any shape you want. With snap-to-grid turned on you can easily make a nice trapezoid.

Deron

On 5/11/14 10:35 AM, Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote:

Hello all

I want to thank you all for your ideas.

The paint program does not work for me, as I no NOTHING about panting/drawing programs. PageSTream is as far as I get. Photoshop/GIMP are good only for resizing, adjusting colors and cropping. Thats it for me:(

I did "draw" a trapezoid. But, I used single lines, and made it, not the pen tool.

Man, it was easy!

Thanks

Joseph

On 05-11-14 11:53 AM, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote:

Hi Jospeh,

you need to make some trapezoids, each for every fill and one for the
exterior.

You cannot make a trapezoid from an rectangular, at least not what the
Box Tool from PGS.
What you need to do, is use the Pen Tool. Make sure the last line stops
at the very first: it connects (or whatever PGS names this).
Now you can fill each trapezoid with the Fill.

At the moment I see more answers.
Hope somebody got this right for you. :-)

Theo

Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 11-5-2014
16:11:
> Hello,
>
> I was trying to make a drawing last night and I failed:(
>
> You see, the idea that I am trying to portray is the following:
>
> I am showing a drawing of a basin for a water treatment system that has
> 3-4 layers of different sizes sand/gravel and rocks in it.
>
> I want to have it upside down trapezoid - the top is longer than the bottom.
>
> I want to use a different fill for each layer of sand/gravel/rock
> (I could use 3 trapezoids stack on one another and fill each with a
> different motif?)
>
>
> My idea that I could not get to work was:
>
> make a rectangle (made up on 3 rectangle stacks on one another)
>
> I wanted to make a triangle with a right angle - but the triangle on the
> models of shapes to choose from did not seem to allow for right angles
> I would make it a white fill and white lines - make a copy of it and
> mirror it - put one on each side of the rectangle I made above. This
> would allow for a bassin with it looking like it has an embankment
> (like an upside down trapezoid)
>
>
>
> Am I missing something? Making it too complicated? Or, just missing a
> trick or two that would make my life easier?
>
> Thanks for your ideas.
>
> Joseph
>
> ps. If someone wants, I can send them a quick hand made drawing of what
> I am trying to do!
>
>
> ------------------------------------

2014-05-12 15:58:33 CT	#10
T.J. Zweers From: Netherlands Registered: 2006-02-07 Posts: 331	Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 12-5-2014 14:29: Deron, [...] Even though I do not use it too much, I would still be more than willing to pay for the next upgrade:) Joseph Ditto! Theo -- PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise) AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM

2014-05-12 15:58:33 CT

#10

T.J. Zweers
From: Netherlands
Registered: 2006-02-07
Posts: 331

Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 12-5-2014 14:29:

Deron,

[...]

Even though I do not use it too much, I would still be more than willing to pay for the next upgrade:)

Joseph

Ditto!

Theo

-- 
PageStream Pro 5.0.5.8 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits (Dutch), Python 2.7.3 and PySide 1.1.0 (all 32 bits, unless stated otherwise)
AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 215 Processor at 2.70 GHz and 4 GB RAM

2014-05-17 16:46:23 CT	#11
P. Marquard From: Denmark Registered: 2006-10-29 Posts: 79	On 12-05-2014 15:58, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote: Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 12-5-2014 14:29: Deron, [...] Even though I do not use it too much, I would still be more than willing to pay for the next upgrade:) Joseph Ditto! Theo Add me to the list. I would even pay for a version where all the kinks are ironed out - after that we can look at an upgrade. P. Marquard

2014-05-17 16:46:23 CT

#11

P. Marquard
From: Denmark
Registered: 2006-10-29
Posts: 79

On 12-05-2014 15:58, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote:

Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 12-5-2014 14:29:

Deron,

[...]

Even though I do not use it too much, I would still be more than willing to pay for the next upgrade:)

Joseph

Ditto!

Theo

Add me to the list.

I would even pay for a version where all the kinks are ironed out - after that we can look at an upgrade.

P. Marquard

2014-05-17 23:27:58 CT	#12
Brian Beebe From: United States Registered: 2006-02-17 Posts: 31	Deron, I'm not sure which version they are talking about but I would like to see a PC upgrade and would pay for it. I wish I could say the Amiga version but my 2 old Amigas (my original A1000 and an A4000) I don't really even know if they still work but keep them around for sentimental reasons I guess (as well as a lot of software which hasn't seen the light of day for a lot of days. I still miss using it and really wish we hadn't gotten screwed out of it by mismanagement (and Gateway - I still blame them for the supposed re-entry and then pullout immediately prior to). I do believe all they wanted was the patents (why not?). Anyway, I have bought several of the Amiga emulators and have never been smart enough (or had enough motivation (and time) to play around with it to figure out how to make it work but try to still keep it up to date for some vicarious reason or another. But I would like to have a real reason to upgrade the PC version at least (it was still the overall best at typesetting I have seen. Never really got around to learning Adobe InDesign even though it came with the Photoshop and Illustrator I have (I usually use CorelDraw X5 (didn't like 6 and haven't tried 7 yet) for my t-shirt business on Amazon. My website went down awhile back and I'm not an expert at anything web-related and am just too damn old to want to learn it now. I've still got plenty of other stuff to occupy my time and am trying to get my kids to learn everything so I can ride off into the sunrise (set-whatever). I just always considered Pagestream the best single program I ever used on the Amiga and would like to get together with an old friend for one last fling I guess. I do wish it had a way to utilize many thousands of fonts efficiently (don't we all?) and I would dearly love for it to display everything in color in high resolution (hell, maybe the new version will but I have had less than stellar results on it and really never give it much time before I have to jump back on Corel for next day's artwork to be either arranged or done. Hope to see a new version soon. Good luck in the meantime and stay well. Brian Beebe On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 9:46 AM, 'P. Marquard' pmarquard@Cunning-Enterprises.com [PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote: On 12-05-2014 15:58, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote: Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 12-5-2014 14:29: Deron, [...] Even though I do not use it too much, I would still be more than willing to pay for the next upgrade:) Joseph Ditto! Theo Add me to the list. I would even pay for a version where all the kinks are ironed out - after that we can look at an upgrade. P. Marquard

2014-05-17 23:27:58 CT

#12

Brian Beebe
From: United States
Registered: 2006-02-17
Posts: 31

Deron,

I'm not sure which version they are talking about but I would like to see a PC upgrade and would pay for it. I wish I could say the Amiga version but my 2 old Amigas (my original A1000 and an A4000) I don't really even know if they still work but keep them around for sentimental reasons I guess (as well as a lot of software which hasn't seen the light of day for a lot of days. I still miss using it and really wish we hadn't gotten screwed out of it by mismanagement (and Gateway - I still blame them for the supposed re-entry and then pullout immediately prior to). I do believe all they wanted was the patents (why not?). Anyway, I have bought several of the Amiga emulators and have never been smart enough (or had enough motivation (and time) to play around with it to figure out how to make it work but try to still keep it up to date for some vicarious reason or another. But I would like to have a real reason to upgrade the PC version at least (it was still the overall best at typesetting I have seen. Never really got around to learning Adobe InDesign even though it came with the Photoshop and Illustrator I have (I usually use CorelDraw X5 (didn't like 6 and haven't tried 7 yet) for my t-shirt business on Amazon. My website went down awhile back and I'm not an expert at anything web-related and am just too damn old to want to learn it now. I've still got plenty of other stuff to occupy my time and am trying to get my kids to learn everything so I can ride off into the sunrise (set-whatever). I just always considered Pagestream the best single program I ever used on the Amiga and would like to get together with an old friend for one last fling I guess. I do wish it had a way to utilize many thousands of fonts efficiently (don't we all?) and I would dearly love for it to display everything in color in high resolution (hell, maybe the new version will but I have had less than stellar results on it and really never give it much time before I have to jump back on Corel for next day's artwork to be either arranged or done. Hope to see a new version soon. Good luck in the meantime and stay well.

Brian Beebe

On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 9:46 AM, 'P. Marquard' pmarquard@Cunning-Enterprises.com [PageStreamSupport] <PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

On 12-05-2014 15:58, Theo Zweers tjzwrs@gmail.com [PageStreamSupport] wrote:

Joseph Hogan joehogan@gmx.com [PageStreamSupport] schreef op 12-5-2014 14:29:

Deron,

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Even though I do not use it too much, I would still be more than willing to pay for the next upgrade:)

Joseph

Ditto!

Theo

Add me to the list.

I would even pay for a version where all the kinks are ironed out - after that we can look at an upgrade.

P. Marquard

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