ABOUT

This is an ARexx script for use with PageStream3.
With this script you're able to place a text around a circle.


DISTRIBUTION

spread it and send me hardcopies of your work with this script!


REQUIREMENTS

- PageStream3 (of course!!!) - >V3.3x
- rexxmathlib.library (Aminet)


USAGE

* copy this into your PageStream3:Scripts/ drawer
* select "Play Script" in PageStream3
* play with it...

to do the spiral effect:

 * the "inner circle factor" is the size of the destination ellipse.
   (0.5 means it's halve the size of the selected ellipse)
 * "surrounding #" says whow much times the text will flow around the ellipse
   (2.5 means a total of 900 degrees = 2.5 * 360)
 * play with it!

HISTORY

V1.00 - V2.03 (March - August 1996)
 *  non public versions

V2.04 (03. August 1996)
 * first public release

V2.05 (04. August 1996)
 * fixed a bug in the drawing loop. last character wasn't placed at the
   desired position
 * fixed error in requester. only 10 text gadgets are allowed under PGS3

V3.00 (07. August 1996)
 * some code cleanup
 * added support for spiral text!!

V3.01 (08. August 1996)
 * text for a spiral is now scaled!!
   this looks *much* better
 * added prefs file (all user settings are saved now)

V3.02 (26. August 1996)
 * very very little code cleanup for requester
 * arexxlist was not cleared :-(

V3.03 (25. September 1996)
 *  corrected the gadgets (labels) to the new format introduced with V3.2b6 of PGS

V3.04 (26. September 1996)
 * coordinate handling changed again! (V3.2b8)
   Now txtRotator sets the default measurement system to points during the work!
   After placing the letters the measurement system is set to the one specified in
   the PageStream.prefs file!

V3.05 (12. October 1996)
 * added the possibility to hide the window while setting the text.
   this is *much* faster on slow machines (well, on every machine!)
 * bugfix - will not crash when entering no text
 * nicer looking busy requester :-)

V3.06 (13. June 1998)
 * corrected EMail address



AUTHOR

Michael Merkel
Michael.Merkel@gmx.net
http://webrum.uni-mannheim.de/fht/mmerkel/www/index.html


THANKS TO

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

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