nanDECK - What's new in version 1.16

New NANDECK directive

This directive execute another instance of the program, loads a scripts, render all the cards and saves them to disk. The syntas is:

NANDECK = “source”, output, “path”, dpi, oversample, “range”

New RHOMBUS directive

This directive draws a rhombus in a range of cards, the syntax is:

RHOMBUS = “range”, position x, position y, width, height, html color, html color, thickness

The parameters are the same of the other directives like RECTANGLE. For example:

RHOMBUS = 1, 0, 0, 50%, 50%, #000000
RHOMBUS = 1, 0, 50%, 50%, 50%, #00FF00
RHOMBUS = 1, 50%, 0, 50%, 50%, #FF0000
RHOMBUS = 1, 50%, 50%, 50%, 50%, #0000FF

This is the result:

New GRADIENTSEQ function

This function creates a sequence of gradients, splitting one into several sections, the syntax is:

[name] = GRADIENTSEQ(gradient, number)

For example, with this line the program creates a sequence of three gradients:

[gradient] = GRADIENTSEQ(#000000#FF0000@0, 3)

New RANGEADD function

This function merges two ranges (or more) in one, the syntax is:

[newrange] = RANGEADD(range1, range2, … rangeN)

New RANGESUB function

This function creates a new range from a subset of another one, the syntax is:

[subrange] = RANGESUB(range, start, number)

If the number parameter is not specified, the new range ends at the end of the range parameter. If the start parameters is not specified, the new range starts from the end of the previous RANGESUB function, or from the first element of the range parameter.

Added flag G in BUTTON directive for gradient effect

With this flag the BUTTON directive adds a gradient effet to the buttons, for example:

RECTANGLE = 1, 1, 1, 4, 3, #00FFFF
RECTANGLE = 1, 1, 5, 4, 3, #00FFFF

BUTTON = 1, 1, 1, 4, 3, 0.3, I
BUTTON = 1, 1, 5, 4, 3, 0.3, IG

This is the result:

Added flag V in PATTERN/ICONS directives for vertical pattern

With this flag the images in the PATTERN/ICONS directives are disposed vertically instead of horizontally.

Added batch save for cards' images

The MT button in the main window opens a dialog for saving the cards' images, and you can specify more than one thread to be used by the program, with the values for DPI and Oversampling. This is a screenshot:

Added PDF conversion to CMYK profile with Ghostscript

In the PDF button you can use the Ghostscript software for saving the PDF in CMYK colorspace. This is a screenshot:

Added L for reading last color

For example, there two rectangles are equal:

RECTANGLE = 1, 0, 0, 100%,100%, #4550AA
RECTANGLE = 2, 0, 0, 100%,100%, #LLLLLL

This flag can be used partially, for example: #FF00LL.

Added default values in MACRO parameters

Now the syntax of the MACRO directive is:

MACRO = name, (parameter1)value1, (parameter2)value2, …

If you don't specify a parameter, its default value is used instead.

Fixed bug in DUPLEX directive

Fixed bug in OVERSAMPLE directive

Fixed bug in HTMLFILE/HTMLTEXT directives

Fixed bug in ZOOM directive

Fixed bug in gradients

Fixed bug in ranges