This page shows which functions and modules have been added to the standard package of Calamus SL since Calamus SL96. Use this page and get a quick overview about the power of your own Calamus license.
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| SL2006
| SL2003
| SL2002
| SL2000
| SL99
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| SL96
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Enhanced Calamus file selector |
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Enhanced dialog 'External modules' |
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Universal info dialog for all modules |
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MIN/MAX buttons introduced in many dialogs |
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New switch: 'File overwrite warning' |
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Many older modules have been redesigned into CXmy modules with their own module icon |
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Document Converter reports adjustable conversion messages |
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Page layout borders can be set up much easier |
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Backward page numbering now possible |
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Much more parameters can be set in the System parameters module |
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New text module function: 'Insert blind text' |
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Version Checker now reports the used Calamus version – enhanced analysis reports |
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Native colour separation and screen output using ICC profiles. |
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Text style attributes can be changed in Smart mode quickly and easily. |
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The Colour dialog shows value units for the colour systems (RGB 0-255, CMYK %, IHS °) and shows an Internet colour value field for web designers. |
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Win: A double click on Calamus documents (CDK) and Calamus setup files (SET) now simply starts Calamus with these files. |
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The Calamus file selector shows a folder history in addition to the file history (kind of Favorites ). |
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Win/MMX: External modules and printer drivers can use native routines for more speed. |
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Value input in dialogs will be formatted immediately after the edit cursor leaves the edit field. |
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Print Preview and Pre-flight supervision |
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Layers on document layout pages and master pages |
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Text ruler management |
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Support for palette colours, palette images, duplex, triplex, n-plex images |
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Calamus file selector: document preview |
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Dialogs: Cut/Copy/Paste in edit fields |
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Text frames/Eddie: Cut/Copy/Paste |
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Local macros recognize module windows, e.g. for Eddie |
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Undo: Unlimited number of Undo/Redo steps for basical functions |
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Colour dialog: completely re-written and re-designed, with Gray-to-K-converter and colour sort routines |
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Transparencies on screen: Transparent frame contents are shown (and mixed) on screen as on output. |
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Document move mode: Documents can be moved in the document window directly with the mouse. |
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SetDate: Define date, file name and file path in the output info line automatically. |
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History: Calamus file selector now remembers unlimited recent files. |
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Rotate frames with the mouse pointer |
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Create text frame piping with easy mouse clicks. |
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Document manager: Create multipage documents with already piped text frames. |
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Automatic text flow around all frame types, with adjustable offsets |
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Text and text rulers can be edited in rotated frames. |
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Various page formats |
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Lines module: New line types |
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Type 1 font loader) |
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Fonts can be embedded in the documents. |
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Frame dependant mouse actions |
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Moving text ruler tabulators shows a guide line. |
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Module function panels are real windows. |
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Preview in Calamus file selector for several formats |
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Menu help text colour can be defined. |
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General print output resolution restriction removed. |
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Automatic Esthetic Text Formatting |
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Super/SubScript: Position and size can be defined. |
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New text ruler type: Line raster – baselines snap to defineable line raster (use even various registers per page!). |
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All frame types can be anchored in text frames directly from the Calamus clipboard. |
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3D dialog views (for several multitasking AES systems, e.g. MagiC) |
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Enhanced frame handling (copy frames via mouse, new mouse cursor forms for visual context help, etc.) |
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Calculate in the coordinates dialog (+, –, /, *, ^ and brackets) |
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Raster images convertible between all available colour systems in the Frame module. |
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Frames can be placed on the document desktop (frame background) visibly. Interesting layout desktop enhancement. |
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Raster Cache Generator accessible from the Print dialog |
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Raster Cache Generator can be switched off directly, offering the built-in Ordered Dithering print raster method (recommended for ink jet printers). |
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Pling module offers alarm sounds after printings are done. |
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Optional Save settings automatically on program end. |
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Completely redesigned dialog handling: All dialog objects can be reached by keyboard, similar to Windows dialog handling. |
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This offers keyboard navigation in all dialog lists. |
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Long file names supported. |
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Calamus start by mistake can be cancelled with [Ctrl[Shift][Alt]. |
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General Two User License |
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Old SL and Windows Calamus documents can be loaded. |
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All dialogs are redesigned and moveable. |
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Mask module integrated in Frame module. |
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Scale It function for text frames integrated in Frame module. |
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Many old modules like PKS-Write, PAGETOOL and NUTZEN have been replaced by better invers modules. |
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Module bar resizeable, module and coordinates bar moveable |
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Cut and crop marks are visible in layout mode. |
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