Fun : theme related wallpapers 02

At the end of the month, time for a 'stressless' post.

After posting some great wallpapers of banknotes, this post is to please the stamp collectors.
All images are free to use, to my knowledge.

More nice wallpapers will follow...

Making your own album 40 (final) - solving errors

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8      Errors

8.1     Errors when creating PDF:

Generating the Album ...

PDF generation error: Unable to write to file C:/Users/XXX/Documents/AlbumEasy/examples/Test Design 16.pdf.

Problem : a PDF with the same name is already open

Solution 1 : close the PDF with the same name

Solution 2 : give your design another name

8.2     Errors that prevent a script to be exectuted :

Error in line 54: Bad line continuation.

Problem : Page Text -command has an empty line

Solution 1 : omit empty lines in Page_text-command

Solution 2 :  close previous line with “ \ - start new line with “

Error in line 57: " ……. - Parameters require opening parenthesis.

Problem: programming line starts without any command

Solution : the “)” in the example above, closes the command, which was not necessary yet. Therfore, the rest of the command is neglected, as there is no “(“ to continue.
The “)” is not necessary on this spot, as it comes only at the end of the commandl

Error in line 58: PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE command - Parameters require closing parenthesis.

Problem : command line is wrongly terminated

Solution : “    \ should have been  “\

Error in line 59: PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE command - Quoted text expected.

The pm does not start with double straight quotes, (or there are too many double quotes).

Solution: re-write the text part as one continuing text.  Put \n where you want to start a new line. When no error occurs, you can split the tekst if you like.
Only if necessary for visual reasons, ,split the text part in your programming by adding a “\” between two lines in the programming code.
Each line should start with a black \ abd start with a blue “
 

PDF generation error: Error (1043) while processing the image file C:/Users/XXX/Documents/AlbumEasy/examples/decoration/deco corner leaf 02.png

The inserted image for a decorative corner is too large, and can’t be loaded.
Choose a smaller image. (less than 1 MB)

NOT to be continued...

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Making your own album 39 - overview important codes

7     Programming codes

7.1     Abbreviations

PM = parameter
mm = millimeter
pt = point
FT = font

W/E/N/S : West East North South
DSQ ; double straight quotes

7.2     For the whole document

7.2.1     Fixed data

ALBUM_PAGES_SIZE (210.0 297.0)

2 pm (in mm) : page size
210.0/297.0 for A4 – 215.9 /279.4 for US Letter

ALBUM_PAGES_MARGINS (15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 )

4 pm (in mm) margins for work area : W/E/N/S

ALBUM_PAGES_BORDER (0.5 0.1 0.0 1.0)

4 pm (in pt) frame : line 1/ line 2 / line 3 / distance in-between

ALBUM_PAGES_SPACING (5.0 5.0)

2 pm (in pt) space between letters / space between lines

ALBUM_PAGES_TITLE (TB 16 "title text")

2 pm (FT and size) + “title text”

7.2.2     Variations on default settings

ALBUM_DEFINE_FONT(PENGUIN "Penguin Attack" )

2 pm (own FT + exact FT name in your computer”)

ALBUM_PAGES_MARGINSE (12.0 20.0 15.0 15.0)

4 pm (in mm) margins for work area, in EVEN pages, if different from ODD pages (default) W/E/N/S

7.2.3     Header and footer full document

ALBUM_PAGES_NUMBER (HN 12 C 1 "Page " " of $PAGES$")

6 pm FT and size, / location / “page” “ “ of (total number of pages)”

ALBUM_PAGES_DATE (HN 12 RL YMD "-")

4 pm (FT and size / RL (location) / Year Month Date(format) “devider“)

7.3     Working with paragraphs

PAGE_TEXT_PARAGRAPH_START(TN 10 LEFT*)   *LEFT or CENTRE or RIGHT:
PAGE_TEXT_PARAGRAPH_END

Only FT and size, and aligning -  no DSQ needed within ‘paragraph’ -command
to be combined with columns,

7.4     Working with columns

PAGE_COLUMN_START (2.0)

PAGE_TEXT_PARAGRAPH_START(HB 10 CENTRE)
PAGE_TEXT_PARAGRAPH_END

PAGE_COLUMN_NEXT

PAGE_TEXT_PARAGRAPH_START(HB 10 CENTRE)
PAGE_TEXT_PARAGRAPH_END

PAGE_COLUMN_STOP

7.5     Optional settings for chapters

PAGE_START_GROUP_BEGIN
PAGE_START_GROUP_END

Between BEGIN and END : all what we want to see as fixed or dynamic parts.

7.5.1     Fixed chapters

PAGE_TEXT(HN 1 "" 6.0)

Makes the fixed image placed a certain distance from the border frame
4 pm (FT and size , “ “ for the blank (empty) text line, distance to next line

ROW_START_JS(HN 6 0.1)

Mandatory command to create working lines – 3 pm (FT and size, spacing)

STAMP_ADD_IMG(42 21 "stamp_images/flag_canada.png" "" "" "" NO_FRAME)

7 pm for the inserted image:

·         Height and width in mm

·         Location of the image on computer “folder/name + extention”

·         subtext left, middle and right (texts between DSQ “xx”

·         choice between FRAME or NO_FRAME

PAGE_TEXT (HN 1 "" -22.0)

4 pm, FT and size / empty text “ ”/ negative spacing, so the text becomes next and not underneath the image

PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE(CPG 42 "Canada")

Entering text (next to image, thanks to the negative spacing)
3 pm, FT and size / “text” – mind the DSQ

7.5.2     Dynamic chapters (with the use of columns)

PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (HI 42 "France" 8.0)

PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (HN 13 $$1 1.5)  * settings reference $$1
PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (HN 13 "Definitive Series" 1.5)
PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (HN 13 $$2 7.0) * settings reference $$2

PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (HI 10 $$3 5.0) * settings reference $$3

PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (HN 1 "" 10.0)

PAGE_START_GROUP_BEGIN

PAGE_COLUMN_START

PAGE_TEXT(HN 1 "" 6.0)
ROW_START_JS(HN 6 0.1)
STAMP_ADD_IMG ($$4 $$5 $$6 "" "" "" NO_FRAME) * settings reference $$4, $$5, $$6
PAGE_COLUMN_NEXT
PAGE_TEXT(HN 1 "" -22.0)
PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE(CPG 42 "Canada")
PAGE_TEXT(HN 1 "" 12.0)
PAGE_COLUMN_STOP
PAGE_START_GROUP_END

Chapter  1 : PAGE_START ("replacement for $$1" "repl $$2" "repl $$3" 37.0($$4) 45.0 ($$5) "stamp_images/Sage.png" ($$6)

Chapter 2 : PAGE_START ("Merson Liberty and Peace" "1900 - 1927" "Designer - Nicolas Luc-Olivier Merson" 80.0 45.0 "stamp_images/Merson.png")

Up to $$9 (last 3 reserved for the image)

programming in AlbumEasy 4.2.1

7.6     For pages (mandatory command !)

PAGE_START

0 pm – needed to start a (new) page
PAGE_TEXT (HN 16 "free text")
PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (TB 12 "free text")

7.7     Using fonts

For the whole album
ALBUM_DEFINE_FONT (DJ "DejaVu Sans")

For use in text parts
PAGE_TEXT
PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (XX 99 “xxxx”)

7.7.1     Some fonts used in the tutorial

DJ : DejaVu Sans

HN : Helvetica (Normal)
HB : Helvetica (Bold)
TN : Times New Roman (Normal)
TB : Times New Roman (Bold)

CPG : CopperPlateGothic

PENGUIN : Penguin Attack

7.7.2     Using optional fonts

ALBUM_DEFINE_FONT (DJV "DejaVu Sans") – can work with Latin, Cyrillic and Hebrew

ALBUM_DEFINE_FONT(UN_BATANG "Un Batang") – for Chinese, Japanese, Korean

After installing fantasy fonts to your computer:

add the font(s) you like for your album to the album settings - with the chosen reference:
ALBUM_DEFINE_FONT(DALM "Dalmatian")
TIP :
Default fonts : 2  letters (HI, TB, …)
Optional fonts 3 letters (DJV, CPG, …)
Fantasy fonts : 4 letters (DALM, COLA, ….)

7.8     Using fixed colours

COLOUR_ALBUM_BORDER(colour name or  $ hexa-code)
COLOUR_PAGE_TEXT(colour name or  $ hexa-code)

7.9     Spacing texts

7.9.1     Within a text

TEXT_CHAR_SPACING (0.5)

1 PM, the spacing between letters (! DSQ)
PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (HN 16 "text")

7.9.2     Within paragraphs

PAGE_TEXT_PARAGRAPH_START(TN 10 LEFT)

Can be “left”, “right” of “centre” (no DSQ)

7.10  Boxes

7.10.1  Shapes

STAMP_ADD (Width and height "ABC" "D" "E" "F")

STAMP_ADD_DIAMOND (Width and height "ABC" "D" "E" "F")
STAMP_ADD_OVAL (Width and height "ABC" "D" "E" "F")
STAMP_ADD_TRIANGLE (Width and height "ABC" "D" "E" "F" [apex]) [apex] for trapezoid
STAMP_ADD_TRIANGLE_INV (Width and height "ABC" "D" "E" "F" [apex])

[apex] for inverted trapezoids
STAMP_ADD_HEXAGON (width SU/CU "ABC" "D" "E" "F")
STAMP_ADD_OCTAGON (width SU/CU "ABC" "D" "E" "F")

7.10.2   Box frames

STAMP_BORDER_STYLE (Style)

STAMP_INNER_BORDER_STYLE (Style)

SOLID - DOTTED - DOT_DASH - DASHED - BLANK (no border)

CORNER ** (TL / TR / BL / BR)

7.10.3  Box filling

STAMP_ADD_IMG (Width and height "naam.exentie" "A" "B" "C")
ALBUM_STAMP_NEW_IMG_SETTING (Width and height false / true) COLOUR_STAMP_BORDER (colour)

COLOUR_STAMP_INNER_BORDER (colour)
COLOUR_STAMP_BACKGROUND (colour)
COLOUR_STAMP_HEADING (colour)
COLOUR_STAMP_TEXT (colour)

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