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View Menu:

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The View menu commands determine how Eclipse displays your images as you work. You use the View menu to choose the level of detail Eclipse shows you as you apply corrections and effects, create and edit shapes, and paint images and masks. 


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Preview:

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Use the Preview command to choose whether Eclipse provides on-screen preview of the corrections or effects you apply to an image. To turn Preview on, select the View menu and select the check box next to Preview. To turn Preview off, select the check box again to remove the check mark.


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Before/After:

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Use the Before/After command to toggle between before and after views of image edits, corrections, and effects. BeforeAfter lets you see the effect of your changes before you decide to save or abandon them.


1. Select BeforeAfter.


Alias Eclipse displays a dialog that prompts you to press the F9 key to switch between the Before and After views.


2. Press F9 to switch back and forth between the views. Make sure the dialog box is active and highlighted or the command will not work. Move the cursor inside the dialog box to make it active.


3. When you are done, click the Okay button to clear the dialog box and cancel the command.


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ProofInks:

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Use the ProofInks command to have Eclipse use the current ink density file to display the image. Eclipse includes a standard ink_densities file in the /usr/Alias2D/util/custom subdirectory that it uses to instruct the system about how inks interact with light.


To turn ProofInks on, select the View menu and click the check box next to ProofInks. To turn ProofInks off, click the check box again to remove the check mark.


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OpenInks:

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Use the OpenInks command to choose the ink density file you want Eclipse to use for ProofInks viewing. The ink_densities files included with Eclipse are ASCII text files that you can edit with a standard text editor such as jot. You can also make copies of these files for different inks. Eclipse stores the files in the /usr/Alias2D/util/custom subdirectory.


1. Select OpenInks from the View menu.


Eclipse displays an open file dialog box.


2. To choose a different directory path, select the Path text box, type a directory path name, and press Enter.


3. You can also select the Go Up button to move up one directory level from the path displayed in the Path box. To return to the original path, select the Original button.


4. Type the name of the inks file you want in the Name text box, or select a name from the scroll box. 


5. Click Okay to open the inks file. This is the file Eclipse will use when you select the ProofInks view. Click Cancel if you decide not to open the file.


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MaskColor:

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Use the MaskColor command to change the color and transparency of the current mask. When you use MaskColor, you are changing the transparency for viewing purposes only, so you can see the image beneath the mask. To adjust the actual mask transparency, you must use the Brushes command from the Window menu.


1. Select MaskColor from the Mask menu.


Eclipse displays the MaskColor dialog box. The box contains a slider to adjust transparency and a color swatch to change the mask.


2. To change the mask color, select the color swatch.


The swatch and the mask change to the current color.


3. To change the mask transparency, drag the Transpar slider, or type a value in the text box. You can type a value from 0 (opaque) to 100 or 255 (clear), depending on whether youre using system color values or dot percentage.


4. Select the Pos or Neg push button to choose positive or negative display for the mask.


5. Double-click MB1 on the control menu at the upper left corner of the dialog box to close the box and save your settings.


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PaintMask:

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Select PaintMask to see the paint mask while you are working in the Apply layers of an image. The paint mask is the mask you create as you use the brushes to paint color onto your images. What you see when you select PaintMask depends on whether you have selected the Iterative button in the Brushes window:


With the Iterative button on, the mask appears only on your most recent brush stroke (the last time you pressed and then released MB1 to paint), even if you have not changed the brush color or action. This is because you build up paint when iterative is on.


With the Iterative button off, the mask appears on all the brush strokes of the same color or action. However, if you change brush color or action between paint strokes, the mask appears only on the most recent strokes.


1. Select PaintMask from the View menu.


Eclipse displays your paint stokes in blue, which is the default mask color.


2. Click MB1 anywhere in the image area to clear the mask and cancel the command.


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Shapes:

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Use the Shapes command to choose how Eclipse displays the images and masks that you use to fill shapes. Eclipse can display a shape fill in one of three modes:


Image - displays the full image and mask within a shape


Proxy - displays proxies of the image and mask


Outline - displays only outlines of the image and mask


You can choose only one option at a time, but you can change options as often as you like. The option you choose affects the speed at which you can edit and manipulate shapes. 


To use the command, follow these steps:


1. Select Shapes from the View menu.


2. Select the option you want from the submenu.


3. To change options, select the Shapes command again and select a different option.


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SubSample:

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Use the SubSample command to choose how Alias Eclipse subsamples images. Subsampling affects the speed at which Alias Eclipse redraws images when you pan the background image and move and edit filled shapes.


You can select either Minimum or Maximum SubSampling and you can type a value for each setting. You can then use Ctrl+D to toggle between the two settings as you work. You can also turn subsampling off. 


1. Select SubSample from the View menu.


2. To choose Minimum or Maximum, select the appropriate push button.


3. To set a Minimum or Maximum value, select the appropriate text box and type a value of 1 (one) or greater. To turn SubSampling off, type 1 in the Minimum text box.


4. You can leave the SubSample dialog box open as you work and use the Minimum and Maximum buttons to switch between states.


5. When you are done, select the Control menu at the upper left corner of the box, and then select Close.


6. Press Ctrl+D to switch SubSample settings without opening the dialog box.

