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       <b><font pointsize=+100% color=red>vPdfCreator</font> - <i>VISION PDF Creator (%PDF-1.2 for Acrobat Reader 3.x)</i></b>






                                        -written- by 



                                          <font color=blue>T.K.Cham</font>
  
                                 (e-mail:<font color=blue>gongxi@tm.net.my</font>)




                              <font color=blue>"<b><font color=red>vPdfCreator</font></b>" User Guide Manual</font>

                                   version <font color=red>1.0</font> revision <font color=red>3</font>
 
                                          <font color=red>18.jan.99</font>


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                 <b><font color=red>vPdfCreator</font></b>
<font pointsize=-20%>
                    <font color=blue>VISION PDF Creator</font>

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                                            using

                                         <b><font pointsize=+100% color=red>PasPDF</font></b>
                                <font color=blue>Native PDF Creation for Delphi</font>

              Copyright [c] 1998-99 <b><font color=blue>VISION Software (M) Sdn. Bhd.</font></b> (<font color=red>393369-T</font>)

                                     -:<font color=red>Correspondence</font>:-
                       <b>11, Lorong Tan Sai Gin 4, Taman Tan Sai Gin,
                   14000 BUKIT MERTAJAM, S.P.T. Pulau Pinang. Malaysia.</b>

                                        -:<font color=red>Internet</font>:-
             <b>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/6789/pdfindex.html
                       http://members.xoom.com/tkcham/pdfindex.html</b>
                            e-mail: <b>gongxi@tm.net.my</b> (tkcham)


                           <font color=red>---------- Malaysia Boleh ! ----------</font>

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                               <b><font pointsize=+100% color=red>P R E F A C E</font></b>

First of all, <b>THANK YOU</b> for using this software.

This software is a <font color=red>freeware tool</font> for creating <b>Acrobat Reader's PDF files</b> using 
<b>Limited HTML-like Scripting Language</b>. It is using "<b><font color=red>PasPDF</font></b>" component
(<bi>Native PDF Creation for Delphi</bi>) to create PDF files and mostly suitable for
Software Developer especially using "<b>Inprise Delphi</b>" as a development tool.

"<b><font color=red>PasPDF</font></b>" - <bi>Native PDF Creation for Delphi</bi> with Delphi's source code included.

This software is 32-bit application using "<b>Inprise Delphi 4</b>" for compiling into 
<font color=red>vPdfCreator.exe</font>. It is distributed with Delphi's source code too. 

You may donwload the source code of "<b><font color=red>vPdfCreator</font></b>" once "<b><font color=red>PasPDF</b> v0.945 or v0.950</font>" 
is published within next following few weeks.

THANKS for your support and evaluation.

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<b>tkcham</b> - Author of "<b><font color=red>PasPDF</font></b>" and "<b><font color=red>vPdfCreator</font></b>"
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                     <b><font pointsize=+100% color=blue>I n t r o d u c t i o n</font></b>

<b><font color=blue>Types of File</font></b>
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<b>.txt</b> - Default "<b>Input Text File</b>"
     - automatically save <b>.txt</b> if [<b>Create PDF</b>] clicked
<b>.pdi</b> - Default "<b>PDF Setup Control File</b>" (clone of .INI file)
     - automatically load/save <b>.pdi</b> if <b>.txt</b> loaded/saved
     - automatically save <b>.pdi</b> if [<b>Create PDF</b>] clicked
<b>.pdf</b> - "<b>Acrobat PDF File</b>"


<b><font color=blue>Top Panel</font></b>
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<b>Input FileName</b> - Enter "<b>Input Text Filename</b>" here for editing
<b>PDF FileName</b>   - Enter "<b>PDF Filename</b>" here for viewing 

<b>Buttons</b> - Top
  [?]          - browsing and loading "<b>Input Text File</b>" for editing (<b>.txt</b>)
  <font color=red>[New]</font>        - Ready to edit a <b>NEW Input Text File</b> (<b>.txt</b>)
  <font color=blue>[Load]</font>       - Loading "<b>Input Text File</b>" for editing (<b>.txt</b>+<b>.pdi</b>)
  <font color=blue>[Save]</font>       - Saving "<b>Input Text File</b>" for editing (<b>.txt</b>+<b>.pdi</b>)
  <font color=teal>[<b>Create PDF</b>]</font> - Saving "Input Tex File" and ready to create/view "<b>PDF file</b>" (<b>.pdf</b>)

<b>Buttons</b> - Bottom
  [?]                        - browsing and loading "<b>PDF file</b>" for viewing (<b>.pdf</b>)
  <font color=teal>[<b>Activates Acrobat Reader</b>]</font> - view "<b>PDF file</b>" from "PDF Filename"/"Input Filename".
  <font color=blue>[De-activate]</font>              - quit from viewing current "<b>PDF file</b>".

<b><font color=blue>Bottom Panel</font></b>
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  [<b>Text Editor</b>]      - Edit "<b>Input Text File</b>" here
  [<b>Acrobat Reader</b>]   - Build-in ActiveX Activation for "<b>Acrobat Reader</b>"
  [<b>PDF Setup (.PDI)</b>] - Setup options of "<b>PDF File Creation</b>"
  [<b>About</b>]            - About this software and manuals
                       ("<b>User Guide</b>", "<b>Symbolic Fonts</b>" and "<b>History</b>")

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[<b><font color=red>Text Editor</font></b>]
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[<b>Font Style</b>]
.. click the button (<b><<b> <<i> <<bi> <</b> <</i> <</bi></b>) to insert "<b>Normal-Font-Style</b>" script
.. to insert "<b>Quick-Font-Style</b>" script, please enters <b>Text</b> in [<b>Quick Text</b>] and turns on
   the "<b>Quick Text</b>" in [<b>Font Style</b>] before click the button (<b><<b> <<i> <<bi> <</b> <</i> <</bi></b>)
.. to change back to normal, just turns off the "<b>Quick Text</b>" in [<b>Font Style</b>]

[<b>Font Color</b>]
.. click [<b>this</b>] at the right of [<b>colorID</b>] in [<b>Font Color</b>] 
   to insert "<b>Pre-defined-Font-Color</b>" script
.. click [<b>this</b>] at the right of [<b>#rrggbb</b>] in [<b>Font Color</b>] 
   to insert "<b>RGB-Font-Color</b>" script (the actual format is <b>#rrggbb</b>)

[<b>Symbolic Font</b>]
.. click [<b>this</b>] at the right of [<b>symbolicfontID</b>] to insert "Symbolic-Font" script

[<b>Outline</b>]
.. to insert "<b>Outline</b>/<b>Bookmark</b>" script, please enters <b>Text in [<b>Quick Text</b>] 
   before click [<b>Outline</b>]

[<b>Page Break</b>]
.. click [<b>Page Break</b>] to insert "<b>Page-Break</b>" script

[<b><font color=red>Acrobat Reader</font></b>]
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.. ActiveX activation/de-activation of <b>Acrobat Reader</b> for viewing <b>PDF file</b>.

[<b><font color=red>PDF Setup (.PDI)</font></b>]
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*note* The information of this section will be explained in later release, 
       please feels good for using this software - thanks...



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<b><font color=blue>Supported Scripting Language</font></b>
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.. <b><font color=blue><<!pagebreak-></font></b> Page Break
.. <b><font color=blue><<!outline="<font color=magenta>?</font>"-></font></b> Outline/Bookmark
.. <b><font color=blue><<b> <</b></font></b> <b>Boldface</b> Font Style
   <b><font color=blue><<i> <</i></font></b> <i>Italic</i> Font Style
   <b><font color=blue><<bi> <</bi></font></b> <bi>Boldface+Italic</bi> Font Style
.. <b><font color=blue><<font color=<font color=magenta>?</font> ></font></b> Pre-defined Font Color
   <b><font color=blue><<font color=<font color=magenta>#rrggbb</font> ></font></b> RGB Font Color (hex number for <font color=magenta>#</font>,<font color=magenta>rr</font>=red,<font color=magenta>gg</font>=green,<font color=magenta>bb</font>=blue)
.. <b><font color=blue><<!s.<font color=magenta>?</font> ></font></b> Pre-defined Symbolic Font (using PostScript Type 1 - ZapfDingbats)
.. <b><font color=blue><<font pointsize=<font color=magenta>+-?%</font> ></font></b> Point Size of Font

<b>*note*</b> <b><font color=blue><<</font></b> is treated as non-scripting language marker (normal text = "<font color=blue> << </font>").

