15 predefined object shapes
These 15 objects correspond to those in the Raster area module. If
one of these icons is selected, then when you draw out an object frame
(see Create object
in the previous function group) the
corresponding object will be copied into the frame immediately. Fill
pattern and colour as well as line type and colour will be adopted
from the relevant function groups (see below). Naturally a circle will
only be really circular when the frame is an exact square: If one pair
of sides is longer than the other then the circle will become an
ellipse; other shapes are affected in a similar way. Unlike the Raster
area module, you cannot specify a shadow for an object, as a shadow
has a different fill pattern etc. to the object itself. This means
that shadows must be created manually; you must create a second,
darker object and place it behind the first object. Use the Copy
object
function in the Object mode function group. After this you
can change the object(s) to your liking with the functions of the Path
mode. So you can see: Raster area frames are nothing else than vector
graphic objects for Calamus.
