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Stardraw Control - More Enhancements
Stardraw Control, launched in November, has been developed to create
customized user interfaces that can control any product from any
manufacturer over any protocol including TCP/IP, Infra-Red, RS232, DMX, UDP, EtherSound and CobraNet. The interfaces you create
are compiled to a single .exe file that can be deployed and run on
any windows device, from touchscreen to TabletPC to PC,
while support for multiple interface devices (that offer, for
example, TCP/IP to IR, RS232 to IR, TCP/IP to RS232 etc) allows
users to select from a wide range of components to create an
integrated control system. This means that control systems can
be more flexible and cost-effective than ever before.
In the few short weeks since its launch, Stardraw Control has
already been augmented with feature enhancements and new drivers to
support specific manufacturers' products. Ongoing improvement
and the seamless delivery of enhancements is a key component in the
application's design: updates are identified and installed in the
background as soon as Stardraw Control starts up.
New items delivered since launch include the following:
- In the Forms view, any action can take a Condition that
compares one variable or value to another and proceeds
accordingly. Conditions include 'is less than', 'is greater
than', 'is equal to', 'is not equal to' and these allow you to
define system functionality that is dependent on system or UI
states.
- Enhancements for management of IR codes
- New drivers for products from Calypso Control Systems, Denon,
Harman Kardon, LAVA, Mode Lighting, Rane and Xantech.
Stardraw Control is freely available and can be downloaded by
following the link below:
Stardraw Audio / Stardraw A/V Training in Houston
Seats can now be booked for the Stardraw Audio/Stardraw A/V
training seminar to be held in Houston on February 7th, 9am to
4pm.
Key Benefits
- Improve your productivity
- Maximize Stardraw's powerful features
- Exploit linkage to applications like Word & Excel
- Save time
- Reduce costs
- Maximize your IT investment
What to Bring to Class
- Laptop Computer with Stardraw Audio or Stardraw A/V already installed
- Yourself, ready to have a fun time and learn a lot
Costs
- $299.00 Per Person (single attendee)
- $200.00 Per Person (for 2 or more attendees from the same company)
Course Details
- Venue: Deerpark Meeting Room, Houston Hobby Airport Marriott, 9100 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77017, 713.943.7979 Ph.
- Date: Tuesday, February 7th 2006
- Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Doors open 8:00 am
To reserve your seat please
email trainingusa@stardraw.com, or call Lee Carpenter on 1 866 978 0906
(toll-free)
New for Design Applications - Enhanced Default
Line Width
Prior to the introduction of this feature, the default line width (also known as default pen
width) was 0. This meant that lines would display and print as
finely as possible, based on the display device or printer in use. As
printers have advanced to offer greater and greater resolutions, 1200dpi not
being uncommon, it became apparent that lines would print more finely than would
perhaps be optimal for real-world use. For example, a line width of 0 on a
1200dpi printer would print out with a width of 1/1200", or 0.02mm, which,
particularly for light-colored lines, often appeared too faintly.
The enhanced default line width feature allows you to specify a width that
will be applied to any line in the document whose width value is displayed as
'0'. Stardraw's default templates have been updated to include optimal default
settings so that lines print more boldly.
The default line width is defined in the document using an attribute.
To change the default line width, doubleclick anywhere on the document to
display the Document Properties Sheet (or rightclick and select Document), then
go to the Attributes tab. Scroll down the list of document attributes and select
"_DefaultPenWidth" which is of type "Numeric". The unit for this
attribute's value is 0.1mm so to specify a default line width of 1mm enter the
value 10.
If you have not already performed a LiveUpdate to install this new feature,
you can do so now by clicking on the link below:
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Symbols Updates
In November the following libraries were updated. Click
on a manufacturer name to see full details of that library, or click on a
link at the bottom of the page to update your application
with the latest symbols.
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