LargoTint Decorator Configuration Toolkit User's guide
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3. the option to copy the file and all pictures used into that subdirectory it is automatically created by the program LT Decorator configuration toolkit pm If you select to copy data to DECODATA and this FP CALTDECEDT DECODATA contains data subdirectory already contain data you will have the Delete existing data before copying option to clear the directory before copying new data a into it l Avbryt LT Decorator configuration toolkit E x JERE If you select to delete old files in 7 CALTDECEDTIDECODAT A contains other definition Files DECODATA and there are LT Decorator Delete existing detinition files as well before copying DEF files there you will have to confirm if you want to delete them as well x When the file is saved and copies made if so selected you i ND get a final confirmation lf you select Ok here the main editor window is closed and you are returned to the start window If you select Cancel Avbryt in Swedish you remain in the editor window The Save as command The Save as command allows you to create a new file with the current settings in the selected subdirectory You will be requested to enter a filename before the data are saved The command is not available if you started with Create New Definition File from the main menu When you have selected a file name the program go through the same steps as described for the Save command above Progr
4. Largo innova LargoTint Decorator Configuration Toolkit D B55 LTDECEDT DECODATA LTWDECO DEF Max Picture size Width 465 Height 330 File settings l T an Ouse Object group Height 380 pixels Save Save as Add photo Delete Pririt E sit x13 ys134 RGB 526973 DP User s guide Largo Innova AB 2003 01 01 Program version 1 1 10 Larg innova Table of contents Tl TO OL ON sissi E E WARAN NA REK ENE N OO BENE KENGE EN AWR 1 CIC CUS O NL DI LSD MN Dr eo gt r_eroee e A r gt Xr 1 Jc _ e e e eee o oeo oeeeeoeeoeoeoeJ T mmv a W 1 Hussain sanl LOD soa kcceee M I Ao oOo REBB oo gt prora5krk kb kr lr agansqncebeniecayoonseaattt 1 Propane TINS OOS Xw aloe rsrjeetuecen sew ato 2 J 44 O JJruMTM DMDM JDOQDQMMWO IaID DM D 2J J E IZIM_DwJ5 AZ J 22 zjXRWZRZR RZ PM _ gt _ 2 The VVC OU DwmrpDEppD D O S Emen 3 Pie amie the G I OCS eee E mm gaggmn _ geononajj 3 The config rafon EO SUA UN ci u ss esl n e kak kay dkan keseke en kwa d r eya ka wa wu E ked kwe ka xwe dey kad kuda yen 4 CRC aT a n w conliSTITU DD LONG s cun ena s oo bene cs EE eb k ke ke NEH E 5 Ene ane AO G s ea N A RE E E gx ooo _0 6 Thema nedor Vy A N e E EA 7 Command buttons in the main editor window E keke kek Kek KK K 8 rar 8 COMM Ht
5. am version 1 1 10 Largo nnov LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Page 9 The Add photo command The Add photo command can be used to link new files to the definition file you are working with It will scan the selected subdirectory for valid BMP files and open a new window from which photos can be selected You can only select photos available the current subdirectory For detailed information about this function see page 10 The Test object command The Test obj command is only available when you have selected a Child picture in the data input frame This function can be used to check how your settings are working You will be able to select a number of different colours and test them with the same function that is used to re paint photos in the LT Decorator main program You find more information about this function on page 13 The Delete command The Delete command is only available when you have selected a Mother photo in the data input frame If you select Delete you will be requested to confirm deleting the photo from the list before the command is executed LT Decorator configuration toolk x Bn If you select Ok the photo and the information about it is 7 Bie S AIT aran removed from the configuration The picture files on your hard disc are still available it is only the reference in the current file that is deleted The Print command The Print command can be used to print a
6. bed in this document is subject to change without notice No parts of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the written permission of Largo Innova AB Goteborg January 2003 Program version 1 1 10 Largo innova LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Page 1 Introduction The purpose of this document is to provide all necessary information about how to get the LargoTint Decorator program configured and ready to use You will find information about how to prepare photo files for use and how to setup the configuration files used by the program to handle the photos Together with the program provided by Largo to create configurations there are some sample photos and configurations that you can use as a reference We recommend that you take a look at them before you start the work with building up your own system Selecting photos The program can only work with photos in Windows bitmap format BMP The maximum size of the pictures is Width 465 pixels Height 380 pixels The toolkit provided by Largo can only be used to manage the parameters used by LargoTint Decorator The photos have to be prepared for usage with a photo editing program there are a lot of them available i e the Aldus Photostyler Adobe PhotoDeLuxe Corel PhotoPaint and many other The program uses a full o
7. ed to provide an overview BAR LTDECEDT EZ4MPLES LTWDECO DEF Max Picture size Width 465 Height 380 la a N T 1 T i ALTTI Wan 4 Bi P Er Photos Save Save as Add photo Test obi Delete Print E sit En pa nln Z The data input frame has two main sections 1 Atthe top you find the general File settings You can double click the Disc icon to open up the section as shown in the example above These should always be defined before you start working with the file You find information about how to do this on page 10 2 The rest of the data input frame is used for picture information You can double click the House icon to open up the section In this section you edit data for the used pictures or select pictures to be checked or removed from the set You find information about how to configure a picture set on page 12 Largo Innova AB 2003 01 01 Lar NNONE s __LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Command buttons in the main editor window There are several command buttons available in the main editor window Some of them are always visible and some depend on the selections made in the data input frame The Save command The save command is used to save the data in the selected file the file name is displayed in the main window caption When you select Save the file is saved If the directory you are working in is not DECODATA the program will offer
8. ge inn0V _ _______LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Paes Creating a new configuration file To create a new file you select the option Create New Definition File in the program menu LT Decorator create a new Definition file Leta r E EXAMPLES aa LTWDECO DEF O E Tidigare E oy z k ed r bord Filnamn Two ELA LEF a Filformat LT Decorator file LTw DECO DEF ha Aw bryt Ze Mina n tverks M You select the directory where you want to create the file and enter a valid filename The default file name is LTWDECO DEF but to make it possible to handle different languages and different configurations for the same set of pictures you can also use LTWDECO0O to LTWDECO0 and LTWDECOA to LTWDECOZ The file must be created in a directory where you have valid BMP files to use for the program otherwise you will not be able to edit it and save it afterwards If you already have made definition files and just want to create a file with different language settings and texts or a different picture selection it is probably easier to select Edit Existing Definition File make the changes there and then use the Save As option to create a new file with the edited settings When a file has been selected the program shows the main editor window see page 7 Largo Innova AB 2003 01 01 Larg inn dye 6 LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Editing an existi
9. icture the program displays the coordinates and the colour at the location of the mouse cursor When you have found a suitable colour you just click the left mouse button LT Decorator configuration toolkil x Program version 1 1 10 Large nnova LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Pae 13 Restriction area The restriction area is used for two purposes It helps the program to repaint faster by defining the part of the photo that may contain data that should be altered It also helps avoiding repainting areas that contain the same colour as the selected object Although you can enter the coordinates for the restriction area manually we recommend that you let the program do it for you Just select the line Restriction area move the mouse cursor to any part of the picture and click the left mouse button LT Decorator configuration toolkit E If you select Yes Ja is Swedish for Yes the program 2 Auko detect restriction area will analyse the picture and suggest ideal coordinates LT Decorator configuration toolkit Testing the settings When a Child object is selected the command button Test obj is displayed in the editor window If you click it you can see how the picture will be displayed in LargoTint Decorator 4 Object Walls from Photo Small Townhouse x A new window is displayed When the window appears the Child object is first painted with the opposite colour in relation to the se
10. ify it in the future don t forget maximum 6 characters for Mother pictures Below you see a typical photo it can be found as HOUSE2 BMP in the EXAMPLES subdirectory on the Decorator Toolkit CD Preparing the Child photos For each Child photo you have to create a copy of the Mother photo and extract the surface you want to handle All surfaces that should no be painted when the surface is selected have to be filled with the pink colour shown in the examples below HOUSE2 1 BMP and HOUSE2 4 BMP from the EXAMPLES subdirectory The colour must be R 255 G 0 and B 255 in hexadecimal FFOOFF Largo Innova AB 2003 01 01 Largo innova 4 LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit The configuration program Depending on how the editor program was installed there are different ways to start the program 1 If the program was installed from an official installation CD you find the program in the normal program menu in the group Largo as LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit 2 Ifthe program was manually installed the default directory for the program should be C LTDECEDT and the program name you select to start should be LTDecEdt EXE 3 If none of the two options above is available you have to use the Find option and search for LTDECEDT EXE LT Decorator configuration toolkit B X Options Help Create New Definition File Edit existing Definition File Exit Program version 1 1 10 Lar
11. ill be used always independent of the language setting in LargoTint You find the available settings in the table below Picture groups If you are using many pictures it can be a good idea to use picture groups to make it easier for the user to get an overview of available photos You enter the number of groups you want to use and the group titles as shown in the example on the left side If you select Add Photo the program will check all available photos in the selected subdirectory it may take some time if there are many photos After the check a list with all available photos Program version 1 1 10 Largo nnova LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Page 1 will be shown in a new Window The list will contain all photos accepted by the program proper size and at least one Child picture BU Photos available in C LTDECEDT EXAMPLES blas Picture size Width 465 Height 380 BEDR1 1 6MP ji BEDIRT1 2 BMP BEDIRT1 3 BMP ARAT p BEDAR1 4 6hMP TER EXTR1 BMP g a EXTR2BMF E SR Height 312 pels 4 objects available Add photo If you want to add a photo you select it and click Add photo When you are finished you click the Close command Note The list contains all pictures including the ones you are already using Largo Innova AB 2003 01 01 Largh innova 12 LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Configuring a picture set For each picture set a set being
12. lected Reference colour In the lower part of the window there is a list with six different NCS colours you can select to repaint the object area and check that your settings works To get back to the editor window you click the Close command button Test colours from MCS Largo Innova AB 2003 01 01 La rgo nn 14 LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Preparing data for distribution It is possible to include your own LargoTint Decorator data in the LargoTint 2000 installation discs you distribute to your customers if you have a valid license agreement with Largo Innova AB The installation of LargoTint Decorator and customer data files is supported by version 1 1 98 of the LargoTint 2000 installation and later if you have an installation key with a valid Decorator license key To prepare the data you place the pictures and configuration files LT WDECO DEF in a subdirectory name DECODATA administrating this can be handled automatically by the toolkit or manually by you if you are certain you know how to do it The directory should be placed in the root directory of the installation CD or in the same directory as the INSTALL directory for LT 2000 if you are using a CD with multiple installation options If you are using multiple DEF files the program will automatically select a file based on the language settings in LargoTint 2000 1 If no definition file for the selected language is found the program will look fo
13. ng file To edit an existing file you select Edit Existing Definition File in the program menu LT Decorator Select a Definition file Leta r E EXAMPLES LTWDECO DEF O E E Mina dokument in _ 1 HER Den har dator E a Ur Filnamn LTWDECO DEF al Mina natverks Filformat LT Decorator file LTWDECO DEF Avbryt 2 Select the file you want to use and click Open Oppna is Swedish for Open we used a Swedish Windows version when writing this document When a file has been selected the program shows the main editor window see page 7 Program version 1 1 10 Large nn0 ________LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit___Pase7 The main editor Window From the main editor window all the actual work with building the configuration is handled The window has three main sections 1 The data input frame on the left side here you can enter and select data for your file You select objects with the mouse or the keyboard 2 The picture frame on the right side here pictures are displayed when selections are made that refers to pictures and you can move the mouse cursor over it to get information about colours and positions 3 The command buttons below the picture frame Here you can select different functions Note Which command buttons that are visible depends on your selections in the data input frame in the example below all available command buttons are display
14. r a definition file with Language 0 supposed to be default 2 Ifno file with Language 0 is found the program will look for Language 2 English 3 Ifno file with Language 0 or Language 2 1s found the first DEF file found will be used Program version 1 1 10
15. riginal photo of an object and a number of copies of that photo where the different surfaces that should be coloured have been extracted General advice To get the program to perform nicely there are a couple of things you should consider when selecting photos e Select photos that are as close as possible to the maximum allowed size 465 x 380 pixels e Avoid photos with a lot of objects interfering in the areas you want to mask out to be re coloured It is very difficult to mask out tree branches and leaves in front of a house since they often blend in with the background e Use photos that are as evenly lighted as possible even if the program handles shaded areas well it may be difficult for the user to get a good idea of the colour he she has actually selected e When formatting the final photos set the resolution to 96 Dpi That is the resolution used on the screen and having it defined in the photos reduces the risk of having the distorted when displaying them e Never use picture enhancement functions in the photo editing program 1 e Sharpen Optimize etc on Child pictures see next page You can do as much photo enhancement as you like before you start defining the different surfaces but if you modify the pictures after that it will cause unpredictable effects when the LargoTint Decorator shall put them together Important information Together with the program there are a number of photos and configuration files pro
16. summary of all data in the current definition file When you select the function the program will ask you if you want to print photos If you select Yes Ja in Swedish the printout will contain small copies of the Mother pictures together with the picture data If you select No Nej in Swedish the program will only print a summary of data The Print command is only available if you have a default printer selected that can print on AS or larger paper The print function will use the default printer from your Windows settings no printer selection is offered Largo Innova AB 2003 01 01 Largo innova 10 LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Defining general file settings Some of the settings you have to define apply to the whole definition file To edit these settings you select the item you want to edit and press Enter to get to edit mode C LTDECEDT EX4MPLES LTWDECO DEF Language No Language 1 Svenska 2 English 3 Deutsch 4 Fran ais 5 Dansk 6 Espa ol 7 Nederlands 8 Italia 9 Norsk 10 Suomi 11 Russian 12 Eesti 13 Latviski 14 Lietuvi kai 15 Polski 16 Magyar 17 T rk e 18 Greek 19 Cesky 20 Chinese Adding new photos Selecting a Language If you want to use multiple definition files with descriptions of objects in different languages for a single set of pictures you can use multiple definition files in the same directory If you set the language reference to 0 zero the file w
17. vided in a data directory named EXAMPLES These may only be used while learning to handle the configuration toolkit These files may under no circumstances be used or distributed together with the LargoTint Decorator program for actual use Largo Innova AB 2003 01 01 Largo innova 2 LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit Preparing the photos Each photo you want to use have to be prepared as a Mother photo that is the full unedited picture and a number of Child photos with different objects from the Mother photo extracted For each Mother photo you can define up to six Child photos with different areas extracted To ensure that there are no compatibility problems between different Windows versions network systems etc the names of the Mother photos may not be longer than 6 characters The program will connect Child photos to a Mother photo by the file names A Mother photo can be named 1 e HOUSE2 BMP for this file the program will look for HOUSE2 1 BMP to HOUSE2 6 BMP as possible Child photos Before you start working with your photos we recommend that you create a subdirectory on your hard disc where you can place all photo files that you want to use together Program version 1 1 10 Largo innova LargoTint Decorator configuration toolkit __Pase3 The Mother photo You select the Mother photo as described in the previous sections of this document and save it under a name that will help you ident
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