[HughB]

Hello SWiSH Max3 users,

SWiSH Max3 pre-release build 20090924 is now available for testing:
>>>Click here to download SWiSH Max3 pre-release Build 20090924.

Installation Notes: We recommend that you do NOT uninstall your existing SWiSH Max installation, before installing the pre-release build. Simply install the pre-release build in another folder so that you can run both versions side-by-side.

CHANGES SINCE 20090918

Changes since last released version: 20090918
Changes with build: 20090924
Id Date Topic
200747 22 Sep 2009 REQ: Component method to import image into the fill of a shape
200743 22 Sep 2009 BUG: Changes to export of nextSceneAndPlay() command
200711 21 Sep 2009 REQ: Shift+Alt+Drag to box-select additional vertices
200710 21 Sep 2009 BUG: Non-boolean Return Values Of Logical Or/and Expressions
200698 21 Sep 2009 BUG: Changing effect duration when playing does not restart playback as it should
200697 21 Sep 2009 BUG: Static Functions Marked As Error
200528 17 Sep 2009 BUG: EMF file import gives Out of memory error
200526 17 Sep 2009 REQ: Max2 to report error when reading Max3 swi files
200418 15 Sep 2009 BUG: writeVars wizard method does not support unicode.
200267 11 Sep 2009 BUG: objects don't update when changed in property panel
200032 5 Sep 2009 BUG: Exported GIF animation freezes
199499 26 Aug 2009 BUG: Missing HTML template file (or bad name) silently does nothing


Please review and report all issues in this forum.
Once properly reviewed we will elevate it to release status.

Please report bugs in separate threads.

Please see guidelines for bugs reports here:
http://www.swishzone...showtopic=66167

Note the previous version was reported here:
http://www.swishzone...showtopic=67025

Enjoy!

The Team
SWiSHzone.com

[HughB]

This pre-release includes development which passes EMF and image versions of selected shape objects to the clipboard.

With the release of SWiSH Max3 we introduced the advanced copy/paste facilities which will let you get EMF clipboard items in or out. See ‘Paste Special’ in your help manual.

SWiSH Max3 has great vector drawing tools and sometimes it would be useful to be able to export a vector shape to another application. To make use of the EMF clipboard select a vector shape (or group of shapes), copy and paste to any application which can recognize the EMF information in the clipboard. Compatible applications include: Corel Draw, Illustrator, Photoshop. In other application the vector information can’t be imported so a bitmap images will be pasted instead, this includes: Fireworks, GIMP.

If you use other application please report what happens, and any special steps, so we can accumulate a compatibility list.

To get a vector object to an application which don’t recognize the paste operation you can use an intermediate program. If you don’t have the money to buy one of the applications listed above you can use a simple freeware tool (e.g. http://frazmitic.free.fr/emfexplorer/ ). E.g. paste from Max3 to EMFExplorer, select File | Save page as … to an WMF file then open this in GIMP, Inkscape and others.

Note this feature is still being developed and this build doesn't support gradient fills and image fill in your shapes.

We'd appreciate your feedback, thanks!

H