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!Italix v1.46
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By Ben Schofield
� 1993 Archimedes World
*** FOR RISC OS 3.1 and later ONLY ***
Note -
If you get the error "File 'System:Modules.BASIC64' not found" or similar
whilst attempting to load Italix, then please copy the module BASIC64 (on
Apps1, in !System.Modules) into the Modules directory of your current
!System (refer to the RISC OS 3 User Guide for details of how to copy
files). If you have set up your !System using the !System on Apps1 as a
base, then this problem should not arise.
Italix is a utility which shears (makes oblique) Draw files. It can shear
along the X and/or Y axes, at 0 to 89 degrees. The path objects in the file
can be sheared from (0,0),the bottom left-most point, or the bottom
left-most point of the individual path object.
It is often useful to be able to shear Draw files, for instance to convert
a Draw file to the Isometric grid style, or to make something oblique. Due
to the nature of the transformation matrix which Draw uses, it is impossible
to shear fonts, but this does not prove to be a problem for RISC OS 3 users,
as the font can be first converted to a path object using the version of
!Draw in ROM (See the User guide for more details).
Using Italix
~~~~~~~~~~~~
To use Italix, set the options as required (see below), and drop the Draw
file on the Italix window.
Click on 'Go' to shear the file. When the file has been sheared, the
computer will make a 'bi-beep' sound, and a save dialogue box will open. The
sheared file can now be saved to either a directory display or application.
Clicking on 'Show Results' opens a Draw window showing the result of the
shear. If !Draw is already loaded, the window will open immediately. If it
is not, then the first click on 'Show Results' will load !Draw, and the
second will open a window showing the sheared file. The file can safely be
discarded from Draw, as Italix retains it's copy.
Clicking on 'Save' opens a save dialogue box, from which the file can be
dragged to either a directory display, or another application.
Clicking on 'Clear' will drop the file currently in memory, and release
the relevant memory.
The Options
~~~~~~~~~~~
To see the Italix options, open the main window by clicking Select on the
Italix icon (on the icon bar). The options and their uses are as follows :-
-> Shear type
� Shear X shears along the X axis.
� Shear Y shears along the Y axis.
� Shear both shears along both axes.
Note that strange results may be obtained if using the Shear both option
with a setting of 45 degrees, but this has not been inhibited as it may
prove useful.
-> Shear from
� Shear from (0,0) will shear from the absolute origin, but more often
used will be
� Shear from bottom left, which shears from the bottom left corner of the
drawing.
� Shear objects from individual object origin shears from the bottom left
corner of the individual path object, and is useful for producing
strange 'falling off the page' effects with complex Draw files.
To illustrate these last three options more clearly, it is recommended that
you try them out for yourself on example draw files. If you do no understand
the meaning of the last option, then create a Draw file with two squares
next to each other, and try shearing from (0,0), and then from the
individual object origin.
As a last point, it is worth pointing out that the choices can be saved by
clicking menu on the main Italix window, moving across into the Misc submenu
and clicking on Save Choices.
I hope that you find Italix a useful addition to your utility collection.
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Ben Schofield 00000000 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |. | 00000010 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000020 21 49 74 61 6c 69 78 20 76 31 2e 34 36 0a 20 20 |!Italix v1.46. | 00000030 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000040 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 2d 2d 2d | ---| 00000050 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 |---- -----.. | 00000060 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000070 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 42 79 20 42 65 6e | By Ben| 00000080 20 53 63 68 6f 66 69 65 6c 64 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 | Schofield.. | 00000090 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 000000a0 20 20 20 20 20 20 a9 20 31 39 39 33 20 41 72 63 | . 1993 Arc| 000000b0 68 69 6d 65 64 65 73 20 57 6f 72 6c 64 0a 0a 20 |himedes World.. | 000000c0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 000000d0 20 20 2a 2a 2a 20 46 4f 52 20 52 49 53 43 20 4f | *** FOR RISC O| 000000e0 53 20 33 2e 31 20 61 6e 64 20 6c 61 74 65 72 20 |S 3.1 and later | 000000f0 4f 4e 4c 59 20 2a 2a 2a 0a 0a 4e 6f 74 65 20 2d |ONLY ***..Note -| 00000100 0a 20 20 49 66 20 79 6f 75 20 67 65 74 20 74 68 |. If you get th| 00000110 65 20 65 72 72 6f 72 20 22 46 69 6c 65 20 27 53 |e error "File 'S| 00000120 79 73 74 65 6d 3a 4d 6f 64 75 6c 65 73 2e 42 41 |ystem:Modules.BA| 00000130 53 49 43 36 34 27 20 6e 6f 74 20 66 6f 75 6e 64 |SIC64' not found| 00000140 22 20 6f 72 20 73 69 6d 69 6c 61 72 0a 77 68 69 |" or similar.whi| 00000150 6c 73 74 20 61 74 74 65 6d 70 74 69 6e 67 20 74 |lst attempting t| 00000160 6f 20 6c 6f 61 64 20 49 74 61 6c 69 78 2c 20 74 |o load Italix, t| 00000170 68 65 6e 20 70 6c 65 61 73 65 20 63 6f 70 79 20 |hen please copy | 00000180 74 68 65 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 42 41 53 49 43 |the module BASIC| 00000190 36 34 20 28 6f 6e 0a 41 70 70 73 31 2c 20 69 6e |64 (on.Apps1, in| 000001a0 20 21 53 79 73 74 65 6d 2e 4d 6f 64 75 6c 65 73 | !System.Modules| 000001b0 29 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 4d 6f 64 75 6c |) into the Modul| 000001c0 65 73 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 20 6f 66 20 |es directory of | 000001d0 79 6f 75 72 20 63 75 72 72 65 6e 74 0a 21 53 79 |your current.!Sy| 000001e0 73 74 65 6d 20 28 72 65 66 65 72 20 74 6f 20 74 |stem (refer to t| 000001f0 68 65 20 52 49 53 43 20 4f 53 20 33 20 55 73 65 |he RISC OS 3 Use| 00000200 72 20 47 75 69 64 65 20 66 6f 72 20 64 65 74 61 |r Guide for deta| 00000210 69 6c 73 20 6f 66 20 68 6f 77 20 74 6f 20 63 6f |ils of how to co| 00000220 70 79 0a 66 69 6c 65 73 29 2e 20 49 66 20 79 6f |py.files). If yo| 00000230 75 20 68 61 76 65 20 73 65 74 20 75 70 20 79 6f |u have set up yo| 00000240 75 72 20 21 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 75 73 69 6e 67 |ur !System using| 00000250 20 74 68 65 20 21 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 6f 6e 20 | the !System on | 00000260 41 70 70 73 31 20 61 73 20 61 0a 62 61 73 65 2c |Apps1 as a.base,| 00000270 20 74 68 65 6e 20 74 68 69 73 20 70 72 6f 62 6c | then this probl| 00000280 65 6d 20 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 20 6e 6f 74 20 61 72 |em should not ar| 00000290 69 73 65 2e 0a 0a 20 20 49 74 61 6c 69 78 20 69 |ise... Italix i| 000002a0 73 20 61 20 75 74 69 6c 69 74 79 20 77 68 69 63 |s a utility whic| 000002b0 68 20 73 68 65 61 72 73 20 28 6d 61 6b 65 73 20 |h shears (makes | 000002c0 6f 62 6c 69 71 75 65 29 20 44 72 61 77 20 66 69 |oblique) Draw fi| 000002d0 6c 65 73 2e 20 49 74 20 63 61 6e 20 73 68 65 61 |les. It can shea| 000002e0 72 0a 61 6c 6f 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 58 20 61 6e |r.along the X an| 000002f0 64 2f 6f 72 20 59 20 61 78 65 73 2c 20 61 74 20 |d/or Y axes, at | 00000300 30 20 74 6f 20 38 39 20 64 65 67 72 65 65 73 2e |0 to 89 degrees.| 00000310 20 54 68 65 20 70 61 74 68 20 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 | The path object| 00000320 73 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c 65 0a 63 61 |s in the file.ca| 00000330 6e 20 62 65 20 73 68 65 61 72 65 64 20 66 72 6f |n be sheared fro| 00000340 6d 20 28 30 2c 30 29 2c 74 68 65 20 62 6f 74 74 |m (0,0),the bott| 00000350 6f 6d 20 6c 65 66 74 2d 6d 6f 73 74 20 70 6f 69 |om left-most poi| 00000360 6e 74 2c 20 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 62 6f 74 74 6f |nt, or the botto| 00000370 6d 0a 6c 65 66 74 2d 6d 6f 73 74 20 70 6f 69 6e |m.left-most poin| 00000380 74 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 69 6e 64 69 76 69 64 |t of the individ| 00000390 75 61 6c 20 70 61 74 68 20 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 2e |ual path object.| 000003a0 0a 20 20 49 74 20 69 73 20 6f 66 74 65 6e 20 75 |. 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Due.to the | 00000440 6e 61 74 75 72 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 74 72 |nature of the tr| 00000450 61 6e 73 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 6d 61 74 |ansformation mat| 00000460 72 69 78 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 44 72 61 77 20 75 |rix which Draw u| 00000470 73 65 73 2c 20 69 74 20 69 73 20 69 6d 70 6f 73 |ses, it is impos| 00000480 73 69 62 6c 65 0a 74 6f 20 73 68 65 61 72 20 66 |sible.to shear f| 00000490 6f 6e 74 73 2c 20 62 75 74 20 74 68 69 73 20 64 |onts, but this d| 000004a0 6f 65 73 20 6e 6f 74 20 70 72 6f 76 65 20 74 6f |oes not prove to| 000004b0 20 62 65 20 61 20 70 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 20 66 6f | be a problem fo| 000004c0 72 20 52 49 53 43 20 4f 53 20 33 20 75 73 65 72 |r RISC OS 3 user| 000004d0 73 2c 0a 61 73 20 74 68 65 20 66 6f 6e 74 20 63 |s,.as the font c| 000004e0 61 6e 20 62 65 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 63 6f 6e 76 |an be first conv| 000004f0 65 72 74 65 64 20 74 6f 20 61 20 70 61 74 68 20 |erted to a path | 00000500 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 20 75 73 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 |object using the| 00000510 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 0a 21 44 72 61 | version of.!Dra| 00000520 77 20 69 6e 20 52 4f 4d 20 28 53 65 65 20 74 68 |w in ROM (See th| 00000530 65 20 55 73 65 72 20 67 75 69 64 65 20 66 6f 72 |e User guide for| 00000540 20 6d 6f 72 65 20 64 65 74 61 69 6c 73 29 2e 0a | more details)..| 00000550 0a 55 73 69 6e 67 20 49 74 61 6c 69 78 0a 7e 7e |.Using Italix.~~| 00000560 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 0a 0a 20 20 54 6f |~~~~~~~~~~.. To| 00000570 20 75 73 65 20 49 74 61 6c 69 78 2c 20 73 65 74 | use Italix, set| 00000580 20 74 68 65 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 61 73 20 | the options as | 00000590 72 65 71 75 69 72 65 64 20 28 73 65 65 20 62 65 |required (see be| 000005a0 6c 6f 77 29 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 64 72 6f 70 20 74 |low), and drop t| 000005b0 68 65 20 44 72 61 77 0a 66 69 6c 65 20 6f 6e 20 |he Draw.file on | 000005c0 74 68 65 20 49 74 61 6c 69 78 20 77 69 6e 64 6f |the Italix windo| 000005d0 77 2e 0a 20 20 43 6c 69 63 6b 20 6f 6e 20 27 47 |w.. Click on 'G| 000005e0 6f 27 20 74 6f 20 73 68 65 61 72 20 74 68 65 20 |o' to shear the | 000005f0 66 69 6c 65 2e 20 57 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 66 |file. When the f| 00000600 69 6c 65 20 68 61 73 20 62 65 65 6e 20 73 68 65 |ile has been she| 00000610 61 72 65 64 2c 20 74 68 65 0a 63 6f 6d 70 75 74 |ared, the.comput| 00000620 65 72 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6d 61 6b 65 20 61 20 27 |er will make a '| 00000630 62 69 2d 62 65 65 70 27 20 73 6f 75 6e 64 2c 20 |bi-beep' sound, | 00000640 61 6e 64 20 61 20 73 61 76 65 20 64 69 61 6c 6f |and a save dialo| 00000650 67 75 65 20 62 6f 78 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6f 70 65 |gue box will ope| 00000660 6e 2e 20 54 68 65 0a 73 68 65 61 72 65 64 20 66 |n. The.sheared f| 00000670 69 6c 65 20 63 61 6e 20 6e 6f 77 20 62 65 20 73 |ile can now be s| 00000680 61 76 65 64 20 74 6f 20 65 69 74 68 65 72 20 61 |aved to either a| 00000690 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 20 64 69 73 70 6c | directory displ| 000006a0 61 79 20 6f 72 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f |ay or applicatio| 000006b0 6e 2e 0a 20 43 6c 69 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 6f 6e 20 |n.. Clicking on | 000006c0 27 53 68 6f 77 20 52 65 73 75 6c 74 73 27 20 6f |'Show Results' o| 000006d0 70 65 6e 73 20 61 20 44 72 61 77 20 77 69 6e 64 |pens a Draw wind| 000006e0 6f 77 20 73 68 6f 77 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 72 |ow showing the r| 000006f0 65 73 75 6c 74 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 0a 73 68 65 |esult of the.she| 00000700 61 72 2e 20 49 66 20 21 44 72 61 77 20 69 73 20 |ar. If !Draw is | 00000710 61 6c 72 65 61 64 79 20 6c 6f 61 64 65 64 2c 20 |already loaded, | 00000720 74 68 65 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 |the window will | 00000730 6f 70 65 6e 20 69 6d 6d 65 64 69 61 74 65 6c 79 |open immediately| 00000740 2e 20 49 66 20 69 74 0a 69 73 20 6e 6f 74 2c 20 |. If it.is not, | 00000750 74 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 63 |then the first c| 00000760 6c 69 63 6b 20 6f 6e 20 27 53 68 6f 77 20 52 65 |lick on 'Show Re| 00000770 73 75 6c 74 73 27 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6c 6f 61 64 |sults' will load| 00000780 20 21 44 72 61 77 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 0a | !Draw, and the.| 00000790 73 65 63 6f 6e 64 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6f 70 65 6e |second will open| 000007a0 20 61 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 73 68 6f 77 69 6e | a window showin| 000007b0 67 20 74 68 65 20 73 68 65 61 72 65 64 20 66 69 |g the sheared fi| 000007c0 6c 65 2e 20 54 68 65 20 66 69 6c 65 20 63 61 6e |le. The file can| 000007d0 20 73 61 66 65 6c 79 20 62 65 0a 64 69 73 63 61 | safely be.disca| 000007e0 72 64 65 64 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 44 72 61 77 2c 20 |rded from Draw, | 000007f0 61 73 20 49 74 61 6c 69 78 20 72 65 74 61 69 6e |as Italix retain| 00000800 73 20 69 74 27 73 20 63 6f 70 79 2e 0a 20 20 43 |s it's copy.. C| 00000810 6c 69 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 6f 6e 20 27 53 61 76 65 |licking on 'Save| 00000820 27 20 6f 70 65 6e 73 20 61 20 73 61 76 65 20 64 |' opens a save d| 00000830 69 61 6c 6f 67 75 65 20 62 6f 78 2c 20 66 72 6f |ialogue box, fro| 00000840 6d 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c 65 |m which the file| 00000850 20 63 61 6e 20 62 65 0a 64 72 61 67 67 65 64 20 | can be.dragged | 00000860 74 6f 20 65 69 74 68 65 72 20 61 20 64 69 72 65 |to either a dire| 00000870 63 74 6f 72 79 20 64 69 73 70 6c 61 79 2c 20 6f |ctory display, o| 00000880 72 20 61 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 |r another applic| 00000890 61 74 69 6f 6e 2e 0a 20 20 43 6c 69 63 6b 69 6e |ation.. Clickin| 000008a0 67 20 6f 6e 20 27 43 6c 65 61 72 27 20 77 69 6c |g on 'Clear' wil| 000008b0 6c 20 64 72 6f 70 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c 65 20 |l drop the file | 000008c0 63 75 72 72 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 69 6e 20 6d 65 6d |currently in mem| 000008d0 6f 72 79 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 72 65 6c 65 61 73 65 |ory, and release| 000008e0 0a 74 68 65 20 72 65 6c 65 76 61 6e 74 20 6d 65 |.the relevant me| 000008f0 6d 6f 72 79 2e 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 4f 70 74 69 6f |mory...The Optio| 00000900 6e 73 0a 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 0a 0a |ns.~~~~~~~~~~~..| 00000910 20 54 6f 20 73 65 65 20 74 68 65 20 49 74 61 6c | To see the Ital| 00000920 69 78 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 73 2c 20 6f 70 65 6e |ix options, open| 00000930 20 74 68 65 20 6d 61 69 6e 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 | the main window| 00000940 20 62 79 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 53 65 6c | by clicking Sel| 00000950 65 63 74 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 0a 49 74 61 6c 69 |ect on the.Itali| 00000960 78 20 69 63 6f 6e 20 28 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 69 |x icon (on the i| 00000970 63 6f 6e 20 62 61 72 29 2e 20 54 68 65 20 6f 70 |con bar). The op| 00000980 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 69 72 20 |tions and their | 00000990 75 73 65 73 20 61 72 65 20 61 73 20 66 6f 6c 6c |uses are as foll| 000009a0 6f 77 73 20 3a 2d 0a 0a 20 2d 3e 20 53 68 65 61 |ows :-.. -> Shea| 000009b0 72 20 74 79 70 65 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 8f 20 53 68 |r type.. . Sh| 000009c0 65 61 72 20 58 20 73 68 65 61 72 73 20 61 6c 6f |ear X shears alo| 000009d0 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 58 20 61 78 69 73 2e 0a 20 |ng the X axis.. | 000009e0 20 20 20 8f 20 53 68 65 61 72 20 59 20 73 68 65 | . Shear Y she| 000009f0 61 72 73 20 61 6c 6f 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 59 20 |ars along the Y | 00000a00 61 78 69 73 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 8f 20 53 68 65 61 |axis.. . Shea| 00000a10 72 20 62 6f 74 68 20 73 68 65 61 72 73 20 61 6c |r both shears al| 00000a20 6f 6e 67 20 62 6f 74 68 20 61 78 65 73 2e 0a 0a |ong both axes...| 00000a30 20 20 20 20 4e 6f 74 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 73 74 | Note that st| 00000a40 72 61 6e 67 65 20 72 65 73 75 6c 74 73 20 6d 61 |range results ma| 00000a50 79 20 62 65 20 6f 62 74 61 69 6e 65 64 20 69 66 |y be obtained if| 00000a60 20 75 73 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 53 68 65 61 72 | using the Shear| 00000a70 20 62 6f 74 68 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 0a 20 20 20 | both option. | 00000a80 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 20 73 65 74 74 69 6e 67 20 | with a setting | 00000a90 6f 66 20 34 35 20 64 65 67 72 65 65 73 2c 20 62 |of 45 degrees, b| 00000aa0 75 74 20 74 68 69 73 20 68 61 73 20 6e 6f 74 20 |ut this has not | 00000ab0 62 65 65 6e 20 69 6e 68 69 62 69 74 65 64 20 61 |been inhibited a| 00000ac0 73 20 69 74 20 6d 61 79 0a 20 20 20 20 70 72 6f |s it may. pro| 00000ad0 76 65 20 75 73 65 66 75 6c 2e 0a 0a 20 2d 3e 20 |ve useful... -> | 00000ae0 53 68 65 61 72 20 66 72 6f 6d 0a 20 0a 20 20 20 |Shear from. . | 00000af0 20 8f 20 53 68 65 61 72 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 28 30 | . Shear from (0| 00000b00 2c 30 29 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 73 68 65 61 72 20 66 |,0) will shear f| 00000b10 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 20 61 62 73 6f 6c 75 74 65 |rom the absolute| 00000b20 20 6f 72 69 67 69 6e 2c 20 62 75 74 20 6d 6f 72 | origin, but mor| 00000b30 65 20 6f 66 74 65 6e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |e often. | 00000b40 75 73 65 64 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 0a 20 20 20 |used will be. | 00000b50 20 8f 20 53 68 65 61 72 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 62 6f | . Shear from bo| 00000b60 74 74 6f 6d 20 6c 65 66 74 2c 20 77 68 69 63 68 |ttom left, which| 00000b70 20 73 68 65 61 72 73 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 | shears from the| 00000b80 20 62 6f 74 74 6f 6d 20 6c 65 66 74 20 63 6f 72 | bottom left cor| 00000b90 6e 65 72 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 0a 20 20 20 20 20 |ner of the. | 00000ba0 20 20 20 64 72 61 77 69 6e 67 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 | drawing.. | 00000bb0 8f 20 53 68 65 61 72 20 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 73 20 |. Shear objects | 00000bc0 66 72 6f 6d 20 69 6e 64 69 76 69 64 75 61 6c 20 |from individual | 00000bd0 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 20 6f 72 69 67 69 6e 20 73 68 |object origin sh| 00000be0 65 61 72 73 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 20 62 6f |ears from the bo| 00000bf0 74 74 6f 6d 20 6c 65 66 74 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 |ttom left. | 00000c00 20 20 63 6f 72 6e 65 72 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 | corner of the | 00000c10 69 6e 64 69 76 69 64 75 61 6c 20 70 61 74 68 20 |individual path | 00000c20 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 69 73 20 75 |object, and is u| 00000c30 73 65 66 75 6c 20 66 6f 72 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 |seful for produc| 00000c40 69 6e 67 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 73 74 72 61 |ing. stra| 00000c50 6e 67 65 20 27 66 61 6c 6c 69 6e 67 20 6f 66 66 |nge 'falling off| 00000c60 20 74 68 65 20 70 61 67 65 27 20 65 66 66 65 63 | the page' effec| 00000c70 74 73 20 77 69 74 68 20 63 6f 6d 70 6c 65 78 20 |ts with complex | 00000c80 44 72 61 77 20 66 69 6c 65 73 2e 0a 0a 20 54 6f |Draw files... 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