Bitmap Multipage Export [updated for X4]

Updated for compatibility with CorelDRAW X4, specifically TIF export issue in Photoshop CS3

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statusbar DPI for bitmaps in DRAW X4

Currently DRAW X4 does not show DPI for bitmaps in its status bar.

Here's the macro that displays a separate small horizontal info bar when the bitmap is selected.

The macro info window can be moved by mouse, I think it's best to put the window right over the object details status bar section.

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TIF export fix - DRAW X4 to Photoshop CS3

Current (initial) version of DRAW X4 export routine creates TIF files that won't open in Photoshop CS3. This macro automatically fixes the bug.

Install it & forget it.
The only required condition for the macro to work, which is set in the macro installer by default: Tools->Options->VBA->DelayLoadVBA = OFF

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[hint] CorelDRAW's Desktop menu launcher

You can customize a menu that appears on rightclicking of CorelDRAW Desktop area even when no documents are opened.

RecentFiles Nov30 - a fix of Nov21 :-)

Last version of RecentFiles macro (Nov21) was locking bitmap image files (except CPT) being previewed, so external writing to them was prohibited. Nov30 version fixes this.

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wx_TOOLS :: BitmapsResizer

See also: wx_TOOLS package full description

Added:

• wx.BitmapsResizer - to change (all/page/selected) bitmaps' dimensions proportionally (or force the values entered, if both X,Y are non-zero), optionally processes powerclipped contents
  
  
  

[general] Registry optimization tip

Windows Registry contains a lot of orphaned and superfluous information after a few months of usage: recently used files for many apps, not more existing SharedDlls, etc - which is cleaned by many registry cleaning tools.

Yet I've seen no tool to care about:

• Orphaned HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface records
  sometimes there may exist a lot - check an AHK script to enumerate and delete them
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• Explorer ShellTray notification icons arrangement
  as much as 3MB is quite usual :-) check it yourself, run: regedit /e c:\test.reg HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify
  then see the size of c:\test.reg file and divide it in two. See the next item for a cure.
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• Explorer wallpapers recently used list
  mine was 0.5MB, check it by running: regedit /e c:\test.reg HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpaper
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  here's the reg to clean shelltray and wallpapers  MRU list. Paste to notepad and save it to "CleanRegTrayAndWallpapers.reg", type it with quotes(!), then double click it and perform a Windows re-login.
  REGEDIT4
  [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify]
  [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpaper]
  

After all these clean-ups the Registry contains a lot of interspersed blocks marked as free, which is not good since new data won't necessarily fit in any of those. So a defragmentation is required, here's IMHO the simplest and fastest tool to do it: One Click Windows Registry Optimizer, 140kb portable version (no installation is required)

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RecentFiles Nov21 - show image info + PDF pages

Nov21:

• preview bitmap images dimensions, dpi, color mode
• PDF mediabox, PDF page count
• changed: import of PDF by doubleclick - MultiPage/Groupped question is shown only if PDF file has actually more than 1 page (number of pages is shown on the 'multipage' button)

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DRAW 12/X3 UI adjustment effects customization fix

CorelDRAW 12/X3 options' customization doesn't provide some of color adjustment effects for shortcut assignment, there are no labels for them, nowhere, even in 'All commands' section, e.g.Contrast Enhancements (aka Levels), etc. - 12 effects from Adjust menu....

I wouldn't be me if I didn't succeed in tweaking it :-) so it's just one-click away

200k autopatcher CDRAdjustmentEffectsCustomizationEnabler.exe

Now becomes true:

wx_PatchDraw [updated]

• New: patch.RenderResolution, on-the-fly change of Render Effects Resolution, dpi
  New: patch.AutocenterPowerClipToggle, on-the-fly toggling of "Center new powerclips contents" option
  New: patch.NavigatorWindowSize - for X3 & X4, resizes document navigator (50-500, DRAW's default is 150), standard hotkey is "N"
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• patch.SlowZoomToggle - toggle mousewheel zoom speed (fast, as in X3 default, or slow, as in Draw11). Shift-scrolling speed is also toggled.
• patch.ZoomLevelLimitToggle - toggle "Maximum (minimum) zoom level achieved reached" messages.
• patch.NodeGlyph2xToggle - toggle double size for nonselected node glyphs in node edit mode. Nodes thus are easier to be seen / work with.
• patch.NodeGlyphColoredToggle - toggle node color coding for different types of nodes.
• patch.SnapRadiusSet - set userspecified value of gravity of snapping (1..35, default is 10). High value (35) makes it a lot easier to work with guidelines and snap-to-objects
• patch.SnapRadiusStd10, SnapRadiusMax35 - 1-click macros to quickly set gravity of snapping to 10 and 35 respectively
• patch.CLOLreadToggle - disable reading of ColorStyles from CDR files to speed-up opening
• patch.CLOLwriteToggle - disable saving of ColorStyles to CDR files to optimize file size to speed-up saving
• patch.CrossHairToggle - fullscreen cross hair mouse pointer
• patch.DispImageAntiAliasToggle - antialiasing of bitmaps in enhanced view mode
• patch.Setup - configure automatic applying of the settings at startup time. Naturally don't forget to clear the "DelayLoadVBA" checkbox in Tools-Options-VBA - thus actually allowing VBA macros to run at startup.
• works with DrawX3sp2 (13.0.0.739)

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