* Added view preview image function. To view the Preview resource of an eps file hold down the option key as you double-click on its entry in the placed image list. The window can dismissed by pressing command-W or clicking in the goAway box.
The preview window may be dragged and activated/deactivated. If you double-click on another file while the preview window is open the current preview window will be closed and the new one will open as the frontmost window. Also if the main window (or file) is closed any open preview window will also be closed.
* The Embedded Files selection in the Riot Control menu was always enabled. It is now disabled when another file is open. It is re-enabled when the file is closed.
* The Select All selection in the Edit menu did not enable the Replace button. This has been corrected.
* Patterns defined in the Illustrator document are now identified as to whether they are used or not. If a pattern is defined and not used the message '*N/U' will appear opposite the name in the patterns list.
b5.1
* Circular PS Refs ceased to be reported as a result of changes in version b5. This has been corrected and Circular PS Refs are again reported.
* In Colors mode the Convert button would hilite (for use) when a selected color was not used by the main document. This is no longer the case since Riot control cannot convert custom colors used in placed images. The Convert button would also hilite if a color was defined in the main document but not used. This has also been corrected since conversion of a color which doesn't exist cause the definition to be lost.
b6
* Extract embedded images prematurely concluded before all data was transfer to the new files when one (or more) of the placed images had a span of greater than 32K without a return character in the file data. This is often possible when the placed images have been created with earlier versions of Photoshop and saved in binary format.
* The scalH (scaled height) and scalW (scaled width) data columns have been removed from the file information list and replaced by xfunc and format. The xfunc column indicates if an image has been saved with a transfer function included. Possible data is either "Yes" or "No". Format indicates the format of the postscript data of the placed image. It will be either "Ascii" or "Binary" depending on the Photoshop options when saved.
If the image is not a Photoshop file or is otherwise missing both xfunc and format will be "--" since the information cannot be located.
* Expanded verification of placed image file status. Possible status indicators in order of priority are:
1. Missing
The placed image file could not be located either in its declared location (where it was when originally placed), in the default location (same as the Illustrator document), or embedded in the Illustrator document.
2. Improperly Renamed
Applies only to DCS files since all others are single-file documents. The placing file of the DCS was located but none of the individual plates were found. When this happens the name of one of the required plate files is compared to the finder name of the placing file. This is typical the result of renaming the files at the finder info level without editing the postscript declarations contain in the placing file of a DCS.
3. [C, Y, M, K] Plates missing
Applies only to DCS files since all others are single-file documents. The placing file of the DCS was located but one or more of the individual plate files could not be located. Only those plates which could not be located will be indicated.
4. Size modified
The bounding box information contained in the placed image file is different than that recorded in the Illustrator document when the image was originally placed. Basically this indicates that the placement information contained in the Illustrator document is invalid and the results of output would not be predictable.
5. Contains file links
The placed image file contains placed images of its own. Usually this 3-way linking does not output properly from Adobe Separator.
6. Circular PS ref
The placed image is an Illustrator eps file. That is Illustrator imported in Illustrator as a image. This can present a variety of problems on some output devices such as purging application dictionaries prematurly or exhausting available output device memory in one swoop.
7. Other Location
The placed image was found in the expected location, but that location is other than that of the main Illustrator document. That is, it is located in a different folder. Though this usually outputs properly, it is a high-risk since the file may be easily overlooked when submitting the project for output.
8. Found by default
The placed image was not found in the expected location which is other than the main Illustrator document. It was found in the same folder as the main document. Illustrator will automatically relink this when the file is opened (you will be prompted to save changes when you didn't make any). Separator will not locate the file however and if it doesn't fail entirely it will print a bitmapped respresentation.
9. Embedded file
The placed image in embedded in the Illustrator file as a result of "include placed images" when the Illustrator eps was saved. For DCS files only this causes a problem when output through Separator. The main placing file is found since it is a physical part of the Illustrator documents but the individual plate files are not. This is due to the path to the image files not being properly established either because Separator doesn't do it, or because of a possible bug in the %%BeginDocument postscript statement generated by Illustrator 3.1. A space is inserted at the beginning of the pathname parameter which does not appear in the %%IncludeFile statement.
* Previously the replacement of existing main Illustrator documents was not allowed in the extract embedded and save as functions. This has now been implemented.
* A Spinning cursor has been added to the Verifying files... status dialog to provide continuous progress reporting on large placed image files.
b6.4
Added Rename File Structure to Riot Control menu. If the file is a single file image the file is renamed normally. For DCS file the placing file is read and the existance of the plate files is verified before the process begins. If the plate files are not found using the plate names, Riot Control will then try using the name of the selected file as a default to construct new plate names. If the files are found the renaming process will continue. A temporary duplicate of the placing file is created and removed by Riot Control when renaming DCS files. The placing file, all of the plate files, and the links between them will be changed to the new file name. The default feature may be used to correct DCS files which have been improper renamed at the finder level.
