nanDECK - What's new in version 1.13c

New DUPLEX directive

This directive is useful when you must print cards front-to-back (the backs must be aligned in the page in a different way, reversing each single line), the syntax is:

DUPLEX = "front card(s)", "back card(s)", number

This directive makes all the reversing and alignment work automatically. For example, if you have ten cards (number 1-10), with ten different backs (number 11-20), you use this single line:

DUPLEX = 1-10, 11-20

If you want two copies of each card, add another parameter to the end:

DUPLEX = 1-10, 11-20, 2

You can use several of these lines, if you have a complex deck.

New HTMLIMAGE directive

In the HTMLTEXT directive, you can add images, but the syntax is not related to the code. With this directive, you specify a set of keywords that can be used in the HTML code to recall images (specifying width and height), simplifying the coding. This is the syntax:

HTMLIMAGE = "range", "name", "filename", width, height, flags

The "name" parameter is substituted in the code with the HTML tag for the image. In the flags parameter you can specify a P for keep the original proportion of the image. This is an example:

HTMLIMAGE = 1, "(one)", "im1.gif", 1, 1, P
HTMLIMAGE = 1, "(two)", "im2.gif", 1, 1, P
HTMLIMAGE = 1, "(three)", "im3.gif", 1, 1, P
FONT = Arial, 20, , #000000
HTMLTEXT = 1, "<p>This is test (one), this is test (two), this is test (three)<p>", 0, 0, 100%, 100%

New AUTOLABEL function

This function creates a label with a sequence of values. The syntax is:

[label] = AUTOLABEL(start, end, step)

This is an example that creates a label with 100 numbers:

[list] = AUTOLABEL(1, 10)

Added flag N in IMAGE directive for loading png transparency

If you have a .png file with transparency information, you can load them with a N flag, in the IMAGE directive. For example:

RECTANGLE = 1, 25%, 0, 50%, 100%, #FF0000
IMAGE = 1, "dice.png", 0, 0, 100%, 100%, 0, PN

This is the result:

Added color parameter in SAVE directive for saving transparency information

For GIF and PNG file, you can save an image with a transparent color specifying it as 7th parameter. For example:

SAVE = 1, "image.png", 0, 0, 100%, 100%, #FFFFFF

Added flag $ in FILTER function for filtering n-of-a-kind sequences

This flag is used (in the FILTER function) when you want to calculate the occurrence of repetitions of the same letter(s) in a sequence.

For example, if you have all the permutations with repetitions of four letters taken from five, and you want only the sequences with three or four identical letters, this is the code:

pr[a]4 = a|b|c|d|e
[b] = FILTER($[a], 3, 4)
[rng1] = "1-{(b)}"
FONT = Arial, 64, , #000000
TEXT = [rng1], [b], 0, 0, 100%, 100%

Added flag £ in FILTER function for filtering straight sequences

This flag is used (in the FILTER function) when you want to calculate the occurrence of straights in a sequence.

For example, if you have all the permutations with repetitions of four letters taken from five, and you want only the sequences with three or four letters in a straight, this is the code:

pr[a]4 = a|b|c|d|e
[b] = FILTER(£[a], 3, 4)
[rng1] = "1-{(b)}"
FONT = Arial, 64, , #000000
TEXT = [rng1], [b], 0, 0, 100%, 100%

Added syntax for random color patterns

Specifying two or more colors, instead of a gradient (there isn't the @ operator) you obtain a random pattern, created with all the colors. For example:

RECTANGLE = 1, 0, 0, 100%, 33%, #FF0000
RECTANGLE = 1, 0, 33%, 100%, 34%, #FF0000#0000FF
RECTANGLE = 1, 0, 67%, 100%, 33%, #0000FF

This is the result:

You can also add a level of balance (with % and a number, to the end of the color sequence) and a number of smoothings (with a $ and a number to the end of the color sequence).

Added parameter in PRINT directive for duplex printing

If you have used the DUPLEX directive, you can filter automatically these cards (printing only them) using this line:

PRINT = DUPLEX

Fixed bug in % operator

Fixed bug in IF directive

Fixed bug in DPI directive