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Software Manual

C-Grafic

Logo and Font Processing Program for

C-Machines

Version 7.06 The copyright for this documentation is held by KBA-Metronic AG. This documentation may not be reproduced without prior written permission by KBA-Metronic AG nor used in contradic-tion to the vital interest of KBA-Metronic AG.

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Contents .........................................................................................................................3

1 Introduction .............................................................................................................5 1.1 Preface ........................................................................................................................5 1.2 Technical Support ........................................................................................................5 1.3 License Conditions and Liability ..................................................................................6

2 Installation ...............................................................................................................7 2.1 System Requirements .................................................................................................7 2.2 Software.......................................................................................................................7 2.3 Applicable File Formats ...............................................................................................8 2.4 File Transmission.........................................................................................................8

3 Working with C-Grafic .............................................................................................9 3.1 Mouse or Keypad?.......................................................................................................9 3.2 Structure of the Windows.............................................................................................9 3.3 Selecting the Function Buttons ..................................................................................10 3.4 Moving the Cursor .....................................................................................................10

4 Starting C-Grafic....................................................................................................11

5 Logo Manager ........................................................................................................13

6 Font Manager.........................................................................................................15 6.1 Font Editor .................................................................................................................16

7 Editor Level............................................................................................................19 7.1 Pixel ...........................................................................................................................20 7.2 Line ............................................................................................................................20 7.3 Line Pattern ...............................................................................................................20 7.4 Orthogonal Line .........................................................................................................21 7.5 Squares and Rectangles ...........................................................................................21 7.6 Area ...........................................................................................................................21 7.7 Circle..........................................................................................................................22 7.8 Text............................................................................................................................22 7.9 Insert Column ............................................................................................................23 7.10 Delete Column ...........................................................................................................23 7.11 Insert Line ..................................................................................................................23 7.12 Delete Line.................................................................................................................24 7.13 Inverse Representation..............................................................................................24 7.14 Delete ........................................................................................................................24 7.15 Copy ..........................................................................................................................25 7.16 Move ..........................................................................................................................26 7.17 Turn ...........................................................................................................................27 7.18 Block Graphic ........................................................................................................27

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7.19 Mirror Horizontally......................................................................................................28 7.20 Mirror Vertically ..........................................................................................................28 7.21 Smooth ......................................................................................................................29 7.22 Fill ..............................................................................................................................29 7.23 Erase .........................................................................................................................30 7.24 Scale..........................................................................................................................30

Appendix A File Properties ......................................................................................31

List of Figures ..............................................................................................................33

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1 Introduction

1.1 Preface

With C-Grafic, you have acquired a software which is easy to operate, permits you to create logos and character fonts in the most simple manner and to transmit same to your alphaJET C or beta-JET C. These operating instructions provide all information required for ensuring smooth installation and operation of the software.

On these Operating Instructions These operating instructions are intended to explain the possibilities and functions of the software offered.

They require that their reader is familiar with the basic structures and the operation of the operating system of the PC on which C-Grafic is to be installed. In addition, the user should possess knowledge of our ink-jet printers alphaJET C and betaJET C.

Before working with C-Grafic, please be absolutely sure that you have completely read these op-erating instructions at least once. This documentation is subject to structural changes serving technical progress. The copyright for these operating instructions is held by KBA-METRONIC AG. They may only be reproduced or passed on to third parties with our prior approval.

1.2 Technical Support

In case of unexpected failures of your application or if you are not able to eliminate a problem even by consulting these operating instructions or those of your printer, please contact our technical hot-line.

Our Technical Support hotline is open on Monday until Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.:

Phone: +49 931 / 90 85-206

Fax: +49 931 / 90 85-100

E-mail: [email protected]

All registered users of C-Grafic are entitled to free technical support for the current C-Grafic ver-sion or the respective predecessor version.

Our support is restricted exclusively to C-Grafic and to the printers related therewith. Please un-derstand that we are not in a position to cover specific questions as to your operating system.

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1.3 License Conditions and Liability

The copyright for the C-Grafic product is held by KBA-METRONIC AG, Veitshchheim, Germany, as its proprietor.

By having acquired a license for C-Grafic, the licensee is granted the following rights by KBA-METRONIC AG:

Any license of C-Grafic may be installed on one PC only. Under no circumstances may C-Grafic be simultaneously installed on several PCs, except when a license with pertinent regis-tration has been granted to each of these PCs by KBA-METRONIC AG.

The C-Grafic licensee may not pass the product or excerpts therefrom on to third parties with-out the permission by KBA-METRONIC AG. Files included in the scope of delivery may not be copied, except when this is expressly allowed at a different point in this documentation.

C-Grafic has been developed with utmost care and has been subjected to comprehensive tests. Nevertheless, KBA-METRONIC AG do not warrant the suitability of C-Grafic for any specific pur-pose.

Warranty claims are limited to the right to demand for the rectification of faults. The liability for any damage which might have been caused by using C-Grafic is limited to cases of intention.

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2 Installation

2.1 System Requirements

C-Grafic can be installed without any problems, without your PC having to meet specific require-ments. Only the following is required:

The MS-WINDOWS or MS-DOS operating system must be installed. Depending on your application, an external XMS memory of up to 4 MB must be available.

2.2 Software

C-Grafic can be installed using WINDOWS (or another operating system) by calling up the Software program. You can find this program by selecting the Task bar and then clicking on:

Start \ Settings \ Control Panel

Then install C-Grafic as described in the Software program.

Call up the installation in the command line using:

A:\INST_G.BAT Installation is automatically implemented in the available c:\cu directory.

If the METRONIC PC-Software is already installed on your computer, C-Grafic must be installed in the same c:\cu directory which was created upon installation of the PC-Software. The directories for the logos and character fonts to be created, i.e. c:\cu\logo and c:\cu\font, are al-ready available, since these directories are also accessed by the PC-Software.

After having been installed successfully, C-Grafic can be started in the c:\cu directory using the C-Grafic link. You can also click and hold the left mouse button and drag this link directly to your desktop.

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2.3 Applicable File Formats

C-Grafic supports the following file formats:

File format Description

*.mlg Graphically created files as logo. For reasons of transparency, these files should be stored in the c:\cu\logo directory.

*.mft Graphically created files as character font. For reasons of transparency, these files should be stored in the c:\cu\font directory.

*.bmp, *.pcx Graphically created files of the *.bmp and *.pcx type, such as files created under MSPaint or MSCoreldraw, can be opened or imported using C-Grafic and then edited in the Logo Manager. This requires that the file is available as a file of the Monochrome type.

2.4 File Transmission

Created logos or character fonts can be directly transmitted to a printer connected via the serial in-terface and also identified as such using the Transmit function in the Logo or Font Manager. The file transmitted is automatically stored in the c:\cu\log or c:\cu\font directory in the printer se-lected.

The C-Grafic software automatically defines COM1 of the PC as the interface connected and accepts the printer default values as the configuration parameters (baud rate: 38400; parity: even).

If several printers are connected, the desired printer is selected using its SystemID in the Transmit win-dow (also refer to Chapters 5 and 6).

Any printer which is connected via the serial interface, but is not identified as such, is displayed as an error message in the Transmit window. If the configura-tion of the printer interface has been changed, the de-fault values mentioned must again be preset in the printer for file transmission.

A standard null modem cable must be used as the interface cable.

The diagram to the left shows the terminal assign-ment used in case of a null modem cable.

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3 Working with C-Grafic

3.1 Mouse or Keypad?

C-Grafic can be operated using a mouse installed to the PC or entirely via the keypad. This al-lows comfortable creation of logos or character fonts directly on the alphaJET C or betaJET C. Any special features required for operation are referred to in the appropriate chapters.

3.2 Structure of the Windows

All windows have the same basic structure. This structure is presented below using the Logo&Font Editor as an example.

Fig. 1: Window structure

1. Title line The title line shows the name of the respectively current window.

2. Work area The work area is composed of various elements. Refer to the pertinent chapters and sections for a description of these elements.

3. Function buttons

Using the function buttons of the menu bar, you can start the functions assigned to the respectively opened window.

Only one window is displayed at a time. You can open a new window by pressing the correspond-ing function key or a corresponding icon button. This puts the current window to the background and the new window to the foreground.

If you wish to close the subwindow again, press the ESC key. Some of the windows can be exited by pressing the Ok, Save, Cancel or, as is the case in the window above, the Quit function button.

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3.3 Selecting the Function Buttons

The figure in Chapter 3.2 shows a window with three function buttons. The appropriate functions can be called up using the mouse or, alternatively, the keypad.

You can select a function as follows: 1. Place the mouse pointer directly on the function button at the lower edge of the

window and click the left mouse button.

2. Press the function keys F1 to F5 according to the order of the function buttons.

Hence, the function keys are assigned to the function buttons shown in Chapter 3.2 as follows:

Logo Function key F1

Font Function key F2

Quit Function key F3

3.4 Moving the Cursor

Besides using the mouse, you can also move the cursor by pressing the cursor keys. Particularly in the editor window (see Chapter 7), the cursor can be moved at a faster rate (larger steps) by pressing the cursor keys and the Shift key at the same time.

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After having been installed successfully, C-Grafic can be called up using the C-Grafic link in the c:\cu directory. You can also click and hold the left mouse button and drag this link directly to your desktop.

Use the start window Logo&Font Editor to select whether you wish to create or alter a logo or a character font or if you wish to exit C-Grafic.

Fig. 2: Logo&Font Editor

Logo This function opens the Logo Manager, which can be used to create new logos or alter existing logos.

Font Selection of this function opens the Font-Manager window, which can be used to create new character fonts or alter existing character fonts.

Quit Press the Quit button to exit C-Grafic.

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Fig. 3: Logo Manager

1. Name Displays the logo file selected in the directory selected. The path for the Logo directory is created upon installation.

2. Select Permits selection of the logo file to be edited from the directory selected, using the mouse or the cursor keys. Logo files are identified by the filename extension *.mlg.

3. Preview The window shows a preview of the logo file selected in the Select window (2).

New This function button opens the New window, where a new filename can be defined for a logo to be created. The file type for logo files (*.mlg) is added automatically. The file created is stored in the directory selected (1).

Copy If you wish to create a new and altered logo on the basis of an already ex-isting logo, you can use the Copy function to copy an existing logo file from the directory selected and store it with a new name. The file type for logo files (*.mlg) is added automatically.

Delete This function button opens the Delete File window, where the logo file selected can be deleted from the directory.

Edit This function button opens the Editor window, where the logo file se-lected can be edited (see Chapter 7).

Transmit This function button opens the Transmit window, where the logo file se-lected is transmitted to a printer connected via the serial interface and also identified as such into the c:\cu\logo directory. If several printers are connected, select one of these printers using the appropriate SystemID in the Transmit window (also refer to Chapter 2.4 File Transmission).

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Fig. 4: Font Manager

1. Name Displays the font file selected in the directory selected. The path for the Font directory is created upon installation.

2. Select Permits selection of the font file to be edited from the directory selected, us-ing the mouse or the cursor keys. Font files are identified by the filename extension *.mft .

3. Preview The window shows a preview of the font file selected in the Select window (2).

New This function button opens the New window, where a new filename can be defined for a font to be created. The file type for font files (*.mft) is added automatically. The file created is stored in the directory selected (1).

Copy If you wish to create a new and altered font on the basis of an already exist-ing font, you can use the Copy function to copy an existing font file from the directory selected and store it with a new name. The file type for font files (*.mft) is added automatically.

Delete This function button opens the Delete File window, where the font file se-lected can be deleted from the directory.

Edit This function buttons opens the FontEditor window (see Chapter 6.1). After you have selected the character font, you can edit the character set in the editor (see Chapter 7).

Transmit This function button opens the Transmit window, where the font file se-lected is transmitted to a printer connected via the serial interface and also identified as such into the c:\cu\logo directory. If several printers are connected, select one of these printers using the appropriate SystemID in the Transmit window (also refer to Chapter 2.4 File Transmission).

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6.1 Font Editor

The Font Editor defines the characters of the character set selected which are to be edited.

Fig. 5: FontEditor

1. All characters

If this option is selected, the entire character set of the font selected is available in the Chars (Ascii) field and can, thus, be edited.

2. Chars (Ascii)

If you intend to edit only a part of the character set selected, you can use this field to remove all unnecessary characters from the entire set.

As an alternative, you can enter the ASCII characters to be edited directly via the keypad (to achieve this, the Chars (Ascii) field must be activated, but the cursor may not be placed in the field).

Enter specific characters by pressing the ALT key and the pertinent ASCII number.

3. Char (Hex) If necessary, a single character can be called up directly via the pertinent hexadecimal code (confirm your entry by pressing the Enter key). Before you enter the hexadecimal code, the Chars (Ascii) field should be empty. New characters to be created must also be inserted in the char-acter set in this manner.

The non-assigned character field is called up using the hexadecimal code.

Save Exit the editor. All alterations to the character set selected are stored.

Edit After having selected the characters to be edited, you can use this function to open the Editor level (see Chapter 7).

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Format

The Format window can be used to display or alter the following parame-ters:

Current width and height of the characters (to be specified in pixels). Number of spaces which are inserted automatically after each charac-

ter (to be specified in pixels or strokes).

First to last character of the ASCII character set which will be mapped in the character set selected (to be specified as hexadecimal code).

The Tower function can be used to turn the entire character set se-lected by 90 degrees (this exchanges the width and height of the char-acters).

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7 Editor Level

The Editor represents the joint editing level for both logo and font files.

Fig. 6: Editor

1. Editor window

Editor window with small-size editing level. The coordinates desired can be selected in the Editor window either by using the cursor keys or the mouse. If you press the Shift key at the same time, the cursor moves into the direc-tion desired by eight pixels whenever you press the key.

2. Coordinate Current pixel coordinate of the position of the cursor in the Editor window, as well as the command selected in plaintext including command-support-ing information if necessary.

3. Icon buttons

Click the desired icon button to start the corresponding function (refer to the chapters below for a functional description). If you select the button to the right (4), the command bar switches over to another twelve icon buttons. If you install C-Grafic on a METRONIC printer of the alphaJET C or betaJET C type, these buttons do not appear.

Zoom The Zoom function key changes the Editor window (1) from the minimized to the maximized editing level and vice versa. The section maximized by the zoom function depends on the current cursor position. Apart from this button, you can also use the TAB key to reverse the zoom setting.

Action If you activate this button, the Actions window opens, which lists all the icon buttons as plaintext commands. Selection of a function using this list has been specifically created for operation via the keypad, but can also be achieved using the mouse.

Undo If you select this function, all alterations you have made to your graphic since you selected the last command are undone.

Import If you activate the Import function, you can insert the graphic of another file in the currently opened file. Select the file to be inserted, after you have selected this button in the opening Logo Import window (for scaling the imported file see Chapter 7.24).

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7.1 Pixel

Use this command to set or remove single points in the coordinate field of the Editor.

Icon button

Action Pixel

Control ele-ment: mouse

Whenever you click the left mouse button, a pixel is set in the coordinate selected. When you click the right mouse button, existing pixels are re-moved. If you wish to set or remove the pixels freehand, you must click and hold the mouse button.

Control ele-ment: keypad

The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to set or remove single pixels.

7.2 Line

Use this command to create lines between two coordinate points of the Editor level.

Icon button

Action Line


Click the left mouse button to define the start coordinate of the line. Hold the mouse button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you release the mouse button, the line is completed.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start the line. After having selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to com-plete the line.

7.3 Line Pattern

Use this command to create continuous lines of any desired length.

Icon button

Action Line pattern


Click the left mouse button to define the start coordinate of the line pattern. Whenever you click the button again, the line pattern is extended. Click the right mouse button to complete the line pattern.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start the line pattern. Whenever you press Enter again, the line pattern is ex-tended after you have selected a new coordinate. Press ESC to complete the line pattern.


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7.4 Orthogonal Line

Use this command to create horizontal or vertical lines.

Icon button

Action OrthoLine


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the orthogonal line. Hold the button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you release the button, the orthogonal line is completed.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start the orthogonal line. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to complete the orthogonal line.

7.5 Squares and Rectangles

Use this command to create squares or rectangles.

Icon button

Action Box


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the rectangular quadrangle. Hold the button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you release the button, the box is completed.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start generation of the rectangular quadrangle. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to complete the box.

7.6 Area

Use this command to create filled squares or rectangles.

Icon button

Action Area


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the filled rectangu-lar area. Hold the button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you re-lease the button, the area is completed.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start generation of the filled rectangular quadrangle. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to complete the area.

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7.7 Circle

Use this command to create circles of any desired diameter.

Icon button

Action Circle


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the circle. Hold the button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you release the button, the circle is completed.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start the circle. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to complete the circle.

7.8 Text

Use this command to create any texts in a selectable METRONIC character font.

Icon button

Action Text


The command opens the Font window where you can select a character font from a directory by clicking the mouse button.

A Preview helps you in selecting the font desired. Confirm your selection using the Ok function button. This closes the Font window. Now click the mouse button to define the start coordinate. Enter the text desired using the keypad.


The command opens a Font window where you can select a character set from a directory by using the cursor keys.

A Preview helps you in selecting the font desired. Confirm your selection using the Ok function button. This closes the Font window. Now use the cursor keys to define the desired start coordinate of the text. Enter the text desired using the keypad.


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7.9 Insert Column

Use this command to copy the column selected and automatically insert it at the same position. Starting at the column selected, the logo is moved to the right, thus being stretched in horizontal di-rection.

Icon button

Action Insert column


Click the mouse button to copy the column selected and to simultaneously move the rest of the logo to the right.


The cursor keys define the column desired. Press Enter to copy the col-umn selected and to simultaneously move the rest of the logo to the right.

7.10 Delete Column

Use this command to remove the column selected by the cursor from the logo. The deleted column is filled by the right-hand part of the logo.

Icon button

Action Delete column


Click the mouse button to delete the column selected and to simultaneously move the rest of the logo to the left.


The cursor keys define the column desired. Press Enter to delete the column selected and to simultaneously move the rest of the logo to the left.

7.11 Insert Line

Use this command to copy the line selected by the cursor and insert it at the same position. Start-ing at the line select, the logo is moved up, thus being stretched in vertical direction.

Icon button

Action Insert line


Click the mouse button to copy the column selected and to simultaneously move the rest of the logo upwards.


The cursor keys define the line desired. Press Enter to copy the line se-lected and to simultaneously move the rest of the logo upwards.

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7.12 Delete Line

Use this command to delete the line selected by the cursor from the logo. The deleted line is filled by the upper part of the logo.

Icon button

Action Delete line


Click the mouse button to delete the line selected and to simultaneously move the rest of the logo downwards.


The cursor keys define the line desired. Press Enter to delete the line se-lected and to simultaneously move the rest of the logo downwards.

7.13 Inverse Representation

Use this command to represent an area to be selected inversely.

Icon button

Action Inverse


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the area to be rep-resented inversely. Hold the button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you release the button, the area to be represented inversely is com-pleted.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start the area to be represented inversely. After you have selected the end coordi-nate, press Enter again to complete the area to be represented in-versely.

7.14 Delete

Use this command to delete an area to be selected.

Icon button

Action Delete


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the area to be de-leted. Hold the button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you re-lease the button, the area selected is deleted.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start the area to be deleted. After you have selected the end coordinate, press En-ter again to delete the area selected.


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7.15 Copy

Use this command to copy an area selected and insert it at another position.

Icon button

Action Copy


Click the left mouse button to define the start coordinate of the area to be copied. Hold the button and select the end coordinate.

As soon as you release the button, the area to be copied is defined.

After having selected any coordinate as a reference point, seize the cop-ied object by clicking the mouse button. Then drag the copied object to the desired position while holding the left mouse button.

You can also copy a coherent graphic and move it to a new coordinate by clicking (and holding) the right mouse button.

As soon as you release the button, the copied element is positioned at the new coordinate.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start the copying process.

After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to define the area to be copied.

Press Enter for the third and fourth time, each time selecting a new co-ordinate and defining the reference point in relation to the copied area and the position desired for the copied object.

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7.16 Move

Use this command to move an area to be selected.

Icon button

Action Move


Click the left mouse button to define the start coordinate of the area to be moved. Hold the button and select the end coordinate.

As soon as you release the button, the area to be moved is defined.

After having selected any coordinate as a reference point, seize the se-lected object by clicking the mouse button. Then drag the selected object to the desired position while holding the left mouse button.

You can also select a coherent graphic and move it to a selected coordi-nate by clicking (and holding) the right mouse button.

As soon as you release the button, the element is positioned at the new coordinate.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start the selecting process.

After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to define the area to be moved.

Press Enter for the third and fourth time, each time selecting a new co-ordinate and defining the reference point in relation to the area to be moved and the desired position of the area to be moved.


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7.17 Turn

Use this command to turn an area to be selected at a selectable angle to the horizontal line.

Icon button

Action Turn


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the area to be turned. Hold the button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you re-lease the button, the area to be turned is defined. Click the mouse button again (and hold it) to define the turning angle in relation to the horizontal line by defining a reference line at any position of the Editor window. After you have released the mouse button, the area selected is turned ac-cording to the position of the reference line. Click and hold the mouse but-ton again to move the area to a new coordinate and release the mouse but-ton to position it.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start se-lecting the area. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to define the area to be turned.

Press Enter for the third and fourth time, each time selecting a new co-ordinate and defining the turning angle in relation to the horizontal line by creating a reference line. Press Enter for the fifth time to define the ref-erence point for moving the area. After having selected the desired coordi-nate, press Enter for the sixth time to position the turned area.

7.18 Block Graphic Use this command to define an area to be selected as a new graphic. All pixels outside of the se-lected area are deleted.

Icon button

Action Block Graphic Control ele-ment: mouse

Click the left mouse button to define the start coordinate of the area to be selected. Hold the mouse button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you release the button, the new graphic is created and inserted at the coor-dinate 1,1 in the Editor window.

You can also click the right mouse button to insert a coherent graphic as a new graphic at the coordinate 1,1.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start se-lecting the area. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to insert the new created graphic at the coordinate 1,1.

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7.19 Mirror Horizontally

Use this command to mirror an area to be selected around the horizontal central axis.

Icon button

Action X mirror


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the area to be mir-rored. Hold the mouse button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you release the button, the area selected is mirrored around the horizontal central axis.

Click (and hold) the mouse button again to define a reference point in rela-tion to the mirrored area and release the mouse button to position it at a new coordinate of the Editor window.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start se-lecting the area. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to mirror the selected area around the horizontal central axis.

Press Enter for the third and fourth time, each time selecting the desired coordinate and defining the reference point and the new position of the mir-rored area.

7.20 Mirror Vertically

Use this command to mirror an area to be selected around the horizontal central axis.

Icon button

Action Y mirror


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the area to be mir-rored. Hold the mouse button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you release the button, the area selected is mirrored around the vertical central axis.

Click (and hold) the mouse button again to define a reference point in rela-tion to the mirrored area and release the mouse button to position it at a new coordinate of the Editor window.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start se-lecting the area. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to mirror the selected area around the vertical central axis.

Press Enter for the third and fourth time, each time selecting the desired coordinate and defining the reference point and the new position of the mir-rored area.


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7.21 Smooth

Use this command to cause the computer to attempt to add pixels to or delete superfluous pixels from a graphic to be selected. By using this command repeatedly, the result can even be improved.

Any unsatisfactory result can be undone using the Undo function button. Primarily, this com-mand is used in case of scanned graphics.

Icon button

Action Smooth


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the area to be smoothed. Hold the mouse button and select the end coordinate. As soon as you release the button, the computer attempts to optimize the graphic.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start se-lecting the area. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to cause the computer to attempt to optimize the graphic.

7.22 Fill

Use this command to fill closed connections within a graphic.

Icon button

Action Fill


Click the mouse button to fill the contents of the graphic selected. If insuffi-ciently closed graphics have been selected inadvertently, this command can be prematurely stopped by pressing the ESC key.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to fill the contents of the graphic selected. If insufficiently closed graphics have been selected inadvertently, this command can be prematurely stopped by pressing the ESC key.

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7.23 Erase

Use this command to create an eraser area with which you can delete parts of the graphic.

Icon button

Action Erase


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the eraser to be created. Hold the mouse button and select the end coordinate.

As soon as you have released the mouse button, click it again (and hold it) to move the eraser you have created to where you wish to edit your graphic.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start se-lecting the area. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to complete creation of the eraser.

Press Enter for the third time to define the reference point used to move the eraser by means of the cursor keys. Once you have selected a new command, the eraser is deleted.

7.24 Scale

Use this command to reduce an area to be selected in its height (specified in pixels) and its width (specified as a percentage) to technically feasible values. Moreover, you can change the density of the print by the number of ink drops used. You can also use this command to adjust a graphic im-ported from another file.

Icon button

Action Scale


Click the mouse button to define the start coordinate of the area to be scaled. Hold the button and select the end coordinate.

As soon as you release the button, you can reduce the graphic by reducing the values for Height and Width-Ratio in the opening Scale win-dow. The preview window shows the effect of the changed values. The value specified in the CONTRAST field can be changed within a range from 1 to 10.


The cursor keys define the coordinates desired. Press Enter to start se-lecting the area. After you have selected the end coordinate, press Enter again to open the Scale window. Using the cursor keys, you can reduce the graphic by reducing the values for Height and Width-Ratio. The preview window shows the effect of the changed values. The value specified in the CONTRAST field can be changed within a range from 1 to 10.

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Appendix A File Properties

The properties of the link of the cGrafic.EXE file used to call up the C-Grafic program are pre-set as shown in the figures below. Any changes affect the function and should only be made in ex-ceptional cases.

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List of Figures

Fig. 1: Window structure ................................................................................................................... 9 Fig. 2: Logo&Font Editor ................................................................................................................. 11 Fig. 3: Logo Manager...................................................................................................................... 13 Fig. 4: Font Manager....................................................................................................................... 15 Fig. 5: FontEditor ............................................................................................................................ 16 Fig. 6: Editor.................................................................................................................................... 19

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