1- Key Shortcuts
Key shortcuts allow you to display Command-key shortcuts within several dialog boxes. The default setting is ON. Turning this off means that the Command - key shortcuts don't display in the dialog boxes when the command key is pressed. There is little end - user benefit to this. This option exists so that our writers can take screen shots of these dialog boxes without displaying the Command - keys.
2- Use even-odd clipping
This feature allows you to work with polygon objects where the polygon keeps any overlapping points area empty or unfilled. i.e., if you draw a filled polygon in the shape of a star, the center of the start will be left unfilled when you print it out. This was implemented specifically for Associated Press who needed to have this feature.
3- Enable Screen Only Options
When enabled, three features are available:
a) You can apply both a fill pattern and a gradient to an object. This is a screen-only option because objects filled with both a gradient and a fill pattern may not always print properly. Improper printing occurs more often with rotated objects. As a screen-only option, it can be used for screen display, slide shows, etc. If you need to print rotated objects with both a pattern and a gradient, save the file as an EPSF file. The EPSF object should print correctly.
b) You can make the background color in a pattern transparent (version 1.5). You'll need the LaserWriter 8 driver (Postscript Level 2) if you're printing to a Postscript device. To do this:
- select an object with a fill pattern that you want a transparent background pattern applied.
- tear off the pattern palette. The pattern for the selected object is highlighted.
- double-click the highlighted pattern to display the Pattern Editor
- click the transparent pattern in the pattern palette once. This changes the background (white) pixels in the Pattern Editor to transparent.
- click OK to dismiss the Pattern Editor window.
- Click on the highlighted pattern in the pattern palette once again to reapply it to the object.
c) Option-shift clicking the eyedropper on a gradient will pick up just the color directly under the eyedropper, rather than the entire gradient.