Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8 Revisions (RevB)
| File I/O | |
| Some Third Party Plugins were causing I/O read error or application instability with File - Open | |
| File - Open dialogue - Connecting to password protected Network drives in Windows NT4 was causing application instability | |
| CDR/CDX import in Windows NT4 was causing a memory error and opening as a blank file if files were saved without presentation exchange data | |
| CompuServe GIF bitmap export filter did not support Notes field in File - Save/As | |
| Enabling "Mask area outside objects" option in the Import into Bitmap dialogue when opening files caused images with objects to open without the objects. | |
| Fixed major memory leak with opening and saving files | |
| Memory errors when opening large TIFF files with alpha channels saved in Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) | |
| TIFF images with alpha channels could not be opened in QuarkExpress(TM) | |
| Added support for paths in the Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) PSD filter. | |
| Selecting image colour for Transparency with 1bit B&W or 8bit Grayscale movies in the GIF Animation export dialogue caused application instability | |
| Fixed problem with saving CPT image with more than 16 guidelines | |
| Addressed display issue in the Movie Partial load dialogue | |
| Fixed several link problems with Import/Export Plugins | |
| Addressed Versions issue in which older instances of Versions were causing application instability with PHOTO-PAINT. | |
| Printing | |
| Fixed single versus multi-document printing issues | |
| OLE | |
| Fixed problems with Edit - Copy/Paste causing application instability | |
| Fixed memory error when performing in-place-edit of a Paint object while still having a separate instance of Paint open | |
| TIFF images inserted as objects into DRAW were causing memory errors where PHOTO-PAINT was the OLE server | |
| Improved bitmap conversion for DRAW objects pasted from the clipboard | |
| Addressed instability with dragging and dropping paletted objects to the desktop | |
| Improved handling of Scrap files | |
| Copying opened Vector/Metafiles in Paint to the clipboard and creating new documents from the clipboard data was giving invalid DPI values. | |
| Disabled the ability to change PHOTO-PAINT 8 memory settings while in an In-Place-Edit | |
| Image | |
| Image - Stitch function was not supporting object clip masks | |
| Fixed problem with Image - Stitch function stitching the transparency background of a no-background image into the newly stitched image | |
| Improved color accuracy in Image - Histogram | |
| Effects | |
| Image - Adjust - Tone Curve: null button was not resetting the curve while in Gamma mode | |
| Image - Adjust - Replace Colors: fixed memory error when selecting colors outside of the image area | |
| Effects - Noise - Remove Moire: fixed problem with image corruption when repeatedly moving slider and previewing | |
| Fixed corruption when using the PhotoLab plugin with irregular objects | |
| Preview in the PhotoLab plugins were sometimes displaying an erroneous shadow around objects | |
| Fixed refresh problem with grids after closing some Effects dialogues | |
| Fixed progress meter display with Effects - Noise - Remove Moire | |
| Objects were being cut off in Effects - 2D - Offset if the objects were partially off the image | |
| Fixed the "Initialize filters at start-up" option for Plugins | |
| Fixed behavioural problem with KPT(TM) 3.0 effect filters and the Object Docker | |
| Addressed issue with Auto FX Photo/graphic Edges not applying correctly with a blur inset. | |
| Unsharp Mask and Emboss effects only accept integers in the slider edit fields. Previously the would incorrectly accept decimals. | |
| Gaussian blur has been sped up for large radii. | |
| Masks | |
| Mask overlay feature was getting turned off when using the Interactive Fill tool | |
| Selecting Color Mask function when active on a lens caused application instability | |
| Image was not being considered modified when a new channel was added in the Channels Docker. | |
| Objects | |
| Fixed problem with object clip masks moving after changing the paper size of the image | |
| Defringe command was not working with 16bit grayscale or 48bit RGB images | |
| Lens transform moves were not always undoing correctly | |
| Fixed problem with merge modes being inaccessible in the Object Docker for lenses of existing files. Problem did not affect new lenses | |
| Fixed problem with Align and Distribute function and grouped objects causing the grouped objects to loose their positional relationship | |
| Disabled "To active" object function in the Align and Distribute dialogue when only one object exists in the image | |
| Fixed lens redraw issues | |
| Fixed problem with nudging objects after transformations while at high zoom levels causing erratic object shifts | |
| Toolbox | |
| Fixed busy cursor issue with the Deskew Crop tool after cropping to selection | |
| Fixed precession issues with the Deskew Crop tool and Info Roll-Up | |
| Fixed several transform issues with the Deskew Crop tool | |
| Brushes - Brush properties for B&W images has been corrected | |
| Midpoint slider on the Interactive Fill and Object Transparency Tools was not getting recorded in the Undo List | |
| Fixed problem with the More button in Uniform Fill color dialogue accessed from the Edit - Fill dialogue | |
| Improved performance of some Effect brush tools with CMYK and Lab images | |
| Fixed problem with Texture Fill losing default preset in the Edit - Fill dialogue | |
| Fixed problem with Bitmap Fill preview in the Edit - Fill dialogue becoming Xed out and causing application instability | |
| Preview for the Line Tool in the Tool Settings Roll-Up was not displaying transparency | |
| Disabled menu functions while in Apply mode for objects, Masks, and Fills | |
| Addressed clone source issue when cloning on an alpha channel | |
| Addressed several minor issues with the Interactive Fill tool | |
| Clone Tool's Reset Origin function was being disabled by Clone from Saved tool | |
| Fixed minor issues with the Property bar functionality | |
| Holding the Alt key down while resizing a selection from a corner node, with the Crop Tool or Pick Tool, now allows the selection to be resized non-proportionally. | |
| Interactive editing of Texture fills was added to the Interactive Fill Tool. This fill can now be edited in the same interactive method as the Bitmap Pattern Fill. | |
| Interactive editing of Texture fills was added to the Interactive Transparency Tools. This transparency can now be edited in the same interactive method as the Bitmap Pattern Transparency. | |
| Drop Shadow on-screen UI no tracks properly and accurately with the mouse. | |
| Dockers & Roll-Ups | |
| Fixed problem with color values changing when refreshing the Color Roll-Up | |
| Corrected Info Roll-Up's color values for CMYK images while viewing individual color channels | |
| Fixed problem with Brush Symmetry Roll-Up causing application instability when changing centering dimensions after closing an image. | |
| Generating thumbnails in two Scrapbook dockers simultaneously was causing application instability | |
| Color Roll-Up color model was not changing to RGB after conversion to 48bit RGB from any non-RGB image | |
| Adjustable height of Docker windows has been fixed | |
| Improved error checking with FTP Docker | |
| Improved the information display in the Info Roll-Up both in measurement and color display | |
| Movies | |
| Undoing Movie - Create from Document was causing application instability when more than one document was open | |
| Disabled play option for movies that are only one frame long | |
| Overlay Frame dialogue not refreshing after image color depth conversion which also lead to application instabilities when saving the movie | |
| Addressed problems with previewing and saving movies with frame rates less than one frame per second. | |
| Fixed problem with movie files being truncated when saved after using movie command - Insert from File. | |
| Creating movies from partial loaded images was causing application instability | |
| Disabled image conversion option that should have been unavailable on a partially loaded animation. | |
| Options & Customization | |
| Tools - Options: Adjusting Color Management settings then changing Workspaces and re-selecting Color Management would cause application instability | |
| AutoSave feature caused application instability when autosave prompt appeared while the on-screen palette was expanded | |
| Addressed low swap space condition causing application instability | |
| Fixed some hotkey conflicts | |
| Removed redundant menu item: Tools Menu - Roll-Up Groups | |
| Addressed nib read-only warning error with workspaces | |
| Show Rulers option Tools - Options now functions correctly | |
| Improved workspace handling of plugins | |
| Replaced outdated menu configuration file for one of the workspaces | |
| Added color correction toggle option for View Menu in Tools - Options - Customize - Menus | |
| General Application | |
| Improved application refresh in 256 color Windows display environment | |
| Disabled the display of SmartHeap error messages to avoid problems caused by Third Party applications hooked into PHOTO-PAINT. | |
| Scripts | |
| Addressed some script operation issues | |
| Fixed issue with images created via scripts not having units | |
| Help | |
| Addressed many What's This Help and Help button link problems | |
| Revised some of the technical content in the On-Line Help | |
| Tutors - fixed scrolling problem which caused the images in the Tutor to disappear | |
| Tutors - addressed some wording issues | |
| Fixed link problem with Technical Support Help in Paint only installs | |
| Addressed some tooltip help focus problems | |
| Updated URL links in Corel on the Web |
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