Default New Doc Sizes

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john_renfrew
Nov 29, 2003
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CS seems to have changed the file format to include non-std characters and make it not a basic text file.

Is it still possible to edit the Default New Doc Sizes docuemtn to get rid of the American and NTSC sizes that no one in their right mind ever needs to use, change the order to somethnig useful and add the ones that I DO want to use???

And if not WHY?????
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LenHewitt
Nov 29, 2003
John,

CS seems to have changed the file format to include non-std characters and
make it not a basic text file.<<

Not so. The file should have no non-text characters in it.

Are you sure you haven’t saved it from a word procesor rather than a plain text editor?
JR
john_renfrew
Nov 29, 2003
No
When I opened the file in Notepad it is full of little boxes where ( I presume) carriage returns should be
Running on W2K….
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dave_milbut
Nov 29, 2003
When I opened the file in Notepad it is full of little boxes where ( I presume) carriage returns should be

save it in notepad as plain text to a temp file. then reopen it. that should strip any strange chars from it.
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Chris_Cox
Nov 30, 2003
Len – in CS it can contain some non text characters.

In the new dialog, use the Save and Delete Preset buttons instead of editing the file by hand.
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LenHewitt
Nov 30, 2003
Chris,

in CS it can contain some non text characters<<

OK. Can you expand on that at all?

In what circumstances will non-text characters be created? I ask as the file on this machine is free of such characters (and has been edited)
JR
john_renfrew
Dec 1, 2003
And after such a superb feature previously why can "I" not have some control over what presets I want to use here. Again I have no use for any NTSC sizes nor actually any of the exotic print sizes as all my work is for screen and video. Why do I have to have "YOUR" order of things. The idea of providing a tool which we come to appreciate then take it away does seem more than a little over parented if you dont mind me saying.
JR
john_renfrew
Dec 1, 2003
And the save to a text file workaround doesnt work here either……..
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Chris_Cox
Dec 3, 2003
John – what are you talking about?

You can delete and add presets via the new dialog, just like everyone else.

Len – I’m not sure, I was just going by some of the code comments. I’ll have to go check on it.
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LenHewitt
Dec 3, 2003
I’ll have to go check on it.<<

Appreciate it, Chris.
CC
Chris_Cox
Dec 3, 2003
The file is unicode characters, not ASCII (although we can read the old ASCII format).

I think that’s what they meant – you can’t use your old ASCII based editor on it.

But any good text editor will handle Unicode now…
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LenHewitt
Dec 4, 2003
But any good text editor will handle Unicode now…<<

Thanks Chris – that makes a LOT more sense!
JR
john_renfrew
Dec 7, 2003
Chris
What I cant do via the dialogue box is to sort the order of the new sizes as I want them or to amend default sizes or information, like for example turning the backgoround black or adding guides, say to the A4 size
Any new presets that you add do not turn up inside the default docs file, so where are they stored And if you edit the file with a unicode text editir then ALL of the default sizes disappear altogether.

Hmmm. Progress??
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Chris_Cox
Dec 7, 2003
Try making copies of the default sizes, then edit.

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