Transformations

Transformation objects serve to transform basic elements placed on the screen. Transformations will give animated look to your presentation's screens.

Transformations for all screen's objects will start simultaneously immediately after screen is displayed by Player.
All transformations are characterized by duration and count of steps at that object has to be transformed from initial its state to final.
At run-time Player can correct count of steps for transformation if time interval for each step is too small.

In Editor area all transformations for one object (except Screen scrolling) are united in one rectangular area. This area is displayed when you select one of transformation objects. Location, size and transparency of this area correspond to final state of object.

Screen scrolling
Motion
Scaling
Rotation
Transparency

Screen scrolling
Screen scrolling scrolls all presentation's screen to definite point.

You can add a new Screen scrolling transformation by pressing a corresponding button on the Tool bar or via menu Objects.
Screen scrolling object is displayed in editor as a special sign - arrow that points to scrolling target.

Motion
This transformation lets moving object from one location to another.

You can add a new motion transformation by pressing a corresponding button on the Tool bar or via menu Objects.
Motion element is displayed in editor by icon.

Name	Description
Name	Name of the Motion object.
To mouse position	This switch defines if a final location of the object must be equal to mouse position.
To point	Defines the fixed final location of the object. You can change this property in a dialog window that can be opened by clicking button.
Number of steps	Count of transformation steps.
Duration (msec)	Transformation's duration in milliseconds.
Moving allowed	This switch defines if element can change its location.

Scaling
This transformation lets changing object's size.

You can add a new scaling transformation by pressing a corresponding button on the Tool bar or via menu Objects.
Scaling element is displayed in editor by icon.

Name	Description
Name	Name of the Scaling object.
To size	Defines a final size of the object. You can change this property in a dialog window that can be opened by clicking button.
Number of steps	Count of transformation steps.
Duration (msec)	Transformation's duration in milliseconds.
Resizing allowed	This switch defines if element can change its size.

Rotation
This transformation lets changing object's rotation angle.

This transformation can not be applied to Text objects.

You can add a new rotation transformation by pressing a corresponding button on the Tool bar or via menu Objects.
Rotation element is displayed in editor by icon.

Transparency
This transformation lets changing object's transparency.

This transformation can not be applied to Text objects.

You can add a new transparency transformation by pressing a corresponding button on the Tool bar or via menu Objects.
Transparency element is displayed in editor by icon.

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