What's new in MadCap Capture 5.0.0
Dec 3, 2009
- Arrows:
- You can now add curved arrow shapes to frames. This is different than polylines, which are always straight.
- Bubble Shapes—Pointer:
- The pointer portion of a bubble shape can now be curved, and you can adjust the amount of curve used. In addition, you can make changes to the base of the pointer and specify which edge of the bubble shape holds the pointer.
- Canvas Size:
- The canvas is the area behind an image, the element that the image rests on. When you capture an image, the canvas is automatically the same size as the image itself. If you create a new blank image, the canvas size is 600 x 600 pixels. Either way, you can resize the canvas whenever necessary. You can do this on the individual image, or you can set the canvas size on a profile.
- If the image is resized for the output (e.g., on the Format or Flare Print Format tab), the canvas size is adjusted automatically.
- Creating New Images:
- You can now create a new Capture image file using settings from a profile. Aside from the settings of that profile, the new image will start out blank. Previously, you could only create new files given an existing image.
- Loops:
- You can now add loop shapes to images. Loops are useful for circling areas of an image that you want to draw interest to.
- Object Layers Window Pane:
- This is a new window pane lets you perform the following tasks for any objects contained in an image:
- Float and sink:
- When you add an object, it is placed on its own layer. And each time you add a new object, it is placed on the top layer with the previous objects on layers beneath it.
- Hide:
- You can hide an object in an image so that it cannot be seen. Later, you can always bring the object back into view. See Hiding Objects.
- Profiles—Batches:
- Not only can you apply a profile to an individual image, but now you can create a batch, which lets you apply a profile to many images at once. See Applying Profiles to Images.
- Shapes:
- You can specify how shapes should be treated when the process takes place. For example, if the profile you selected contains shapes, do you want those shapes to be added to all of the images? Do you want profile shapes to be left out of the process? Do you want profile shapes to replace any current shapes in the images?
- Output folder:
- You have the option of specifying an output folder where the images are saved as a result of the process. If you do not specify an output folder, the images are saved in the same folder that you selected to scan.
- Profiles—New Buttons for Applying and Detaching:
- Previously, you could apply a profile only from the File menu, by selecting File>Apply Profile. Starting with this version, there is a new button at the bottom of the Capture Editor that lets you do the same. In addition, there are other buttons for detaching the profile and indicating which profile is associated with the image.
- Profiles—Shapes:
- You can add shapes to profiles. See Editing Profiles.
- Add profile shapes:
- If the profile contains shapes, they will be added to the image. Any shapes currently on the image will be left alone.
- Replace profile shapes:
- If the profile contains shapes, they will be added to the image. If the image currently contains any shapes that were previously added from a profile, those shapes will be removed. However, other shapes currently on the image that were previously added manually (rather than via a profile) will be left alone.
- Replace all shapes:
- If the profile contains shapes, they will be added to the image. Any shapes currently on the image will be removed (whether those shapes were previously added from a profile or manually).
- Rotating Objects:
- You can now rotate objects after adding them to images. Objects can be rotated clockwise or counter clockwise—1 degree, 45 degrees, or 90 degrees at a time. .
- Deleting Points—Context Menu:
- When you edit polylines or polygons, you can now delete points (the small colored circles in the object) by right-clicking and selecting Delete Point from a context menu. This is an alternative to clicking the Delete Point button in the local toolbar.
- Dynamic Help Window Pane Lock:
- A "lock" feature in the Dynamic Help window pane lets you keep the current Help topic frozen in place while you move around in the Capture interface. This allows you to follow steps or other information contained in the Help topic without the window pane changing to a different topic when you click elsewhere.
- Minimize to System Tray:
- By default, when you minimize Capture, a shortcut button on the main part of the taskbar lets you reopen the application. However, a new feature lets you change this location. Instead, you can have a shortcut icon placed in the system tray (i.e., notification area) of the taskbar when Capture is minimized. You can click on this icon and select Restore to reopen the application.