Pinnacle Systems FXDEKO, User Manual

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Glossary 219
FXDeko User’s Guide
current directory
The current directory is the directory in which files are saved and
from which files are opened.
FXDeko maintains five different current directories based on file
types:
custom typefaces (.fac)
graphics (.dko), sequences (.seq), automation (.aut)
styles (.sty), preset styles (.pst), shaders (.shd)
macros (.mcr)
motions (.mot)
The current directories are remembered whenever you exit FXDeko,
and restored when you restart FXDeko.
current event
The current event of a sequence is the event you are editing or
playing back.
FXDeko indicates the current event by highlighting its event
number.
current style
The current style is based on current Font and Look settings in the
Style window. FXDeko displays the current style in the Current
Style window. Any text you type in a graphic appears in the current
style.
When text is selected, the current style becomes the style of the
first character of selected text.
When a layer is selected, the current style becomes the style of the
layer.
custom typeface
A custom typeface is a typeface made in FXDeko for typing
graphical (logo) characters.
You create a custom typeface by importing graphics and assigning
each graphic to a key. Custom Typeface characters can be typed,
positioned, scaled, and even given looks like normal TrueType
characters.
default value
A default value is the value that FXDeko uses for a parameter with
no explicitly specified value.
desktop
Desktop is the Windows NT term for everything appearing on your
computer’s color monitor — windows, icons, cursors, buttons, etc.