Boris FX Boris Calligraphy Version 2.0 - Manual (Page 15)

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Leading adjusts the spacing, in pixels, between multiple lines of text. This parameter affects
the currently selected lines of text.
Style Skew X and Style Skew Y distort the selected character(s) along the horizontal and
vertical axis, respectively. Like all parameters in the Text window, Style Skew is not
animatable. To create an animated skewing effect, use the Letter Skew parameters in the
Controls tab.
Skew X adjustments with the “EX” in “TEXT” selected
Style Skew X= –50 Style Skew X=0 Style Skew X=50
Style Skew Y adjustments with the “EX” in “TEXT” selected
Style Skew Y= –50 Style Skew Y=0 Style Skew Y=50
Style Hue provides an easy way to affect the color value of all the style elements with a
single parameter. To adjust a complex text style, you might have to adjust the colors on Þve
or six separate parameters. Instead, Style Hue shifts the hue of all color values in the text
style an equal amount. This parameter also provides an easy way to save multiple versions
of a text style so that each style varies in hue.
Style Hue is a downstream process in relation to the other color parameters in the Text
window. It doesn't change the individual values of the parameters it affects, but rather it acts
as a Þlter affecting the Þnal appearance of the overall text style. In other words, if you use
Style Hue to hue shift green text with a purple border 180 degrees, the text will now appear
purple with a green border. However, if you look at the individual parameters, the Fill still
displays as set to green and the Border parameter still displays as set to purple.
When you create a new text style, if Style Hue is not set to zero, color parameter
manipulations don't match the text appearance. Leave Style Hue set to zero when
designing text styles. Then adjust Style Hue as a Þnal step to avoid confusion.
If a text style element doesn't have any color (if it is black, white, or gray), it is not
affected by the Style Hue parameter. If a text style has very little color, the affect is
quite subtle. Additionally, the Style Hue parameter only affects color parameters
adjusted within the Text window (not the color parameters in the Controls tab).