Operation Manual

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USING ILLUSTRATOR
Working with FXG
Last updated 11/8/2011
Following is a list of attributes that are not supported by Illustrator but are supported by FXG:
Legacy Text Expanded
Text on Path Expanded
Text objects with
unsupported Area type
options
Unsupported Area type options are dropped
Text objects with wraps Expanded in Auto mode
Text objects with non-
rectangular shape
Other features
Character attributes
other than the ones
mentioned in the table
previously
Dropped
Paragraph Attributes
other than the ones
mentioned previously
Dropped
Character styles Dropped (Appearance will be preserved)
Paragraph styles Dropped (Appearance will be preserved)
Tab settings tabStops Preserved
Open Type features Preserved (partially)
Composite fonts Replaced by the default font of the script.
Text Frame Fill The object is expanded
Attribute Name FXG tag Illustrator Import:
level of support
Behavior
LinearGradientstr
oke
<Stroke><LinearGrad
ientstroke>
Preserved till not
tampered
Illustrator preserves FXG data for this attribute until tampered. If any
editing in Illustrator affects this attribute directly, then Illustrator
overwrites the data causing drop of this attribute.
RadialGradientstr
oke
<Stroke><RadialGrad
ientstroke>
Preserved till not
tampered
Illustrator preserves FXG data for this attribute until tampered. If any
editing in Illustrator affects this attribute directly, then Illustrator
overwrites the data causing drop of this attribute.
ColorTransform Preserved till not
tampered
Illustrator preserves FXG data for this attribute until tampered. If any
editing in Illustrator affects this attribute directly, then Illustrator
overwrites the data causing drop of this attribute.
Blend Modes:
Add/ alpha/
erase/ invert/
subtract
Preserved till not
tampered
Illustrator preserves FXG data for this attribute until tampered. If any
editing in Illustrator affects this attribute directly, then Illustrator
overwrites the data causing drop of this attribute.
9 Slicing
Attributes on
Groups
Preserved till not
tampered
Illustrator preserves FXG data for this attribute until tampered. If any
editing in Illustrator affects this attribute directly, then Illustrator
overwrites the data causing drop of this attribute.
Attribute Type Illustrator Attribute FXG Tag Map/Outline/Drop/Conversion/Partial