BmepsGUI - A GUI for bmeps

Overview

The GUI allows you to perform the following tasks:

Starting the program

After the program started successfully the main window is shown.
 

 
Below the logo you see the current working directory and the program state.

Choosing a directory

To choose a directory use either the "File => Directory" menu entry or the "Choose a directory" button.
 
 

 
The dialog box to choose a directory is shown, navigate to the directory containing your source images and use the button "OK", "Open", "Öffnen"... (the button name depends on your system and language).
 

 
The new directory is shown below the bmeps logo.
 

Setting options

Opening the "Bmeps GUI options" dialog box

To set options use either the "File => Options" menu entry or the "Set options" button.
 
 

 
The "Bmeps GUI Options" dialog box is shwon.
 

The "General options" panel

The "Predefined configurations" panel

In the predefined configurations panel you can choose either one of the builtin configurations or a configuration set up in the bmeps.conf configuration file if this file exists.

The "Full-custom configuration" panel

Use this panel to choose a full-customized configuration.
 

 
Use the "Base output format" combobox to choose the base output driver.
When changing the base driver the remainder of the panel changes to show output driver specific options.
 

 

 

The buttons

Settings for PostScript/EPS output

Settings for PDF output

Settings for the bounding box output

There are no settings required to produce bounding box output.

Running a conversion

Use the "File => Run" menu entry or the "Run a conversion" button to start a conversion:
 
 

 
The status text color changes to red as long as the conversion is running, the current file name is shown.
After the conversion was finished the status color changes back to green (ready for next action) and the text changes to "Ready".
 

Exiting the program

Use the "File => Exit" menu entry or the "Exit the application" button to close the application.
 
 

Adjusting GUI settings

Use the "Setup => GUI" menu entry to configure the GUI.
 

 
The "GUI options" dialog box is shown.
 

 

The settings made in the dialog box will not be visible before you restart the application.

Schmalkalden, 2008-06-24
Dirk Krause