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Since
1995
FLGEN: Flag-Generator
Flag Size:
For 25mm figures a good size is the default 100 X 100
pixels, which for most displays comes out to 25mm X 25mm. The current
symbols and shapes have been designed for this size flag.
Acknowledgements:
Thanks to Bruce Gordon for permission to copy from his national shield images
for use here. Please visit his
Regnal Histories site.
It is a great resource for historical research.
Thanks to Steven B. Madewell for permission to copy his heraldic images
for use here.
Please visit his
Association of Amateur Heralds site.
It is a great resource for heraldic information.
User Interface:
The general mechanics are similar to
GBGEN. Click here to read its help page.
There are some important differences, however, when in mutli-select mode:
ctrl+k: Toggle out of select mode
ctrl+c: Copy all selected elements and paste them onto the screen
(ctrl+v does not apply).
ctrl+j: Flip all selected images left-right.
ctrl+t: Bring all selected elements to the top.
r or l: Free-rotate all selected images right or left.
ctrl+y: Center all selected elements in the nearest flag
pane. If multiple are selected, they will all be
piled atop one another. usually you use this
to center a background or a single image.
ctrl+q: Center all selected elements in the nearest quarter
area of the nearest flag.
ctrl+x: Delete all selected elements.
ctrl+g: Rotate all selected images 180 degrees CW.
ctrl+9: Rotate all selected images 90 degrees CW.
ctrl+w: Rotate all selected images by 15 degrees CW.
ctrl+m: Shrink all selected images by 10%
Use the color blocks feature to create lines and rectangles
of different colors,
lengths, and thicknesses. You can give them a thin black border.
You can also rotate them, the same as images. You have
to click the "place color blocks" checkbox to get them to be created
when you click in the flag area.