The Albumeasy Examples Thread With Code

John, are you the creator of albumeasy? If so, would like to email you about a website I'm working on for new collectors.

Cheers,

Andy

Andy, if you'd read this particular forum from post #1 you would know that the man behind Albumeasy is a gentleman by the name of Clive. He is a member of SCF, but you can contact him by going to his website, thestampweb


Peter

Was not apparent from said posts, but appreciate the info Petert. Thank you.

Hi. I'm curious, in @Rednaxela 's post, where he moves the title to sit over the page border, how can I move the title over to the left or the right?

I'm able to move the text easy enough, but I can't figure out how to move the white image. It stays centred on the page.

I was able to both left justify the image and text (padding the text a bit so it centres on the background image)

I'd love to know if I could right justify the image as well. I can right justify the text easily enough within the PAGE_TEXT_PARAGRAPH_START command.

I can't seem to influence specifically where on the line that the image appears.

Code to centre on the border (not really different than was shown on page 4:

#
# Page Start Group - common headers for all pages
#

PAGE_START_GROUP_BEGIN

PAGE_VSPACE(-6)
ROW_START_ES (HN 6 0.1)
STAMP_ADD_IMG (33.0 10.0 "white.jpg" "" "" "" NO_FRAME)

PAGE_VSPACE(-12.5)
PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE(EB 18 "Norway" 10)

PAGE_START_GROUP_END

And the code to left justify the image and on the top border:

#
# Page Start Group - common headers for all pages
#

PAGE_START_GROUP_BEGIN

PAGE_VSPACE(-6)

# JS for left justified, ES for centred
ROW_START_JS (HN 6 0.1)
STAMP_ADD_IMG (33.0 10.0 "white.jpg" "" "" "" NO_FRAME)
PAGE_VSPACE(-12.5)

# The paragraph left justifies the text, but pads it 7.0mm within the white background image

PAGE_TEXT_PARAGRAPH_START (EB 18 Left 7.0 10.0)
Norway
PAGE_TEXT_PARAGRAPH_END

PAGE_START_GROUP_END

A method that gives the author more control is to use ADD_STAMP_BLANK to push the header right or left as needed. Clive taught me that once in the past and reminded me of it again. :)

I imagine I have three stamps in a row. Left, middle and right. Two of the three are invisible and merely take up space. The other is a whitespace image with text over top -- my header.

If I go Blank, Blank, Text, the header is on the right side.

Text, Blank, Blank gives me a header on the left.

Blank, Text, Blank gives me a centred header. (the blanks aren't strictly necessary)

Here's an example. I can play around with the width of all three stamp boxes (blank or visible) to get things exactly as I like them.

Right sided header:

PAGE_START_GROUP_BEGIN

#
# Blot out the header area
#

PAGE_VSPACE(-5)
ROW_START_ES (EB 6 0.5)
STAMP_ADD_BLANK (23 10)
STAMP_ADD_BLANK (23 10)
STAMP_ADD_IMG(60 10 "img/white.jpg" "" "" "" NO_FRAME)

PAGE_START_GROUP_END


# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# New Page: place text in the header space
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PAGE_START

PAGE_VSPACE(-12)
STAMP_BORDER_STYLE(BLANK)
ROW_START_ES (EB 18 0.5)
STAMP_ADD_BLANK (23 10)
STAMP_ADD_BLANK (23 10)
STAMP_ADD (60 10 "Great Britain" "" "" "")    # Country name, etc.

And left justified. Note that the only change is with the order of STAMP_ADD_BLANK and STAMP_ADD statements.

PAGE_START_GROUP_BEGIN

#
# Blot out the header area
# 

PAGE_VSPACE(-5)
ROW_START_ES (EB 6 0.5)
STAMP_ADD_IMG(60 10 "img/white.jpg" "" "" "" NO_FRAME)
STAMP_ADD_BLANK (23 10)
STAMP_ADD_BLANK (23 10)

PAGE_START_GROUP_END


# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# New Page: place text in the header space
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PAGE_START

PAGE_VSPACE(-12)
STAMP_BORDER_STYLE(BLANK)
ROW_START_ES (EB 18 0.5)
STAMP_ADD (60 10 "Great Britain" "" "" "")    # Country name, etc.
STAMP_ADD_BLANK (23 10)
STAMP_ADD_BLANK (23 10)

So, nothing as nice as some of the examples shared so far, but maybe it's a technique others can use. Worst case scenario is that I can refer back to this when I forget how to do it! :)

I saved your post to OneNote!

Most helpful code, thank you.
My attempt to produce a grid with heavier lines every 10th is attached - but doesn't work. Suggestions gratefully received.

ALBUM_PAGES_SIZE (266.0 283.0) #Set the page to SG New Age page size
#left, right, top and bottom page margins
ALBUM_PAGES_MARGINS (65.0 12.0 15.0 15.0)

#no border

#for a single or double line border uncomment one of these instead
# ALBUM_PAGES_BORDER (0.5 0.1 0.0 1.0) #use for a double line border
# ALBUM_PAGES_BORDER (0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0) #use for a single line border




#ALBUM_PAGES_TITLE (TB 16 "Malawi")
ALBUM_PAGES_SPACING (0.0 0.0)

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Define the first page of this album
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PAGE_START

COLOUR_PAGE_QUADRILLE (bisque)


PAGE_QUADRILLE (0.1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 CENTRE 189.0 253.0 2.0 10)

@Lindum


Unfortunately, the PAGE_QUADRILLE command can optionally accept a large number of parameters which can make it confusing.
So, I find it helpful when setting up a grid to include a comment listing the parameters above the command:

              # line  grid-x grid-y  left-padding  border   grid-frame-x grid-frame-y  major-line major-pitch  
PAGE_QUADRILLE (0.1   2.0    2.0     CENTRE        1.0      189.0         253.0        1.0         10)

From that, it appears that you included two extra 0.0 parameters before the CENTRE
Try the line above instead, I have set the outside border to 1.0mm and the major-lines also to 1.0mm, but you can of course change these to 2.0mm if you prefer.
Hopefully, that helps,
Clive

Dear fellow philatelic connoisseurs

I am in the process of making a digital version of my exhibition collection, and in that process, I have met some challenges when using AlbumEasy.

I want to have a cover vertically on the left-hand side of the page and stamps distributed evenly on the right-hand side. Is that possible?

I have uploaded an image of my hand-drawn album which I now want to digitize, I have also enclosed a screenshot of the problem I am facing in AE with both code and PDF.

I really hope some can help me with this

ROW_START_FS (CN 8 0.1 4.0) #font, font size, border, spacing
STAMP_ADD (90.0 150.0 "" " " "cover \n Stamps and info" " ")
STAMP_ADD (25.0 30.0 "" " " "1st" " ")
STAMP_ADD (25.0 30.0 "" " " "2nd" " ")
STAMP_ADD (25.0 30.0 "" " " "3rd" " ")
#this is where the problem is
STAMP_ADD (25.0 30.0 "" " " "4th" " ")
#this will put it under the cover
ROW_START_FS (CN 8 0.1 6.0)
STAMP_ADD (25.0 30.0 "" " " "4th" " ")

Hi AndyNorway,
The easiest way to do this would be by using column mode to divide the page vertically into two columns each acting as a separate page.
PAGE_COLUMN_START begins column mode, all output will be on the left part of the page. This also sets the percentage width of each column.
PAGE_COLUMN_NEXT begins the second column, all output will be on the right part of the page.
PAGE_COLUMN_STOP exits column mode

Please have a look at the Columns.txt example included with AlbumEasy. Please let me know how you make out, or if you need more help.
Clive




I am just on my way out, so just a quick answer to get you started,

Dear Clive, thank you so much, I love your product

I haven't found anything on this subject as of yet so I'm posting this. I was trying to get a triangle stamp's image into a triangle box.
After a lot of cursing and head bashing, this literally came to me in a dream.

The image has to be a .PNG with the background made transparent. Then, using a STAMP_ADD command, a PAGE_VSPACE (negative) command and then a STAMP_ADD_IMAGE, I was able to make it work.

Mikey




ALBUM_PAGES_SIZE (215.9 279.4) #Set the album page size to US Letter (8.5 x 11)
ALBUM_PAGES_MARGINS (25.0 12.0 15.0 15.0) #left, right, top and bottom page margins
ALBUM_PAGES_MARGINSE (12.0 25.0 15.0 15.0) #margins mirrored on even numbered pages
ALBUM_PAGES_BORDER (0.1 0.5 0.1 1.0) #triple line border around the page
ALBUM_PAGES_SPACING (1.0 6.0) #set horizontal & vertical spacing for elements on a page

#add a title to the top of each page
ALBUM_PAGES_TITLE (TB 16 "Triangles and Circles")


PAGE_START

PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (HS 12 "Triangle Stamp")
ROW_START_FS (HN 6 0.1 6.0)
STAMP_ADD_TRIANGLE (76 40 "" "" "" "" )
PAGE_VSPACE (-44)
ROW_START_FS (HN 6 0.1 6.0)
STAMP_ADD_IMG (71 38 "USA-4136.PNG" "" "" "" NO_FRAME)
PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (HS 12 "Round Stamp")
ROW_START_FS (HN 6 0.1 6.0)
STAMP_ADD_OVAL (40 40 "" "" "" "" )
PAGE_VSPACE (-45)
ROW_START_FS (HN 6 0.1 6.0)
STAMP_ADD_IMG (40 40 "USA-4814.PNG" "" "" "" NO_FRAME)

Mikey,
Thank you very much for sharing your solution
it looks great.
Clive

I'm a little surprised that no one has posted pages with images and text Inside the box.

Here's my shot at it:

PAGE_TEXT_CENTRE (HN 2 "");
ROW_START_FS (HN 12 0.1 5.0)
COLOUR_STAMP_BORDER(white)
STAMP_ADD (30 1 "" "" "1990 Black Heritage \n Ida B.Wells" "")
STAMP_ADD (15 1 "" "" "" "")
STAMP_ADD (24 1 "" "" "1990 Beach Umbrella \n Booklet Issue" "" )
STAMP_ADD (15 1 "" "" "" "")
STAMP_ADD (30 1 "" "" "1990 U.S. \n Supreme Court" "")
COLOUR_STAMP_BORDER(black)
ROW_START_FS (HN 8 0.1 5.0)
STAMP_ADD_IMG (30 44 "Images/1990 wells.jpg" "" "" "" "Bob's 9888" 0.0 40.0)
COLOUR_STAMP_BORDER(white)
STAMP_ADD (15 33 "" "" "" "")
COLOUR_STAMP_BORDER(black)
STAMP_ADD_IMG (24 29 "Images/1990 beach.jpg" "" "from stamp booklet" "" "Bob's 9889" 0.0 25.0)
COLOUR_STAMP_BORDER(white)
STAMP_ADD (15 33 "" "" "" "")
COLOUR_STAMP_BORDER(black)
STAMP_ADD_IMG (30 44 "Images/1990 supreme.jpg" "" "" "" "Bob's 9890" 0.0 40.0)