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Information about “YOUR ART”
How to Start: Type: MENU (press enter).
Suggested Registration: $100.00 for full user registration.
File Descriptions:
AUTOEXEC BAT Start Up.
KD-DRAW EXE Main drawing program.
KD-DRAW TXT Program text.
KD-DRAW HLP Help file for program.
KD-PAINT PIC Paint colors.
KD-PTRN PIC 64 fill patterns.
KD-FONT? FNT Text font files.
KD-MOUSE MSC Mouse files.
KD-MOUSE COM Mouse files.
KD-MSMOS DEF Mouse files.
KD-MSMOS MNU Mouse files.
KD-PRNT? TBL Printer tables.
KD-UPDAT TXT Update information.
KD-MENU TXT DOS Menu.
KD-DRAW HOT Hot Key definition file.
BASRUN EXE Used by other EXE files.
DATEIT EXE Replaces DOS DATE.
CAMERA COM Screen capture.
KD-TRANS EXE Macro to text translation.
KEYTBL DAT Translation table used by KD-TRANS.EXE.
H BAT DOS help info.
I BAT Copyright info.
KD BAT Runs KD-DRAW.
DEMO BAT Sample Macro file demo.
SLIDEMO BAT Runs SCNSHOW.MCR on library disk.
DOC BAT Prints Documentation.
INSTALL BAT Copies disk or installs to hard disk.
MENU BAT ---!!!!RUN THIS FIRST!!!!---
H BAT DOS help info.
I BAT Copyright info.
KD BAT Runs KD-DRAW.
DEMO BAT Sample Macro file demo.
SLIDEMO BAT Runs SCNSHOW.MCR on library disk.
DOC BAT Prints Documentation.
INSTALL BAT Copies disk or installs to hard disk.
MENU BAT ---!!!!RUN THIS FIRST!!!!---
XTSUNIT PTN Part of YOUART
YA1V4 EXE Program to generate medium res graphics
YA1V4 DOC Documentation for YA1V4
CHSHEET.DOC
YOURART1 Version 4.00
Function Key Cheat Sheet
Legend ^ = Ctrl Key ~ = Alt Key
M O D E 1
F1 Set/Reset Dot ^F1 Load Picture ~C Background Color
F2 Save Picture ^F2 Picture - Printer ~D Directory
F3 Ellipse ^F3 Load Pattern ~E Erase
F4 Box ^F4 Save Pattern ~G Go Dot Graphics
F5 Paint ^F5 Change Color [Block] ~H Help
F6 Exit ~I Put Pattern (And)
F7 Cursor Step ^F7 Define Block ~O Put Pattern (Or)
F8 Palette Color ^F8 Grid in Block ~P Put Pattern (Xor)
F9 Spray Paint ^F9 Reverse Color [Block] ~S Define Pattern
F10 Line ^F10 Reverse Color [Screen] ~T Go Text Input
Esc Exit Sub-Function Return Completes Entry ~3 Circle
-------------------------------- fold here -----------------------------------
M O D E 2
Esc Exit to Mode 1 F7 Cursor Step
Esc Exit Sub-Function ~D Dot Color
Return Completes Entry ~H Help
-------------------------------- fold here -----------------------------------
M O D E 3
Esc Exit to Mode 1 F7 Cursor Step
Esc Exit Sub-Function ~H Help
Return Completes Entry ~F Change Fonts
Backspace Erase Last Letter ~L Letter Color
FILES346.TXT
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Disk No 346 Color Paint v1 DS2
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Complete paint program for medium resolution graphics for the
PC. This is well documented and is ready to run. Requires only a color
card but will support Graphics printers.
CHSHEET DOC Handy 1 page reference chart of YOUART commands
KEYBOARD PTN Part of YOUART
MONITOR PTN " "
PCSUNIT PTN " "
README BAT Instructions on printing manual and cheat sheet
TIMEUS COM Part of YALOOK
XTSUNIT PTN Part of YOUART
YA1-1 HLP Help screens for YA1V4
YA1-2 HLP " "
YA1-3 HLP " "
YA1-4 HLP " "
YA1-5 HLP " "
YA1-6 HLP " "
YA1-7 HLP " "
YA1-8 HLP " "
YA1F-1 FNT 1/2 size font upper case and typwritter symbols, left to right
YA1F-2 FNT same as 1 execpt top to bottem
YA1F-3 FNT Same as 1 execpt bottem to top
YA1F-4 FNT Normal size Upper lower case typewritter symbols left to right
YA1F-5 FNT 2X size upper lower typewritter symbols hollow letters
YA1F-6 FNT Same as 5 with soild lettters
YA1F-7 FNT Old English font
YA1F-8 FNT Script foint
YA1LOOK BAS Program to display medium res graphics
YA1V4 DOC Documentation for YA1V4
YA1V4 EXE Program to generate medium res graphics
PC Software Interest Group (PC-SIG)
1030 E Duane, Suite J
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 730-9291
YA1LOOK.BAS
10 GOTO 60
20 ' YA1LOOK.BAS YOURART1 PICTURE DISPLAY PROGRAM
30 ' JULY 1984 EVERETT DELANO
40 ' P.O. BOX 205
50 ' ELK CITY, OKLA. 73648
60 DEF SEG=0:IF (PEEK(&H410) AND &H30) <> &H30 THEN 70 ELSE 1360
70 DEF SEG:POKE 106,0
80 SCREEN 0,1,0,0:WIDTH 80:KEY OFF
90 DEFINT A-Z:DIM SORT$(101)
100 ON ERROR GOTO 1170
110 GOSUB 1390
120 FOR COUNT=1 TO 10:KEY COUNT,"":NEXT
130 COLOR 7,4,1:CLS
140 LEGEND$="* Press Esc To EXIT *"
150 LOCATE 25,28:COLOR 2:PRINT LEGEND$;:COLOR 7
160 TITLE$="* * * * YOURART MEDIUM RESOLUTION DISPLAY * * * *"
170 CENTER=(80-LEN(TITLE$))/2
180 LOCATE 1,CENTER,0:PRINT TITLE$
190 LOCATE 2,22:COLOR 19:PRINT "(MAXIMUM OF 88 PICTURES PER SESSION)":COLOR 7
200 LOCATE 5,8,0
210 PRINT"WHICH DRIVE CONTAINS THE PICTURES: ";
220 INK$=INKEY$:IF LEN(INK$)<>1 THEN 220
230 IF INK$=CHR$(27) THEN 1230
240 PRINT INK$;
250 IF ASC(INK$)>96 AND ASC(INK$)<103 THEN INK$=CHR$(ASC(INK$)-32)
260 IF INSTR("ABCDEF",INK$)<1 THEN LOCATE 6,1,0:GOSUB 1120:GOTO 200
270 DRIVE$=LEFT$(INK$,1)+":"
280 LOCATE 7,8,0
290 PRINT "MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC DISPLAY"
300 LOCATE 8,27,0:PRINT "SELECT M or A : ";
310 INK$=INKEY$:IF INK$="" THEN 310
320 IF INK$=CHR$(27) THEN 1230
330 PRINT INK$;
340 S=INSTR("MmAa",INK$):IF S<1 THEN LOCATE 9,1,0:GOSUB 1120:GOTO 300
350 IF S=1 OR S=2 THEN GOTO 790
360 LOCATE 25,26:BEEP:COLOR 18:PRINT "* Enter QUIT To EXIT *";:COLOR 7
370 LOCATE 10,8,0
380 PRINT "DISPLAY DURATION IN SECONDS"
390 LOCATE 11,1,0:PRINT STRING$(79," ");:LOCATE 11,29,0
400 INPUT "MAXIMUM 60 : ",SECS$
410 IF SECS$="QUIT" OR SECS$="quit" OR SECS$="Quit" THEN 1230
420 SECS=VAL(SECS$)
430 IF SECS>60 THEN LOCATE 11,1,0:GOSUB 1120:GOTO 390
440 LOCATE 5,8,0
450 IF S=1 OR S=2 THEN GOTO 790
460 WIDTH 80:COLOR 0,0,0:CLS
470 FILES DRIVE$+"*.PIC"
480 GOSUB 1260
490 CROW=CSRLIN
500 COUNT=0
510 LOCATE 1,1,1
520 FOR ROW=STL TO CROW
530 FOR COL=1 TO 72 STEP STP
540 COUNT=COUNT+1
550 FOR N=0 TO 11
560 SORT$(COUNT)=SORT$(COUNT)+CHR$(SCREEN(ROW,(COL+N)))
570 NEXT N
580 IF LEFT$(SORT$(COUNT),1)=" " THEN COUNT=COUNT-1 :GOTO 620
590 SORT$(COUNT)=DRIVE$+SORT$(COUNT)
600 NEXT COL
610 NEXT ROW
620 IF COUNT>88 THEN 1240
630 TOTPICS=COUNT
640 FOR COUNT=1 TO TOTPICS-1
650 FOR PLACE=COUNT+1 TO TOTPICS
660 IF SORT$(PLACE)<SORT$(COUNT) THEN SWAP SORT$(COUNT),SORT$(PLACE)
670 NEXT PLACE
680 NEXT COUNT
690 SCREEN 1,0:COLOR 0,0
700 FOR PIC=1 TO TOTPICS
710 BLOAD SORT$(PIC)
720 GOSUB 760
730 CLS
740 NEXT PIC
750 GOTO 1230
760 IF VMODE$="M" THEN GOTO 910
770 FOR CLOCK!=1 TO 1100*SECS:NEXT
780 RETURN
790 CLS:LOCATE 5,22,0:PRINT "Grey Plus Key `+' for next picture."
800 LOCATE 7,22,0:PRINT "Grey Minus Key `-' for previous picture."
810 LOCATE 9,22,0:PRINT "F1 thru F8 Change Background Color"
820 LOCATE 11,22,0:PRINT "F9 and F10 Change Pallette"
830 LOCATE 13,22,0:PRINT "Esc Key to EXIT from display"
840 LOCATE 19,22,0:PRINT "Press ";CHR$(17);CHR$(196);CHR$(217);" to begin"
850 LOCATE 25,26,0:COLOR 18:PRINT "* Press Esc To Exit *";:COLOR 7
860 INK$=INKEY$:IF INK$="" THEN 860
870 IF INK$=CHR$(27) THEN 1230
880 IF INK$<>CHR$(13) THEN 860
890 VMODE$="M"
900 GOTO 460
910 INK$=INKEY$:IF INK$="" THEN 910 ELSE IF LEN(INK$)>1 THEN 960
920 IF INK$="+" THEN RETURN
930 IF INK$="-" THEN PIC=PIC-2:GOSUB 1100:RETURN
940 IF INK$=CHR$(27) THEN 1230
950 GOTO 910
960 IF LEN(INK$)=2 THEN 970 ELSE 910
970 S=ASC(MID$(INK$,2,1))-58:IF S<1 OR S>10 THEN 910
980 ON S GOSUB 1000,1010,1020,1030,1040,1050,1060,1070,1080,1090
990 GOTO 910
1000 COLOR 0:RETURN
1010 COLOR 1:RETURN
1020 COLOR 2:RETURN
1030 COLOR 3:RETURN
1040 COLOR 4:RETURN
1050 COLOR 5:RETURN
1060 COLOR 6:RETURN
1070 COLOR 7:RETURN
1080 COLOR ,0:RETURN
1090 COLOR ,1:RETURN
1100 IF PIC=-1 THEN PIC=0
1110 RETURN
1120 BEEP:LOCATE CSRLIN,20,0:PRINT "IMPROPER RESPONSE - PLEASE TRY AGAIN!!";
1130 FOR COUNT=1 TO 5000:NEXT
1140 LOCATE CSRLIN,1,0:PRINT STRING$(79," ");
1150 LOCATE CSRLIN-1,1,0:PRINT STRING$(79," ");
1160 BEEP:RETURN
1170 IF ERL<>470 THEN 1200
1180 COLOR 14,1,0:CLS:LOCATE 12,10,1:PRINT "NO PICTURE FILES FOUND"
1190 GOSUB 1500:END
1200 SCREEN 0,1,0,0:WIDTH 80:COLOR 14,1,0:CLS
1210 LOCATE 12,10,11:PRINT "ERROR";ERR;" OCCURED IN LINE";ERL
1220 GOSUB 1500:END
1230 SCREEN 0,1,0,0:WIDTH 80:COLOR 14,1,0:CLS:GOSUB 1500:END
1240 COLOR 14,1,0:CLS:LOCATE 12,10,1:PRINT "TOO MANY PICTURE FILES!!"
1250 GOSUB 1500:END
1260 IF SCREEN(1,14) = 32 THEN 1290
1270 STP=13
1280 GOTO 1330
1290 IF SCREEN(2,14) = 32 THEN 1320
1300 STP=13
1310 GOTO 1330
1320 STP=18
1330 IF SCREEN(1,9) = 46 THEN STL=1:GOTO 1350
1340 STL=2
1350 RETURN
1360 DEF SEG:POKE 106,0:COLOR 14,1,0:CLS:BEEP
1370 LOCATE 12,15:PRINT "PROGRAM REQUIRES IBM COMPATABLE COLOR GRAPHICS CARD!"
1380 BEEP:END
1390 DEF SEG:P=0
1400 FOR COUNT=1 TO 10
1410 KEYHOLD$(COUNT)=""
1420 WHILE PEEK(P+1619)<>0
1430 KEYHOLD$(COUNT)=KEYHOLD$(COUNT)+CHR$(PEEK(P+1619))
1440 P=P+1
1450 WEND
1460 P=COUNT*16
1470 KEYHOLD$(COUNT)=KEYHOLD$(COUNT)+CHR$(0)
1480 NEXT
1490 RETURN
1500 DEF SEG
1510 FOR COUNT=1 TO 10
1520 FOR PLACE=1 TO LEN(KEYHOLD$(COUNT))
1530 POKE 1618+(COUNT-1)*16+PLACE,ASC(MID$(KEYHOLD$(COUNT),PLACE))
1540 NEXT PLACE,COUNT
1550 KEY OFF:KEY ON
1560 RETURN
YA1V4.DOC
YOURART1 Version 4.00
MEDIUM RESOLUTION GRAPHICS
September 1984
*COPYRIGHT*
Everett B. Delano
P.O. BOX 205
Elk City, Oklahoma 73648
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
1. WHAT'S ON THE DISK..........................................1-1
1.1. MAKING A WORKING COPY..................................1-1
1.2. STARTING THE YOURART1 PROGRAM..........................1-1
1.3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS....................................1-1
1.4. SYSTEM OPTIONS.........................................1-1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE AVAILABLE COLORS......................2-1
2.1. BACKGROUND COLORS......................................2-1
2.2. PALETTE COLORS.........................................2-1
3. MODE 1 MASTER MODE.......................................3-1
3.1. Alt H HELP!!!!.....................................3-1
3.2. RETURN KEY.............................................3-1
3.3. Esc KEY................................................3-1
3.4. STANDARD CURSOR MOVEMENT...............................3-1
3.5. EXTENDED CURSOR MOVEMENT...............................3-2
3.6. F1 SET/RESET CURSOR DOT..............................3-2
3.7. F2 SAVE CURRENT DRAWING TO DISK......................3-2
3.8. F6 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING...............................3-2
3.9. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP............................3-2
3.10. F8 TOGGLE PALETTE COLOR.............................3-2
3.11. F3 DRAW AN ELLIPSE..................................3-2
3.12. Alt 3 DRAW A CIRCLE..................................3-3
3.13. F4 DRAW A BOX.......................................3-4
3.14. F5 PAINT AN OBJECT..................................3-4
3.15. F9 SPRAY PAINT......................................3-4
3.16. F10 DRAW A LINE......................................3-4
3.17. Ctrl F1 LOAD A DRAWING..............................3-5
3.18. Ctrl F2 GRAPHICS TO PRINTER.........................3-5
3.19. WORKING WITH PATTERNS.................................3-5
3.19.1. Alt S CAPTURING A PATTERN.................3-5
3.19.2. Ctrl F3 LOADING A PATTERN FROM DISK.........3-6
3.19.3. Ctrl F4 SAVE PATTERN TO DISK................3-6
3.19.4. MANIPULATION OF PATTERNS......................3-6
3.19.4.1. Alt P (LOGICAL XOR) OVERLAY.....3-6
3.19.4.2. Alt I (LOGICAL AND) OVERLAY.....3-6
3.19.4.3. Alt O (LOGICAL OR) OVERLAY.....3-7
3.20. WORKING WITH BLOCKS...................................3-7
3.20.1. Ctrl F7 DEFINE A BLOCK......................3-7
3.20.2. Ctrl F8 DRAW A GRID INSIDE A BLOCK..........3-7
3.20.3. MANIPULATION OF COLORS IN A BLOCK.............3-8
3.20.3.1. Ctrl F9 REVERSE ALL COLORS........3-8
3.20.3.2. Ctrl F5 ONE COLOR TO ANOTHER......3-8
3.21. Ctrl F10 REVERSE THE COLORS OF THE ENTIRE SCREEN.....3-8
3.22. Alt C CHANGE BACKGROUND COLOR.....................3-8
3.23. Alt D DIRECTORY...................................3-8
3.24. Alt E ERASE SCREEN................................3-9
3.25. Alt G GO TO DOT x DOT GRAPHICS MODE (MODE 2)......3-9
3.26. Alt T GO TO TEXT INPUT MODE (MODE 3)..............3-9
I
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
4. MODE 2 DOT x DOT GRAPHICS................................4-1
4.1. Alt H HELP!!!!.....................................4-1
4.2. RETURN KEY.............................................4-1
4.3. Esc KEY................................................4-1
4.4. Esc KEY................................................4-1
4.5. Alt D SELECT DOT COLOR.............................4-1
4.6. CURSOR MOVEMENT........................................4-2
4.7. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP............................4-2
5. MODE 3 TEXT INPUT........................................5-1
5.1. Alt H HELP!!!!.....................................5-1
5.2. RETURN KEY.............................................5-1
5.3. Esc KEY................................................5-1
5.4. Esc KEY................................................5-1
5.5. FONTS - DESCRIPTION....................................5-1
5.5.1. FONT 1..........................................5-1
5.5.2. FONT 2..........................................5-2
5.5.3. FONT 3..........................................5-2
5.5.4. FONT 4..........................................5-2
5.5.5. FONT 5..........................................5-2
5.5.6. FONT 6..........................................5-2
5.5.7. FONT 7..........................................5-2
5.5.8. FONT 8..........................................5-2
5.6. SELECTION OF LETTER FONTS..............................5-2
5.7. Alt F CHANGING FONTS...............................5-3
5.8. Alt L SELECT THE COLOR OF THE LETTER...............5-3
5.9. CURSOR MOVEMENT........................................5-3
5.10. TYPING ON THE SCREEN..................................5-3
5.10.1. BACKSPACE KEY ERASE LAST LETTER TYPED........5-4
5.11. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP...........................5-4
6. VIEWING YOUR PICTURES.......................................6-1
6.1. STARTING THE PROGRAM...................................6-1
6.2. OVERVIEW ......................................6-1
6.2.1. MANUAL MODE.....................................6-1
6.2.2. AUTOMATIC MODE..................................6-1
7. REGISTRATION INFORMATION....................................7-1
7.1. DISCLAIMER:............................................7-1
7.2. User-Supported Software................................7-1
7.3. UPDATE POLICY:.........................................7-1
7.3.1. FIRST YEAR:.....................................7-1
7.3.2. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR:...........................7-1
II
L I S T O F F I G U R E S
3-1: Mode 1 Prompt..............................................3-1
3-2: Start and Stop Reference Points............................3-3
4-1: Mode 2 Prompt..............................................4-1
5-1: Mode 3 Prompt..............................................5-1
III
YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 1-1
1. WHAT'S ON THE DISK
YA1.EXE YOURART PROGRAM
YA1LOOK.BAS PICTURE DISPLAY PROGRAM
YA1.DOC THIS DOCUMENTATION
YA1-1.HLP
through YA1-8.HLP HELP FILES
YA1F-1.FNT
through YA1F-8.FNT FONT FILES
README.BAT EXPLAINS CHSHEET.DOC
CHSHEET.DOC MAKES A CHEAT SHEET
YOURART Version 4.00 IS SUPPLIED ON A DOUBLE SIDED/DOUBLE DENSITY
DISKETTE, FORMATTED FOR 9 SECTORS/TRACK. THE DISKETTE IS COMPATIBLE
WITH PC-DOS 2.0 & 2.1.
1.1. MAKING A WORKING COPY
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR PC-DOS MANUAL FOR
FORMATTING A DISKETTE WITH THE OPERATING SYSTEM ON IT. AFTER YOU
HAVE MADE A SYSTEM DISKETTE, YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO COPY
BASICA.COM FROM YOUR ORIGINAL SYSTEM DISKETTE TO YOUR WORKING
COPY (BASICA IS REQUIRED TO RUN YA1LOOK.BAS). COPY ALL OF
THE FILES FROM THE YOURART1 TO THE NEW SYSTEM DISK.
IF YOU HAVE A HARD DRIVE, ALL YOU WILL NEED TO DO IS COPY ALL
OF THE FILES FROM THE YOURART1 DISK.
1.2. STARTING THE YOURART1 PROGRAM
FROM THE DOS READY PROMPT, SET THE DEFAULT DRIVE TO THE DRIVE
THAT CONTAINS THE YOURART1 PROGRAM AND FILES. TYPE IN YA1 TO
EXECUTE THE PROGRAM.
1.3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
IBM-PC/XT WITH A MINIMUM OF 128K OF RAM
IBM COMPATIBLE COLOR GRAPHICS CARD
MEDIUM RESOLUTION COLOR MONITOR
PC-DOS 2.0 OR 2.1
1-DISK DRIVE MINIMUM
THE SYSTEM EXPECTS TO FIND THE FONT AND HELP FILES ON THE
DEFAULT DRIVE. IF YOU HAVE ONLY 1 DRIVE, THE HELP AND
FONT FILES CAN BE PLACED ON A SEPARATE DISKETTE. THIS
DISKETTE CAN BE INSERTED AS NEEDED.
1.4. SYSTEM OPTIONS
GRAPHICS PRINTER
GRAPHICS SCREEN DUMP SOFTWARE FOR PRINTER
SCREEN DUMP SOFTWARE MUST BE LOADED PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF
YOURART PROGRAM.
Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT
YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 2-1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE AVAILABLE COLORS
2.1. BACKGROUND COLORS
0. BLACK 8. GRAY
1. BLUE 9. Lt. BLUE
2. GREEN 10. Lt. GREEN
3. CYAN 11. Lt. CYAN
4. RED 12. Lt. RED
5. MAGENTA 13. Lt. MAGENTA
6. BROWN 14. YELLOW
7. WHITE 15. Hi-Int. WHITE
2.2. PALETTE COLORS
PALETTE 0 PALETTE 1
1 GREEN 1 CYAN
2 RED 2 MAGENTA
3 BROWN 3 WHITE
COLOR <0> IN EITHER PALETTE WILL BE THE BACKGROUND COLOR.
Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT
YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-1
3. MODE 1 MASTER MODE
+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +
| 1GREEN 2RED 3BROWN X### Y### |16 |
| palette colors cursor cursor |
| location step |
+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +
Fig. 3-1: Mode 1 Prompt
3.1. Alt H HELP!!!!
HELP SCREENS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE COMMAND PROMPT. WHILE
HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE H KEY. THE DRAWING WILL BE
PLACED IN A HOLDING AREA AND THE HELP SCREENS WILL APPEAR. YOU
CAN PAGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD THROUGH THE HELP SCREENS BY USING
THE GRAY + - KEYS. PRESSING THE Esc KEY WILL EXIT HELP AND
RESTORE YOUR DRAWING. YOU WILL BE AT THE SAME PLACE IN THE
PROGRAM YOU WERE WHEN YOU ASKED FOR HELP. IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF
THE SUB-FUNCTIONS, YOU MUST USE THE Esc KEY TO RETURN TO
THE MODE 1 PROMPT BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP.
NOTE!!
THE HELP FILE MUST RESIDE ON THE DEFAULT DRIVE. IF THEY ARE NOT
PRESENT, THE HELP FUNCTION WILL BE USELESS. HELP FILES ARE
NUMBERED 1 to 8, AND HAVE THE FILE EXTENSION (.HLP).
3.2. RETURN KEY
COMPLETES ENTRIES AT SUB-FUNCTION PROMPTS
3.3. Esc KEY
ABORTS ANY SUB-FUNCTION WITH A PROMPT AND RETURNS YOU TO THE
MODE 1 PROMPT.
3.4. STANDARD CURSOR MOVEMENT
Up Arrow CURSOR DOT UP | DOT MOVES THE
Down Arrow CURSOR DOT DOWN | DISTANCE DEFINED
Left Arrow CURSOR DOT LEFT | BY THE CURSOR
Right Arrow CURSOR DOT RIGHT | STEP.
Home DIAGONALLY UP & LEFT | DOT MOVES ONE
PgUp DIAGONALLY UP & RIGHT | DOT SPACE AT A
End DIAGONALLY DOWN & LEFT | TIME. DOT STEP
PgDn DIAGONALLY DOWN & RIGHT | HAS NO EFFECT.
Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT
YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-2
3.5. EXTENDED CURSOR MOVEMENT
Ctrl. HOME MOVE CURSOR DOT TO LOCATION 0,0
Ctrl. END MOVE CURSOR DOT TO LOCATION 319,191
Ctrl. PgUp MOVE CURSOR DOT TO LOCATION 160,100
Ctrl. PgDn MOVE CURSOR DOT TO LOCATION 160,100
3.6. F1 SET/RESET CURSOR DOT
REVERSE THE COLOR OF THE DOT AT THE CURSOR POSITION
3.7. F2 SAVE CURRENT DRAWING TO DISK
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED WITH THE CURRENT FILE NAME OF THE SAVE
FILE, AND A REQUEST TO RENAME IT ([filespec] RENAME (Y/N) ). IF
YOU REPLY WITH A Y YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE NAME OF
THE FILE TO SAVE (FILE NAME ). ENTER THE DRIVE DESIGNATION IF
DIFFERENT FROM THE DEFAULT DRIVE. ENTER THE NAME OF THE FILE
WITHOUT A FILE EXTENSION. IF YOU REPLY WITH A N THE FILE WILL
BE SAVED UNDER THE CURRENT FILE NAME. THE FILE EXTENSION FOR
THESE PICTURE FILES IS (.PIC).
3.8. F6 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
YOU WILL SEE THE PROMPT (EXIT (Y/N) ). IF YOU SELECT Y, THE
PROGRAM WILL BE EXITED, AND YOU WILL BE AT THE DOS PROMPT. IF
YOU SELECT N, THE PROGRAM WILL RETURN TO THE MODE 1 PROMPT.
3.9. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE NUMBER OF DOTS FOR THE CURSOR DOT
TO MOVE WHEN THE CURSOR KEYS ARE USED (STEP RATE ). ENTER A
NUMBER BETWEEN 1 & 99.
3.10. F8 TOGGLE PALETTE COLOR
EACH TIME THE KEY IS PRESSED THE PALETTE COLOR WILL CHANGE.
3.11. F3 DRAW AN ELLIPSE
MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE SPOT WHERE YOU WANT THE CENTER OF THE
ELLIPSE TO BE. PRESS THE F3 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER
THE ELLIPSE COLOR (ELLIPSE COLOR ). ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT.
USE THE CURSOR CONTROL KEYS TO DEFINE THE ELLIPSE. WHEN YOU ARE
SATISFIED WITH WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, PRESS THE RETURN KEY.
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (ELLIPSE OK (Y/N) ). IF EVERYTHING IS OK
THEN ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, THEN ENTER N AND THE
SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE ELLIPSE.
Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT
YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-3
3.12. Alt 3 DRAW A CIRCLE
MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE SPOT WHERE YOU WANT THE CENTER OF THE
CIRCLE TO BE. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt. KEY PRESS THE 3 KEY ON
THE TOP ROW. THE PROMPT LINE WILL DISPLAY (DEFINE RADIUS). USE
THE CURSOR KEYS TO DEFINE THE RADIUS. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED
WITH THE RADIUS, PRESS THE RETURN KEY. YOU WILL 1st BE
PROMPTED FOR THE CIRCLE COLOR. ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT. YOU
WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED FOR THE STARTING POINT <-6.28 to 6.28>.
PRESSING ENTER WILL DEFAULT THE VALUE FOR A COMPLETE CIRCLE. YOU
WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED FOR THE STOP POINT <-6.28 to 6.28>.
PRESSING ENTER WILL DEFAULT THE VALUE FOR A COMPLETE CIRCLE.
ENTERING THE START OR STOP NUMBER WITHOUT A MINUS SIGN WILL DRAW
AN ARC. ENTERING A MINUS NUMBER FOR THE START OR STOP NUMBER,
WILL CAUSE THE CENTER TO BE CONNECTED WITH A LINE TO THAT END OF
THE ARC. (DRAW A PIECE OF A PIE CHART).
1.57
2.355 | .785
|
3.14------|------0 / 6.28
|
3.925 | 5.495
4.71
Fig. 3-2: Start and Stop Reference Points
YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED FOR THE ASPECT <.001 to 180>. PRESSING
ENTER WILL DEFAULT TO THE NORMAL ASPECT RATIO OF THE SCREEN.
THIS WILL CAUSE THE CIRCLE TO BE AS CLOSE TO ROUND AS POSSIBLE.
A .001 WILL DRAW A HORIZONTAL LINE
THE LARGER THE NUMBER, THE MORE SLENDER THE CIRCLE WILL
BE. ANYTHING OTHER THAN 1 WILL CAUSE THE NUMBER OF
DOTS FROM CENTER TO THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENDS OF
THE RADIUS TO BE UNEQUAL
A 180 WILL DRAW A VERTICAL LINE
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (CIRCLE OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE
SATISFIED, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND
THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE
CIRCLE.
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3.13. F4 DRAW A BOX
MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO A POSITION YOU WANT FOR ONE OF THE BOX
CORNERS. PRESS THE F4 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE BOX
COLOR. ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT. USE THE CURSOR KEYS TO DEFINE
THE BOX. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED, PRESS THE RETURN KEY.
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (BOX OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED,
ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL
BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION BEFORE THE BOX.
3.14. F5 PAINT AN OBJECT
MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO A POSITION INSIDE THE FIGURE YOU WANT TO
PAINT. PRESS THE F5 KEY. YOU WILL FIRST BE PROMPTED FOR THE
PAINT COLOR. ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT TO PAINT WITH. YOU WILL
NEXT BE PROMPTED FOR THE BORDER COLOR. THIS IS THE COLOR THAT
COMPLETELY SURROUNDS THE AREA TO BE PAINTED. ENTER THIS COLOR.
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (PAINT JOB OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE
SATISFIED, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE
SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE PAINTING.
3.15. F9 SPRAY PAINT
MOVE THE CURSOR DOT INSIDE AN OBJECT YOU WANT TO SPRAY. THE SAME
RULES APPLY FOR SPRAY PAINTING AS APPLY FOR F5-PAINT. PRESS THE
F9 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE SPRAY COLOR (SPRAY
COLOR ). ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED TO
ENTER THE COLOR OF THE BORDER (BORDER COLOR ). ENTER THE COLOR
OF THE BORDER SURROUNDING THE AREA TO BE SPRAY PAINTED. YOU WILL
NEXT BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE DENSITY (SPRAY (L)t. (M)ed. (D)k.
). ENTER YOUR SELECTION (L=5 DOT SPACE, M=3 DOT SPACE & D=1 DOT
SPACE).
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (SPRAY JOB OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED
WITH THE SPRAY JOB, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N
AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE
SPRAY JOB.
3.16. F10 DRAW A LINE
MOVE CURSOR DOT TO THE SPOT WHERE YOU WANT THE LINE TO BEGIN.
PRESS THE F10 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE LINE COLOR.
ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT. USE THE CURSOR KEYS TO DEFINE THE
LINE. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED, PRESS THE RETURN KEY.
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (LINE OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED,
ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL
BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE LINE.
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3.17. Ctrl F1 LOAD A DRAWING
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F1 KEY. YOU
WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE FILE NAME. RESPOND WITH THE DRIVE
DESIGNATION IF OTHER THAN THE DEFAULT DRIVE AND THE FILE NAME.
DO NOT ENTER THE FILE EXTENSION. PRESS THE RETURN KEY TO LOAD.
3.18. Ctrl F2 GRAPHICS TO PRINTER
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F2 KEY. YOU WILL BE
PROMPTED (AltH>HELP Esc>ABORT any key continue). PRESSING
Esc WILL RETURN YOU TO THE MODE 1 PROMPT. WHILE HOLDING DOWN
THE Alt KEY, PRESS H FOR HELP. PRESS ANY OTHER KEY TO CONTINUE
IF YOU SELECT TO CONTINUE, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED READY PRINTER
AND PRESS ENTER. PRESSING ENTER WILL ERASE THE PROMPT LINE
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRAWING SO IT WON'T SHOW UP ON YOUR
PRINTOUT. AFTER YOU PRESS ENTER, HOLD DOWN THE SHIFT KEY AND
PRESS THE PrtSc KEY TO INITIATE A SCREEN DUMP.
NOTE!!!! BEFORE USING THIS FUNCTION, YOU MUST HAVE INITIALIZED A
GRAPHIC SCREEN DUMP PROGRAM PRIOR TO STARTING THIS PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS NO FACILITY TO DUMP GRAPHICS TO
A PRINTER. PROGRAM EXAMPLE FOR IBM GRAPHICS PRINTER IS
GRAPHICS.COM
3.19. WORKING WITH PATTERNS
A PATTERN CAN BE ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN LETTERED OR DRAWN ON
THE SCREEN. THIS PATTERN CAN BE SAVED TO DISK, FOR USE
LATER IN OTHER DRAWINGS. THIS PATTERN CAN BE MOVED AROUND THE
SCREEN, OR DUPLICATED, SAVING THE AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE A DRAWING. THE PATTERN IS LIMITED TO ONLY ONE THING,
THE SIZE. THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE PATTERN IS 1/4 OF THE
SCREEN.
3.19.1. Alt S CAPTURING A PATTERN
TO CAPTURE A PATTERN, YOU WILL DRAW AN IMAGINARY BOX AROUND
IT. MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO ONE CORNER OF YOUR IMAGINARY BOX.
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE S KEY. THE PROMPT
LINE WILL SHOW (DEFINE PATTERN). MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE
DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNER OF YOUR IMAGINARY BOX. WHEN YOU ARE
SATISFIED WITH THE AREA DEFINED, PRESS THE RETURN KEY. THE
PROMPT LINE WILL SHOW (PATTERN HAS BEEN SET!), IF EVERYTHING
IS OK. THE PROMPT LINE WILL SHOW (PATTERN TOO LARGE!), IF THE
PATTERN IS TOO LARGE TO FIT IN THE PATTERN ARRAY. IF THIS
HAPPENS, YOU WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEFINE FUNCTION. THE
STARTING POSITION WILL STILL BE IN MEMORY. USE THE CURSOR KEYS
TO RE-DEFINE THE OPPOSITE CORNER. THIS WOULD MEAN DIVIDING YOUR
PATTERN AND MOVING OR SAVING IT IN TWO STEPS.
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3.19.2. Ctrl F3 LOADING A PATTERN FROM DISK
ANY PATTERN YOU HAVE CREATED AND SAVED TO DISK, CAN BE LOADED
INTO THE PATTERN ARRAY. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS
THE F3 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE PATTERN NAME TO LOAD
(LOAD PATTERN [name] ). RESPOND WITHE THE DRIVE DESIGNATION, IF
DIFFERENT FROM THE DEFAULT DRIVE, AND THE PATTERN NAME (WITHOUT
A FILE EXTENSION). PRESS RETURN TO EXECUTE THE LOAD.
3.19.3. Ctrl F4 SAVE PATTERN TO DISK
ONCE A PATTERN HAS BEEN CAPTURED, IT CAN BE SAVED TO DISK. WHILE
HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F4 KEY. YOU WILL BE
PROMPTED FOR THE PATTERN NAME (SAVE PATTERN [name] ). RESPOND
WITH THE DRIVE DESIGNATION, IF DIFFERENT FROM THE DEFAULT DRIVE,
AND THE PATTERN NAME (WITHOUT A FILE EXTENSION). PRESS THE
RETURN KEY TO EXECUTE THE SAVE.
THIS FUNCTION WILL CREATE A FILE ON THE DRIVE YOU DESIGNATED.
THE FILE WILL HAVE THE NAME YOU ASSIGNED WITH THE FILE EXTENSION
(.PTN).
3.19.4. MANIPULATION OF PATTERNS
ONCE A PATTERN HAS EITHER BEEN CAPTURED, OR LOADED FROM DISK, IT
CAN BE MANIPULATED ON THE SCREEN. MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE
UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE AREA WHERE YOU WANT TO PLACE THE
PATTERN (REMEMBER WHEN WE CAPTURE A PATTERN WE DRAW AN IMAGINARY
BOX AROUND IT. THE BOX THEORY STILL APPLIES). WHEN THE PATTERN
IS PLACED IN THE SCREEN, IT GOES DOWN AND RIGHT FROM THE CURSOR
DOT.
3.19.4.1. Alt P (LOGICAL XOR) OVERLAY
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE P KEY. THE
PATTERN WILL OVERLAY ANYTHING ALREADY ON THE SCREEN WITHOUT
DESTROYING IT. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS, YOU CAN
REPEAT THIS FUNCTION, AND THE PATTERN WILL BE REMOVED.
WHATEVER THE PATTERN OVERLAYS WILL RETURN TO NORMAL.
3.19.4.2. Alt I (LOGICAL AND) OVERLAY
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE I KEY. THE
PATTERN WILL REPLACE ANYTHING ALREADY ON THE SCREEN.
REPEATING THE FUNCTION WILL NOT RESTORE THE SCREEN.
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3.19.4.3. Alt O (LOGICAL OR) OVERLAY
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE O KEY. THE
PATTERN WILL OVERLAY WHATEVER WAS ALREADY ON THE SCREEN.
REPEATING THE FUNCTION WILL NOT RESTORE THE SCREEN.
NOTE WHEN USING THE LAST TWO FUNCTION, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED
(PATTERN OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED, ENTER Y. IF
YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE
RESTORED TO THE CONDITION BEFORE THE FUNCTION.
NOTE IF YOU GET THE ERROR MESSAGE (NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR
PATTERN TO FIT!!), THIS MEANS CURSOR DOT IS EITHER
TOO CLOSE TO THE RIGHT SIDE, OR TOO CLOSE TO THE
BOTTOM, FOR THE PATTERN TO FIT ON THE SCREEN. MOVE
THE CURSOR DOT AND TRY AGAIN.
3.20. WORKING WITH BLOCKS
3.20.1. Ctrl F7 DEFINE A BLOCK
TO DEFINE A BLOCK, WE ARE GOING TO DRAW OUR IMAGINARY
BOX AROUND THE AREA WE WANT TO MANIPULATE. MOVE THE
CURSOR DOT TO ONE CORNER OF THE IMAGINARY BOX. WHILE
HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F7 KEY. THE
PROMPT LINE WILL SHOW (DEFINE BLOCK). MOVE THE CURSOR
DOT TO THE DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNER OF THE IMAGINARY
BOX. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE AREA DEFINED, PRESS
THE RETURN KEY. THE PROMPT LINE WILL DISPLAY (BLOCK HAS
BEEN DEFINED!).
3.20.2. Ctrl F8 DRAW A GRID INSIDE A BLOCK
ONCE WE HAVE DEFINED A BLOCK, WE CAN PLACE A GRID INSIDE.
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F8 KEY. YOU WILL
BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE GRID COLOR (GRID COLOR ). ENTER
THE COLOR YOU WANT THE LINES OF THE GRID TO BE. YOU WILL
NEXT BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE GRID STEP (GRID STEP 1-99 ).
ENTER THE NUMBER OF DOTS YOU WANT TO BE BETWEEN THE LINES
OF THE GRID +1. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED TYPE OF GRID
(GRID (H)oriz. (V)ert. (B)oth ). H DRAWS HORIZONTAL LINES
ONLY, V DRAWS VERTICAL LINES ONLY & B CAUSES A GRID THAT
RESEMBLES THE GRID ON GRAPH PAPER. THIS TYPE OF GRID MAY BE
SMALLER THAT THE AREA DEFINED IN THE BLOCK.
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (GRID OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED
WITH YOUR GRID, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N
AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO
THE GRID.
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3.20.3. MANIPULATION OF COLORS IN A BLOCK
CHANGING FROM ONE COLOR TO ANOTHER, OR REVERSING THE COLORS
WITHIN A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE SCREEN.
3.20.3.1. Ctrl F9 REVERSE ALL COLORS
ONCE WE HAVE DEFINED THE BLOCK, WE CAN REVERSE ALL OF
THE COLORS WITHIN THE BLOCK. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE
Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F9 KEY.
BEFORE AFTER
0 3
COLOR CHANGE: 3 0
2 1
1 2
3.20.3.2. Ctrl F5 ONE COLOR TO ANOTHER
ONCE WE HAVE DEFINED A BLOCK, WE CAN CHANGE ONE COLOR TO
ANOTHER COLOR WITHIN THE BLOCK. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl
KEY, PRESS THE F5 KEY. YOU WILL FIRST BE PROMPTED FOR THE
COLOR TO CHANGE (CHANGE FROM ). ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT TO
CHANGE. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED FOR THE COLOR TO CHANGE
IT TO.(TO ). ENTER THE DESIRED COLOR. EVERY OCCURRENCE OF
THE (FROM COLOR) WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE (TO COLOR).
3.21. Ctrl F10 REVERSE THE COLORS OF THE ENTIRE SCREEN
THIS FUNCTION REVERSE THE COLORS ON THE FULL SCREEN. YOU DO
NOT HAVE TO DEFINE AN AREA FOR THIS FUNCTION. WHILE HOLDING
DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F10 KEY. THE COLORS WILL BE
REVERSED THE SAME AS IN A REVERSE WITHIN A BLOCK FUNCTION.
THIS FUNCTION IS USED MAINLY TO PREPARE A NEGATIVE OF YOUR
DRAWING BEFORE DUMPING TO A PRINTER. SOMETIMES DUMPING THE
NEGATIVE OF YOUR DRAWING TO THE PRINTER IS MORE VISUALLY
PLEASING THAN THE POSITIVE.
3.22. Alt C CHANGE BACKGROUND COLOR
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE C KEY. EVERY TIME THE
C KEY IS PRESS, THE BACKGROUND COLOR WILL CHANGE. THE
BACKGROUND COLOR ROTATES FROM COLOR 0 through 15. WHEN COLOR
15 IS REACHED THE COLOR ROLLS OVER TO COLOR 0.
3.23. Alt D DIRECTORY
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE D KEY. YOU WILL BE
PROMPTED FOR WHICH DRIVE YOU WANT THE DIRECTORY (DRIVE FOR
DIRECTORY ). ENTER THE LETTER OF THE DRIVE (NO COLON REQUIRED).
THE DIRECTORY LISTS ONLY THE PICTURE AND PATTERN FILES ON THE
DRIVE + THE FREE DISK SPACE.
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3.24. Alt E ERASE SCREEN
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE E KEY. YOU WILL BE
PROMPTED TO SELECT EITHER ERASING ALL OF THE SCREEN OR JUST A
PART OF THE SCREEN (ERASE (A)ll (P)art ). ENTERING A WILL ERASE
THE ENTIRE SCREEN. ENTERING P WILL ALLOW YOU SELECTIVELY ERASE
PARTS OF THE SCREEN. IF YOU WANT TO ERASE A PART OF THE SCREEN,
BE SURE AND MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO ONE CORNER OF THE AREA YOU
WISH TO ERASE BEFORE USING THIS FUNCTION. USE THE CURSOR KEYS TO
DEFINE THE AREA OF THE SCREEN YOU WISH TO ERASE (THIS AREA WILL
BE A RECTANGULAR AREA). WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE AREA YOU
DEFINED, PRESS THE RETURN KEY. THE AREA YOU DEFINED WILL BE
ERASED.
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (ERASURE OK (Y/N) ). IF THE SCREEN WAS
ERASED TO YOUR SATISFACTION ENTER Y. IF THE SCREEN IS NOT RIGHT
ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION BEFORE
YOU SELECTED TO ERASE.
3.25. Alt G GO TO DOT x DOT GRAPHICS MODE (MODE 2)
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE G KEY. THIS WILL
TRANSFER CONTROL TO THE DOT x DOT GRAPHICS PORTION OF THE
PROGRAM.
3.26. Alt T GO TO TEXT INPUT MODE (MODE 3)
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE T KEY. THIS WILL
TRANSFER CONTROL TO THE TEXT INPUT PORTION OF THE PROGRAM.
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4. MODE 2 DOT x DOT GRAPHICS
+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +
| DOT x DOT GRAPHICS X### Y### |16 |
| cursor cursor |
| location step |
+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +
Fig. 4-1: Mode 2 Prompt
4.1. Alt H HELP!!!!
HELP SCREENS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE COMMAND PROMPT. WHILE
HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE H KEY. THE DRAWING WILL BE
PLACED IN A HOLDING AREA AND THE HELP SCREENS WILL APPEAR. YOU
CAN PAGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD THROUGH THE HELP SCREENS BY
USING THE GRAY + - KEYS. PRESSING THE Esc KEY WILL EXIT HELP AND
RESTORE YOUR DRAWING. YOU WILL BE AT THE SAME PLACE IN THE
PROGRAM YOU WERE WHEN YOU ASKED FOR HELP. IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF
THE SUB-FUNCTIONS, YOU MUST USE THE Esc KEY TO RETURN TO
THE MODE 2 PROMPT BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP.
NOTE!!
THE HELP FILE MUST RESIDE ON THE DEFAULT DRIVE. IF THEY ARE NOT
PRESENT, THE HELP FUNCTION WILL BE USELESS. HELP FILES ARE
NUMBERED 1 to 8, AND HAVE THE FILE EXTENSION (.HLP).
4.2. RETURN KEY
COMPLETES ENTRIES AT SUB-FUNCTION PROMPTS
4.3. Esc KEY
WHEN ENTERED FROM THE MODE 2 COMMAND PROMPT, WILL EXIT MODE 2
AND RETURN YOU TO THE MODE 1 COMMAND MODE.
4.4. Esc KEY
ABORTS ANY SUB-FUNCTION WITH A PROMPT AND RETURNS YOU TO THE
MODE 2 PROMPT.
4.5. Alt D SELECT DOT COLOR
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE D KEY. YOU WILL BE
PROMPTED TO ENTER THE COLOR OF THE DOT (DOT COLOR?). RESPOND
WITH ONE OF THE PALETTE COLORS (0, 1, 2, or 3).
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4.6. CURSOR MOVEMENT
THE DOT AT THE CURSOR LOCATION IS SET TO THE COLOR SELECTED
BEFORE THE DOT IS MOVED. THE LOCATION WHERE THE CURSOR DOT
LANDS IS NOT EFFECTED BY COLOR UNTIL THE NEXT MOVE. THIS
ALLOWS YOU TO SET THE LAST DOT, THEN ESCAPE, WITHOUT HAVING ANY
EXTRA/UNWANTED COLORED DOTS.
Up Arrow CURSOR DOT UP | DOT MOVES THE
Down Arrow CURSOR DOT DOWN | DISTANCE DEFINED
Left Arrow CURSOR DOT LEFT | BY THE CURSOR
Right Arrow CURSOR DOT RIGHT | STEP.
Home DIAGONALLY UP & LEFT | DOT MOVES ONE
PgUp DIAGONALLY UP & RIGHT | DOT SPACE AT A
End DIAGONALLY DOWN & LEFT | TIME. DOT STEP
PgDn DIAGONALLY DOWN & RIGHT | HAS NO EFFECT.
4.7. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE NUMBER OF DOTS FOR THE CURSOR DOT
TO MOVE WHEN THE CURSOR KEYS ARE USED (STEP RATE ). ENTER A
NUMBER BETWEEN 1 & 99.
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5. MODE 3 TEXT INPUT
+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +
| TEXT INPUT [1] [3] X### Y### |16 |
| font selected-| | cursor cursor |
| letter color-| location step |
+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +
Fig. 5-1: Mode 3 Prompt
5.1. Alt H HELP!!!!
HELP SCREENS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE COMMAND PROMPT. WHILE
HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE H KEY. THE DRAWING WILL BE
PLACED IN A HOLDING AREA AND THE HELP SCREENS WILL APPEAR. YOU
CAN PAGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD THROUGH THE HELP SCREENS BY
USING THE GRAY + - KEYS. PRESSING THE Esc KEY WILL EXIT HELP AND
RESTORE YOUR DRAWING. YOU WILL BE AT THE SAME PLACE IN THE
PROGRAM YOU WERE WHEN YOU ASKED FOR HELP. IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF
THE SUB-FUNCTIONS, YOU MUST USE THE Esc KEY TO RETURN TO
THE MODE 3 PROMPT BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP.
NOTE!!
THE HELP FILE MUST RESIDE ON THE DEFAULT DRIVE. IF THEY ARE NOT
PRESENT, THE HELP FUNCTION WILL BE USELESS. HELP FILES ARE
NUMBERED 1 to 8, AND HAVE THE FILE EXTENSION (.HLP).
5.2. RETURN KEY
COMPLETES ENTRIES AT SUB-FUNCTION PROMPTS
5.3. Esc KEY
WHEN ENTERED FROM THE MODE 3 COMMAND PROMPT, WILL EXIT MODE 3
AND RETURN YOU TO THE MODE 1 COMMAND MODE.
5.4. Esc KEY
ABORTS ANY SUB-FUNCTION WITH A PROMPT AND RETURNS YOU TO THE
MODE 3 PROMPT.
5.5. FONTS - DESCRIPTION
5.5.1. FONT 1
APPROXIMATELY 1/2 THE SIZE OF MEDIUM RESOLUTION TEXT. UPPER
CASE ALPHABET ONLY. STANDARD TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS. TYPES LEFT
TO RIGHT.
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5.5.2. FONT 2
SAME AS FONT 1. TYPES VERTICALLY FROM TOP OF SCREEN TO
BOTTOM.
5.5.3. FONT 3
SAME AS FONT 1. TYPES VERTICALLY FROM BOTTOM OF SCREEN TO
TOP.
5.5.4. FONT 4
APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SIZE AS MEDIUM RESOLUTION TEXT.
UPPER & LOWER CASE ALPHABET. STANDARD TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS.
TYPES LEFT TO RIGHT.
5.5.5. FONT 5
APPROXIMATELY 2 TIMES THE SIZE OF MEDIUM RESOLUTION TEXT.
UPPER & LOWER CASE ALPHABET. STANDARD TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS.
TYPES LEFT TO RIGHT.
5.5.6. FONT 6
APPROXIMATELY SAME SIZE AS FONT 5. UPPER & LOWER CASE
ALPHABET. STANDARD TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS. TYPES LEFT TO RIGHT.
5.5.7. FONT 7
OLD ENGLISH. APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES THE SIZE OF MEDIUM
RESOLUTION TEXT. UPPER & LOWER CASE ALPHABET. SOME
TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS. TYPES LEFT TO RIGHT
5.5.8. FONT 8
SCRIPT. APPROXIMATELY SAME SIZE AS FONT 7. UPPER & LOWER
CASE ALPHABET. SOME TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS. TYPES LEFT TO
RIGHT.
5.6. SELECTION OF LETTER FONTS
WHEN TEXT INPUT IS SELECTED FROM THE MODE 1 PROMPT.
YOU WILL 1st BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE LETTER FONT YOU
WANT (FONT <1 - 8>). IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE
ENTERED THE TEXT INPUT MODE SINCE STARTING THE PROGRAM,
YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER A LETTER FONT. RESPOND WITH A
FONT NUMBER 1 to 8 AND PRESS ENTER TO LOAD. NEXT YOU
WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE LETTER COLOR (LETTER
COLOR?). RESPOND WITH ONE OF THE PALETTE COLORS (0, 1,
2, or 3).
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IF THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE ENTERED THE
TEXT INPUT MODE SINCE THE START OF THE PROGRAM,
AND YOU WANT TO USE THE FONT YOU PREVIOUSLY
SELECTED. RESPOND TO THE (FONT <1 - 8>) PROMPT WITH
ENTER. YOU WILL STILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE LETTER
COLOR.
5.7. Alt F CHANGING FONTS
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE F KEY. YOU WILL BE
PROMPTED TO ENTER THE LETTER FONT (FONT <1 - 8>). RESPOND
WITH THE FONT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER TO LOAD. CHANGING FONTS
WILL NOT PROMPT YOU FOR A NEW LETTER COLOR.
5.8. Alt L SELECT THE COLOR OF THE LETTER
WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE L KEY. YOU WILL
BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE COLOR OF THE LETTER (LETTER COLOR?).
RESPOND WITH ONE OF THE PALETTE COLORS (0, 1, 2, or 3).
5.9. CURSOR MOVEMENT
THE CURSOR DOT MARKS THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE LETTER.
THE LETTER WILL APPEAR UP AND RIGHT FROM THE CURSOR DOT.
Up Arrow CURSOR DOT UP | DOT MOVES THE
Down Arrow CURSOR DOT DOWN | DISTANCE DEFINED
Left Arrow CURSOR DOT LEFT | BY THE CURSOR
Right Arrow CURSOR DOT RIGHT | STEP.
Home DIAGONALLY UP & LEFT | DOT MOVES ONE
PgUp DIAGONALLY UP & RIGHT | DOT SPACE AT A
End DIAGONALLY DOWN & LEFT | TIME. DOT STEP
PgDn DIAGONALLY DOWN & RIGHT | HAS NO EFFECT.
5.10. TYPING ON THE SCREEN
MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE POSITION YOU WANT TO START TYPING.
START TYPING. THE CHARACTER OF THE KEY PRESSED WILL BE REPLACED
ON THE SCREEN WITH THE CORRESPONDING FONT LETTER. IF THE
PARTICULAR LETTER IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THAT FONT, THE SPEAKER
WILL BEEP. THE ALLOWABLE CHARACTERS DO NOT INCLUDE ANY
SPECIAL GRAPHIC CHARACTERS.
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5.10.1. BACKSPACE KEY ERASE LAST LETTER TYPED
PRESS THE BACKSPACE KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE
COLOR TO USE TO ERASE THE LETTER (ERASER COLOR ). ENTER THE
COLOR. THE LETTER WILL BE ERASED AND THE CURSOR DOT WILL BE
IN POSITION TO RE-TYPE THE LETTER.
NOTE
THIS FUNCTION WORKS CORRECTLY ONLY IF THE CURSOR DOT
IS IN THE SAME PLACE IT LANDED FOLLOWING THE LETTER
THAT NEEDS TO BE ERASED.
5.11. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP
YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE NUMBER OF DOTS FOR THE CURSOR DOT
TO MOVE WHEN THE CURSOR KEYS ARE USED (STEP RATE ). ENTER A
NUMBER BETWEEN 1 & 99.
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6. VIEWING YOUR PICTURES
INCLUDED ON THE DISKETTE IS A PROGRAM CALLED YA1LOOK.BAS.
THIS PROGRAM IS USED TO VIEW THE PICTURES YOU CREATE. THE
PROGRAM CAN ALSO BE USED TO VIEW ANY GRAPHICS PICTURE CREATED BY
THE BASIC BSAVE COMMAND. THE PROGRAM REQUIRES THAT THE
PICTURE HAVE THE FILE EXTENSION (.PIC). THESE PICTURES ARE
DISPLAYED IN MEDIUM RESOLUTION COLOR GRAPHICS MODE. PICTURES
CREATED IN HIGH RESOLUTION CAN BE VIEW WITH THIS PROGRAM, BUT
THE COLOR EFFECTS MAY NOT BE VISUALLY PLEASING.
6.1. STARTING THE PROGRAM
YOU WILL NEED A DISKETTE WITH THE PROGRAM BASICA.COM AND
YA1LOOK.BAS ON IT. FROM THE DOS READY PROMPT ENTER THE
FOLLOWING.
BASICA YA1LOOK
PRESS ENTER(RETURN) TO LOAD BASICA.COM AND EXECUTE THE
YA1LOOK.BAS PROGRAM.
6.2. OVERVIEW
FOR THE MOST PART THE YA1LOOK.BAS PROGRAM IS SELF
EXPLANATORY. HERE ARE A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.
THE PROGRAM WORKS SIMILAR TO A SLIDE PROJECTOR. YOUR PICTURES
ARE PROJECTED ONTO THE VIDEO MONITOR OF YOUR COMPUTER. THERE
ARE TWO MODES IN THE PROGRAM.
6.2.1. MANUAL MODE
IN THE MANUAL MODE, YOU CAN GO FORWARD AND BACKWARD
THROUGH YOUR PICTURES. YOU CAN CHANGE THE BACKGROUND
COLORS AND THE PALETTE COLORS.
6.2.2. AUTOMATIC MODE
IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE, YOU SELECT THE LENGTH OF TIME (IN
SECONDS) THAT THE PICTURE WILL REMAIN ON THE SCREEN
BEFORE GOING TO THE NEXT. IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE, YOU
CANNOT SELECT THE BACKGROUND AND PALETTE COLOR.
THE PROGRAM SORTS THE FILE NAMES OF THE PICTURES BEFORE THEY ARE
DISPLAYED. THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO NAME YOUR PICTURES IN A WAY TO
ALLOW THEM TO BE SHOW IN THE ORDER YOU WANT. THE PROGRAM CANNOT
HANDLE MORE THAN 88 PICTURE FILES IN ONE SESSION. IF YOUR DISK
HAS MORE PICTURE FILES THAN THIS, YOU WILL NEED TO PLACE THEM ON
SEPARATE DISKS, OR IN SEPARATE SUB-DIRECTORIES (DOS 2.0 UP). IF
YOU USE SUB-DIRECTORIES, YOU WILL NEED TO COPY YA1LOOK.BAS INTO EACH
OF THESE DIRECTORIES. THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT ALLOW THE USE OF SUB-
DIRECTORIES IN THE DRIVE DESIGNATION.
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7. REGISTRATION INFORMATION
7.1. DISCLAIMER:
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF SAVINGS, OR INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS
PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED ON AN AS IS BASIS. NO
WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES ARE IMPLIED OR EXPRESSED.
7.2. User-Supported Software
Individuals are granted permission to freely copy this
program and documentation for their own use and to share with
others under the following guidelines.
No fee or other consideration is charged.
The program, associated files, or documentation is not
modified in any way.
The program, associated files, and documentation are
distributed together.
You are encouraged to make copies of this program for others,
for evaluation purposes. If you are using this software, and
find it to be useful, your contribution of $25.00 would be
appreciated.
Everett Delano
P.O. Box 205
Elk City, Oklahoma 73648
7.3. UPDATE POLICY:
REGISTERED OWNERS OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE NOTIFIED IF AND WHEN
UPDATED VERSIONS ARE AVAILABLE.
7.3.1. FIRST YEAR:
REGISTERED OWNERS OF THIS PROGRAM MAY RECEIVE UPDATED
VERSIONS FOR A $5.00 FEE, TO COVER THE COST OF POSTAGE AND
HANDLING.
7.3.2. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR:
REGISTERED OWNERS OF THIS PROGRAM MAY RECEIVE UPDATED
VERSIONS FOR A $15.00 FEE.
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This disk copy was originally provided by "The Public Library",
the software library of the Houston Area League of PC Users.
Programs are available from the Public Library at $2 per disk
on user-provided disks. To get a listing of the disks in the
Public Library, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
Nelson Ford, P.O.Box 61565, Houston, TX 77208.
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #0346
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