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 Command:  File                         < F > 
 Purpose:  Provide a menu of Filing Options and the Quit option. 
 Information:
     Patternland weavings and designs are stored only in the
     memory of the computer until you save them using a File 
     option. 
 Comments: 
     You should save your work regularly to guard against lost 
     data due to a power failure.  Also, so you can backtrack on 
     your designing process, it is a good idea to save weavings 
     under "series" names like Design1, Design2, etc. so you can 
     load an older version if you don't like changes you made and 
     saved. 
     
     Each type of file Patternland makes has a special suffix, 
     like ".PWV" for weavings.  Thus your file names can only be 
     the eight characters allowed by DOS for a filename prefix.
     However, because of the varying suffixes, you can use the 
     same name for various types of files related to the same 
     weaving.  For example, Design1.PWV might have a related 
     Design1.PWA file in which you had saved only the warp.  The 
     suffixes for each type of file are given under help for that 
     option. 
     
     "Quit" is included as the last option of this menu to remind 
     you to save your work before exiting. 
       
 See Also:  File/all options
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 Command:  Edit                         < E > 
 Purpose:  Provide menus of Editing options. 
 Information:
     All changes to the weaving or design take place through an 
     Edit option.  Video and printer palette adjustments which do 
     not affect the weaving/design itself are made through the 
     Display and Print menus.
 Comments: 
     Patternland has two distinct methods of editing weavings: 
     (1) a grid or board input screen which uses arrow keys or 
     mouse; and (2) numerical prompts for warp, weft, tieups, 
     colors, symbols.  Both methods of editing are available 
     concurrently on each edit menu (except the design board 
     which has no numerical input); however, the method of input 
     used by New Weaving is determined by the Edit/Modes/Grid-
     Checkerboard switch.  Likewise, whether the board appears as 
     a grid or checkerboard is a Modes switch.  And numerical 
     input can combine symbol and color selections with warp or 
     weft: this too is controlled by a Modes switch. 
        
 See Also:  Edit/all options
            Display/Palettes
            Print/Color Palette Mixer
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 Command:  Display                      < D > 
 Purpose:  Provide menus of video related options.
 Information:
     Patternland displays weavings either in text/data mode, text 
     only scrolling mode, or one of your system's available 
     graphics modes.  The warp, weft, and tieup data are  
     available in Text/Data mode displays and printouts. 
     The design board is displayed in graphics modes through 
     Display/Design and in text mode through Edit/Design. 
 Comments: 
     Options/Data, Options/Format, and Options/Modes all affect 
     text/data displays and printouts; Data and Format also 
     affect the Editor.

     Edit Weaving provides a scrollable method of displaying 
     both the pattern draft and the warp and weft data 
     simultaneously.
        
 See Also:  Display/all options
            Options/Data/all options
            Options/Format
            Options/Modes
            Setup/Colors
            Setup/Displays
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 Command:  Print                        < P > 
 Purpose:  Provide menus of printing options.
 Information:
     Patternland prints weavings either in text/data mode or an 
     available printer graphics mode--either method can be in 
     Black & White, 7-Color, or 16-color mixed palette modes.  
     The warp, weft, and tieup data are  available in Text/Data 
     mode printouts.  The design board can be printed in text 
     mode only using the current single warp and weft symbols. 
 Comments: 
     To achieve a graphics print of a design, first convert it 
     to a weaving with Weave Wizard, then print in graphics 
     mode.
        
 See Also:  Print/all options
            Options/Data/all options
            Options/Format
            Options/Modes
            Setup/Colors
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 Command:  Options                      < O > 
 Purpose:  Control Computer-Aided-Weaving and Select Modes
 Information:
     Options/Loom opens the gateway to controlling your loom with 
     Patternland.  The other options all affect either the 
     editor, display options, print options, or a combination of 
     the three.
 Comments: 
     Weaving options which affect several Patternland domains are 
     controlled here, e.g. the Data switches affect both text 
     displays, printing, and in some cases the editor.

     Likewise, the warp- and weft-face weave switches are 
     contained in Options/Modes.  
        
 See Also:  Options/all options
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 Command:  Help                         < H > 
 Purpose:  Menu--Access several full-screen help files
 Information:
     Most help is context-sensitive; press the help key for help 
     while a particular option is highlighted. 
     
     On this Help Menu, the introduction and several other 
     topics are available.
     
     You can also read and write your own help files, or edit the 
     exiting help files using the File/Write File option.  All 
     help files are standard ASCII files.  You can use your own 
     word processor if it can save as an ASCII file.

     There is no context help for the help menu itself; unlike 
     all other menus, topics may be selected with the help keys 
     in addition to pressing <Enter> or the Key character. 
 Comments: 
     Two keys provide context-sensitive help for any menu 
     option and from the window editors: < ? > or < / >.
     
     You can also access context help from the Command Window by 
     prefacing a command with </>.

     The full-screen help available from the help menu is 
     designed to introduce the program and supplement the context 
     help.  You may wish to begin the learning process with 
     Help/Introduction.

 See Also:  Help key for all menu options
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 Command:  Setup                        < S > 
 Purpose:  Configure the program for a variety of systems  
 Information:
     Patternland can function with all IBM compatible equipment 
     with sufficient memory, from a monochrome non-graphics 
     system to a VGA PS/2.  It works with both daisy wheel text 
     only printers and graphics printers.  Setup options are 
     required to allow the program to function up to the 
     capibilities of your system.  For each of the steps below, 
     press the Help key <?> for more information after 
     highlighting the option on the menu. 

     To configure Patternland the first time:

        1.  Choose Setup/Displays and select the correct Display.
        2.  Choose Setup/Colors if you wish to alter menu or 
              other program colors (this can wait until later).
        3.  Choose Setup/Save and <Y> to overwrite Patland.pwv.
        4.  Chose Setup/Printers and select your printer.
        5a. If you want to save files on a different drive or
                directory from the program files (e.g., B:), 
                choose File/Change/Weaving. 
        5b. If you have a two-drive floppy system, choose 
                File/Change/Help, and select B: for the help 
                files path.
        5c. If 5a or 5b apply, return to setup and choose 
                Setup/File Paths. 
        6.  Go to the main Help menu and begin by reading the
                introduction, which suggests a learning path. 
 Comments: 
     Initially, Patternland assumes a monochrome system; you must 
     select your video system and Save/Setup in order to make 
     graphics available. 
     
     Likewise, the default printer driver will probably not be 
     appropriate for your particular printer.  You must 
     Setup/Printers to make the correct printer driver avaiable. 

     Color Changes for a menu take effect only after the window 
     has closed.  To see changes in the main menu, choose 
     File/Quit and press any key for menu instead of quitting.

 See Also:  File/Save and Load
            Print/Color Palette Mixer/Save 
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