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EDITORS.DOC
ObjectEase 2.0
(c) Copyright 1992 - David S. Reinhart Associates
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This document serves to briefly describe the functions of the
two editors included with the ObjectEase library, 16IMAGE.EXE and
256IMAGE.EXE. These programs are used for creating 16 color and 256
color bitmap images respectively. The files are created and saved in
the format used by the Borland function getimage().
You must first have a mouse driver loaded to utilize these
editors. The drawing tools should all be intuitive. If not, a little
experimentation should provide you with all the explanation you will
need. Use the left mouse button in each editor to select the foreground
color and the right mouse button to select the background color. The
only function that may not be intuitive is how to save the bitmap images
you create.
16IMAGE.EXE
Using the 16 color image editor, select the scissors tool. Press
the left mouse button with the cursor positioned at the upper left
corner of the image you wish to capture. With the left mouse button
depressed, drag the mouse downward and to the right until the image is fully
enclosed in the rectangle. When you release the left mouse button a window
will appear in the upper right corner of the screen, prompting you for
a file name. You can give the file any extension you like.
256IMAGE.EXE
Using the 256 color image editor, select the "rubber band" tool.
Press the left mouse button with the mouse cursor at the upper left
corner of the image to be captured. With the left mouse key depressed
drag the mouse downward and to the right until the image is fully
enclosed in the rectangle. When you release the left mouse key, the file
name box at the bottom of the screen will become active. Enter a filename
and press <ENTER>. The default extension ".CUT" will ba added, however, you
may change this to any desired extension as the Bitmap class member
functions do not rely on a particular file extension as do the Icon and
Button classes.
Note that using either editor, you cannot capture an image which
constitutes more than 64K. This is the maximum size of a Borland getimage()
buffer.