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EASYDRAW DEMO DISK NOTES (Version 1.03)
All material on this disk is Copyrighted by Migraph, Inc, 1985, 86. You
are free to copy it, but it is not for resale, and all programs and
information remain the sole property of Migraph, Inc. The demo version
of EASY-DRAW on this disk will not Save or Print drawings.
USING YOUR EASY-DRAW DEMO DISK
To use this demo disk, place this disk in drive A of your Atari ST (with
TOS in ROM) and reboot your system. Then double click on "EASYDEMO.PRG"
NOTE: This demo is configured for color monitors, if you would like to
use this demo with a high resolution monochrome monitor, please follow
the following instructions. [Copy "ASSIGN.BAW" to "ASSIGN.SYS" in order
to utilize the high-res monochrome fonts included on this disk], then
reboot with this disk in drive A. To change the demo back to a color
version, simply [Copy "ASSIGN.COL" to "ASSIGN.SYS"], then reboot with
this disk in drive A.
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The following are exerpts from the documentation. Sections have been
included which we feel will help you learn the basics of using Easy-Draw.
What's the Difference?
How does Easy-Draw differ from a paint program? The major
difference is structure. As a result of structure, each figure is an
entity unto itself. In painting programs, each thing you paint
obliterates everything else it covers, the way wall paint sticks to the
previous layer of paint, dirt, and graffiti. In Easy-Draw, each figure
has its own layer. It's as if a drawing were a composite of multiple
sheets of paper, each with a single figure on it. So even though one
figure covers another, it only blocks rather than obliterates. In
addition, figures can be made transparent so that the "hidden" figures
show through. Because each figure stands alone as a whole piece, you
cannot erase part of a figure as you might in a painting program.
What's the Drawing Process?
The process of creating a complete drawing involves the repeated
drawing of figures that you combine to form a whole picture. The Easy-
Draw drawing process involves the following steps:
Click the right mouse button to bring up the Drawing Pop-Up menu.
* Choose a drawing tool from the Pop-Up menu. The Pop-Up menu
appears wherever the mouse pointer is located so that you don't
have to fetch a drawing tool.
* Draw the figure using the left mouse button.
* Position the figure by moving the mouse with both buttons up.
* If necessary before pasting down the figure, adjust the size
and direction using the left mouse button again.
The right mouse button will bring up the Drawing Pop-Up menu again,
which will let you begin drawing using a different tool, or press the
right button again to place you in Point mode.
Should you wish to cancel a command while you are in it, hold down
the left mouse button and press the right mouse button. Release both
together.
After drawing a figure, you can add or change color,pattern, or line
width and style to suit your purposes. For text, you can choose color,
appearance, size, and style (font). Easy-Draw also has commands for
revising drawings, for arranging the figures within a drawing, and for
changing the magnification of the drawing (zooming) so you can see
selected portions in detail.
MODIFYING YOUR DRAWING
To make any changes to a figure or group of figures such as changing
position, color, shape, to copy or delete, etc, you must first select
them. A selected figure or group of figures are identified by the figure
box or boxes around them. The figure box has either 4 or 8 sizing
markers on it.
To select figures: WHILE IN POINT MODE
* One or a group:
Point inside the figure or group. Click the left mouse button.
* Two or more:
Hold down the left mouse button. Draw box around figures. Release left
mouse button. All figures totally inside area have figure boxes and
size
* Selecting additional figures:
You may select additional figures by holding the shift key down while
clicking on the left mouse button. [shift-left click] will even let you
select through a currently selected figure!
* To unselect all: Point to the drawing surface where there are no
figures, or to the desktop, and click the left mouse button.
* Deselecting individual figures:
You may want to unselect one or two figures in an area that you have
previously selected. To do this, hold the shift key down while
clicking on the right mouse button.
CREATING TEXT
Placing text is similar to placing a figure or line on a drawing.
Text is one of the choices on the Pop-Up menu. To write a title, follow
these directions:
1. Bring up the Pop-Up menu by clicking the right mouse button.
2. Choose text from the menu by pointing to the text drawing tool and
then clicking the left mouse button.
3. Point to the spot where you want text to begin.
4. Hold down the left button and draw a box, which will hold the text.
5. Release the left button when the box is the size you want.
6. If necessary, move the text box where you want it by simply moving
the mouse while both mouse buttons are up.
7. Click the right button to paste down the text box. When you paste the
text box down, the pointer becomes a vertical line positioned in the
upper left corner of the text box. The text box has a white background
temporarily, and sizing markers to change the size of the text box while
you are creating the title.
8. Type a title, such as:
Abstract Rendering of Two Boxes, Filled with a
Pattern and Colored Alike.
Notice that the text wraps around at the end of the line. Use the
arrow keys on the keyboard to move the vertical line for editing the
title. Use the Backspace key to erase to the left; use the Delete key
to erase to the right. You can also press the Return key in the text box
to start a new paragraph.
9. When you have finished typing the text, click the right mouse button
to paste down the text itself. The text box will now have a transparent
background.
EDITING TEXT
1. To start:
Select the text figure.
Choose Edit Text from the Edit menu.
Select the text figure again.
2. Moving in text box:
Press the arrow keys to move the vertical bar up, down, right, and
left.
Press Home to move the vertical bar to upper left corner of text box.
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Position the mouse pointer and click the left mouse button.
3. Adding text:
Position vertical bar. Type new text.
4. Erasing text:
Backspace to erase to the left of the vertical bar.
Delete to erase to the right of the vertical bar.
Shift delete to erase to the end of the current line.
Clear (shift-home) to erase an entire text block.
5. Reformatting:
Press Esc.
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Click on a sizing marker.
-or-
Wait a couple of seconds for automatic reformatting.
6. Stop editing:
Click right mouse button (also reformats text box).
USING THE CLIPBOARD FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE
You can temporarily store a figure or area of one drawing on the
clipboard. One benefit of this technique is that you can make deletions
from your drawing to check how they look without permanently altering the
drawing. Thus, the clipboard can help you experiment.
Also, if your drawing is very large, it may be easier to move a fig-
ure from one part to another using the clipboard.
To store figures on the clipboard, follow these directions:
1. Select the figure or area you want to store on the clipboard.
2. Copy or move the figure or area to the clipboard.
To copy a figure, select the figure, choose Edit Copy, then move the
copy to the clipboard.
To move a figure, select the figure, then point inside it and hold
down the left mouse button, move the figure over the clipboard, then
release the left mouse button.
NOTE: when something is being stored on the clipboard, the clipboard
turns black.
To move figures from the clipboard back into the same drawing or
other file, follow these directions:
1. Point to the clipboard, hold down the left mouse button.
A box a little larger than the clipboard will appear under the open
hand pointer.
2. Move the box into the window.
Position the upper left corner of the box where you want the upper
left corner of the figure, multiple figures, or group.
3. Release the left mouse button to drop the figures.
The clipboard is empty after you move the figures off it.
NOTE: Each time you move or copy a figure to the clipboard, it replaces
any figure currently on the clipboard. Unlike the drawing surface, which
has many layers, the clipboard has only one layer.
To move or copy figures from one part of your large drawing to
another, follow these directions:
1. Copy or move the figures to the clipboard.
2. Scroll the drawing.
3. Move the figures from the clipboard back onto the drawing surface.
COMBINING FIGURES USING TWO WINDOWS
Easy-Draw gives you two windows to work with. Two windows are
especially useful for combining figures between two Easy-Draw drawings.
By opening a second window and placing a drawing in it, you can move or
copy figures directly.
To combine figures using two windows, follow these directions:
1. Choose File Open #2
2. Choose File Replace
Easy-Draw displays the File Selector box to ask you for the name of a
drawing.
3. Choose a drawing for window #2 in the File Selector box.
4. Click OK
5. Copy or move the figures from one drawing to the other.
Select the figures, then:
To copy, choose Edit Copy, then move the copy to the other window.
To move, point into the figure, hold down the left mouse button, move
the figure to the other window where you want it, then release the
left mouse button.
NOTE: If you leave the second window blank, you can use it as a scratch
pad to create parts of a drawing, then move them into window #1 as
needed. Then, when you close window #2, don't save the scratch figures,
and you won't take up disk space unnecessarily.
To activate the other window for work, point inside the window,then
click the left mouse button.
A FEW OTHER FEATURES:
Aborting out of Sizing, Stretching, or Moving Figures
This functions the same as aborting out of creating a figure. Before
releasing the left mouse button, depress the right mouse button,then
release both.
Rotating Ruler
Move the pointer over the desktop area and click the right mouse
button.
Automatic Point Mode Selection
Choosing "Copy, Undelete, Size, or Stretch" from the drop-down Menu
while in drawing mode, automatically switches you to Point Mode.
Invisible Figure Borders
A figure normally displays a border line of the selected drawing
color. If you wish to leave the border off (for instance to display
only a pie shape with a fill pattern), choose a thin line style
from the the Line Menu, and then using Color Settings under the
Color Menu, set the line color to 15 (F), and the fill color to
whatever is desired.
Text Editing Features
Justified text (Non-justified text is the default.)
The justify command in the text dropdown menu, now is a toggle.
Single line text lables (justified) will expand to fill lable.
The last line of multiple line lables (justified), should end
with a carriage return, to disable right justification.
A maximum of 175 text labels, or a maximum of 5600 characters, may be created
between both windows in Easy-Draw.
The sketch command uses up a greater amount of space than the other drawing
commands. When using sketch, the zoom magnification and and speed of drawing
determine the number of points per sketch.
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EASY-DRAW is available at your local authorized ATARI dealer or
distributor. If you are unable to find EASY-DRAW, please write or call
us at the number below. Thank you for letting us share a portion of our
products capabilities with you!
MIGRAPH, INC. SUGGESTED LIST: $149.95
720 S. 333RD (201)
FEDERAL WAY, WA. U.S.A. 98003
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