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%OP%VS4.127 (27-Mar-92), Colton Software, R4000 2029 4983 8986
%OP%PL56
%OP%TM2
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%OP%WC2,832,256,1364,0,0,0,5
%OP%LC0,3
%OP%FR0,5
%CO:A,15,44%Penguin family
Daddy
Mummy
Baby
%C%%H2%Penguin Graphics
This file gives an exercise in creating
Penguin Graphics. It is best done in a
wide screen mode. Try selecting mode 16
from the mode entry on the palette icon at
the bottom-right of the screen.
1. Mark the slots from A1 to B4 by dragging
with the mouse.
2. Bring up the PipeDream menu and, from
the Chart sub-menu, select new chart. This
will give you a 3D bar chart.
You may find that the chart window overlaps
with this window. If so, move it as far to
the right of the screen as you can. You
can also try making the chart window a
little narrower.
3. With the pointer in the Chart window,
bring up the Chart window menu, and select
the Bar Gallery from the Gallery sub-menu.
%H2%Stretched penguins
4. In the Bar Gallery switch off 3D by
clicking on the asterisk. Then click on the
icon showing the three penguins of
different sizes. This will select the
"stretched" penguin chart. Then click on
the OK button to clear the Bar Gallery.
5. Try changing the numbers in the slots
above to see the penguins change size
automatically. For example try changing
the Daddy size to 5.
%H2%Stacked penguins
6. Bring the Bar Gallery back onto the
screen and click on the icon showing
"stacked penguins" and then click on OK.
%H2%Other pictures in penguin charts
7. Find the directory Pictures.flags and
bring up a directory viewer of it.
8. Click on one of the penguins in the
chart with the left button. This will
select Series 1 which is all three penguin
bars. Drag the file UnionJack from the
directory viewer into the chart window.
The penguin bars will change to stacked
union jacks.
9. Click on one of the union jacks with
the right button of the mouse. this will
select just that data point. Drag another
flag file into the chart. The data point
will be redrawn with the new flag.
10. Try changing the numbers at the top of
this window. Try also changing the labels.
For example, you might change "Daddy" to
"Britain", "Mummy" to "USA" and "Baby" to
"Japan". Fill the bars with the
appropriate flags.
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