Now we'll go to the Light Weave editor and create our first weaving.
Press <E> for the Edit menu.~
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?~Press <W> to edit or create a weaving.~
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?~Welcome to the Light Weave editor!
There is a lot to absorb--a menu, a status line, a menu information line above the status line, numberlines for warp, weft, and tieup. But let's jump right into creating a weaving.
Notice that the menu info line says to Press <ESC> for the Weave Editor. That will close the top menu and jump us into the threading window where we can enter a threading.
Press <Esc> for the threading window.~
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?~Notice that the status line now says that the cursor--that magenta square--is at position Warp 1 Harness 1, and we are now in "Draft Input" mode.
There are several ways to enter a threading with the keyboard, as well as using a mouse. We'll use the Function keys, which represent harness or shaft numbers.
Press <F1> to put warp thread #1 through harness #1.~
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Notice that the status line (lower left corner) says that the Smart Cursor is "idling": that's what those two ≡≡ symbols mean. By pressing the right arrow key, we'll move one thread to the right and also tell Smart Cursor we want to thread from left to right. (You could also start on the right and work to the left.)
So press the <Right Arrow> key.~
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Smart Cursor now says , which means we're headed to the right, and we also moved to thread #2.
Press the <F2> key for harness #2.~
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This time Smart Cursor moved us one position to the right after we put thread #2 through harness #2. We're already at thread #3.
Press <F3> to use harness #3.~
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Press <F4> for harness 4.~
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Press <F5> for harness 5.~
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And <F8> selects harness 8 to complete a straight draw for the first 8 threads.
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Let's use the Block mark and copy feature to make a repeat of the first 8 threads. We'll use the menu this time; later, you may find it faster to use the shortcut keys. First we need to move back to Thread #1 to begin marking Threads 1-8 as Block #1.
Press <Left Arrow>.
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Press <Left Arrow> again.~
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Now we need the Block menu. We'll bring up the main menu first, and then select the Block menu. You could also select the Block menu immediately by pressing <B> for block.
But press <Esc> now for the main Light Weave editor menu.~
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Now we'll open the Block menu. We could use arrow keys to highlight Block, and then press Enter. Or we could click on Block with a mouse. But we'll use the highlighted letter key instead.
Press <B> for the block menu.~
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Remember that we already put the editor cursor on Warp Thread #1. We want to mark it as the beginning of Block 1.
Press <B> for Begin mark.~
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Block #1 is already highlighted with a double frame. If we wanted to mark a different block we could use the arrow keys or press the top row numeric key corresponding to the block number.
But since block 1 is highlighted, Press <Enter> to mark the current thread as the beginning of Block 1.~
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Note that a small "1" appeared on the lower frame of the threading window. This tells us that warp thread #1 is marked as part of Block 1. We still have to mark the end of Block 1.
We could use the menu again and select "End Mark"--but lets use the shortcut key this time.
First, press <Right Arrow> to begin moving back to warp thread 8.~
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Press <Right Arrow> again.~
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Now we're on thread 8. The shortcut key to marking either end of a block is to hold down the shift key while pressing the top row numeric key corresponding to the block you want to mark. Patternland reads the key as the number instead of the puncuation character that the Shift key normally produces.
Press <Shift 1> to mark the end of Block One now.~
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Notice that a second numeral "1" appeared on the lower threading frame: warp threads 1-8 are now marked as Block 1.
We want to make a repeat starting at thread 9, so move the cursor over one thread.
Press <Right Arrow> for thread 9.~
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We'll use the Block Menu to copy the repeat; as you might have guessed, there is also a shortcut way to copy without using the menu.
Press <B> to open the Block menu.~
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Notice that the status line says we are in "Pure" mode (lower right). This means we will get an exact copy of our repeat when we select Copy from the menu. Later we'll use "Flip" mode. But for now, we want a simple repeat.
Press <C> to copy a block.~
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OK, but which Block to Copy? We've only marked Block 1, and the pick window shows us that Block 1 contains threads 1 to 8. Just like when we marked the beginning, Block one is also (conveniently) already highlighted so we can press Enter to copy it.
Press <ENTER> to copy Block 1 to the cursor position.~
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MAGIC! Let's do it again. This time we'll use the shortcut key for pure copy, and we'll put it at warp thread #17.
Press <Right Arrow> to go to the right.~
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<Right Arrow> again.~
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The shortcut to pure copy is to hold the ALT key while pressing the top row numeric key corresponding to the block number to copy.
Press <ALT 1> now.~
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Alright! That's the beginning of an "M" in a MW twill. Let's move to warp thread 25.
Press <Right Arrow>.~
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<Right Arrow> again.~
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<F5> for harness 5.~
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Etc. We'll keep going to finish the rest of the "M".
Press <F7> for harness 7.
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<F1> to finish the "M".
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OK! Let's use the Block Options to copy and flip both horizontally and vertically the pattern we have so far. Flipping both ways at once is the same as Rotating 180 degrees. So we'll pick the Rotate 180 Copy Mode.
First, let's extend Block 1 to include warp threads 1 to 39.
Press <Left Arrow> to move back one thread.~
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When you re-mark a block with the shortcut key, Patternland automatically moves the closest marker.
Press <Shift 1> to move the end mark of Block 1.~
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Press <Right Arrow> to move to thread #40.~
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<B> for the Block menu.~
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<O> for the Options menu.~
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<R> for Rotate 180 mode.~
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Notice that the status line now says we are in "180" copy mode.
Press <C> to copy a block.~
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Press <ENTER> to select the highlighted Block--Block 1.~
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OK! But we can't see the full repeat. We'll use the right arrow key to scroll the screen. When we get to thread 61, Smart Cursor will scroll the screen for us. We could also use Ctrl Right Arrow to scroll immediately, but this time let's watch as the screen scrolls automatically when we reach the edge.~
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<Right Arrow> again.~
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The screen has scrolled to the end of the weaving (Demo.pwv had 80 threads to start with). Now we can see the full effect of our rotated copy!
Let's use the Ctrl key this time to scroll the window back to start with thread 1.
Press <CTRL Left Arrow>.~
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Now we're ready to enter a tieup.
Press the <TAB> key once to jump to the tieup window.~
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Notice that the tieup window is now double-framed, indicating that it is the active window. Also notice that the status line now says, "Tieup 1 Harness 1". We'll use a combination of the Function keys and a special tieup copy feature to create a tieup.
Our first treadle will be tied up to harnesses 1, 2, 5, and 7.
Press <F1> for harness 1.~
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Now comes the tricky part. We want to make a copy of treadle one to treadle two--but shifted up one harness so we get harnesses 2, 3, 6, and 8.
We have to let Smart Cursor know how to make the copy, so we'll move to treadle two by pressing the PageUp key. PgUp moves on the diagonal.
Press <PgUp> to move to treadle 2.~
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Notice that Smart Cursor now says / indicating it is moving to the right and being deflected up. The special tieup copy feature is accessed by holding the ALT key and pressing <C>. (This feature works similarly in the Lift Plan editor too.)
Press <ALT C>.~
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We'll do it again.
Press <PgUp>~
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Press <ALT C>.~
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OK, we got 1, 3, 4, and 7. The "1" came from Harness 8 of treadle 2 wrapping around. But we only want 3, 4, and 7 for this treadle, so we need to erase harness 1. With Smart Cursor OFF, the space bar alone inputs and erases harnesses. But with Smart Cursor on, CTRL plus Spacebar erases a harness and moves the cursor.
Press <CTRL Spacebar> to erase harness 1.~
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We want 1, 4, 5, and 8 for treadle 4. First we'll get the 4, 5, and 8 by copying treadle 3.
We're still moving in the right direction for Smart Cursor to make the copy.
Press <ALT C>.~
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We got 4, 5, and 8; we need harness 1.
We could press <F1>, but we'll use the space bar again.
Press <Down Arrow> to get to harness 1.~
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Press the <Spacebar> to input a harness.~
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As you've seen, Smart Cursor can be useful in the tieup editor for making shifted copies, but sometimes it is easier to leave it off in the tieup--at least until you understand exactly how it works, and how to work with it. We'll turn it off now and enter the rest of the tieups with the function keys.
Press <T> for the Tools Menu.~
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Press <Enter> to toggle Smart Cursor into Neutral.~
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Notice that the status line now says "NeutralC" indicating that the cursor is in neutral and will have to be moved by you.
We want 2, 5, and 6 for this tieup.
Press <F2> for harness 2.~
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OK! That's the tieup.
We could use the same technique we used for the threading to create the treadling. Or we could use the Spacebar along with Smart Cursor directional commands to zip through the diagonals. But for our sample, the treadling will match the threading, so we can use the Tromp-As-Writ tool.
Press <T> for the Tools menu.~
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Press <T> again for Tromp-As-Writ and Patternland will copy the threading to the treadling.~
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First we are given a warning that the treadling is about to be overwritten by the threading. That's what we want; and we don't have a treadling anyway.
Press <ENTER> to continue.~
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Next, we are given the option of copying Pattern only, or warp colors and symbols too. Usually, the warp will use different colors than the weft. With only one warp color, if we copied it to the weft, we wouldn't be able to see any pattern at all!
So press <Space> to copy only the pattern.~
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More Magic! Let's see how we can scroll the treadling window to see more of the weft. In a minute, we'll display the whole weaving at once in VGA graphics mode.
Press <ESC> to close the menu and return to the editor.~
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OK. We got a copy of the threading, including pesky threads 79 and 80 which weren't warped. Before we display the weaving in graphics mode, lets do a little clean up. We need to get up to 79 and 80 and delete them!
We could use the Up Arrow key. But here's a trick: if Smart Cursor is OFF, the cursor WRAPS at the last thread, instead of the window scrolling automatically. So if we head DOWN, we'll wrap to the top!
Press <Down Arrow> one time to wrap to weft thread 80.~
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First, press <TAB> to jump to the threading window.~
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DONE! Now let's get a better view of our work by displaying the weaving in Graphics mode.
Press <G> for the Graph menu.~
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Press <ESC> to exit the Graphics display.~
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Press <ESC>~
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Zoom level 1 will magnify the weaving 1 x the Aspect Zoom settings. We don't need to change them, but let's have a look to see how they are set.
Press <A> for the Aspect Zoom menu.~
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Horizontal and Vertical aspects are both set for 3. That means our weaving will be magnified 1x3 or 3 times in both directions.
Press <ESC> to close the Aspect menu without changing anything.~
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Press <D> to Display the weaving again.~
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?~That's better. But what about the
threading and treadling and tieup?
Press <ESC> to exit the graphic.~
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Press <G> for the Graph menu.~
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Press <S> to Select Data.~
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Press <Esc> to exit the graphic.~
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?~
This is nearly the end of the first Patternland Demo macro.
We have created and displayed a weaving. The second Demo will explore the VGA palette and some of the format options available.
It will start with the weaving we have just created.
Now press <M> for the Main Weave Simulator menu.~
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?~So you can see where to load the other macros, we'll open the macro menu.
Press <S> for Setup.~
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?~Press <M> for the Macros menu.~
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This concludes the first Patternland Demo.
To run the Color Demo, choose <Play> from this menu, and load <DEMO2>.
