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| USER GUIDE |
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LOADING SMOOTHY.COM TO USE THE REXXCOM CHARACTERS
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There are two ways to load the REXXCOM character set. To view an already
completed ANSI graphic, type SMOOTHY (+ Enter) and view the ANSI. To work with
THEDRAW install the character set as a TSR (memory resident) program by typing
SMOOTHY I (+ Enter). Uninstall with SMOOTHY U. On some systems, if you
repeatedly install, uninstall and re-install SMOOTHY.COM, the system may
encounter a "keyboard lockup" which is harmless but annoying since it requires
resetting or restarting the computer.
USING THE NEW CHARACTERS ON BULLETIN BOARD SERVICES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you are a member of a BBS which supports ANSI graphics in its message area,
try uploading a REXXCOM-character ANSI graphic as a "message." Only members
with SMOOTHY installed on their own computers will see the graphic properly.
Some terminal programs may require SMOOTHY to be installed with the "I" option;
others do not need this option.
Some of the REXXCOM characters may not be accepted by the BBS software. When
this occurs the offending character is deleted, causing all characters to its
right to be moved to the left. If a graphic contains a few deleted characters,
the picture may appear so distorted you will not want to leave it online. Do
some testing by leaving ANSI "messages" to yourself. In testing the characters
on a TBBS system we discovered the characters work fine if the graphic is
displayed in an ANSI graphics display rather than as a "message." Some
characters may appear to be deleted when viewed by the sysop on the BBS's
computer, but they will be displayed correctly to members logging on if those
members have SMOOTHY loaded ON THEIR OWN COMPUTERS. This latter point is
important.
WORKING WITH AN ANSI GRAPHIC TO LEARN TO USE THE NEW CHARACTERS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The fireplace scene from the NEWART "demo" is enclosed as FIRECATS.ANS. Load
it into THEDRAW after first installing SMOOTHY, and play around with it to
become familiar with using the new characters. Press your INS key, place the
cursor over part of the graphic, and separate the characters horizontally with
the space bar. Then move right one space with the right arrow key and again
press the space bar. Perform vertical separation with ALT-I. In this way you
may disassemble any portions of the graphic to learn how we assembled the
characters to create the picture. In the demonstration you saw this done with
the two solid triangles. Do it with the gift packages, the cats, the
stockings, etc. Using the new characters may seem tricky at first, but soon
you will learn to assemble them into shapes which will amaze you.
If you can not get the effect you want, try reversing the foreground/background
colors and then try totally different characters. This is what we had to do
with the ears in FIRECATS.ANS. You will probably be surprised when you see how
the ears of the cats were formed - we did not use the tiny "triangles" which
you may think were used.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Type the following symbols with SMOOTHY in effect, and you will have 6 more
characters to use ~ # ^ | { }
MONITOR SCAN LINE
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When SMOOTHY is loaded, if you have a VGA system the scan line is reset to
emulate EGA. This is done to provide the best possible blending of adjacent
extended characters. After you are done using the extended characters you may
resume the VGA scan line by running VGA.COM (included).
DEFAULT CHARACTERS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Typing "mode co80" (without the quotation marks) and pressing the Enter key
will return your system to its default text/character set, unless you have
installed SMOOTHY with the "I" option. In the latter case, uninstall with "U"
by typing SMOOTHY U and pressing the Enter key.
OTHER PROGRAMS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Related REXXCOM programs are available from BBSs and CompuServe. Get
NEWS-1.EXE and AFONT4.EXE for easy use of the jumbo fonts and more. On
CompuServe type GO IBMAPP and then use REXXCOM as your keyword. Other great
REXXCOM programs may be found by accessing the IBM File Finder. Type GO IBMFF.
The ANSI drawing program THEDRAW, published by TheSoft Programming Services,
may be found in a shareware version on many BBSs, in shareware catalogs and on
the CompuServe network. At the time of this writing, Version 3.3 of THEDRAW is
available for download from CompuServe under the filename TDRW33.ZIP in the
ZENITH Forum, Lib. 8. It may be located with the keyword ANSI. (REXXCOM
Systems has no affiliation with the publisher of THEDRAW.)
SHAREWARE - NOT FREEWARE
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This copyrighted set of files, including NEWART.EXE and SMOOTHY.COM, is
shareware; it is not free. It may be freely posted on BBSs, listed in
shareware catalogs, copied and distributed to friends, as long as the complete
set of files is kept together and unchanged. If you like it and use it, you
should register it by sending $15 to REXXCOM Systems with a completed
registration form which may be obtained by printing the file REG.FRM.
NON-COMMERCIAL USE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Note to sysops of non-commercial/non-institutional systems: If you operate an
ANSI compatible system, you are encouraged to use this and other REXXCOM
programs to make ultra-professional screens for your BBS or LAN. As noted
above, BBS members (and LAN terminal operators) must have their own copies of
SMOOTHY.COM for installation in order to "decode" the jumbo fonts and graphics
on their computers. Do some testing to discover which characters are not
supported by your system. As mentioned earlier, the host computer's monitor
may show an erroneous picture. Check the results on a user's computer to be
sure of what is really getting through.
THE RULE FOR COMMERCIAL USE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Operators of commercial, institutional or educational systems must pay a
licensing fee for the use of these and other REXXCOM materials. Please write
for details.
Copyright (C) 1992 by:
REXXCOM SYSTEMS
The DisplayWare People
P.O. BOX 111
SCHOOLEY'S MTN., NJ O787O
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| NEWART/SMOOTHY REGISTRATION FORM |
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NAME: ________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
(Include ZIP code or equivalent)
PHONE: (______)- _______ - __________________
DISK SIZE (check one):
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| | 3.5" | | 5.25"
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DESCRIPTION QTY. EACH Total
Registration of NEWART _______ $15.OO __________
The following will be included at no extra charge:
1. Shareware edition of jumbo font making program
2. Shareware editions of other related programs
3. Other character-altering programs
4. User support by mail or CompuServe EMail
Add $1.OO for each 3.5" diskette _______ $1.OO __________
Shipping & handling ($2.OO US & Canada; $5.OO elsewhere) __________
Ordering from New Jersey? Please add sales tax __________
TOTAL __________
Enclose cash, check or money order payable to:
REXXCOM SYSTEMS
Always send cash by certified mail.
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Mail this form with payment in full to:
REXXCOM SYSTEMS
P.O. BOX 111
SCHOOLEY'S MTN., NJ O787O
THANK YOU ENJOY!