Rainbow Painter version 1.4.0

Copyright
Rainbow Painter is copyright © Addiction Interactive HB 1999.
http://www.addiction.se                             info@addiction.se
You are allowed to spread the unregistered  version of this application, as long as no files in its archive are missing or altered.
You may put the unregistered version of this application on your ftp site, home page, cover CD, collection CD etc without informing us.

Credits
Assembly Language Programming: Rasmus Sšderberg and Mandus Sšderberg
Beta Testing: Stuart Ball, Ben Aein, Lorin Rowe, Robert Orlando, Owen Saxton

This Application Is Shareware!
(Please read 'How To Register', for details about registering Rainbow Painter)
You're welcome to evaluate this fully working demo for 30 days, then you have to register or delete it from your disk.
The shareware fee is only 12 US Dollars.
Some of the 'Picture Effects' are locked in the demo, and so is the 'Export' function, but your work is still auto-saved in the 'Portfolio'.
You are not allowed to spread any registered copies of this application.

What You'll Get In The Registered Version
* The annoying "This is an unregistered copy!" alerts will disappear.

* All 'Picture Effects' will be unlocked.

* The 'Export' function will be unlocked.

* You will feel a lot better about yourself, knowing that you have supported the concept of shareware.

System Requirements
Macintosh or MacOS compatible with PowerPC and 'Thousands' or 'Millions' of colors,
and at least 10Mb of free hard disk space.
No special system extensions are required, Rainbow will even run after a clean boot (shift), but you need Quicktime if you want to import a PICT file.

Known Incompatibilities
No support for multiple screens.
Can't run from CD.
Don't change resolution or color depth, while Rainbow is running.
Try to avoid using virtual memory, as this will slow down Rainbow's startup procedures and its general performance.

Please report any bugs to:   bugs@addiction.se

Before You Start
Switch to 'Millions' or 'Thousands' of colors.
Please hide the control strip (if you have one).

If you're going to work on large pictures with many layers, it's a good idea to assign more memory to Rainbow Painter (in the Finder, choose 'Get Info' after selecting 'RainbowPainter', then increase the 'Preferred size').

Always Remember
When using Rainbow Painter, always remember that the 'Esc' key brings up the main menu.

Manual And Help
The manual is accessible from the main menu (press 'Esc').

Press the 'Help' key or 'F15' to get information about whatever is underneath the mouse pointer (if any info is available, that is).

About The User Interface
The desktop you see when you start the program is called a 'Studio'.
You can travel between three different studios in the main menu (press 'Esc').
Any changes you do to the studios (i.e. if you close a window) will be saved
when you quit the program (also done in the main menu, or by pressing 'Command-q').

In the top right corner of every window there's a button to rotate/change the contents of that window.
Think of it as three windows on top of each other, where you use this button to bring up the next window.

If you want to change the size or placement etc of the window, or replace one of its three contents, click on the screwdriver button in the top left corner of the window.

If you see any empty space in the studio (i.e. after you have closed a window), just click in the void and a new window will appear.
Use the screwdriver button mentioned above to adjust the window.

About Rainbow Painter
Forget the load-paint-save routine you're used to.
In Rainbow all your current work is inside the 'Portfolio', which is loaded and saved
automatically.
When you're completely finished with a painting/photo/collage you 'Export' (one of the
'Picture Operations') it. The picture file can then be found in the 'Exports' folder when
you quit the program.

If you want to import a picture, just place the image file(s) in the 'Imports' folder and then start Rainbow.
Only place COPIES of the picture files in that folder, since the program will automatically keep the folder clean by destroying the file(s) after the import.
Please read 'Imports.TXT' for further information.

Standard Disclaimer
Addiction Interactive HB is not to be held responsible for any damage to hardware or software or loss of data that may occur by using Rainbow Painter.

This document is copyright © Addiction Interactive HB 1999.