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- PalDRAW 1.00 for HP100/200LX Palmtops.
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- PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION FILE
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- General Information
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-
- Finally, PalDRAW is here. It is the first palmtop-specific
- Draw/CAD application to HP100/200LX.
-
- We are sorry about the time delay in the final release of
- PalDRAW 1.00. We experienced some problems with speed and
- memory requirements with our initial graphics library and
- compiler when the application grew. Fortunately, PalDRAW is
- totally programmed in C++, using OOP paradigm to encapsulate
- all the graphics management, so transition to the new compiler
- and graphic library was not dramatic (mmhh... more or less..).
- The result of our work is the present multilingual PalDRAW (We
- are producing the application in English, Spanish, French and
- German), with an .EXE smaller than 100 kb and with a very
- reasonable speed in your HP palmtop (remember the HP100/200LX
- doesn't have a math co-processor). And you can draw medium size
- designs with less than 250 kb of your RAM memory (larger
- drawings require more RAM).
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- The DRW native file format is very compact. The ASCII format
- used for DRW files is smaller than other binary format native
- drawing files. The ASCII structure gives to any programmer and
- advanced users opportunity to generate, modify or import/export
- drawings easily. You will see a DRW syntax description in the
- HPHAND forum on CompuServe (Palmtop 9 Programmers Library). The
- HPHAND forum on CompuServe is the designated place to search
- for the latest PalDRAW releases, upgrades, add-ons and
- documentation. Other places, such as Internet ftp sites, can
- also store PalDRAW for download.
-
- Also, from Internet, you can use the next Web page:
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ariel_rocholl/palmtop.htm
- to get information, software and PalDRAW upgrades.
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- We are committed to continual improvement of PalDRAW to give
- you a very powerful tool to support all of your graphics
- requirements in your HP palmtop PC. See the MANUAL.WRI (or TXT)
- documents to find out about future enhancements to PalDRAW.
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- Manual
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- Please note two different files (MANUAL.TXT and MANUAL.WRI)
- have been included to assist you in getting most from your use
- of PalDRAW. Both files contain the same information with the
- only difference being the file format. MANUAL.WRI is provided
- in Microsoft Windows Write format. Use this format to read the
- manual in Microsoft Windows. Read MANUAL.TXT for quick
- reference in your HP palmtop PC or in MS-DOS in your PC.
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- Multilingual registration codes
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- When you register PalDRAW, you can use your personal codes in
- any language supported release. The codes are portable between
- those.
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- Quick Start
- ==========
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- If you are anything like the developers of PalDRAW, you will
- want to start working with PalDRAW right away. See the
- installation notes in the MANUAL.WRI (TXT), then load PalDRAW
- in your palmtop. Take a look at the examples given to see some
- of the power of PalDRAW. We've even provided a copy of the
- famous AutoCAD drawing of the shuttle space shuttle Columbia.
- As you open it note how quickly it appears on the screen even
- without a math co-processor! You have another sample files in
- C:\PD\DRAWS directory, including a BMP file. Delete them if you
- want to save disk space, but see them to know some of the
- PalDRAW power.
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- DXF Support
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- You will see information in MANUAL.WRI (TXT) explaining
- DXF<->DRW conversion process. If you are importing a DXF
- containing blocks, remember PalDRAW (in the current release)
- does not support the import of blocks. To import the drawing,
- you can explode the blocks in AutoCAD, and then import the
- drawing. The former blocks will appear as single entities.
- DXF file support is being enhanced. While DRW2DXF exports
- PalDRAW blocks into AutoCAD, you must remember to use DXFIN (or
- equivalent command) in AutoCAD and open to a new empty drawing.
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- Remember, if upon use of DXFIN, AutoCAD returns the message:
- "It's not a new draw. Only entities will be recovered"
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- you will lose any block information from your original drawing.
- To avoid this problem, always open into a new AutoCAD drawing
- (probably without prototype and LISP routines) and immediately
- execute the DXFIN command.
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- Tutorial
- ========
-
- We are working on a PalDRAW tutorial to guide you in the
- correct use of the application. Remember some non-intuitive
- functions of PalDRAW are implemented to increase the
- application power. See the MANUAL.WRI (TXT) to get more
- information.
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- Author's Address
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- Ariel Rocholl,
- Apartado 15056
- MADRID 28080
- SPAIN
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- E-mail address: 100657.1030@Compuserve.com
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- World Wide Web:
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ariel_rocholl/palmtop.htm
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- Product support is provided only via e-mail. Registered users
- will receive one (1) year free technical support.
-