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- THE TOOLS MENU
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- SAVE SCREEN
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- KEY SEQUENCE: [F1]
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- The SAVE SCREEN menu option allows you to save the currently
- displayed C64 screen as an IFF file. After saving the screen you
- can then load it into any Amiga graphics program that supports
- IFF pictures, like Deluxe Paint.
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- When selecting SAVE SCREEN you will be prompted with a file
- requester. With the file requester you can either select a
- displayed file name or enter a name for the IFF file that you
- wish to save. Select OK to save the file or CANCEL to abort the
- operation.
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- If OK is selected A64 will check if the specified file already
- exists and if it does you will be prompted with another requester
- asking if you want to overwrite the old file. Select YES to
- overwrite the old file or NO to abort the operation. If YES is
- selected, or if the file did not already exist then A64 will save
- the current screen as the IFF file you specified.
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- NOTE: The entire filename can contain any legal AmigaDOS path
- name, limited to 31 characters in length.
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- See: IFF FORMAT option below.
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- IFF FORMAT
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- KEY SEQUENCE: None
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- A64 can save screens in two different IFF formats: ILBM and ACBM.
- The IFF FORMAT menu option allows you to switch between these
- two formats.
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- The IFF FORMAT menu option has two settings: ILBM and ACBM. You
- can select one or the other of these settings and selecting one
- automatically unselects the other. The current selected setting
- is shown by displaying a checkmark next to it.
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- When ILBM is selected A64 will save screens in the ILBM IFF
- format. This is the format used by most Amiga graphics programs
- and this setting should be selected for most applications.
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- When ACBM is selected A64 will save screens in the ACBM IFF
- format.
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- See: SAVE SCREEN option above.
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- LOAD FONT
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- KEY SEQUENCE: [F2]
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- The LOAD FONT option allows you to load a previously saved C64
- font. The A64 Package comes with several C64 fonts that are
- located on disk 1 in the 64Fonts directory (See THE A64 PACKAGES
- FILE STRUCTURE in the GETTING STARTED section).
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- When selecting LOAD FONT you will be prompted with a file
- requester. With the file requester you can either select a
- displayed file name or enter a name for the font file that you
- wish to load. Select OK to load the file or CANCEL to abort the
- operation.
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- If OK is selected the requested font file will be loaded and the
- new font will replace the C64's normal font.
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- NOTES: The entire filename can contain any legal AmigaDOS path
- name, limited to 31 characters in length.
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- If you are running a program that uses a C64 graphics
- technique called custom characters the newly loaded font
- may not be apparent. You will see the new font when A64
- is reset.
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- See: SAVE FONT and VIEW FONT in the TOOLS MENU section.
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- SAVE FONT
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- KEY SEQUENCE: [F3]
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- The SAVE FONT option allows you to save the font that the C64
- program is using.
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- When selecting SAVE FONT you will be prompted with a file
- requester. With the file requester you can either select a
- displayed file name or enter a name for the font file that you
- wish to save. Select OK to save the file or CANCEL to abort the
- operation.
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- If OK is selected A64 will check if the specified file already
- exists and if it does you will be prompted with another requester
- asking if you want to overwrite the old file. Select YES to
- overwrite the old file or NO to abort the operation. If YES is
- selected, or if the file did not already exist then A64 will save
- the current font with the name you specified.
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- NOTES: The entire filename can contain any legal AmigaDOS path
- name, limited to 31 characters in length.
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- The C64 has the ability to use multiple fonts at one time.
- You should use the VIEW FONT option to make sure you are
- saving the expected font.
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- See: LOAD FONT and VIEW FONT in the TOOLS MENU section.
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- VIEW FONT
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- KEY SEQUENCE: [F4]
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- The VIEW FONT menu option allows you to view the current font
- being used by the C64 program that A64 is running. This is the
- font that will be saved with the SAVE FONT option, if selected.
- This feature is useful because the C64 has the ability to use
- more than one font at a time and current font being used may not
- necessarily be the one you think it is. While running the same
- C64 program you may exit to A64 Prefs and view the current font
- several times and find that the font has changed every time.
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- When selecting VIEW FONT you will be shown a screen containing
- the current C64 font. After your are done looking at the font
- press the left mouse button to return to A64 Prefs.
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- See: LOAD FONT and SAVE FONT in the TOOLS MENU section.
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- A64MON
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- For a complete description of the A64MON option see the A64Mon
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