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TheDraw Version 2.02 Color Screen Image Text Editor COPYRIGHT (C) 1986 TheSoft Programming Services and Ian E. Davis All rights are reserved by TheSoft Programming Services Written in Turbo Pascal on a Tandy 1000. TheDraw was written as an improvement to AnsiDraw by Amrich Enterprises. Both programs provide similar operation, with TheDraw giving a much enhanced user interface. In addition, TheDraw does not utilize hardware blanking as AnsiDraw does (you can verify this by pressing CTRL-C before AnsiDraw displays its opening screen, and then doing a Dos directory). There have been reports that hardware blanking on a system using a Hercules compatible graphics interface can cause physical damage. This makes TheDraw safe for such computer setups. Lastly, AnsiDraw apparently fails to operate on newer Tandy 1000's; TheDraw doesn't. The latest issue of AnsiDraw (version 3.0) eliminates use of hardware blanking, but I have no information on its ability to work on the newer Tandy machines. TheDraw is designed to create, store, and retrieve screens of ASCII text, ANSI compatible color images, and ANSI compatible ANIMATION sequences. As examples, these images can be used in batch files or with the RBBS Bulletin Board System. For any given application, if one screen of text is insufficient (the program can only handle one 80x23 image) then multiple screens can be linked together with the DOS copy append function (ie: COPY FILE1.EXT+FILE2.EXT FILE3.EXT). TheDraw Page 2 C U R S O R C O N T R O L: The cursor can be moved by using the following keys: Up Arrow : Up one line. Down Arrow : Down one line. Left Arrow : Left one position. Right Arrow : Right one position. Home : First column of current line. End : Last column of current line. PgUp : First line in current column. PgDn : Last line in current column. Ctrl-Home : First Character of current line. Ctrl-End : Last Character of current line (plus 1). Ctrl-PgUp : Upper-left position of screen. Ctrl-PgDn : Lower-right position of screen. Tab : Next set Tab position (see Alt-T). Shift-Tab : Previous set Tab position (see Alt-T). Enter : First column of following line. Naturally, if you are at a border no action will be taken. If no tab position follows the current location, pressing [TAB] will return you to column one of the current line. TheDraw Page 3 C O M M A N D S: TheDraw provides the following 27 command functions, available through ALT-Letter key sequences: Alt-A Change Text Color Attributes Alt-B Block Action Commands Alt-C Clear Current Screen Alt-D Set Default Clear Screen Color Alt-E Exchange Edit Screens Alt-F View Function Key Sets Alt-G Global Commands Alt-H Display Help Information Alt-I Insert a Line Alt-J Select Animator Mode (toggle) Alt-K Delete a File Alt-L Load Screen from Disk Alt-M Select Draw Mode (toggle) Alt-N Ruler Alt-O Change Drive/Sub Directory Alt-P Paint/Fill Commands Alt-Q Redraw Screen (animator) Alt-R Restore Current Line Alt-S Save Screen to Disk Alt-T Tab Setup Alt-U Use Colors under Cursor Alt-V View a Screen (not load) Alt-W Edit Character (animator) Alt-X Exit TheDraw Alt-Y Delete Current Line Alt-Z Erase Cursor Character (animator) Alt-= Toggle Macro Learning Mode (registered version only). Additional commands are: Ctrl-Up Arrow Increment Foreground Color Ctrl-Down Arrow Decrement Foreground Color Ctrl-Left Arrow Increment Background Color Ctrl-Right Arrow Decrement Background Color Shift-Space Put a "Solid" space on the Screen. On the following pages are explanations of each of the above. TheDraw Page 4 N E W F E A T U R E S If you didn't notice the little note up above, TheDraw has received a major new ability. The ability to animate those wonderful ANSI drawings you devised, to add a little more "color" to them. Animation basically is the apparent movement of objects on the screen from one spot to another. I say apparent since no actual movement takes place, only the overwriting of a new location with a duplicate of another. For instance, suppose you put a smiley face on the screen. To make it "move" to the right, first you would put a space (or something else) over the smiley face character then display a new smiley face to the right of the old spot. Repeat that over and over, and the smiley face will appear to move across the screen. Fun stuff! To support this new function TheDraw operates in two modes; Normal and Animator. Normal mode operates like TheDraw always has, with a few enhancements (such as line drawing). Animator mode supports the "sequencing" of characters. Sequencing simply means storing each character you type as an entry in a list. Each entry stores the character, and the location it appears on the screen. You can have up to 5000 characters in the list, which is enough to completely redraw the screen almost three times. Sequencing also allows you to put multiple characters at the same spot on the screen (since each character is a simple addition to the list). There is no direct overwrite of characters in Animator mode as there is in Normal mode. You must use a special command to edit characters (Alt-W) since anything you put over another character adds to the list, not replacing whats there. That is the major difference between the two modes. Normal is simply a piece of paper, which you can draw on, and easily change (akin to a limited word processor). Animator mode stores EVERYTHING you type, and special commands must be used to delete and overwrite characters. Because of the nature of the animation sequence, differences occur between how certain commands work in Normal mode and Animator mode. All command descriptions in this text are written with Normal mode in mind. Where there are differences, a note at the bottom of the command describes the changes in Animator mode. Animation isn't the only new feature added to TheDraw. Another is the ability to "draw" lines using the keys found in function key sets 1 through 4. When in draw mode (indicated by the word Draw at the bottom of the screen), moving the cursor via the TheDraw Page 5 N E W F E A T U R E S (cont): four arrow keys will produce a line in that direction. The program can handle any situation, even if you mix line types. See Alt-M for more details. Another interesting addition in the ability to copy/move a block of text UNDER other text. Previously, TheDraw could only move a block over other things. A file called DEMO.BIN should be present to better show this new facility. When moving the block under something else, it will show through any space character. To complement this new option, a "solid" non-transparent space character was added (available using Shift-Space). Looking at the extension to DEMO.BIN, you may be wondering what the BIN stand for. It stands for a Binary file, which is a simple memory dump of the TheDraw edit screen. Binary files are VERY useful for files edited often since they load and save very quickly. In addition to binary files, TheDraw now supports Assembler, BSave (for users of Basic), and Pascal (for users of...). Of course, the original two save methods are still available and TheDraw is upwardly compatible with any file made by earlier versions. Available in the registered version of TheDraw is a Macro capability. TheDraw now supports ten 255 character macro sequences. To teach TheDraw a sequence you merely type Alt-=, the macro key you wish to program, and start typing. When you are done, typing Alt-= will save the creation. Also, attempting to use another macro will save it. The second macro you specified will be in effect chained to the end of the original one. ie: Lets say you are programming sequence 5, and type Alt- 6 (for sequence 6). From now on, whenever you type Alt-5, its contents will be output then TheDraw will automatically output what is in Alt-6. You can also have a macro call itself (though why, I have no idea). This creates an endless loop situation. Typing [ESC] will break out of it however. Registered users will find TheDraw much easier to learn also, since it now includes pop-up help screens. The help information is specific to the area of the program you're in and is brought up by simply pressing Alt-H anywhere. Lastly, a couple of other new options are worth mentioning. TheDraw now supports Global operations on the screen (global color changes, screen moving, etc...), and screen Painting. Painting can be of either just color attributes, characters, or both (never say TheDraw doesn't give a choice). Enjoy!!! TheDraw Page 6 Alt-A: Change Text Color Attributes This function allows you to change the colors text will be displayed with. The current settings are represented in the status line with the word "Color". You can select from the following foreground colors: 0 Black 8 Dark Gray 1 Blue 9 Light Blue 2 Green 10 Light Green 3 Cyan 11 Light Cyan 4 Red 12 Light Red 5 Magenta 13 Light Magenta 6 Brown 14 Yellow 7 Light Gray 15 White Characters can be made to blink by selecting colors from the range 16 through 31. These match the above listed colors exactly, except they blink. Background colors can be any of the first eight (0 through 7) colors listed. There are no background colors available that allow blinking. A current setting for either foreground or background can be maintained by simply pressing <ENTER> at the appropriate prompt without any number entry. You can also change the colors by using the arrow keys. The Up and Right arrow keys increase the color with the Down and Left decreasing the color. Using the arrows also updates the color example in the middle of the screen, so you can see what you'll get before exiting. Note: It is possible to change the colors without using this option. See Ctrl-Arrow Key commands below. TheDraw Page 7 Alt-B: Block Action Commands The block action commands are one of the more useful utilities TheDraw offers. It allows you to change a block (from 1 character to the entire screen) to the current color attributes, copy or move a block to another position, erase a block, delete a block, save a block as a mini-image, or load/merge part of another image into the current one. To use any of the above commands, first the block must be defined. This is done immediately after typing Alt-M. Go to the upper-left corner of the wanted block and press [SPACE]. Then move to the lower-right corner and press [SPACE] again. The current block will have all attributes reversed to make it obvious. If you move above or left of the upper-left block corner (once defined), no block will be shown inverted. Upon pressing [SPACE] the second time you will be presented with the available options: [F]ill gives you three additional options. All are related to filling the block with something. [A]ttribute will change all attributes in the block to the current ones. [C]haracter will prompt for a symbol, and then fills the block with that symbol, leaving the attributes unchanged. [B]oth simply combines the above two. [C]opy allows you to copy the defined block to another position. Use the arrow keys to move the block. You can [S]tamp extra copies, [E]xchange the screens (thus copying an area of one screen into the other), and toggle movement [U]nder all characters (only seeing the block through spaces). Press [ENTER] once satisfied with the new position. [M]ove operates identically to [C]opy except the original position is erased (see following option). [D]elete does what is implied. All characters to the right of the block are shifted over, with the area they occupied changed to spaces and the attributes set to the current default background and currently defined foreground color. [E]rase is similar to Delete, except the area to the right of the block is not shifted. The block itself is cleared (as described above). [S]ave operates identically to the save screen command except only the defined block is output (see Alt-S). TheDraw Page 8 Alt-B: Block Action Commands (continued) [L]oad allows you to import data from another image (saved on disk). The current image is stored, and you are prompted for the import filename (this operates just like Alt-L). The new image is loaded onto the screen and a inverted block of the size defined appears in the upper-left corner of the screen. Move this block (using the arrows) over the wanted part of the screen and press [ENTER]. That portion will then appear in the defined position in the original image. Animation Notes: The [L]oad and [S]ave options are not available. The screen [E]xchange option is not available under the move/copy block commands. TheDraw Page 9 Alt-C: Clear Current Screen This should be a fairly obvious option. You are first prompted to verify the command. If changes have been made to the current image, you are then asked if you want to save the current image. After that, the screen is cleared with the color specified in the following option. Animation Notes: All sequences are erased. The default color is NOT used to clear the screen, it is cleared with a black background using the currently defined foreground color. TheDraw Page 10 Alt-D: Set Default Background Color The default background is used to 'paint' the entire screen a given color upon invoking the above command. The same restrictions of colors apply here as to the background colors available in Alt-A. TheDraw Page 11 Alt-E: Exchange Edit Screens TheDraw supports the use of two edit screens instead of one. This allows you to load two screens simultaneously and copy/exchange different parts from one to the other (using the block action commands). When you are in the exchange screen, a 'Ex' will appear approximately in the center of the bottom line. Animation Notes: This command is not available. TheDraw Page 12 Alt-F: View Function Key Sets This displays on the screen all 10 sets of available special characters. These character sets can be selected in the editor mode by using ALT and pressing a function key 1 to 10. ie: ALT-F1 Selects set #1. ALT-F10 Selects set #10. (The Ctrl and Shift keys used in previous versions are no longer supported by TheDraw). TheDraw Page 13 Alt-G: Global Commands Global commands allow quick and dirty changes to the attributes of all characters on the screen. Also, you can copy the current screen into the exchange screen and can "move" the screen around. Upon pressing Alt-G you will be presented with the following options: [A]ttributes will paint the entire screen with the currently defined foreground and background colors (changing just the screen attributes). [C]opy simply copies the current screen into the exchange screen, or if you're already in the exchange screen into the normal screen. [M]ove allows you to move the screen around. You could duplicate this using the block commands, but this is a faster method. Simply use the arrows to rotate the screen around and press [SPACE] when you like where it is. [F]ore uses the foreground attribute under the current character to paint the entire screen with. All background attributes remain unchanged. [B]ack is similar to the [F]ore command, except it works with the background attributes instead of the foreground. [U]se combines the [F]ore and [B]ack commands, painting the entire screen (similar to the [A]ttributes options) using the attributes of the current character. Animation Notes: The [C]opy and [M]ove commands aren't available. All other commands operate normally, except they only change those characters that are in the animation sequence. TheDraw Page 14 Alt-H: Display Help Information This displays a couple of short help screens briefly describing these command options. Note: The registered version of TheDraw now supports pop-up help in the ENTIRE program. By typing Alt-H wherever you are stuck, you will be displayed function specific help. Try it, you'll like it! TheDraw Page 15 Alt-I: Insert a Line Inserts a line at the current position. The current line and everything below it is shifted down. The bottom line is lost. This command is not reversible, so use it carefully. (Used to be Alt-N in previous versions of TheDraw). TheDraw Page 16 Alt-J: Select Animator Mode This is in effect two functions. When toggling from normal to animator modes, you are prompted as to how TheDraw should enter the contents of the screen into the animation sequence. You can control the method of scanning with the following options: [T]op. Scans from the upper-left to lower-right corners of the screen, going across the screen. [B]ottom. Does exactly the opposite to [T]op by scanning from the lower-right corner to the upper-left corners. [L]eft. Similar to the [T]op option, except it scans going down the screen (in vertical line). This option can produce a really interesting effect. [R]ight. Exact opposite of [L]eft, scanning from the lower-right corner to the upper-left, going Up the screen. This option produces even odder effects. The different directions are fun if you happen to have a friend whom you like to irritate <grin>. Animation mode is indicated by the letters 'An' appearing in the middle of the bottom line. If you select this function FROM animation mode, you are given three options: [N]ormal will prompt you to verify the command, and then converts the screen into normal Ansi. All animation is lost. [R]escan will simply rescan the screen as specified above. Once you use this command, any previous sequence is lost. [M]ovement toggles whether or not TheDraw stores the movements of the cursor in addition to simply what you type. TheDraw has a good memory, and will not forget ANYTHING you type or anywhere you move if this option is on. You can tell you are in movement store mode if the 'An' indicator is flashing. Also, of course, the animation entry count will change every time you move. TheDraw Page 17 Alt-K: Delete a File This option allows you to free up some disk space if the need arises. It displays the directory so you can easily identify those files which you don't want. Simply type in the appropriate filename and press <enter>. TheDraw then checks to see if the file exists. If it does, you are asked if you really want to delete the file. This is your last chance before you delete something you might regret later. TheDraw Page 18 Alt-L: Load Screen from Disk This allows you to load any ANSI color compatible, ASCII text, Binary, or BSave file. The ANSI.SYS driver must be installed to load a ANSI color image. This can done by adding a 'DEVICE=ANSI.SYS' statement to your CONFIG.SYS file. If you do not have a CONFIG.SYS file, you can create one by typing the following: COPY CON CONFIG.SYS<enter> DEVICE=ANSI.SYS<enter> ^Z<enter> If you have a CONFIG.SYS file, append the sequence with: EDLIN CONFIG.SYS<enter> #I<enter> DEVICE=ANSI.SYS<enter> ^Z<enter> E<enter> If the current screen image has not been saved, you are prompted before the load continues. The current directory is displayed for convenience. Simply type in the appropriate filename and press [ENTER]. The file extension ".ANS" is assumed if none is specified. Binary files can only be loaded if they have ".BIN" as a file extension. Similarly, a BSave file must have a ".BSV" extension. You may specify a file without an extension by placing a period as the last character of the filename (ie: TESTFILE. ). Assembler and Pascal files can not be reloaded, except as Ascii text, so keep a binary copy of those screens safely somewhere. If the file contains more than 23 lines of text, only the first 23 are loaded. TheDraw automatically determines if a screen is an animator by the following process: If the cursor suddenly moves to a place it normally could never go, it is an animator file. Extremely complex algorithm huh? TheDraw Page 19 Alt-M: Select Draw Mode TheDraw now allows you to "draw" lines very easily, using the characters found using the function keys. TheDraw "draws" using the current function-key set of lines. If you do not have a function-key set with lines selected, the first set (single lines) is used. Draw mode is indicated by the word "Draw" at the bottom of the screen. All commands operate normally, and typed characters still appear. The only change is that using the arrow keys makes a line appear in the direction moved. Fun stuff! TheDraw Page 20 Alt-N: Ruler Guess what this one does. In any case, cross bars appear intersecting where the cursor current is located. Move the ruler using the arrow keys. Pressing [SPACE] locks the new location in place. Pressing [ESC} returns you to where you were. Use this command for lining up various lines of text or figures. TheDraw Page 21 Alt-O: Change Drive/Sub Directory The command requires the use of DOS 2.0 or higher to operate, and should be appealing to those hard drive users out there. This option allows you to change to a different directory if your need requires it. This is the only way you can change the directory displayed in the Load or View Screen commands. All sub-dirs in the current directory are displayed for you, but you are in no way restricted to using just those. You may enter any valid CHDIR (or CD) command (I am not going to explain the details of sub-directories. Refer to your Dos manual for that). This command, unlike the CHDIR of Dos, allows you to change the current drive. For example, if you were on drive C: in a sub-dir called 'GAMES', you could switch to drive D: sub-dir 'UTILITY' by entering "D:\UTILITY". You could then get back to the 'GAMES' directory by simply entering "C:" (no backslash). TheDraw Page 22 Alt-P: Paint/Fill Commands Never say a computers job is never done. You can now fill boxes and objects with just the attributes, just the character, or both attributes and character that are under the cursor. Objects are defined as any shape made using the function key line sets, or the draw mode. [A]ttribute changes the all attributes (not characters) in the object to those under the cursor. [C]haracter changes all the characters (not attributes) in the object to the one under the cursor. [B]oth changes both the attributes and characters of all locations in the object to those under the cursor. Animation Notes: If using the Character, or Both option then ANY character painted is simply added to the animation sequence. Any previous characters in the object are maintained. The Attribute function only changes those characters currently in the animation sequence, with nothing being added. TheDraw Page 23 Alt-Q: Redraw Screen This is an animator mode ONLY command. It simply redraws the animation sequence on the screen. You can adjust the speed from 0 (fastest) to 255 (crawl). A value of about 50 is generally a good speed to view at. TheDraw Page 24 Alt-R: Restore Current Line This allows you to erase any changes made to the current line. If you type something and realize it was in the wrong position, pressing Alt-R will restore the line to its original contents. All changes are permanent once you move to another line however. TheDraw Page 25 Alt-S: Save Screen to Disk This command will save the entire screen to disk in ASCII, ANSI, ASM, Binary, or Bsave formats. Please note that all color attributes are lost in an ASCII file. ASM produces a list of DB statements for use by assembly language programmers. Binary is simply a straight dump of the screen. Bsave is the same as binary except loading codes for Basic are added at the front. You are first prompted for which storage format to use. If you select ASCII, you are prompted if you really want a non-color image made before continuing. Selecting ANSI gives you a few more options (all of which will use defaults by pressing [Enter]). You are first asked how you want the video initially prepared. You can have the screen cleared, the cursor simply homed (returned to upper-left corner of screen), or leave the screen as is. Secondly, you are prompted for the maximum output line length. It is conceivable that TheDraw could generate over 1300 characters for just one line of text (if every character had a differing color combination). If for some reason an external program is to be used, it's doubtful so many characters could be handled (ie: the message entry routine in the RBBS Bulletin board). This option tells TheDraw to limit the output line length, sacrificing display time (because of all the extra codes which must be included). Following the above you are prompted for a filename. If the file already exists, you are prompted to verify the save. The program assumes the file extensions ".ANS" for ANSI compatible files, ".ASC" for ASCII text files, ".ASM" for assembler files, ".BIN" for binary dumps, and ".BSV" for a Bsave file. A file without an extension can be specified by placing a period as the last character of the filename (ie: TESTFILE. ). The screen is then output to disk (assuming a valid filename was entered). Note: Many people may find their need only requires, say, three or four lines of text or only half the screen. You can have TheDraw output a mini-screen by using the block action save screen command (see Alt-M) instead of this option. Block action commands allow a screen of any dimension from any position on the screen to be saved. Animation Notes: Animation mode forces the use of ANSI output. TheDraw simply bypasses the first prompt. If you wish to output just copies of what is currently on the screen, you must convert the screen to a normal file using the Alt-J command. TheDraw Page 26 Alt-T: Tab Setup This command allows you to specify at what positions you want the [TAB] key to stop at. Initially the positions are at every tenth column. You can [S]et additional ones, [C]lear a setting, [R]eset the tab line to the initial settings, [E]rase all tab settings, or set tab points at every [I]ncremented position. With the incremented option, you are prompted for a step size. From the current position, every nth location is set. This allows you to quickly specify, say every fourth position if your need requires it. Press [ESC] to exit this mode. TheDraw Page 27 Alt-U: Use Colors under Cursor This commands provides a convenient way of changing the current color attributes to those under the cursor. TheDraw Page 28 Alt-V: View a Screen This command allows you to look at another image from disk without erasing the current one. You might use this in conjunction with the data import function in the block action commands. It works similar to the load screen command (Alt-L) except the image is not stored. This command can also use this to verify that a save was done properly. Simply view the file after saving it. If you EVER discover TheDraw did not do it right, please send a little card describing the problem in detail. If you're the first to report a particular error, you'll be credited in the revision history below. Thanks! TheDraw Page 29 Alt-W: Edit Character This is an animator ONLY function. Since overwrite doesn't exist in Animator mode (because anything typed over a character is simply added to the sequence), a command for overwriting had to be added. After pressing Alt-W you are prompted to type a new character. ALL commands including arrow keys, are deactivated except for the color attribute function (Alt-A) and Ctrl-Arrow keys. TheDraw Page 30 Alt-X: Exit TheDraw This should be obvious. You are prompted to verify before leaving the program. TheDraw Page 31 Alt-Y: Delete Current Line Should be an obvious command. Everything below the current line is shifted up one position. The bottom line is left cleared. This command is not reversible, so use it carefully. TheDraw Page 32 Alt-Z: Erase Cursor Character This is akin to typing a space in normal mode over something you don't want. Alt-Z erases the top-most character from the animation sequence at the current cursor position. TheDraw Page 33 Alt-=: Toggle Macro Learn Mode (available in registered version only) This function allows you to teach TheDraw a new macro sequence. You are prompted for which key to program (0-9), and that's it. From this point on, anything you type will be stored. When you are satisfied with what you've typed, using Alt-= again will save the macro. To use the macros just type Alt followed by a number key 0 through 9 (NOT the ones on the keypad). That's all there is to macros. Enjoy! TheDraw Page 34 Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down Arrow: Foreground Color Change This command is a convenient way of adjusting the current foreground color. By pressing Ctrl-Left (increment color) or Ctrl-Right (decrement color) and watching the word "color" at the bottom of the screen, you can select the color you want. You might find this more useful than the Alt-A command. TheDraw Page 35 Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-Right Arrow: Background Color Change This command works identically to the above option except it changes the background color instead of the foreground. Use Ctrl-Right to increment the color and Ctrl-Left to decrement it. TheDraw Page 36 Shift-Space: Solid Space Character With the addition of moving blocks UNDER other objects, the need for a non-transparent space became apparent. This command fills the need. When you move the cursor onto a Solid space, the current background color will flicker as an indicator. A Solid space is nothing more than the code #255 (which is a blank special code). TheDraw Page 37 R E V I S I O N H I S T O R Y 05/01/86 - Version 1.00 Program completed. 05/05/86 - Version 1.01 Carl Ehmann noticed a glitch in text creation that caused highlighting and blinking attributes changes to go unnoticed. This has been corrected. 06/05/86 - Version 1.02 Steven Mills discovered a bug in the file loading routine that caused TheDraw to flag valid filenames as invalid. It has been squashed. Changed the program to not allow the user to enter a code #26 or code #27 into a text screen. A code #26 is the Dos end of file marker, and entering it means loss of all following text upon displaying the file or reloading it back into TheDraw. A code #27 is the ANSI driver signal character. Supposedly ANSI ignores invalid sequences, but allowing the code created "false" ANSI codes which caused loading problems. 07/31/86 - Version 1.03 Upon prompting from Carl Ehmann, output line length limiting has been added. This will facilitate other programs which cannot load lines conceivably going over 1300 characters. Color changes can now be accomplished using the Ctrl-Left and Right arrow keys to increment the fore and background colors respectively. 08/15/86 - Version 1.10 Changes in a big way. New features include: ANSI Animation, Line Drawing, Ruler, movement of blocks UNDER other text and much more!! Quick color change keys have been expanded to use the Ctrl-Up, Down, Left, and Right keys in a more logical manner. 09/13/86 - Version 2.01 A few more enhancements to TheDraw. Pop-Up help, and macros have been added to the registered version of the program. Also a few aspects of the animation editor have been speeded up. TheDraw Page 38 R E V I S I O N H I S T O R Y (continued:) 09/19/86 - Version 2.02 Fixed a slight bug which was causing TheDraw to display the wrong Help Screen (in registered version). Also, the registered version wasn't keeping track of where its overlay was. This has been corrected. TheDraw Page 39 W A R R E N T Y TheDraw is provided AS IS without any warranty, expressed or implied. This includes the fitfulness to a particular purpose or application. If you have a problem with TheDraw please feel free to write and describe the problem. TheDraw Page 40 L I C E N S E You are free to use, copy, and distribute the PUBLIC DOMAIN version of TheDraw to others so long as: 1) No fee is charged for its use, copying or distribution. This does not apply to computer access charges the system operators of or organizations owning bulletin board systems, online services, etc... may or may not charge subscribers. 2) It has not been modified in ANY way. The registered version of TheDraw may not be given out. Doing so deprives TheSoft Programming and besides, is a violation of the copyright laws. TheDraw Page 41 Please consider the donation of $10. Quality software at good prices is difficult to find these days. We at TheSoft Programming Services firmly believe in and support the concept of shareware products, and hopefully you do also. If you have any comments or suggestions for TheDraw, please send them to: TheSoft Programming Services c/o Ian Davis 1929 Whitecliff Court Walnut Creek, Ca, 94596. Thanks for your support! 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