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YOURART1 Version 4.00 MEDIUM RESOLUTION GRAPHICS September 1984 *COPYRIGHT* Everett B. Delano P.O. BOX 205 Elk City, Oklahoma 73648 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S 1. WHAT'S ON THE DISK..........................................1-1 1.1. MAKING A WORKING COPY..................................1-1 1.2. STARTING THE YOURART1 PROGRAM..........................1-1 1.3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS....................................1-1 1.4. SYSTEM OPTIONS.........................................1-1 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE AVAILABLE COLORS......................2-1 2.1. BACKGROUND COLORS......................................2-1 2.2. PALETTE COLORS.........................................2-1 3. MODE 1 MASTER MODE.......................................3-1 3.1. Alt H HELP!!!!.....................................3-1 3.2. RETURN KEY.............................................3-1 3.3. Esc KEY................................................3-1 3.4. STANDARD CURSOR MOVEMENT...............................3-1 3.5. EXTENDED CURSOR MOVEMENT...............................3-2 3.6. F1 SET/RESET CURSOR DOT..............................3-2 3.7. F2 SAVE CURRENT DRAWING TO DISK......................3-2 3.8. F6 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING...............................3-2 3.9. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP............................3-2 3.10. F8 TOGGLE PALETTE COLOR.............................3-2 3.11. F3 DRAW AN ELLIPSE..................................3-2 3.12. Alt 3 DRAW A CIRCLE..................................3-3 3.13. F4 DRAW A BOX.......................................3-4 3.14. F5 PAINT AN OBJECT..................................3-4 3.15. F9 SPRAY PAINT......................................3-4 3.16. F10 DRAW A LINE......................................3-4 3.17. Ctrl F1 LOAD A DRAWING..............................3-5 3.18. Ctrl F2 GRAPHICS TO PRINTER.........................3-5 3.19. WORKING WITH PATTERNS.................................3-5 3.19.1. Alt S CAPTURING A PATTERN.................3-5 3.19.2. Ctrl F3 LOADING A PATTERN FROM DISK.........3-6 3.19.3. Ctrl F4 SAVE PATTERN TO DISK................3-6 3.19.4. MANIPULATION OF PATTERNS......................3-6 3.19.4.1. Alt P (LOGICAL XOR) OVERLAY.....3-6 3.19.4.2. Alt I (LOGICAL AND) OVERLAY.....3-6 3.19.4.3. Alt O (LOGICAL OR) OVERLAY.....3-7 3.20. WORKING WITH BLOCKS...................................3-7 3.20.1. Ctrl F7 DEFINE A BLOCK......................3-7 3.20.2. Ctrl F8 DRAW A GRID INSIDE A BLOCK..........3-7 3.20.3. MANIPULATION OF COLORS IN A BLOCK.............3-8 3.20.3.1. Ctrl F9 REVERSE ALL COLORS........3-8 3.20.3.2. Ctrl F5 ONE COLOR TO ANOTHER......3-8 3.21. Ctrl F10 REVERSE THE COLORS OF THE ENTIRE SCREEN.....3-8 3.22. Alt C CHANGE BACKGROUND COLOR.....................3-8 3.23. Alt D DIRECTORY...................................3-8 3.24. Alt E ERASE SCREEN................................3-9 3.25. Alt G GO TO DOT x DOT GRAPHICS MODE (MODE 2)......3-9 3.26. Alt T GO TO TEXT INPUT MODE (MODE 3)..............3-9 I T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S 4. MODE 2 DOT x DOT GRAPHICS................................4-1 4.1. Alt H HELP!!!!.....................................4-1 4.2. RETURN KEY.............................................4-1 4.3. Esc KEY................................................4-1 4.4. Esc KEY................................................4-1 4.5. Alt D SELECT DOT COLOR.............................4-1 4.6. CURSOR MOVEMENT........................................4-2 4.7. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP............................4-2 5. MODE 3 TEXT INPUT........................................5-1 5.1. Alt H HELP!!!!.....................................5-1 5.2. RETURN KEY.............................................5-1 5.3. Esc KEY................................................5-1 5.4. Esc KEY................................................5-1 5.5. FONTS - DESCRIPTION....................................5-1 5.5.1. FONT 1..........................................5-1 5.5.2. FONT 2..........................................5-2 5.5.3. FONT 3..........................................5-2 5.5.4. FONT 4..........................................5-2 5.5.5. FONT 5..........................................5-2 5.5.6. FONT 6..........................................5-2 5.5.7. FONT 7..........................................5-2 5.5.8. FONT 8..........................................5-2 5.6. SELECTION OF LETTER FONTS..............................5-2 5.7. Alt F CHANGING FONTS...............................5-3 5.8. Alt L SELECT THE COLOR OF THE LETTER...............5-3 5.9. CURSOR MOVEMENT........................................5-3 5.10. TYPING ON THE SCREEN..................................5-3 5.10.1. BACKSPACE KEY ERASE LAST LETTER TYPED........5-4 5.11. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP...........................5-4 6. VIEWING YOUR PICTURES.......................................6-1 6.1. STARTING THE PROGRAM...................................6-1 6.2. OVERVIEW ......................................6-1 6.2.1. MANUAL MODE.....................................6-1 6.2.2. AUTOMATIC MODE..................................6-1 7. REGISTRATION INFORMATION....................................7-1 7.1. DISCLAIMER:............................................7-1 7.2. User-Supported Software................................7-1 7.3. UPDATE POLICY:.........................................7-1 7.3.1. FIRST YEAR:.....................................7-1 7.3.2. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR:...........................7-1 II L I S T O F F I G U R E S 3-1: Mode 1 Prompt..............................................3-1 3-2: Start and Stop Reference Points............................3-3 4-1: Mode 2 Prompt..............................................4-1 5-1: Mode 3 Prompt..............................................5-1 III YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 1-1 1. WHAT'S ON THE DISK YA1.EXE YOURART PROGRAM YA1LOOK.BAS PICTURE DISPLAY PROGRAM YA1.DOC THIS DOCUMENTATION YA1-1.HLP through YA1-8.HLP HELP FILES YA1F-1.FNT through YA1F-8.FNT FONT FILES README.BAT EXPLAINS CHSHEET.DOC CHSHEET.DOC MAKES A CHEAT SHEET YOURART Version 4.00 IS SUPPLIED ON A DOUBLE SIDED/DOUBLE DENSITY DISKETTE, FORMATTED FOR 9 SECTORS/TRACK. THE DISKETTE IS COMPATIBLE WITH PC-DOS 2.0 & 2.1. 1.1. MAKING A WORKING COPY FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR PC-DOS MANUAL FOR FORMATTING A DISKETTE WITH THE OPERATING SYSTEM ON IT. AFTER YOU HAVE MADE A SYSTEM DISKETTE, YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO COPY BASICA.COM FROM YOUR ORIGINAL SYSTEM DISKETTE TO YOUR WORKING COPY (BASICA IS REQUIRED TO RUN YA1LOOK.BAS). COPY ALL OF THE FILES FROM THE YOURART1 TO THE NEW SYSTEM DISK. IF YOU HAVE A HARD DRIVE, ALL YOU WILL NEED TO DO IS COPY ALL OF THE FILES FROM THE YOURART1 DISK. 1.2. STARTING THE YOURART1 PROGRAM FROM THE DOS READY PROMPT, SET THE DEFAULT DRIVE TO THE DRIVE THAT CONTAINS THE YOURART1 PROGRAM AND FILES. TYPE IN YA1 TO EXECUTE THE PROGRAM. 1.3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IBM-PC/XT WITH A MINIMUM OF 128K OF RAM IBM COMPATIBLE COLOR GRAPHICS CARD MEDIUM RESOLUTION COLOR MONITOR PC-DOS 2.0 OR 2.1 1-DISK DRIVE MINIMUM THE SYSTEM EXPECTS TO FIND THE FONT AND HELP FILES ON THE DEFAULT DRIVE. IF YOU HAVE ONLY 1 DRIVE, THE HELP AND FONT FILES CAN BE PLACED ON A SEPARATE DISKETTE. THIS DISKETTE CAN BE INSERTED AS NEEDED. 1.4. SYSTEM OPTIONS GRAPHICS PRINTER GRAPHICS SCREEN DUMP SOFTWARE FOR PRINTER SCREEN DUMP SOFTWARE MUST BE LOADED PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF YOURART PROGRAM. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 2-1 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE AVAILABLE COLORS 2.1. BACKGROUND COLORS 0. BLACK 8. GRAY 1. BLUE 9. Lt. BLUE 2. GREEN 10. Lt. GREEN 3. CYAN 11. Lt. CYAN 4. RED 12. Lt. RED 5. MAGENTA 13. Lt. MAGENTA 6. BROWN 14. YELLOW 7. WHITE 15. Hi-Int. WHITE 2.2. PALETTE COLORS PALETTE 0 PALETTE 1 1 GREEN 1 CYAN 2 RED 2 MAGENTA 3 BROWN 3 WHITE COLOR <0> IN EITHER PALETTE WILL BE THE BACKGROUND COLOR. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-1 3. MODE 1 MASTER MODE + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | 1GREEN 2RED 3BROWN X### Y### |16 | | palette colors cursor cursor | | location step | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Fig. 3-1: Mode 1 Prompt 3.1. Alt H HELP!!!! HELP SCREENS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE COMMAND PROMPT. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE H KEY. THE DRAWING WILL BE PLACED IN A HOLDING AREA AND THE HELP SCREENS WILL APPEAR. YOU CAN PAGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD THROUGH THE HELP SCREENS BY USING THE GRAY + - KEYS. PRESSING THE Esc KEY WILL EXIT HELP AND RESTORE YOUR DRAWING. YOU WILL BE AT THE SAME PLACE IN THE PROGRAM YOU WERE WHEN YOU ASKED FOR HELP. IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THE SUB-FUNCTIONS, YOU MUST USE THE Esc KEY TO RETURN TO THE MODE 1 PROMPT BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP. NOTE!! THE HELP FILE MUST RESIDE ON THE DEFAULT DRIVE. IF THEY ARE NOT PRESENT, THE HELP FUNCTION WILL BE USELESS. HELP FILES ARE NUMBERED 1 to 8, AND HAVE THE FILE EXTENSION (.HLP). 3.2. RETURN KEY COMPLETES ENTRIES AT SUB-FUNCTION PROMPTS 3.3. Esc KEY ABORTS ANY SUB-FUNCTION WITH A PROMPT AND RETURNS YOU TO THE MODE 1 PROMPT. 3.4. STANDARD CURSOR MOVEMENT Up Arrow CURSOR DOT UP | DOT MOVES THE Down Arrow CURSOR DOT DOWN | DISTANCE DEFINED Left Arrow CURSOR DOT LEFT | BY THE CURSOR Right Arrow CURSOR DOT RIGHT | STEP. Home DIAGONALLY UP & LEFT | DOT MOVES ONE PgUp DIAGONALLY UP & RIGHT | DOT SPACE AT A End DIAGONALLY DOWN & LEFT | TIME. DOT STEP PgDn DIAGONALLY DOWN & RIGHT | HAS NO EFFECT. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-2 3.5. EXTENDED CURSOR MOVEMENT Ctrl. HOME MOVE CURSOR DOT TO LOCATION 0,0 Ctrl. END MOVE CURSOR DOT TO LOCATION 319,191 Ctrl. PgUp MOVE CURSOR DOT TO LOCATION 160,100 Ctrl. PgDn MOVE CURSOR DOT TO LOCATION 160,100 3.6. F1 SET/RESET CURSOR DOT REVERSE THE COLOR OF THE DOT AT THE CURSOR POSITION 3.7. F2 SAVE CURRENT DRAWING TO DISK YOU WILL BE PROMPTED WITH THE CURRENT FILE NAME OF THE SAVE FILE, AND A REQUEST TO RENAME IT ([filespec] RENAME (Y/N) ). IF YOU REPLY WITH A Y YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE NAME OF THE FILE TO SAVE (FILE NAME ). ENTER THE DRIVE DESIGNATION IF DIFFERENT FROM THE DEFAULT DRIVE. ENTER THE NAME OF THE FILE WITHOUT A FILE EXTENSION. IF YOU REPLY WITH A N THE FILE WILL BE SAVED UNDER THE CURRENT FILE NAME. THE FILE EXTENSION FOR THESE PICTURE FILES IS (.PIC). 3.8. F6 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING YOU WILL SEE THE PROMPT (EXIT (Y/N) ). IF YOU SELECT Y, THE PROGRAM WILL BE EXITED, AND YOU WILL BE AT THE DOS PROMPT. IF YOU SELECT N, THE PROGRAM WILL RETURN TO THE MODE 1 PROMPT. 3.9. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE NUMBER OF DOTS FOR THE CURSOR DOT TO MOVE WHEN THE CURSOR KEYS ARE USED (STEP RATE ). ENTER A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 & 99. 3.10. F8 TOGGLE PALETTE COLOR EACH TIME THE KEY IS PRESSED THE PALETTE COLOR WILL CHANGE. 3.11. F3 DRAW AN ELLIPSE MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE SPOT WHERE YOU WANT THE CENTER OF THE ELLIPSE TO BE. PRESS THE F3 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE ELLIPSE COLOR (ELLIPSE COLOR ). ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT. USE THE CURSOR CONTROL KEYS TO DEFINE THE ELLIPSE. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, PRESS THE RETURN KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (ELLIPSE OK (Y/N) ). IF EVERYTHING IS OK THEN ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, THEN ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE ELLIPSE. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-3 3.12. Alt 3 DRAW A CIRCLE MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE SPOT WHERE YOU WANT THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE TO BE. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt. KEY PRESS THE 3 KEY ON THE TOP ROW. THE PROMPT LINE WILL DISPLAY (DEFINE RADIUS). USE THE CURSOR KEYS TO DEFINE THE RADIUS. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE RADIUS, PRESS THE RETURN KEY. YOU WILL 1st BE PROMPTED FOR THE CIRCLE COLOR. ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED FOR THE STARTING POINT <-6.28 to 6.28>. PRESSING ENTER WILL DEFAULT THE VALUE FOR A COMPLETE CIRCLE. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED FOR THE STOP POINT <-6.28 to 6.28>. PRESSING ENTER WILL DEFAULT THE VALUE FOR A COMPLETE CIRCLE. ENTERING THE START OR STOP NUMBER WITHOUT A MINUS SIGN WILL DRAW AN ARC. ENTERING A MINUS NUMBER FOR THE START OR STOP NUMBER, WILL CAUSE THE CENTER TO BE CONNECTED WITH A LINE TO THAT END OF THE ARC. (DRAW A PIECE OF A PIE CHART). 1.57 2.355 | .785 | 3.14------|------0 / 6.28 | 3.925 | 5.495 4.71 Fig. 3-2: Start and Stop Reference Points YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED FOR THE ASPECT <.001 to 180>. PRESSING ENTER WILL DEFAULT TO THE NORMAL ASPECT RATIO OF THE SCREEN. THIS WILL CAUSE THE CIRCLE TO BE AS CLOSE TO ROUND AS POSSIBLE. A .001 WILL DRAW A HORIZONTAL LINE THE LARGER THE NUMBER, THE MORE SLENDER THE CIRCLE WILL BE. ANYTHING OTHER THAN 1 WILL CAUSE THE NUMBER OF DOTS FROM CENTER TO THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENDS OF THE RADIUS TO BE UNEQUAL A 180 WILL DRAW A VERTICAL LINE YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (CIRCLE OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE CIRCLE. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-4 3.13. F4 DRAW A BOX MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO A POSITION YOU WANT FOR ONE OF THE BOX CORNERS. PRESS THE F4 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE BOX COLOR. ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT. USE THE CURSOR KEYS TO DEFINE THE BOX. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED, PRESS THE RETURN KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (BOX OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION BEFORE THE BOX. 3.14. F5 PAINT AN OBJECT MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO A POSITION INSIDE THE FIGURE YOU WANT TO PAINT. PRESS THE F5 KEY. YOU WILL FIRST BE PROMPTED FOR THE PAINT COLOR. ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT TO PAINT WITH. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED FOR THE BORDER COLOR. THIS IS THE COLOR THAT COMPLETELY SURROUNDS THE AREA TO BE PAINTED. ENTER THIS COLOR. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (PAINT JOB OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE PAINTING. 3.15. F9 SPRAY PAINT MOVE THE CURSOR DOT INSIDE AN OBJECT YOU WANT TO SPRAY. THE SAME RULES APPLY FOR SPRAY PAINTING AS APPLY FOR F5-PAINT. PRESS THE F9 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE SPRAY COLOR (SPRAY COLOR ). ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE COLOR OF THE BORDER (BORDER COLOR ). ENTER THE COLOR OF THE BORDER SURROUNDING THE AREA TO BE SPRAY PAINTED. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE DENSITY (SPRAY (L)t. (M)ed. (D)k. ). ENTER YOUR SELECTION (L=5 DOT SPACE, M=3 DOT SPACE & D=1 DOT SPACE). YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (SPRAY JOB OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE SPRAY JOB, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE SPRAY JOB. 3.16. F10 DRAW A LINE MOVE CURSOR DOT TO THE SPOT WHERE YOU WANT THE LINE TO BEGIN. PRESS THE F10 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE LINE COLOR. ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT. USE THE CURSOR KEYS TO DEFINE THE LINE. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED, PRESS THE RETURN KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (LINE OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE LINE. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-5 3.17. Ctrl F1 LOAD A DRAWING WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F1 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE FILE NAME. RESPOND WITH THE DRIVE DESIGNATION IF OTHER THAN THE DEFAULT DRIVE AND THE FILE NAME. DO NOT ENTER THE FILE EXTENSION. PRESS THE RETURN KEY TO LOAD. 3.18. Ctrl F2 GRAPHICS TO PRINTER WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F2 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (AltH>HELP Esc>ABORT any key continue). PRESSING Esc WILL RETURN YOU TO THE MODE 1 PROMPT. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS H FOR HELP. PRESS ANY OTHER KEY TO CONTINUE IF YOU SELECT TO CONTINUE, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED READY PRINTER AND PRESS ENTER. PRESSING ENTER WILL ERASE THE PROMPT LINE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRAWING SO IT WON'T SHOW UP ON YOUR PRINTOUT. AFTER YOU PRESS ENTER, HOLD DOWN THE SHIFT KEY AND PRESS THE PrtSc KEY TO INITIATE A SCREEN DUMP. NOTE!!!! BEFORE USING THIS FUNCTION, YOU MUST HAVE INITIALIZED A GRAPHIC SCREEN DUMP PROGRAM PRIOR TO STARTING THIS PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS NO FACILITY TO DUMP GRAPHICS TO A PRINTER. PROGRAM EXAMPLE FOR IBM GRAPHICS PRINTER IS GRAPHICS.COM 3.19. WORKING WITH PATTERNS A PATTERN CAN BE ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN LETTERED OR DRAWN ON THE SCREEN. THIS PATTERN CAN BE SAVED TO DISK, FOR USE LATER IN OTHER DRAWINGS. THIS PATTERN CAN BE MOVED AROUND THE SCREEN, OR DUPLICATED, SAVING THE AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A DRAWING. THE PATTERN IS LIMITED TO ONLY ONE THING, THE SIZE. THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE PATTERN IS 1/4 OF THE SCREEN. 3.19.1. Alt S CAPTURING A PATTERN TO CAPTURE A PATTERN, YOU WILL DRAW AN IMAGINARY BOX AROUND IT. MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO ONE CORNER OF YOUR IMAGINARY BOX. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE S KEY. THE PROMPT LINE WILL SHOW (DEFINE PATTERN). MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNER OF YOUR IMAGINARY BOX. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE AREA DEFINED, PRESS THE RETURN KEY. THE PROMPT LINE WILL SHOW (PATTERN HAS BEEN SET!), IF EVERYTHING IS OK. THE PROMPT LINE WILL SHOW (PATTERN TOO LARGE!), IF THE PATTERN IS TOO LARGE TO FIT IN THE PATTERN ARRAY. IF THIS HAPPENS, YOU WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEFINE FUNCTION. THE STARTING POSITION WILL STILL BE IN MEMORY. USE THE CURSOR KEYS TO RE-DEFINE THE OPPOSITE CORNER. THIS WOULD MEAN DIVIDING YOUR PATTERN AND MOVING OR SAVING IT IN TWO STEPS. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-6 3.19.2. Ctrl F3 LOADING A PATTERN FROM DISK ANY PATTERN YOU HAVE CREATED AND SAVED TO DISK, CAN BE LOADED INTO THE PATTERN ARRAY. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F3 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE PATTERN NAME TO LOAD (LOAD PATTERN [name] ). RESPOND WITHE THE DRIVE DESIGNATION, IF DIFFERENT FROM THE DEFAULT DRIVE, AND THE PATTERN NAME (WITHOUT A FILE EXTENSION). PRESS RETURN TO EXECUTE THE LOAD. 3.19.3. Ctrl F4 SAVE PATTERN TO DISK ONCE A PATTERN HAS BEEN CAPTURED, IT CAN BE SAVED TO DISK. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F4 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE PATTERN NAME (SAVE PATTERN [name] ). RESPOND WITH THE DRIVE DESIGNATION, IF DIFFERENT FROM THE DEFAULT DRIVE, AND THE PATTERN NAME (WITHOUT A FILE EXTENSION). PRESS THE RETURN KEY TO EXECUTE THE SAVE. THIS FUNCTION WILL CREATE A FILE ON THE DRIVE YOU DESIGNATED. THE FILE WILL HAVE THE NAME YOU ASSIGNED WITH THE FILE EXTENSION (.PTN). 3.19.4. MANIPULATION OF PATTERNS ONCE A PATTERN HAS EITHER BEEN CAPTURED, OR LOADED FROM DISK, IT CAN BE MANIPULATED ON THE SCREEN. MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE AREA WHERE YOU WANT TO PLACE THE PATTERN (REMEMBER WHEN WE CAPTURE A PATTERN WE DRAW AN IMAGINARY BOX AROUND IT. THE BOX THEORY STILL APPLIES). WHEN THE PATTERN IS PLACED IN THE SCREEN, IT GOES DOWN AND RIGHT FROM THE CURSOR DOT. 3.19.4.1. Alt P (LOGICAL XOR) OVERLAY WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE P KEY. THE PATTERN WILL OVERLAY ANYTHING ALREADY ON THE SCREEN WITHOUT DESTROYING IT. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS, YOU CAN REPEAT THIS FUNCTION, AND THE PATTERN WILL BE REMOVED. WHATEVER THE PATTERN OVERLAYS WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. 3.19.4.2. Alt I (LOGICAL AND) OVERLAY WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE I KEY. THE PATTERN WILL REPLACE ANYTHING ALREADY ON THE SCREEN. REPEATING THE FUNCTION WILL NOT RESTORE THE SCREEN. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-7 3.19.4.3. Alt O (LOGICAL OR) OVERLAY WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE O KEY. THE PATTERN WILL OVERLAY WHATEVER WAS ALREADY ON THE SCREEN. REPEATING THE FUNCTION WILL NOT RESTORE THE SCREEN. NOTE WHEN USING THE LAST TWO FUNCTION, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (PATTERN OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION BEFORE THE FUNCTION. NOTE IF YOU GET THE ERROR MESSAGE (NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR PATTERN TO FIT!!), THIS MEANS CURSOR DOT IS EITHER TOO CLOSE TO THE RIGHT SIDE, OR TOO CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM, FOR THE PATTERN TO FIT ON THE SCREEN. MOVE THE CURSOR DOT AND TRY AGAIN. 3.20. WORKING WITH BLOCKS 3.20.1. Ctrl F7 DEFINE A BLOCK TO DEFINE A BLOCK, WE ARE GOING TO DRAW OUR IMAGINARY BOX AROUND THE AREA WE WANT TO MANIPULATE. MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO ONE CORNER OF THE IMAGINARY BOX. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F7 KEY. THE PROMPT LINE WILL SHOW (DEFINE BLOCK). MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNER OF THE IMAGINARY BOX. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE AREA DEFINED, PRESS THE RETURN KEY. THE PROMPT LINE WILL DISPLAY (BLOCK HAS BEEN DEFINED!). 3.20.2. Ctrl F8 DRAW A GRID INSIDE A BLOCK ONCE WE HAVE DEFINED A BLOCK, WE CAN PLACE A GRID INSIDE. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F8 KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE GRID COLOR (GRID COLOR ). ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT THE LINES OF THE GRID TO BE. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE GRID STEP (GRID STEP 1-99 ). ENTER THE NUMBER OF DOTS YOU WANT TO BE BETWEEN THE LINES OF THE GRID +1. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED TYPE OF GRID (GRID (H)oriz. (V)ert. (B)oth ). H DRAWS HORIZONTAL LINES ONLY, V DRAWS VERTICAL LINES ONLY & B CAUSES A GRID THAT RESEMBLES THE GRID ON GRAPH PAPER. THIS TYPE OF GRID MAY BE SMALLER THAT THE AREA DEFINED IN THE BLOCK. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (GRID OK (Y/N) ). IF YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH YOUR GRID, ENTER Y. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION PRIOR TO THE GRID. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-8 3.20.3. MANIPULATION OF COLORS IN A BLOCK CHANGING FROM ONE COLOR TO ANOTHER, OR REVERSING THE COLORS WITHIN A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE SCREEN. 3.20.3.1. Ctrl F9 REVERSE ALL COLORS ONCE WE HAVE DEFINED THE BLOCK, WE CAN REVERSE ALL OF THE COLORS WITHIN THE BLOCK. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F9 KEY. BEFORE AFTER 0 3 COLOR CHANGE: 3 0 2 1 1 2 3.20.3.2. Ctrl F5 ONE COLOR TO ANOTHER ONCE WE HAVE DEFINED A BLOCK, WE CAN CHANGE ONE COLOR TO ANOTHER COLOR WITHIN THE BLOCK. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F5 KEY. YOU WILL FIRST BE PROMPTED FOR THE COLOR TO CHANGE (CHANGE FROM ). ENTER THE COLOR YOU WANT TO CHANGE. YOU WILL NEXT BE PROMPTED FOR THE COLOR TO CHANGE IT TO.(TO ). ENTER THE DESIRED COLOR. EVERY OCCURRENCE OF THE (FROM COLOR) WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE (TO COLOR). 3.21. Ctrl F10 REVERSE THE COLORS OF THE ENTIRE SCREEN THIS FUNCTION REVERSE THE COLORS ON THE FULL SCREEN. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DEFINE AN AREA FOR THIS FUNCTION. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Ctrl KEY, PRESS THE F10 KEY. THE COLORS WILL BE REVERSED THE SAME AS IN A REVERSE WITHIN A BLOCK FUNCTION. THIS FUNCTION IS USED MAINLY TO PREPARE A NEGATIVE OF YOUR DRAWING BEFORE DUMPING TO A PRINTER. SOMETIMES DUMPING THE NEGATIVE OF YOUR DRAWING TO THE PRINTER IS MORE VISUALLY PLEASING THAN THE POSITIVE. 3.22. Alt C CHANGE BACKGROUND COLOR WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE C KEY. EVERY TIME THE C KEY IS PRESS, THE BACKGROUND COLOR WILL CHANGE. THE BACKGROUND COLOR ROTATES FROM COLOR 0 through 15. WHEN COLOR 15 IS REACHED THE COLOR ROLLS OVER TO COLOR 0. 3.23. Alt D DIRECTORY WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE D KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR WHICH DRIVE YOU WANT THE DIRECTORY (DRIVE FOR DIRECTORY ). ENTER THE LETTER OF THE DRIVE (NO COLON REQUIRED). THE DIRECTORY LISTS ONLY THE PICTURE AND PATTERN FILES ON THE DRIVE + THE FREE DISK SPACE. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 3-9 3.24. Alt E ERASE SCREEN WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE E KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO SELECT EITHER ERASING ALL OF THE SCREEN OR JUST A PART OF THE SCREEN (ERASE (A)ll (P)art ). ENTERING A WILL ERASE THE ENTIRE SCREEN. ENTERING P WILL ALLOW YOU SELECTIVELY ERASE PARTS OF THE SCREEN. IF YOU WANT TO ERASE A PART OF THE SCREEN, BE SURE AND MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO ONE CORNER OF THE AREA YOU WISH TO ERASE BEFORE USING THIS FUNCTION. USE THE CURSOR KEYS TO DEFINE THE AREA OF THE SCREEN YOU WISH TO ERASE (THIS AREA WILL BE A RECTANGULAR AREA). WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE AREA YOU DEFINED, PRESS THE RETURN KEY. THE AREA YOU DEFINED WILL BE ERASED. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED (ERASURE OK (Y/N) ). IF THE SCREEN WAS ERASED TO YOUR SATISFACTION ENTER Y. IF THE SCREEN IS NOT RIGHT ENTER N AND THE SCREEN WILL BE RESTORED TO THE CONDITION BEFORE YOU SELECTED TO ERASE. 3.25. Alt G GO TO DOT x DOT GRAPHICS MODE (MODE 2) WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE G KEY. THIS WILL TRANSFER CONTROL TO THE DOT x DOT GRAPHICS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM. 3.26. Alt T GO TO TEXT INPUT MODE (MODE 3) WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE T KEY. THIS WILL TRANSFER CONTROL TO THE TEXT INPUT PORTION OF THE PROGRAM. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 4-1 4. MODE 2 DOT x DOT GRAPHICS + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | DOT x DOT GRAPHICS X### Y### |16 | | cursor cursor | | location step | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Fig. 4-1: Mode 2 Prompt 4.1. Alt H HELP!!!! HELP SCREENS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE COMMAND PROMPT. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE H KEY. THE DRAWING WILL BE PLACED IN A HOLDING AREA AND THE HELP SCREENS WILL APPEAR. YOU CAN PAGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD THROUGH THE HELP SCREENS BY USING THE GRAY + - KEYS. PRESSING THE Esc KEY WILL EXIT HELP AND RESTORE YOUR DRAWING. YOU WILL BE AT THE SAME PLACE IN THE PROGRAM YOU WERE WHEN YOU ASKED FOR HELP. IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THE SUB-FUNCTIONS, YOU MUST USE THE Esc KEY TO RETURN TO THE MODE 2 PROMPT BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP. NOTE!! THE HELP FILE MUST RESIDE ON THE DEFAULT DRIVE. IF THEY ARE NOT PRESENT, THE HELP FUNCTION WILL BE USELESS. HELP FILES ARE NUMBERED 1 to 8, AND HAVE THE FILE EXTENSION (.HLP). 4.2. RETURN KEY COMPLETES ENTRIES AT SUB-FUNCTION PROMPTS 4.3. Esc KEY WHEN ENTERED FROM THE MODE 2 COMMAND PROMPT, WILL EXIT MODE 2 AND RETURN YOU TO THE MODE 1 COMMAND MODE. 4.4. Esc KEY ABORTS ANY SUB-FUNCTION WITH A PROMPT AND RETURNS YOU TO THE MODE 2 PROMPT. 4.5. Alt D SELECT DOT COLOR WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE D KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE COLOR OF THE DOT (DOT COLOR?). RESPOND WITH ONE OF THE PALETTE COLORS (0, 1, 2, or 3). Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 4-2 4.6. CURSOR MOVEMENT THE DOT AT THE CURSOR LOCATION IS SET TO THE COLOR SELECTED BEFORE THE DOT IS MOVED. THE LOCATION WHERE THE CURSOR DOT LANDS IS NOT EFFECTED BY COLOR UNTIL THE NEXT MOVE. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO SET THE LAST DOT, THEN ESCAPE, WITHOUT HAVING ANY EXTRA/UNWANTED COLORED DOTS. Up Arrow CURSOR DOT UP | DOT MOVES THE Down Arrow CURSOR DOT DOWN | DISTANCE DEFINED Left Arrow CURSOR DOT LEFT | BY THE CURSOR Right Arrow CURSOR DOT RIGHT | STEP. Home DIAGONALLY UP & LEFT | DOT MOVES ONE PgUp DIAGONALLY UP & RIGHT | DOT SPACE AT A End DIAGONALLY DOWN & LEFT | TIME. DOT STEP PgDn DIAGONALLY DOWN & RIGHT | HAS NO EFFECT. 4.7. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE NUMBER OF DOTS FOR THE CURSOR DOT TO MOVE WHEN THE CURSOR KEYS ARE USED (STEP RATE ). ENTER A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 & 99. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 5-1 5. MODE 3 TEXT INPUT + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | TEXT INPUT [1] [3] X### Y### |16 | | font selected-| | cursor cursor | | letter color-| location step | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Fig. 5-1: Mode 3 Prompt 5.1. Alt H HELP!!!! HELP SCREENS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE COMMAND PROMPT. WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE H KEY. THE DRAWING WILL BE PLACED IN A HOLDING AREA AND THE HELP SCREENS WILL APPEAR. YOU CAN PAGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD THROUGH THE HELP SCREENS BY USING THE GRAY + - KEYS. PRESSING THE Esc KEY WILL EXIT HELP AND RESTORE YOUR DRAWING. YOU WILL BE AT THE SAME PLACE IN THE PROGRAM YOU WERE WHEN YOU ASKED FOR HELP. IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THE SUB-FUNCTIONS, YOU MUST USE THE Esc KEY TO RETURN TO THE MODE 3 PROMPT BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP. NOTE!! THE HELP FILE MUST RESIDE ON THE DEFAULT DRIVE. IF THEY ARE NOT PRESENT, THE HELP FUNCTION WILL BE USELESS. HELP FILES ARE NUMBERED 1 to 8, AND HAVE THE FILE EXTENSION (.HLP). 5.2. RETURN KEY COMPLETES ENTRIES AT SUB-FUNCTION PROMPTS 5.3. Esc KEY WHEN ENTERED FROM THE MODE 3 COMMAND PROMPT, WILL EXIT MODE 3 AND RETURN YOU TO THE MODE 1 COMMAND MODE. 5.4. Esc KEY ABORTS ANY SUB-FUNCTION WITH A PROMPT AND RETURNS YOU TO THE MODE 3 PROMPT. 5.5. FONTS - DESCRIPTION 5.5.1. FONT 1 APPROXIMATELY 1/2 THE SIZE OF MEDIUM RESOLUTION TEXT. UPPER CASE ALPHABET ONLY. STANDARD TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS. TYPES LEFT TO RIGHT. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 5-2 5.5.2. FONT 2 SAME AS FONT 1. TYPES VERTICALLY FROM TOP OF SCREEN TO BOTTOM. 5.5.3. FONT 3 SAME AS FONT 1. TYPES VERTICALLY FROM BOTTOM OF SCREEN TO TOP. 5.5.4. FONT 4 APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SIZE AS MEDIUM RESOLUTION TEXT. UPPER & LOWER CASE ALPHABET. STANDARD TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS. TYPES LEFT TO RIGHT. 5.5.5. FONT 5 APPROXIMATELY 2 TIMES THE SIZE OF MEDIUM RESOLUTION TEXT. UPPER & LOWER CASE ALPHABET. STANDARD TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS. TYPES LEFT TO RIGHT. 5.5.6. FONT 6 APPROXIMATELY SAME SIZE AS FONT 5. UPPER & LOWER CASE ALPHABET. STANDARD TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS. TYPES LEFT TO RIGHT. 5.5.7. FONT 7 OLD ENGLISH. APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES THE SIZE OF MEDIUM RESOLUTION TEXT. UPPER & LOWER CASE ALPHABET. SOME TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS. TYPES LEFT TO RIGHT 5.5.8. FONT 8 SCRIPT. APPROXIMATELY SAME SIZE AS FONT 7. UPPER & LOWER CASE ALPHABET. SOME TYPEWRITER SYMBOLS. TYPES LEFT TO RIGHT. 5.6. SELECTION OF LETTER FONTS WHEN TEXT INPUT IS SELECTED FROM THE MODE 1 PROMPT. YOU WILL 1st BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE LETTER FONT YOU WANT (FONT <1 - 8>). IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE ENTERED THE TEXT INPUT MODE SINCE STARTING THE PROGRAM, YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER A LETTER FONT. RESPOND WITH A FONT NUMBER 1 to 8 AND PRESS ENTER TO LOAD. NEXT YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE LETTER COLOR (LETTER COLOR?). RESPOND WITH ONE OF THE PALETTE COLORS (0, 1, 2, or 3). Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 5-3 IF THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE ENTERED THE TEXT INPUT MODE SINCE THE START OF THE PROGRAM, AND YOU WANT TO USE THE FONT YOU PREVIOUSLY SELECTED. RESPOND TO THE (FONT <1 - 8>) PROMPT WITH ENTER. YOU WILL STILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE LETTER COLOR. 5.7. Alt F CHANGING FONTS WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE F KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE LETTER FONT (FONT <1 - 8>). RESPOND WITH THE FONT NUMBER AND PRESS ENTER TO LOAD. CHANGING FONTS WILL NOT PROMPT YOU FOR A NEW LETTER COLOR. 5.8. Alt L SELECT THE COLOR OF THE LETTER WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE Alt KEY, PRESS THE L KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE COLOR OF THE LETTER (LETTER COLOR?). RESPOND WITH ONE OF THE PALETTE COLORS (0, 1, 2, or 3). 5.9. CURSOR MOVEMENT THE CURSOR DOT MARKS THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE LETTER. THE LETTER WILL APPEAR UP AND RIGHT FROM THE CURSOR DOT. Up Arrow CURSOR DOT UP | DOT MOVES THE Down Arrow CURSOR DOT DOWN | DISTANCE DEFINED Left Arrow CURSOR DOT LEFT | BY THE CURSOR Right Arrow CURSOR DOT RIGHT | STEP. Home DIAGONALLY UP & LEFT | DOT MOVES ONE PgUp DIAGONALLY UP & RIGHT | DOT SPACE AT A End DIAGONALLY DOWN & LEFT | TIME. DOT STEP PgDn DIAGONALLY DOWN & RIGHT | HAS NO EFFECT. 5.10. TYPING ON THE SCREEN MOVE THE CURSOR DOT TO THE POSITION YOU WANT TO START TYPING. START TYPING. THE CHARACTER OF THE KEY PRESSED WILL BE REPLACED ON THE SCREEN WITH THE CORRESPONDING FONT LETTER. IF THE PARTICULAR LETTER IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THAT FONT, THE SPEAKER WILL BEEP. THE ALLOWABLE CHARACTERS DO NOT INCLUDE ANY SPECIAL GRAPHIC CHARACTERS. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 5-4 5.10.1. BACKSPACE KEY ERASE LAST LETTER TYPED PRESS THE BACKSPACE KEY. YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE COLOR TO USE TO ERASE THE LETTER (ERASER COLOR ). ENTER THE COLOR. THE LETTER WILL BE ERASED AND THE CURSOR DOT WILL BE IN POSITION TO RE-TYPE THE LETTER. NOTE THIS FUNCTION WORKS CORRECTLY ONLY IF THE CURSOR DOT IS IN THE SAME PLACE IT LANDED FOLLOWING THE LETTER THAT NEEDS TO BE ERASED. 5.11. F7 CHANGE CURSOR DOT STEP YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE NUMBER OF DOTS FOR THE CURSOR DOT TO MOVE WHEN THE CURSOR KEYS ARE USED (STEP RATE ). ENTER A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 & 99. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 6-1 6. VIEWING YOUR PICTURES INCLUDED ON THE DISKETTE IS A PROGRAM CALLED YA1LOOK.BAS. THIS PROGRAM IS USED TO VIEW THE PICTURES YOU CREATE. THE PROGRAM CAN ALSO BE USED TO VIEW ANY GRAPHICS PICTURE CREATED BY THE BASIC BSAVE COMMAND. THE PROGRAM REQUIRES THAT THE PICTURE HAVE THE FILE EXTENSION (.PIC). THESE PICTURES ARE DISPLAYED IN MEDIUM RESOLUTION COLOR GRAPHICS MODE. PICTURES CREATED IN HIGH RESOLUTION CAN BE VIEW WITH THIS PROGRAM, BUT THE COLOR EFFECTS MAY NOT BE VISUALLY PLEASING. 6.1. STARTING THE PROGRAM YOU WILL NEED A DISKETTE WITH THE PROGRAM BASICA.COM AND YA1LOOK.BAS ON IT. FROM THE DOS READY PROMPT ENTER THE FOLLOWING. BASICA YA1LOOK PRESS ENTER(RETURN) TO LOAD BASICA.COM AND EXECUTE THE YA1LOOK.BAS PROGRAM. 6.2. OVERVIEW FOR THE MOST PART THE YA1LOOK.BAS PROGRAM IS SELF EXPLANATORY. HERE ARE A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. THE PROGRAM WORKS SIMILAR TO A SLIDE PROJECTOR. YOUR PICTURES ARE PROJECTED ONTO THE VIDEO MONITOR OF YOUR COMPUTER. THERE ARE TWO MODES IN THE PROGRAM. 6.2.1. MANUAL MODE IN THE MANUAL MODE, YOU CAN GO FORWARD AND BACKWARD THROUGH YOUR PICTURES. YOU CAN CHANGE THE BACKGROUND COLORS AND THE PALETTE COLORS. 6.2.2. AUTOMATIC MODE IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE, YOU SELECT THE LENGTH OF TIME (IN SECONDS) THAT THE PICTURE WILL REMAIN ON THE SCREEN BEFORE GOING TO THE NEXT. IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE, YOU CANNOT SELECT THE BACKGROUND AND PALETTE COLOR. THE PROGRAM SORTS THE FILE NAMES OF THE PICTURES BEFORE THEY ARE DISPLAYED. THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO NAME YOUR PICTURES IN A WAY TO ALLOW THEM TO BE SHOW IN THE ORDER YOU WANT. THE PROGRAM CANNOT HANDLE MORE THAN 88 PICTURE FILES IN ONE SESSION. IF YOUR DISK HAS MORE PICTURE FILES THAN THIS, YOU WILL NEED TO PLACE THEM ON SEPARATE DISKS, OR IN SEPARATE SUB-DIRECTORIES (DOS 2.0 UP). IF YOU USE SUB-DIRECTORIES, YOU WILL NEED TO COPY YA1LOOK.BAS INTO EACH OF THESE DIRECTORIES. THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT ALLOW THE USE OF SUB- DIRECTORIES IN THE DRIVE DESIGNATION. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT YOURART1 Version 4.0 PAGE 7-1 7. REGISTRATION INFORMATION 7.1. DISCLAIMER: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF SAVINGS, OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED ON AN AS IS BASIS. NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES ARE IMPLIED OR EXPRESSED. 7.2. User-Supported Software Individuals are granted permission to freely copy this program and documentation for their own use and to share with others under the following guidelines. No fee or other consideration is charged. The program, associated files, or documentation is not modified in any way. The program, associated files, and documentation are distributed together. You are encouraged to make copies of this program for others, for evaluation purposes. If you are using this software, and find it to be useful, your contribution of $25.00 would be appreciated. Everett Delano P.O. Box 205 Elk City, Oklahoma 73648 7.3. UPDATE POLICY: REGISTERED OWNERS OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE NOTIFIED IF AND WHEN UPDATED VERSIONS ARE AVAILABLE. 7.3.1. FIRST YEAR: REGISTERED OWNERS OF THIS PROGRAM MAY RECEIVE UPDATED VERSIONS FOR A $5.00 FEE, TO COVER THE COST OF POSTAGE AND HANDLING. 7.3.2. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR: REGISTERED OWNERS OF THIS PROGRAM MAY RECEIVE UPDATED VERSIONS FOR A $15.00 FEE. Medium Resolution Graphics for the IBM-PC/XT This disk copy was originally provided by "The Public Library", the software library of the Houston Area League of PC Users. Programs are available from the Public Library at $2 per disk on user-provided disks. To get a listing of the disks in the Public Library, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Nelson Ford, P.O.Box 61565, Houston, TX 77208.