{S:X;X;0;2;DrawPlus is an improved version of Acorn's Draw written by Jonathan Marten, the author of Vector. Ian M Mackenzie has written a series of tutorials on the use of DrawPlus "from the beginning". The first article in the series appears on the June 1994 ZLine disc.}
{S:X;X;0;3;What is on the DrawPlus Disc?{ITR-X}{ITR-X}The DrawPlus disc contains Jonathan Marten\’s DrawPlus version 2.24. Version 2.24 is compatible with RISC OS 3 and the fonts and the font manager supplied with it. It will run under RISC OS 2.}
{S:X;X;0;4;DrawPlus is a Shareware application by Jonathan Marten which you can use as a super version of Acorn\’s Draw. DrawPlus contains many new features not in Draw such as independent layers (using layers is rather like working on a transparency which covers your previous work\—layers can be saved independently) and a much improved method of entering outline fonts. Editing, particularly of text, is much quicker, easier and WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). DrawPlus accepts files in Acorn\’s Draw format and you can save either in Draw or DrawPlus format. DrawPlus contains a library of Draw files which you can add to, edit and instantly recall for insertion in your own drawings. Text entered in an outline font can be converted to a drawn object. DrawPlus closely approaches the sophistication of a two dimensional CAD application and is ideal for advertisements, posters and two dimensional drawings.}
{S:X;X;0;5;If you have RISC OS 3 then extra features such as the ability to rotate text and to iconise files to the Pinboard are also available.}
{S:X;X;0;6;Jonathan Marten is the designer of Vector. I believe that DrawPlus is only slightly inferior to Vector and that it is much better than the most recent version of !Draw supplied by Acorn as part of the RISC OS 3 operating system.}
{S:X;X;0;7;This application is Shareware (not public domain) so we regularly send a financial contribution to the author, Jonathan Marten.}
{S:X;X;0;8;Version 2.24{ITR-X}{ITR-X}The changes introduced in V 2.24 are summarised below:}
{S:X;X;0;9;1{ITT-X}Transformed text and sprite objects are supported (RiscOS 3 only). Text objects, sprites and groups containing them can now be rotated, skewed and flipped in the same way as path objects. Transformed text objects can be edited.}
{S:X;X;0;10;2{ITT-X}Some types of Vector object (i.e. replicates and radiates) can be displayed and manipulated (moved, copied etc). It is not possible to change the parameters of such an object, nor to extract the original object.}
{S:X;X;0;11;3{ITT-X}Text-to-path conversion works with both the RiscOS 2 and RiscOS 3 font managers. When using RiscOS 3, both disc and ROM fonts can be converted.}
{S:X;X;0;12;4{ITT-X}The font table is handled more intelligently. This should result in smaller Draw files, especially if you have a lot of fonts.}
{S:X;X;0;13;5{ITT-X}A few extra keystrokes have been added. The <Delete> and <Copy> keys delete and copy the selection, respectively, in the same way as <^X> and <^C>. The <^F1> key causes DrawPlus to give up the caret if it currently holds it. This allows keystrokes to reach another application which is trapping hotkeys (e.g. Menon).}
{S:X;X;0;14;6{ITT-X}Colour dithering, Iconise and Save Desk are supported for RiscOS 3.}
{S:X;X;0;15;7{ITT-X}Printing via Laser Direct shouldn't crash the machine if the print is interrupted by pressing Escape or any other error.}
