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- TheDraw was improved greatly for version 4.0. The file WHATSNEW.DOC contains
- a list of new features. Refer to the documentation for specific information
- on the various refinements.
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- Users of TheDraw note: Some computers (such as the Tandy 1000A and HX)
- have non-standard keyboard hardware that does not work with TheDraw.
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- If your computer appears to operate strangly when running TheDraw (ie: locks
- up or otherwise starts searching for the meaning of life), try the following:
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- SETUP * [ENTER]
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- The SETUP utility will work as always afterwards. You must specify the name
- of the EXE file to "setup", before the fix takes place. After entering the
- filespec, SETUP will show the current state of the keyboard driver. You
- are prompted to change the setting. Answer "Y" to toggle the driver off.
- Enter "N" to continue as normal to the edit display. Exit SETUP and reply
- "Y" to the "Save Changes" prompt.
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- Once the driver is turned off, the special keyboard driver within TheDraw is
- completely deactivated. This should make TheDraw operate properly, although
- you may lose usage of CTRL-UP/DOWN and ALT-LEFT/RIGHT keystrokes. If problems
- persist, please write describing the problem and include a listing of your
- hardware. Mentioning how far TheDraw progressed before locking will be very
- helpful. ie: Did the Setup utility appear to work properly? Did the TheDraw
- title screen appear? If so, were you able to press a key for the edit menu?
- Thanks!
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- Additional note for Tandy users: There appears to be an incompatibility
- between Tandy MsDos 2.11 and TheDraw v3.20 and above. Upgrading to
- Tandy MsDos 3.20 corrects the problem. Symptom is the computer simply
- hangs when attempting to run TheDraw, even with keyboard driver disabled.
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- TheDraw is distributed with the utility program PRINTDOC. PRINTDOC.EXE is a
- program to print the documentation for TheDraw. Some people using Epson or
- similar printers find the IBM extended characters appearing throughout the
- documentation cause problems. PRINTDOC can optionally filter these characters,
- can start printing from any page (in case disaster befalls you on page 72),
- and new with v4.0 print on both sides of the paper. Enjoy!