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- IMPROVEMENTS TO PC-KEY-DRAW ver. 3.31 over 3.0
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- The following list the more major changes. Numerous other minor changes have
- been made that are not listed. (in particular bug fixes, and speed increases)
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- 3.1 adds the following over 3.0
- 1. Macros can be called from DOS on the command line when calling KD-DRAW.
- A>KD-DRAW A:SAMPLE will call and run the sample macro.
- 2. Space bar temporarily suspends continuous cursor drawing.
- 3. The prompt line has been rearranged for more information and cleaner look
- 4. <Alt-F10> provides temporary setting of background color
- 5. Outline has been added to F2 to allow any object to be outlined in color.
- Use <F10> to set outline color and <Alt-F10> to set color to be outlined.
- Outline has many uses. Try it with text or use it when transferring from
- high resolution to medium resolution.
- 6. Direct coordinate entry has been added for all operations to speed input
- of objects. An <x> selected in cursor mode or when in a function allows the
- user to enter the scaled x and y coordinates.
- 7. The menu selection system for each function has been greatly expand to
- provide additional information and make learning PC-KEY-DRAW easier. Use by
- selecting the desired function, use cursor keys to display options, select
- displayed option by hitting <ENTER> or use equivalent command.
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- 1. 3.11 adds 5 different full screen loads for use in slide shows. Select
- <F8 Alt-o> for using the display loads. Select load 1-5.(see <h>elp from F8
- for more information)
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- 1. 3.13 adds direct partial screen load using <F7 O>.
- 2. Ability to turn off cursor during macro playback if desired.
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- 1. 3.15 removes bug in configuring the printer.
- 2. Allows absolute setting of resolution for macros with <Alt-r>.
- 3. Disable workspace update by setting the update frequency to 0.
- 4. Traps additional printer errors.
- 5. Provides scrolling of text in <F6 T>.
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- 1. 3.16 provides music <Ctrl-p> capability using the PLAY command of BASICA 1.
- 2. Screen loads are 5 to 8 times faster. Great for full screen animation.
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- 1. 3.17 adds the ability of reading text from any ASCII file.
- 2. HP LaserJet support is provided for registered users.
- KD-LASER.EXE is on Library Disk #2. It can be run interactively or run in a
- batch file by setting the appropriate parameters. Before running KD-LASER
- use the following to match the computer and printer:
-
- MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P
- MODE LPT1:=COM1
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- 1. 3.18 adds improved mouse support by allowing menus to be called with < > or
- </> from Cursor Mode. Mouse buttons should be <Enter> and </>. While
- PC-KEY-DRAW was originally designed for use strictly from the keyboard,
- PC-KEY-DRAW 3 can be used with a mouse for those who prefer. The mouse can
- be used for just free hand drawing or for menu selection as well. Two
- drivers are included on the program disk, KD-MOUSE.COM is provided for use
- with a Mouse Systems Mouse, while KD-MSMOS.MNU is provide for use with a
- MicroSoft Mouse. See your mouse user manual and 1.BAT for detail on
- loading the mouse drivers.
-
- The left mouse button is equal to the ENTER key, the right (middle on Mouse
- Systems) is equal to the "/" or SPACE BAR, while both buttons together
- (right button on Mouse Systems) is equal to "n" for no. Moving the mouse is
- equal to using the keyboard arrow keys.
-
- To use the mouse to select a menu simply hit the "/" button then move the
- mouse to display the desired function to use and hit the left button for
- ENTER. Next move the mouse to display the directive options for a given
- function and hit the left button to select the directive, then follow the
- directions for that particular operation.
-
- The source code for the mouse drivers is included. You may want to modify
- it to suit your particular needs.
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- 2. Last copied or erased area is no longer lost when <Esc> is used to exit
- 3. Text mode screens can be called up in a macro slide show from within FATBIT
- using <o> and entering name of screen to load. A "40C" extension is assumed
- for 40 column text and "80C" for 80 column text mode.
- 4. Second library disk of 500+ fill patterns, a third font, useful macros and
- library pictures are available to registered users.
- 5. A public domain program (CAMERA) is included on the disk to capture screens
- from other programs. See KD.BAT for additional information.
- 6. Bug in setting visual layers has been corrected.
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- 1. 3.19 speeds up loading of partial screens (F7), loading of display screens,
- loading of patterns, and screen scrolling.
- 2. Grid lines and dots now work properly, independent of screen aspect ratio.
- 3. Full screen zoom has been refined. Macro available to zoom 1 screen into 4
- 4. Use <Esc> to return to Cursor mode when prompted to Hit Any Key to Continue
- just before printing.
- 5. Default extensions used by PC-KEY-DRAW can be changed as desired.
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- 1. 3.20 provides filled arrows using <F2 Alt-a> and provides 45 degree steps
- for arrow position.
- 2. Filled boxes can be created automatically using <F2 Alt-r>.
- 3. Text can be put on the screen vertically using <F6 T u>p or <F6 T d>own.
- 4. Selected fill pattern screen is kept as the default screen.
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- 1. 3.21's macro files are 30% smaller than earlier versions. 3.21 can run any
- other versions macros, but macros created with 3.21 can only be run with
- 3.21 or later.
- 2. You can ready move through the 8 main functions without first exiting a
- function. Simply select the desired function key.
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- 1. 3.22 provides full access to all DOS drives A-Z for use with Networks or
- the SUBST command.
- 2. Select alternate method of indicating the amount of zoom. Select </> or < >
- when asked for scale factor to put in zoom factor. Scale factors greater
- than 1 shrink the screen or object, while factors less than one expand the
- screen or object. Zoom factors greater than 1 expand the screen or
- object, while factors less than one shrink the screen or object.
- 3. Multiple arrows in the same direction can be Entered with <ENTER> after the
- first one is defined with <F2 Alt-a> or <F2 a>.
- 4. A sixth FONT has been added to the second library disk. (For registered
- users only.)
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- 1. 3.23 improves then main menu for mouse selection of functions.
- 2. Several minor speed improvements have been made.
- 3. Time and Date can be displayed on the screen for those who like to watch
- the clock or for use in demos and slide shows. (You asked for it!)
- 4. The top row of numbers can be programmed as screen positions. Position
- the cursor as desired, select <Ctrl-j>ump or <Ctrl-ENTER> and then <Alt-#>
- where # is a number from 0 to 9. The screen positioned is now remembered on
- disk for future use. At any time select <Alt-#> to jump to the remembered
- position instantly.
- 5. <u>pdate of screen 1 and <U>pdate of screen 2 have been changed, they will
- no longer keep the help menu on the drawing if it is currently displayed.
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- 1. 3.24 allows KD-DRAW to be used as a RUNTIME module for easier distribution
- of slide show macros that you create. If KD-DRAW.HLP (the help file) is not
- found on the disk KD-DRAW only allows macros to be run. Exiting or ending
- the macro automatically returns to DOS. Only KD-DRAW.EXE and KD-DRAW.TXT
- are needed, plus any files called by the macro of course. If KD-DRAW.DFT
- (the configuration file) is not found KD assumes that files are located on
- the program disk, help menu is off, and medium resolution.
- Call macros from the DOS prompt as A>KD-DRAW SAMPLE.
- If a drive is specified for the macro it becomes the drive used to load
- drawings from.
- 2. A DOS based menu system has been added to the program to make using it for
- the first time a little easier. Enter MENU at the DOS prompt to display
- your options. Under general use KD.BAT will be the only BATch file you use.
- You should modify KD.BAT to meet your needs for printing and a mouse.
- PC-KEY-DRAW can always be called from DOS with KD-DRAW.
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- 1. 3.25 eliminates the need for EGA.MCR when running on an EGA equipped PC.
- 2. Page scrolling has been sped up considerably if no additions have been made
- to a particular page. (ie. no functions selected)
- 3. KD-TRANS.EXE is supplied to make editing macros much easier by translating
- them into text files with the key code replaced by the key name. Use any
- text editor to edit the file and then translate back to MaCRo form.
- KD-TRANS.EXE uses KEYTBL.DAT for its translation information. A .TXT file
- extension is assumed for text files and a .MCR for MaCRo files.
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- 1. 3.26 adds a third library disk with extra fonts including Modern, Roman,
- Old English, Century, Script, and several others for 16 total.
- 2. The font handling has been significantly improved so that the user has full
- control over character and word spacing. Larger fonts can also be handled.
- 3. Another 120 fill patterns are also added.
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- 1. 3.27 provides more information on the prompt line making learning and using
- PC-KEY-DRAW easier. Caps Lock, Num Lock, <Q>uality, and <i>sometric status
- are displayed. PC-KEY-DRAW is designed to be very case sensitive. If a "C"
- or "N" is flashing the program may not operate properly. The line width is
- also displayed as a number. When a macro is being recorded "k" is displayed.
- 2. When a directory is displayed for a drive it is temporarily retained as the
- default drive, making file selection easier. Hard Disk users should use
- DOS 3.* and the SUBST command for optimum operation.
- 3. Hot keys can now be defined for fast access to macros. Shft-F1 to Shft-F8,
- Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F10, and Alt-F1 to Alt-F9 can be set to call commonly used
- macros. The Hot key definition file and instructions for its use are
- include on the font disk.
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- 4. KD-LASER.EXE which prints to an HP LaserJet has been greatly improved. It
- is now possible to print several separately saved screens by using a file
- name as "FILENUM1+FILENUM2" to print 2 screens consecutively. If used
- interactively the program will stop between each file and allow the
- parameters to be changed, while if called from the DOS command line the
- settings remain the same for all screens. KD-LASER can now also print the
- virtual screen called PAGE.0?? created by PC-KEY-DRAW allowing full page
- printing of graphics. Simply specify PAGE as the file name to print.
- 5. A fourth library disk has been added to the registration package and
- includes several more fonts. In addition many text related macros are now
- supplied to perform automatic bold, overlay, shadow and other special
- effects.
- 6. Several macros are now supplied to registered users that allow multiple
- pages to be shown as a single page making editing much easier for large
- drawings.
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- 1. 3.28 speeds up <F5 s>trip by about 7X and <F5 S>hift by about 10X.
- <S>hift has also been added to the fill pattern selection screen, thus
- allowing any of the 640 patterns to be in any color combination. Both
- strip and shift are now also available in high resolution.
- 2. <F1 M>mirror screen <v>ertical line has been sped up as well by a factor of
- 8X earlier versions.
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- 1. 3.29 adds ability to REName files using <F8 K>.
- 2. A number of minor speed increases have been made.
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- 1. 3.3 adds b-spline curves allowing freeform curves to be easily created from
- the keyboard. Select <F3 b> and <ENTER> the various points to be included.
- Selecting any function key (1-8) will turn the entered points into a curve.
- Width of the line is controlled by <w>idth.
- (I should have added this a long time ago. It makes drawing much easier.)
- 2. <F6 l>ine has been improved when using line width. Redraw of line is also
- much faster.
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- 1. 3.31 improves menu structure, providing more information for arrow, text
- justify, box shade and key macro.
- 2. Help menu for novice mode can be shrunk for increased screen space by
- entering number >1 for Novice mode in Status screen.
- 3. Width of polygon and box shade is now effected by the <w>idth command.
- 4. <F2 R> works with width.
- 5. The TANDY 1000 keyboard is now supported for cursor movement from # pad.
- 6. The <h>elp screens have been improved with more info and much faster read
- from disk. 20 help screens are available.
- 7. The complete user manual is included on a second disk and may be included
- with the program disk.
- 8. A High resolution color graphics mode for composite monitors with 16 colors.
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