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║                                  Main help                                   ║
║                                                                              ║
║   To select a command, move the cursor to the corresponding icon and press   ║
║   the RETURN key.  If a menu appears, then move the highlight bar to the     ║
║   desired function and press RETURN.  Shortcut:  press the key representing  ║
║   the first character in the icon or menu item name to invoke the function.  ║
║   The two left-most icons are used to display the drawing and paint colors.  ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Key          Mouse                  Function                               ║
║                                                                              ║
║   ESC       Left button      Abort current command, menu or prompt.          ║
║   RETURN    Middle button    Select icon, menu item, or complete a command.  ║
║   INS       Right button     Anchor toggle for lines and edit blocks.        ║
║                              Mouse: must hold right button down.             ║
║           move left/right  Horizontal cursor, menu bar movement.           ║
║           move up/down     Vertical cursor movement, numerical prompts.    ║
║   SHIFT    ----          Single pixel cursor movement.                   ║
║   ALT      ----          User defined cursor movement.                   ║
║   CTRL       ----          Rotate Conics and Text in place.                ║
║   HOME         ----          Expand edit block to full size.                 ║
║   SPACE        ----          Toggle icons on/off.                            ║
║   F1           ----          Undo function (see System command).             ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                           Icons  (vertical arrows)                           ║
║                                                                              ║
║   This command toggles the icons between the top and bottom of the screen.   ║
║   The current command is still active.  The icons are non-destructive, the   ║
║   displaced graphics are saved in memory.  The Icons command is disabled     ║
║   when a temporary grid is active and during Zoom/pixel edit mode.           ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                              System  (computer)                              ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Coordinates:  Select cartesian (x,y) or offset/bit mask coordinate         ║
║                 system.  The cartesian system allows a user definable        ║
║                 origin and positive direction selection.                     ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Keyboard:     User definable cursor increments for ALT arrow keys.         ║
║                 Default dx=72, dy=40.  Use  and  arrow keys or vertical    ║
║                 mouse movement for new delta values.                         ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Mouse:        Turn mouse on by selecting a port number.  The mouse brush   ║
║                 determines if multiple command executions are allowed by     ║
║                 holding the RETURN button down while moving the mouse.       ║
║                 Continious=yes (default), singular=no.                       ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Undo:         Turn undo feature on or off.  Undo buffer is updated when    ║
║                 a new (editing) icon is selected.  Press F1 to switch        ║
║                 screen with undo image.  Press again to reverse undo.        ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                             Lines  (pencil tip)                              ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Straight:  Use INS key to anchor line end point.  Keep anchor mode active  ║
║              to create a line string or disable anchor mode before pressing  ║
║              RETURN to create lines of same size and angle.                  ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Freehand:  Use INS key to toggle pen up/down.  Works best with a mouse.    ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Width:     Select one of four line widths.  Lines, conics, text, and       ║
║              permanent grids are affected.                                   ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                            Erase  (pencil eraser)                            ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Block:   Use the INS key to set the block size.  Move the block to the     ║
║            desired area and press RETURN to erase.                           ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Screen:  Erase individual graphics planes or entire screen at once.        ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                            Conics  (cone & plane)                            ║
║                                                                              ║
║   The Conics icon is used to draw ellipses, arcs, and polygons in the        ║
║   current line width and at the current tilt angle.  You can rotate items    ║
║   in place (3 degree increments) by pressing CTRL  and CTRL .              ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Circles and Polygons                                                       ║
║                                                                              ║
║   To change the size of a circle or polygon, press the INS key to anchor,    ║
║   move the cursor left or right to get the desired size, and press the INS   ║
║   key again to release the anchor.  Mouse users: the INS button must be      ║
║   held down while moving the cursor.  To draw the item, move the cursor to   ║
║   the desired location and press RETURN.                                     ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Ellipses, Arcs, and Rectangles                                             ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Size change is same as above except use up and down cursor movement in     ║
║   addition to left and right movement while item is anchored.                ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Tilt:    Use  and  arrow keys or vertical mouse movement to change the   ║
║            initial tilt angle.  Values range from 0 to 357 in 3 degree       ║
║            increments.                                                       ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                             Paint  (paint brush)                             ║
║                                                                              ║
║   The Paint icon will allow you to fill an enclosed area with a paint mix    ║
║   or pattern, and spray paint an area with the current drawing color.        ║
║   A paint mix is a checkerboard combination of two colors.  There are 36     ║
║   possible paint mix colors.  A paint pattern is a rectangular area captured ║
║   from the screen with the Pattern command.  Paint patterns can be up to     ║
║   32 by 20 pixels and contain any combination of colors.                     ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Replacement painting replaces the background color with the paint mix or   ║
║   pattern.  Border painting paints over an area until it reaches the border  ║
║   color (which you will be prompted for).  Move the cursor to the starting   ║
║   point and press RETURN.  Press any key on the keyboard to abort painting.  ║
║   If you get incomplete painting with a pattern, you should pre-paint the    ║
║   area with a neutral mix color.                                             ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Spray:     Spray a dot pattern in current color.  Use INS key to change    ║
║              size of spray block.  Move to desired area and press RETURN.    ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Pattern:   Capture a pattern from the screen.  Use INS key to change size  ║
║              of pattern.  Press RETURN to capture a pattern.  Use File icon  ║
║              for saving and retrieving patterns on disk.                     ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                              Text  (Capital T)                               ║
║                                                                              ║
║   The Text icon is used to draw text in the current line width and at the    ║
║   current angle.  The text block can be rotated in place (in 3 degree        ║
║   increments) with the CTRL  and CTRL  keys.                               ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Input:   Enter text with the keyboard and press RETURN.  Move the cursor   ║
║            to the lower left starting point and press RETURN.  You can       ║
║            scale the text to any size by using the INS key and moving the    ║
║            cursor down (to make text taller) and left (to make text wider).  ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Font:    Load a font from the current directory.  Use the File icon to     ║
║            change the current directory.                                     ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Angle:   Use  and  arrow keys or vertical mouse movement to change the   ║
║            initial text angle.  Values range from 0 to 357 in 3 degree       ║
║            increments.                                                       ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                              Block  (toy block)                              ║
║                                                                              ║
║   The Block icon is used to edit block sections of the screen.  The cursor   ║
║   will appear as a variable sized rectangle.  To change the size of the      ║
║   edit block, press the INS key to anchor the bottom left corner, move the   ║
║   cursor to get the desired size, then press the INS key again to release    ║
║   the anchor.  Mouse users: hold the INS button down while moving the cursor ║
║   to change the block size.  Use the HOME key to expand block to full size.  ║
║                                                                              ║
║   The Move function will move a block of graphics from one area to another   ║
║   and then erase the source area.  The Copy function will copy a block to    ║
║   one or more areas.  Press ESC to return from destination mode to source    ║
║   mode.  The Fill function will fill a block with the current drawing color. ║
║                                                                              ║
║   The Scale function will enlarge or shrink a block by a factor of two.      ║
║   The Rotate function will rotate a block horizontally, vertically or 90     ║
║   degrees clockwise.  The Transpose function will flip a block horizontally  ║
║   or vertically to create a mirror image.                                    ║
║                                                                              ║
║   The Boolean function allows you to edit individual graphics plane colors   ║
║   with AND/OR/XOR commands.  The Palette function is used to change colors   ║
║   of graphics already drawn on the screen without affecting other colors.    ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                           Zoom  (magnifying glass)                           ║
║                                                                              ║
║   The zoom function will temporary expand a block of graphics by a factor    ║
║   of 4 to allow for the editing of individual pixels.  Move the zoom block   ║
║   to the source area and press RETURN.  Move the cursor inside the source    ║
║   (small) block and you will see a corresponding cursor inside the zoom      ║
║   window.  Press RETURN to change a pixel to the current color.              ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                             Grid  (yellow grid)                              ║
║                                                                              ║
║   There a two types of grids that may be created:  Permanent and Temporary.  ║
║   Temporary grids are non-destructive dot grids that allow you to line up    ║
║   graphs and other images on the screen.  Invoke the Temporary grid command  ║
║   a second time to remove the temporary grid.  Permanent grids can be        ║
║   created in solid or dotted lines with the current drawing color and in     ║
║   the current line width.  Use the INS key to set the grid block size.       ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Format:       Select solid or dotted lines for permanent grids.            ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Size:         The two size settings are for Variable and Fixed sized       ║
║                 grids.  If you want a certain distance between grid lines    ║
║                 then use the Fixed size and set the X and Y spacing to the   ║
║                 distance (in pixels) between grid lines.  If you want a      ║
║                 certain number of grid boxes in the grid then use the        ║
║                 Variable setting and set the X and Y spacing to the grid     ║
║                 count.                                                       ║
║                                                                              ║
║   X/Y-spacing:  Use the  and  arrow keys or vertical mouse movement to     ║
║                 set the value to be used for grid size or count, depending   ║
║                 on the Size setting.                                         ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                             File  (floppy disk)                              ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Screen:     Retrieve, save, list, and erase screen files in the current    ║
║               directory.  The images are compressed (packed) to use less     ║
║               disk space.  A Method option allows you to combine screen      ║
║               images (Replace, Or, Xor).                                     ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Block:      Retrieve, save, list, and erase graphics blocks on disk, in    ║
║               the current directory.  Works similar to Block/Move command.   ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Pattern:    Retrieve, save, list, and erase paint patterns on disk, in     ║
║               the current directory.  Transfer works directly between disk   ║
║               and paint pattern icon.                                        ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Directory:  View and/or change the current directory.  Path must begin     ║
║               with "d:\" where "d" is the current disk drive.                ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                               Dump  (printer)                                ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Screen dumps require a dot matrix printer that supports the Epson escape   ║
║   codes for graphics printing.  Printing can be aborted in progress by       ║
║   pressing any keyboard key.                                                 ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Sideways:  Dump the screen graphics in a sideways position.  Single plane  ║
║              colors (blue, red, green) are printed in the lightest shade.    ║
║              Two plane colors (magenta, cyan, yellow) are printed in a       ║
║              medium shade and the three plane color (white) is printed in    ║
║              the darkest shade.                                              ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Upright:   Dump the screen graphics in an upright position.  All non-      ║
║              black colors are printed in one shade.                          ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Margin:    Use the  and  arrow keys or vertical mouse movement to set    ║
║              a left print margin (0-40).  A value of 10 or 12 will produce   ║
║              a one inch margin.                                              ║
║                                                                              ║
║   Video:     Select Normal or Reverse video for printing.  Reverse video     ║
║              will temporarily invert the screen image during printing.       ║
║                                                                              ║
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║                              Quit  (stop sign)                               ║
║                                                                              ║
║   A Yes/No menu will appear for exit confirmation.  Remember to save your    ║
║   work before quitting.  Temporary grids and icons will be removed and the   ║
║   mouse port interrupts will be restored if used.  The program will exit to  ║
║   the current directory.                                                     ║
║                                                                              ║
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