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│				MAKEFORM	   			│
│		 Merlin's Application Framework		│
│		  (C) Merlin's Software 1994  		│
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MakeForm will convert a screen drawing (.PCX file)ì
that contains buttons, scroll bars, text entry fieldsì
and mouse regions into a real, working program forì
you, in QuickBASIC source code form. All you needì
to do is complete the SELECT CASE in the MAINì
module to complete your program!

Please refer to the full documentation for all theì
details. This help file contains just a condensedì
command set as a quick reference.

You can exit this help file with Escape. Apart fromì
that, this is just another memo field which you canì
edit if you like! 




Press PageDown to read on, Escape to quit...
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DESIGN STAGE			  Field size and positioning

Load the drawing that you've made, or load theì
file MF_TUTOR to test all the options.

The following keys are available:
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│Escape:		Exit the program 				│
│Mouse click:	Select a field 					│
│Double click:	Start redimensioning the field	 	│
│Enter:		Edit the current field data	 	│
│Insert: 		Insert a field after the current	│
│Delete:		Delete the current field  		│
│Tab:   		Next field						│
│F1:			This help file		   			│
│F5:			Test form editing / Run the form	│
│F10:		Save the form - MakeForm will	│
│			create a QuickBASIC source file.	│
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If you have not defined any fields yet, press Insertì
to create the first field, and use the mouse toì
define its position and size.


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DATA ENTRY SCREEN		   Entering field data

Press Enter to open the field data entry screenì
for the current field. Enter all data you need.
Use F1 to get help with entering any data.

Press the Close button to save your data and exitì
the field data entry screen.

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TEST RUN 				   Testing your form

Press F5 to 'test-drive' the form. You can try outì
all fields now - press buttons, use scroll bars,ì
enter text, etcetera. F1 will show the help textì
that you've defined for each field. The Alt-key willì
call up the example menu system in MF_TUTOR.
Press Escape to exit this stage.

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SAVE    					    Saving your work

Press F10 to save your work. MakeForm will createì
a ....DEMO.BAS source code file that you can loadì
and run from within the QB environment, andì
complete at your leasure to create a fully workingì
program! 

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ASSORTED NOTES:

Please read the manual thoroughly. MakeForm is aì
sophisticated Application Framework with many pos-ì
sibilities. 

MakeForm itself was created with MakeForm -ì
anything you see this program do, you can do too!ì
And often very easily! If you press Escape, you willì
exit this help file. The Query pop-up box thatì
appears next, where you can enter the name ofì
the PCX file you want to work with, uses just oneì
line of code, like this:
	VGAQuery Prompt$, Edit$
Nothing could be easier, right?
So enjoy!

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