****› KOALA PAD/ATARI ARTIST PICTURE PRINTER›                         by TED BURGER.››     Program  will  be  found  in  this› May/June  1996 OL' HACKERS Newsletter.› (Ed. It  is  a  program  worthy  of  a› second printing! A.P.)›› WHAT FRUSTRATION CAN DO TO YOU!›   This program is a result of becoming› frustrated   while  printing  pictures› from the Koala Pad system. The program› is  written  in  Atari basic with many› machine language subroutines.  Some of› the ML routines are my own and some of› them came from other authors.  At  the› moment  I can't remember the sources. › If you see some of your code in  here,› Thanks.  The  program supports several› printers, at least Epson, Gemini, NEC,› and  Prowriter.   To  modify  it for a› different printer is very simple.  You› can  add  the printer name to the list› around line 100, add the first  letter› to  the  check  in the same area.  The› lines between 800 and  900  are  where› the  printer  is  set up.  Add another› 'IF'   statement   with   the   proper› graphics  control characters to set up› your printer.›› OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM›      The program will ask you for  the› 'picture disk', picture files must end› with the '.PIC' extender.  The  screen› will  display  a  list of the files on› the disk, up to 38  files.   You  make› your  selection  from  the  list.  The› program will load the selected picture› from the disk. The picture will appear› in color at first then switch to black› and  white.   The bottom of the screen› will switch to text  to  prompt  you. › Below  the  text block is another line› of graphics, this shows the  shade  of› gray  assigned  to  each  of  the four› color registers.  To change  the  gray› shade  of  one of the color registers,› select which one 1-4.  The prompt will› change and ask which shade you want.›› WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN›      Black  =  1  and  white = 5.  The› numbers 2,3,4 will give you  different› shades  of gray in order between black› and white.  This will allow you to set› up  the  picture  in shades of gray on› the display screen.›› NOTE:›      If you set color 3 and 4  to  the› same  shade,  the  text  will  not  be› visible  but  things will still work. › When you get the picture  set  up  the› way  you want it, a tap of the 'P' key› will send  it  to  the  printer.   The› other  choices  you  have  here   are:› 'M'enu  will take you back to the list› of  the  picture  files,  'V'eiw  will› temporarily   show   you   the  entire› graphics screen just in case something› important  is  hidden  by   the   text› block.›› WYSIWYG›      This  is  a case of 'WHAT YOU SEE› IS WHAT YOU GET', the gray scales from› the  screen  will be duplicated on the› printer.›  HAVE FUN, TED BURGER               ›              ( E-N-D )››