IMPROVEMENTS TO PC-KEY-DRAW ver. 3.33 over 3.2 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 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) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 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 after the first one is defined with or . 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 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 ump or and then where # is a number from 0 to 9. The screen positioned is now remembered on disk for future use. At any time select to jump to the position. 5. pdate of screen 1 and pdate of screen 2 have been changed, they will no longer keep the help menu on the drawing if it is currently displayed. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 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. 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. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 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) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 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. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.27 provides more information on the prompt line making learning and using PC-KEY-DRAW easier. Caps Lock, Num Lock, uality, and 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. 4. KD-LASER.EXE which prints to an HP LaserJet has been greatly improved. 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 effects. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.28 speeds up trip by about 7X and hift by about 10X. 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. mirror screen ertical line has been sped up as well by a factor of 8X earlier versions. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.29 adds ability to REName files using . 2. A number of minor speed increases have been made. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.3 adds b-spline curves allowing freeform curves to be easily created from the keyboard. Select and 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 idth. 2. ine has been improved when using line width. Redraw of line is also much faster. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 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 idth command. 4. works with width. 5. The TANDY 1000 keyboard is now supported for cursor movement from # pad. 6. The elp screens have been improved with more info and much faster read from disk. 20 help screens are available. 7. A High resolution color graphics mode for composite monitors with 16 colors. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.32 allows the KD-DRAW.HOT file to be libraried with the macros it calls to take less disk space. Create KD-DRAW.HOT pointer file then run MAKHOTLB.EXE to MAKe HOTkey LiBrary file. KD-DRAW.HOT now supplied on program disk. 2. Other HOT key files can be set as desired from unction. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.33 adds a reverse video command for animated objects. During animation select to get a reverse video of the object. 2. The screen origin can be set with . The origin is the 0,0 location of the drawing. (Useful for mechanical drawing.) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ENJOY! Yes, I am ready to register PC-KEY-DRAW and receive the full advantages of registration, while supporting your efforts to continue to improve PC-KEY-DRAW. Please send the latest version (I have tried 3.33 from BIG BLUE DISK) along with the manual and library disks. 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