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002|194|242|266|314|338|386|434|482|554|002|026|050|098|554|410|242|314|578| | 602|626|650|674 | ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Cursor Movement │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ Cursor keys <1-9> move cursor around on screen at speed set by F9. │ │ <Ctrl-Home>-sets the display to Screen 1 if screen is not 1. Allows panning │ │ or paging through pages and layers if screen is already set to 1. │ │ <Home>-sets screen 1 to Page 00 or layer 0. │ │ <End>-sets screen 1 to last page or layer created. │ │ <PgUp>-moves through pages and layers one page or layer up. │ │ <PgDn>-moves through pages and layers one page or layer down. │ │ <Cursor keys>-Pan in page mode by 1/2 screen. │ │ <Ctrl-End> sets screen to Screen 2. │ │ <Ctrl-PgUp> Moves up through screens. │ │ <Ctrl-PgDn> Moves down through screens. │ │ <Esc> Stops current operation. │ │ </> allows selection of function using mouse from Expert Mode. │ │ <Shft-Tab> Switches between high resolution and medium resolution mode. │ │ <Backspace> backsteps during line/dot/parallel/spoke drawing in F6 │ │ or back steps through stack screens if active. │ │ <*> Once turns off prompt line, twice turns off cursor, three turns more off│ │ (For use in macros, effects playback only) │ │ <Alt-0 to 9> jumps to screen location previously set with <Ctrl-j>. │ │ <_> toggles cursor wrap. * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Cursor Mode Commands 1 │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <$> Sets screen aspect ratio. │ │ <[> rotates cursor/object counterclockwise in steps set by F9. │ │ <]> rotates cursor/object clockwise in steps set by F9. │ │ <{> rotates cursor/object counterclockwise in 90 degree increments. │ │ <}> rotates cursor/object clockwise in 90 degree increments. │ │ <(> shifts entire display to the left (CGA only). │ │ <)> shifts entire display to the right (CGA only). │ │ <+> increases cursor step by one. │ │ <-> decreases cursor step by one. │ │ <5> displays color value that cursor is over. │ │ sets background value. │ │ <Alt-F10> can be used to set the background temporarily │ │ The set background color is displayed on the prompt line after the │ │ set foreground color. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Cursor Mode Commands 2 │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <c> centers animated area vertically on the screen between the top and │ │ visual horizon line set with <Alt-v>. │ │ <C> switches cursor to last center of a circle │ │ or centers animated area horizontally on screen. │ │ <Alt-c> toggles through three cursor types. │ │ <Alt-d> allows the DOS date to be displayed at the desired screen position. │ │ <g> sets grid to display as dots. │ │ <Ctrl-g> sets grid to dislay as XORed lines. │ │ <Alt-g> sets grid to display as lines in color set with <F10>. │ │ <H> toggles help menu on and off from Cursor Mode │ │ toggles isometric drawing mode. │ │ <j> sets mouse or joystick sensitivity. The lower the value the more │ │ sensitive the mouse or joystick will be. │ │ <J> jumps to specified tag location. │ │ <Ctrl-j> allows the jump keys (<Alt-#>) to be set to a new setting. │ │ <Alt-j> jump to layer containing nearest object on screen. │ │ <k> keeps the screen in memory as it currently appears, this may include │ │ grid or layer if present. │ │ <Alt-k> activates key macro to create, run, end, set function, or set tag. │ │ * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Cursor Mode Commands 2 │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <l> turns layer on and off. │ │ <L> sets active and visual layers as desired. │ │ <Ctrl-l> moves current screen to visual page and starts next layer. │ │ <Alt-l> turns layers off and pages back on. │ │ <m> mark measure point. │ │ <M> switches cursor to last marked point. │ │ <Alt-m> sets screen scale based on measured distance. Use <m> first. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Cursor Mode Commands 3 │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <Ctrl-p> plays music using the syntax of BASICA's PLAY statement. │ │ <Alt-p> pause during macro playback for desired time in seconds. │ │ <Q> sets cursor quality. │ │ <Alt-q> turns cursor position readout on and off. │ │ <R> Refresh the screen with current picture. │ │ <Ctrl-r> forces the screen to 80 column, 640X200, high resolution mode. │ │ <Alt-r> forces the screen to 40 column, 320X200, medium resolution mode. │ │ <s> show picture without prompt line. │ │ <S> show picture and visual layer. │ │ <Ctrl-s> status/configuration screen. │ │ <Alt-t> allows the DOS time to be displayed at the desired screen location. │ │ updates workspace #1 and declares that current screen is Screen 1. │ │ updates workspace #2 and declares that current screen is Screen 2. │ │ <v> video reverse of animated object. │ │ <Alt-v> sets visual horizon. │ │ <w> sets line width from 1 to 32 │ │ <x> sets x and y coordinates of cursor │ │ for a random x or y position prefix the maximum distance with <r> │ │ for a stepped x or y position prefix the step distance with <s> │ │ <Ctrl-x> sets current cursor location as the screen origin 0,0 *MORE* │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Cursor Mode Commands │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ │ │ │ │ Cursor Mode Commands are generally active at any point the cursor can be │ │ moved around on the screen. Some commands are only active during certain │ │ conditions. │ │ │ │ Other commands are organized under the function keys by groups. Additional │ │ help is available for a particular function key by first selecting the │ │ desired function key and then selecting <?> help. Help is also available │ │ at anytime the help menu is displayed in the top-left-corner. │ │ │ │ Use <PgUp> and <PgDn> to view additional help screens. Any help screen can │ │ be viewed from here by paging down. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Function Keys │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ Program Functions │ │ <F1> Modification │ │ <F2> Box & Figure │ │ <F3> Curve Draw │ │ <F4> Shade & Fade │ │ <F5> Paint & Pattern │ │ <F6> Draw & Text │ │ <F7> Copy & Move │ │ <F8> Files & Exit │ │ <F9> Speed │ │ <F0> Color │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Hot Keys Macros can be assigned to the following keys │ │ │ │ <Shft-F1 to F8> KD-DRAW.HOT contains the names of macro files that │ │ can be called by a function key. This allows │ │ <Ctrl-F1 to F10> PC-KEY-DRAW to be custom programmed for individual │ │ use. │ │ <Alt -F1 to F9> │ │ * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Keyboard Commands │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ Most commands in PC-KEY-DRAW can be excecuted with a single key or a key in │ │ combination with the <Shift>, <Ctrl>, or <Alt> keys. These three keys are │ │ held down while the command key is hit. It is not required to hit <ENTER> │ │ after a command to excecute it. There are two exceptions to using <ENTER> │ │ to end a command or input. Anytime the program's prompt says "Enter" │ │ followed by what is to be entered, the <ENTER> key is required to finish the│ │ entry. Also when asked for a "File name" the entry must be finished with │ │ <ENTER>. │ │ │ │ Any item displayed inside of brackets "[" and "]" is taken as the default │ │ when <ENTER> is hit. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F1 Modification │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <r> allows rotation about a point in the plane of the screen. First select │ │ center of rotation, next define object. Follow prompts. │ │ *C*-<r> will rotate only the current color as selected by F10. Use │ │ <R> revolves an object about a horizontal or vertical axis. Use like <r> by │ │ marking axis center, and any two opposite corners. │ │ <Ctrl-r> rotates left half of screen 90 degrees. │ │ <Alt-r> to rotate all three colors of an object. │ │ <z> zooms an object either up or down. Does not change drawing scale. Use │ │ like <r> by marking center, and any two opposite corners. │ │ *C*-will zoom only current color as selected by F8. │ │ <Z> zooms the entire screen up or down, changing scaling accordingly. │ │ Scale factors greater than 1 shrink the screen or object, while scale │ │ factors less than one expand the object. Select </> or < > to allow │ │ input of zoom factor. Zoom factors greater than 1 expand the screen or │ │ object, while factors less than 1 shrink it. │ │ <Ctrl-z> zooms portion of screen for editing on a pixel by pixel basis. │ │ Selecting <Ctrl-z> a second time will allow work on 8 screens at once │ │ or scroll around picture while in pixel edit mode. │ │ <Alt-z> to zoom entire object. │ │ * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F1 Modification │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <a> again-allows the same object to be rotated/zoomed again new angle/size. │ │ <A> both rotates and zooms last object. │ │ <Ctrl-a> switches from all color to one color rotation or zoom. │ │ <Alt-a> again-allows a previously rotated object to be zoomed and vice versa│ │ <m> mirrors image of an object. Select mirror line orientation. │ │ <M> mirrors entire screen either horizontally or vertically. │ │ <f> flips/rotates object through desired view angle, thus compressing it. │ │ <F> flips/rotates full screen through desired view angle. │ │ <v> reverse video - switches colors 0 to 3;1 to 2;2 to 1;3 to 0 │ │ <V> reverse video - switches colors 0 to 1;1 to 0;2 to 3;3 to 2 │ │ <Ctrl-v> reverse video - switches colors 0 to 2;1 to 3;2 to 0;3 to 1 │ │ <Alt-v> XORs screen with set value │ │ <s> slides object either horizontally or vertically by a given number of │ │ steps left-right or up-down. │ │ <S> slides entire screen. │ │ <Ctrl-s> slides entire screen as above only to a power from 2 to 4. │ │ <c> calculates area and center of area for object. │ │ <Alt-c> calculates mass and center of mass for object. │ │ <x> sets x and y coordinates of cursor │ │ <n> or </> or < > or <Esc> exits function. │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F2 Box & Figures │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <r> rectangle -displays box as cursor is moved │ │ <R> same as <r> only box is copied for use with F7 animate, move, etc. │ │ <Alt-r> fills box with color of box outline automatically │ │ <s> produces shaded box with choice of light, medium, and heavy shade │ │ Use F10 to set color. Mark any two opposite corners. │ │ <S> same as <s> only box is copied for use with F7 animate, move, etc. │ │ polygon inscribed in circle. Enter number of any number of sides │ │ <a> arrow-places arrow head at cursor location either pointing │ │ p <d>own │ │ <l>eft <r>ight │ │ <e>up & right <f>down and right │ │ <g>down and left <h>up & left. │ │ After arrow is drawn use u or d to upsize or downsize the arrow │ │ <Alt-a> same as <a>, but fills arrow head with color of arrow │ │ <o> outline enclosed area with color set by <F10> │ │ The color of <Alt-F10> determines the area to be outlined. │ │ │ │ <x> sets x and y coordinates of cursor │ │ <n> or </> or < > or <Esc> exits function. │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F3 Draws a Circle, Ellipse, or Arc. │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <c> circle-draws a full circle. The location of the cursor when <c> is │ │ selected will be the center of the circle. After marking the center, │ │ move the cursor to the desired radius. The length of the radius is shown│ │ on the prompt line. The center can be shifted with the numeric key │ │ corresponding to the cursor keys. Select F3 again or <ENTER> to mark the│ │ radius and draw the circle. If circle is not of desired roundness, │ │ select <$> to change screen aspect ratio. │ │ <Ctrl-c> draws center marks for circle │ │ <a> arc-draws an arc using cursor position as start and end. As with the │ │ circle, the current cursor position is the center of the arc. The second│ │ position is the radius and one end of the arc. The third position is the│ │ other end of the arc. Arcs are always drawn counterclockwise. │ │ <A> draws arc with lines from center to end points (pie shaped) │ │ <e> ellipse-draws a full ellipse. Use as with circle, but use up and right │ │ arrow to properly shape ellipse before hitting a return. │ │ <Ctrl-e> draws center marks for ellipse │ │ <f> fillet for 90 degree corners. │ │ <r> rose curves inscribed in circle. Enter number of leaves. │ │ <s> spiral from center outward. │ │ * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F3 Draws a Circle, Ellipse, or Arc. │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <t> trig(sine)-produces sine curve. Set desired amplitude and period with │ │ cursor keys. │ │ b-spline curves. Select points with <ENTER>. Backup and correct │ │ mistakes with <Backspace>. Control line width with <w>idth. When all │ │ points are entered select F1-F8 to draw curve using points based on a │ │ b-spline routine. The color and width of the line are determined by │ │ what is active when b-spline is ended. │ │ │ │ <x> sets x and y coordinates of cursor │ │ <n> or </> or < > or <Esc> exits function. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F4 Shades Area │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <l> lightly shades enclosed area │ │ <m> medium shading of enclosed area │ │ <d> dark/heavy shading of enclosed area │ │ Use F10 to determine color of shading │ │ <c> count shading steps as desired (<l>=6, <m>=4, <d>=2) │ │ <s> Spray paints area. Use on painted circle to give a 3-D effect. Effects │ │ active color only. First draw item and paint with F5. Current cursor │ │ location sets the position of light source (generally on the object). │ │ Next mark any corner of box containing object and select F4 again. │ │ Mark opposite corner of box and select F4 to spray paint. │ │ <Alt-s> as above but effects all colors. │ │ Set screen aspect ratio to 0 to shade columns. │ │ <f> fades enclosed area with background color. │ │ <Alt-f> fades all colors to background color. │ │ <Ctrl-f> reverses fade and fills in object from background to the most │ │ appropriate color. Result is not perfect, but useful. │ │ │ │ <x> sets x and y coordinates of cursor │ │ <n> or </> or < > or <Esc> exits function. │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F5 Paint, Fill, Background and Color Palette │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ paints the enclosed area with the specified fill color. You must also │ │ specify the border color by number. Gaps cause paint to leak out. │ │ paint-same as only remains active until next function is selected. │ │ Use <ENTER> to paint next area. │ │ <Alt-p> paints enclosed area with one of 29 color combinations. Use </> to │ │ select color set desired. │ │ background-sets the color of the entire screen. 16 colors are available.│ │ 0-Black 8-Dark Gray │ │ 1-Blue 9-Light Blue │ │ 2-Green 10-Light Green │ │ 3-Cyan 11-Light Cyan │ │ 4-Red 12-Light Red │ │ 5-Magenta 13-Light Magenta │ │ 6-Brown 14-Yellow │ │ 7-Light Gray 15-White │ │ Select the color of the background by using the <Space Bar>. Fix the color │ │ with <ENTER>. │ │ <c> color(*C*)-sets the active color palette. │ │ activates color in high resolution. │ │ * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F5 Paint, Fill, Background and Color Palette │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <C> selects unichrome palette ( sets unichrome color) │ │ activates background color in high resolution. │ │ <Alt-c> sets high resolution color mode for composite video. │ │ <m> modifies color (as set with F10) of object to one of 29 colors. │ │ <M> modifies color (as set with F10) of screen to one of 29 colors. │ │ <Ctrl-m> modifies one of 29 colors of screen to another one of 29 colors. │ │ <Alt-m> modifies one of 29 colors of object to another one of 29 colors. │ │ <f> fills area with one of 64 patterns. │ │ Select <v>, <V>, or <Ctrl-v> for reverse video of patterns (see F1) │ │ Select <S> or <Ctrl-s> to shift colors of patterns (see below) │ │ <Alt-f> fills area with pattern from user specified file. Use <Ctrl-PgDn> │ │ and <Ctrl-PgUp> to move through all of the pattern files on disk. │ │ Select <v>, <V>, or <Ctrl-v> for reverse video of patterns (see F1) │ │ Select <S> or <Ctrl-s> to shift colors of patterns (see below) │ │ The above provides 16 color combinations for each pattern. │ │ <s> strips-all colors on screen except the one set with F10 │ │ <S> shifts screen foreground colors by one │ │ <Ctrl-s> shifts all colors by one │ │ <x> sets x and y coordinates of cursor │ │ <n> or </> or < > or <Esc> exits function. │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F6 Draws Lines and Adds Text │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ Line width and dot size can be set in the CURSOR MODE with a <w>. │ │ │ │ <d> dot-places dot at cursor location A <ENTER> will mark dot. │ │ <D> continues vector with dot. │ │ <l> line-connects cursor points with a line. A <ENTER> will mark next point.│ │ All points must be marked with a <ENTER> or they will not saved. Select │ │ F6 a second time and <e> or <E> to end line drawing. Use <Space Bar> to │ │ temporarily suspend line drawing. Restart with <ENTER>. │ │ <L> continues vector with line. │ │ parallel-draws parallel lines. │ │ continues vector with parallel lines. │ │ <s> spoke-draws lines from common center point. │ │ <S> continues vector with spoked lines. │ │ <e> exit-ends current mode. Required after any of the above. │ │ <E> ends current mode and saves line drawing to disk using specified name. │ │ These are saved as vectors and are ideal for commonly used symbols. │ │ <Ctrl-e> saves last line drawing to disk. │ │ <o> old line drawing from disk. A single drive letter will display vector │ │ files on disk. Must specify rotation angle(any angle) and scale factor. │ │ <O> old, last drawing selected from memory. * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F6 Draws Lines and Adds Text │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <c> cursor-draws continuous lines as the cursor is moved. Use <Space Bar> to│ │ temporarily suspend cursor drawing. │ │ <t> text-enters text at cursor location. │ │ <T> text-allows text to be: │ │ <c>entered │ │ <l>eft justified │ │ <r>ight justified │ │ <a>SCII import │ │ p the screen vertically │ │ <d>own the screen vertically │ │ A capital letter provides scrolling for the above. │ │ <Ctrl-t> text-is copied into F7 so it can be moved to position required. │ │ <Alt-t> text-allows use of alternate fonts as stored on disk. │ │ │ │ The last text entered is remembered as the default and can be easily │ │ repeated by hitting <ENTER> when asked to Enter text. │ │ │ │ <x> sets x and y coordinates of cursor. │ │ <n> or </> or < > or <Esc> exits function. │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F7 Erases, Copies, Animates, Moves, Smears, or Replicates an Area │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ Mark any two corners of object to be erased or copied with cursor. │ │ <e> erases the enclosed area and copies it for use with a, s, r, and m. │ │ <Ctrl-e> erases area enclosed in circle. │ │ <Alt-e> erases enclosed area but does not copy it. Use to erase small areas.│ │ <c> copies area to be moved, but does not erase │ │ <C> copies the portion of the screen to disk for later use. No extension on │ │ the user supplied name creates a file that can be retrieved with F7 <o>.│ │ A PIC. extension saves portion of screen for later use. A .BAS extension│ │ will save the screen as a basic subroutine for use in user written │ │ programs. A .FNT saves the object as part of a font library for use with│ │ F6 and <Alt-t>. User selects character that corresponds to the one │ │ created. The <SPACE> character spacing sets word and letter space. │ │ <Ctrl-c> copies the same size object as previously copied without remarking.│ │ <o> retrieves drawings saved with <C>. A single drive letter will display │ │ appropriate files on disk. Picture is brought in to the animation mode.│ │ <O> retrieves drawing and places it to lower right of cursor position. │ │ <a> animate allows a previously copied or erased area to be moved around the│ │ screen with the cursor. As the object is moved vertically off the screen│ │ it will slowly disappear until the cursor wraps. As the object is moved │ │ horizontally off the screen it will distort until it wraps. * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F7 Erases, Copies, Animates, Moves, Smears, or Replicates an Area │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ During animation use <v> for reverse video of object or </> for other │ │ image in F7 buffer. Version 3.6 holds up to two images in buffer. │ │ <A> Alternates between two objects copied or erased and currently in F7 │ │ buffer as the cursor is moved on the screen. │ │ <Alt-a> Animates a single object by replacing the screen below it and │ │ restoring the screen as it moves. │ │ <m>,<M>, <Ctrl-m> and <Alt-m> move area previously erased or copied to lower│ │ right of cursor, each with a different syntax. (different result) │ │ <s>,<S>, <Ctrl-s> and <Alt-s> smear the copied object with each step of the │ │ cursor using different syntax. Use this as a paint brush. Copied size │ │ determine number of bristles in brush. │ │ <r>,<R>, <Ctrl-r> and <Alt-r> replicates object with each cursor step. │ │ <l> inserts a single horizontal line at the cursor position. │ │ <Alt-l> deletes a single horizontal line at the cursor position. │ │ │ │ <x> sets x and y coordinates of cursor │ │ <n> or </> or < > or <Esc> exits function. │ │ │ │ The last screen copied or erased can be view and further manipulated by │ │ selecting <Ctrl-End> <Ctrl-PgDn>. │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F8 Directory, Saves, Retrieves an old drawing, Starts fresh, or Exits. │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <d> directory of selected disk or subdirectory. If "=" is placed before the│ │ directory\subdirectory name, that directory\subdirectory will become the│ │ new directory for saving and loading drawings. Use "@:" as the drive │ │ designation to use the drive\subdirectory that PC-KEY-DRAW is located │ │ in. "@:" also works when ever asked for a File Name or as part of the │ │ command line when calling a macro from DOS. "@:" will use both the │ │ drive and subdirectory of PC-KEY-DRAW. │ │ <s> saves the current drawing - must be room on disk. For best results save │ │ drawings on B: or to a hard disk. The drive\directory is set by the │ │ configuration screen, by <F8 d => or as part of the file name to be │ │ saved. Scale, color, and HyperDraw information are saved with the image.│ │ <o> old-retrieves a stored drawing from disk. The scale, color, and any │ │ HyperDraw information will be retrieved with the screen file. Files with│ │ an SCN extension can be retrieved in SC1 and SC2. │ │ <O> old-displays screen files on disk and loads them for sequential display │ │ using Pg-Dn. Use <ENTER> to select desired screen or <Esc> to return to │ │ previous screen. If <O> is selected from SC 7 the PICture files are │ │ sequentially displayed. <?> will display file name with file. │ │ <Ctrl-o> template-allows a template screen to be called up. Disables │ │ updating of disk. Retrieve working screen with F8 <w> or <W>. * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F8 Directory, Saves, Retrieves an old drawing, Starts fresh, or Exits. │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <Alt-o> brings in screens using different display methods for slide shows │ │ Display <1> fade in │ │ <2> pull down │ │ <3> pull up │ │ <4> pull right │ │ <5> pull left │ │ <f> fresh-clears screen and starts again. If the current drawing has not │ │ been saved on disk it will be lost. │ │ <F> fresh-clears screen and layers or pages from workspace disk. │ │ <Alt-f> fresh clears screen using one of the display methods used in <Alt-o>│ │ Use this in macros for special effects. │ │ prints graphics screen on line printer #1 (GRAPHICS from DOS may need to│ │ be loaded first for this to work properly) │ │ The last screen title is displayed and you are asked if it is OK. │ │ <y>es will print the title with the screen. │ │ <n>o allows you to enter a new title on the prompt line. │ │ Zoom prints entire screen. │ │ <Ctrl-p> zoom prints partial screen. Enclose area to be printed in box. │ │ With partial and full screen zoom printing you must specify the print │ │ characters and one of three sizes. * MORE *│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F8 Directory, Saves, Retrieves an old drawing, Starts fresh, or Exits. │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ <w> restores old workspace #1 to any screen or screen position. │ │ <W> restores old workspace #2 to any screen or screen position. │ │ <k> kills a file on the disk. User must specify full name including drive. │ │ <K> renames file on default disk. │ │ <e> exits program completely and returns to DOS. │ │ <Alt-e> exits to a DOS Shell to perform a task and return to PC-KEY-DRAW. │ │ PC-KEY-DRAW must be called from KD.BAT for this to work. This should │ │ only be used when operating from a hard disk. Hyper Shell uses only │ │ 100 bytes of memory to operate. Enter commands into the Shell as they │ │ would appear in a BATch file in DOS. If a BATch file is to be run, you │ │ must use COMMAND /C FILE.BAT for pre DOS 3.3 or CALL FILE.BAT for DOS │ │ 3.3. See your DOS manual for more info. │ │ │ │ <x> sets x and y coordinates of cursor │ │ <n> or </> or < > or <Esc> exits function. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Key Macro │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ Key Stroke Macros can be created or run. │ │ │ │ <r> runs a previous macro saved from disk. Macros can be assigned to │ │ KD-DRAW.HOT to be run from the function keys. │ │ <c> creates key macro by saving keystrokes to disk. Start macro then │ │ perform the various steps to be remembered. <e>nd macro when complete │ │ or have macro call itself for a recursive macro. │ │ <e> ends macro that is under creation. │ │ <f> function key assignment. Select name of Hot Key file. Default is │ │ KD-DRAW.HOT. Create KD-DRAW.HOT by running MAKHOTLB.EXE (MAKe HOT │ │ LiBrary), use text editor to enter names of macros to be assigned to │ │ the function keys. Run MAKHOTLB.EXE a second time to library the macros│ │ to create a single file. Or use as separate files. │ │ <t> tags a region of the screen to call a macro (Tag Type=1), full screen │ │ (Tag Type=2), or partial screen (Tag Type=3). Use a Tag Type of <0> to │ │ remove an existing tag. As many as 18 tags per screen are possible. │ │ │ │ Macros have dozens of uses. See User Manual for additional information. │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Help for zoom printer size information. │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ │ │ Print sizes range from 1 to 41 │ │ Size 1 corresponds to 17 cpi │ │ Size 2 corresponds to 12 cpi │ │ Size 3 corresponds to 10 cpi │ │ │ │ Some printers do not support all three character pitches and will not be │ │ available for use. Size 4 through 41 are multiples of the first three sizes.│ │ Some experimentation maybe necessary to find the correct size to print with.│ │ Start small!!!! │ │ │ │ 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X etc........ │ │ 17 CPI 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 │ │ 12 CPI 2 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 26 │ │ 10 CPI 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ PROGRAM PARAMETERS ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ EXPERT MODE (0) NOVICE MODE (1-15).................... ║ ║ SCREEN ASPECT RATIO.................................... ║ ║ UPDATE FREQUENCY....................................... ║ ║ DRIVE FOR WORKSPACE.................................... ║ ║ DRIVE FOR COMPLETED DRAWINGS........................... ║ ║ ISOMETRIC STATUS (1-OFF, 2-ON)......................... ║ ║ HORIZONTAL SCREEN DIMENSION............................ ║ ║ CORRECT, IMMEDIATE(0-ON,ON 1-OFF,ON 2-ON,OFF 3-OFF,OFF) ║ ║ CURSOR TYPE (0-DOT, 1-ARROW, 2-CROSS HAIRS)............ ║ ║ OKIDATA 92 - PRINTER LENGTH............................ ║ ║ OKIDATA 92 - PRINTER WIDTH............................. ║ ║ DEFAULT PRINTER #...................................... ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ This is the status/configuration screen for PC-KEY-DRAW. It can be accessed║ ║ during CURSOR MODE with <Ctrl-s>. Use Expert Mode for slide shows. Use a ║ ║ RAM disk for the Workspace if one is available. Enter any printer number to║ ║ to reach printer configuration screen. Enjoy! ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ USE <ENTER> TO MOVE THROUGH MENU USE <Esc> TO EXIT OR <Ctrl-s> TO SAVE ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ZOOM PRINTER PARAMETERS ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ DEFAULT PRINTER #....................... ║ ║ DEFAULT PRINTER NAME.................... ║ ║ PRINTER WIDTH AT 10 CPI (80 OR 132)..... ║ ║ DECIMAL CODE FOR 15+ CPI & STEP 10/144.. ║ ║ DECIMAL CODE FOR 12 CPI & STEP 12/144... ║ ║ DECIMAL CODE FOR 10 CPI & STEP 1/8...... ║ ║ ║ ║ PRINTERS AVAILABLE ON DISK: ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ USE <ENTER> TO MOVE THROUGH MENU USE <Esc> TO EXIT OR <Ctrl-s> TO SAVE ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ PC-KEY-DRAW Version 3.6 by Edward H. 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The single copy ║ ║ registration price is $100 US and includes latest program version; printed ║ ║ manual & binder; 4 library disks with extra fonts, patterns, macros and ║ ║ pictures; support by phone or mail; and updates at cost. ║ ║ Thank you for your support! ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ DOS Shell Commands: Enter Commands exactly as you would in a BATch file. │ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ If a BATch file is to be run you must add <CALL> ahead of the BATch file │ │ name in DOS 3.3 or <COMMAND /C> ahead of the BATch file name in older DOSes.│ ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘