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═┴├ ╘╧ 64 - ┬┘ ╙╔┴═┴╦ ┴╬╙┴╥╔ - 2/88
(WITH ┼PSON PRINTER DRIVER)
╘HIS PROGRAM LETS YOU VIEW ═ACPAINT GRAPHIC FILES ON ├OMMODORE 64 PLUS SAVE &
PRINT OPTION. ┴S YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW ═ACPAINT FILES ARE 576 (HORIZONTAL) BY
720 (VERTICAL) DOTS. ╔N COMPARISON 64 SCREEN IS 320X200 DOTS. ╔N THIS PROGRAM
THE 64 SCREEN ACTS LIKE A WINDOW TO THE LARGER ═AC SCREEN.
╠OAD AND RUN THIS PROGRAM. ┴T THE PROMPT ENTER ═ACPAINT FILE NAME (WORKS WITH
BOTH ╨╥╟ AND ╙┼╤ FILES). ┴FTER LOADING, IT WILL SWITCH TO BIT MAP MODE AND THE
64 SCREEN WILL BE AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER RELATIVE TO THE ═AC SCREEN.
(╫HEN THE DIRECTORY IS BEING LISTED, PRESSING <╙╨┴├┼ ┬┴╥> PAUSES THE LISTING.
╨RESS ANY KEY TO RESUME LISTING.)
╘HE FOLLOWING IS AN EXPLANATION OF COMMAND KEYS AVAILABLE TO YOU:
1) ╙CROLLING
╘HE FOUR CURSOR KEYS ,I.E., LEFT,RIGHT,UP AND DOWN KEYS WILL SCROLL THE PICTURE
IN THE RESPECTIVE DIRECTION. ╘HE SCROLLING IN HORIZONTAL DIRECTION IS 8 DOTS (1
BYTE) AT A TIME.╚OWEVER, SCROLLING IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTION CAN BE SET TO 1 OR
8 LINES AT A TIME BY PRESSING "1" OR "8" KEY, RESPECTIVELY. ╘HIS IS USEFUL FOR
"FINE TUNING" FOR THE SAVE OPTION EXPLAINED BELOW.
╘HE "╥", "╠", "╒" AND "─" KEYS ARE FOR "BIG JUMPS". ╫HEN PRESSED THEY MOVE THE
SCREEN TO THE RIGHT, LEFT, TOP AND BOTTOM EDGE OF ═AC PICTURE, RESPECTIVELY.
╘HE "├" KEY POSITIONS THE 64 SCREEN AT THE CENTER OF ═AC PICTURE.
2) ├OLOR CHANGE
╫HEN THE PICTURE IS FIRST DISPLAYED THE COLORS ARE SET TO CYAN & BLACK.═ACPAINT
FILES ARE MONOCHROME AND THIS CHOICE OF COLORS IS USUALLY GOOD. ┬UT IF YOU WISH
YOU CAN CHANGE THE COLOR OF FORE/BACKGROUND USING ╞1 AND ╞3 FUNCTION KEYS.
╨RESSING ╞5 INVERTS THE PICTURE. ╨RESSING ╞7 CHANGES THE BORDER COLOR.
3) ┌OOM
╨RESSING THE "┌" KEY TOGGLES ON AND OFF THE ZOOM FEATURE. ╘HIS IS A CRUDE
ZOOMING EFFECT ACHIEVED BY SKIPPING EVERY OTHER RASTER LINE. ╘HE RESOLUTION IS
SOMEWHAT REDUCED BUT IT WILL LET YOU SEE MORE OF THE ═AC PICTURE ON THE 64
SCREEN AND GET A FEEL OF WHAT THE WHOLE PICTURE LOOKS LIKE.
┴LL SCROLLING COMMANDS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE ALSO FUNCTIONAL IN THE ZOOM MODE. ╔
RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE 1 LINE SCROLLING WHILE IN THE ZOOM MODE.
4) ╙AVE
┘OU CAN SAVE AT ANY TIME WHATEVER YOU HAVE ON THE 64 SCREEN AS A NORMAL ─OODLE
FILE. ╘HIS IS DONE BY PRESSING THE "╙" KEY AND PROGRAM WILL THEN PROMPT FOR A
FILE NAME.
─ON'T FORGET THE "──" PREFIX FOR THE FILE NAME IF YOU INTEND TO USE IT WITH THE
─OODLE PROGRAM.
5) ╨RINT
┴LTHOUGH YOU CAN ONLY SEE A SMALL PART OF THE ═AC PICTURE ON YOUR 64 SCREEN,
YOU CAN PRINT THE WHOLE PICTURE OUT.
╘HE PRINTER OPTION IS ACTIVATED BY PRESSING THE "╨" KEY. ╘HE PRINT ROUTINE IS
FOR ┼PSON ╞╪-80 OR COMPATIBLE PRINTERS. ╘HE PRINT DENSITY CAN BE SELECTED AT
EITHER 72 OR 80 DPI (─OTS PER INCH). ╨RINTING AT 72 DPI DENSITY IS RECOMMENDED
FOR CORRECTLY PROPORTIONED OUTPUT.
┴LSO YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF PRINTING THE POSITIVE OR THE NEGATIVE IMAGE.
╘O ABORT PRINTING AT ANY TIME, JUST HOLD DOWN A KEY UNTIL PRINTING STOPS.
6) ┼ND
╫HILE IN BITMAP DISPLAY PRESS <╥┼╘╒╥╬>. ┘OU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR 3 OPTIONS:
╘O LOAD ANOTHER ═AC FILE, TO RETURN TO BITMAP SCREEN OR TO END THE PROGRAM.
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╘HIS PROGRAM IS PUBLIC DOMAIN.