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═┴├ ╘╧ 64 - ┬┘ ╙╔┴═┴╦ ┴╬╙┴╥╔ - 2/88
(WITH 801/1525 PRINT)
╘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 OR PRINT 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 (ALMOST ALL OF!) IT OUT.
╘HE PRINTER OPTION IS ACTIVATED BY PRESSING THE "╨" KEY. ╘HE PRINT ROUTINE IS
FOR 801/1525 OR COMPATIBLE PRINTERS. ╘HAT MEANS YOU CAN PRINT ONLY 480 DOTS IN
BITMAP MODE (OUT OF 576 DOTS OF THE ═AC FILE) HORIZONTALLY. ╘HE POSITION OF THE
64 SCREEN RELATIVE TO THE ═AC PICTURE DETERMINES WHAT PORTION WILL PRINT OUT.
╘HE PRINTING STARTS FROM THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE PART DISPLAYED ON THE 64
SCREEN AND CONTINUES: A) TO THE RIGHT, UP TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF ═AC PICTURE OR
480 DOTS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, B) TO THE BOTTOM, UP TO THE BOTTOM EDGE OF ═AC
PICTURE.
┘OU WILL MISS 96 DOTS (AT MOST) OF THE ═AC PICTURE IN THE HORIZONTAL DIRECTION.
┘OU CAN CHOOSE IT TO BE ALL FROM THE RIGHT EDGE OR ALL FROM THE LEFT EDGE OR
SPLIT THEM BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EDGE, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE 64 SCREEN IS
LOCATED RELATIVE TO THE ═AC PICTURE. ╙O POSITION THE 64 SCREEN CAREFULLY.
╘HERE IS NO LIMITATION IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTION, YOU CAN PRINT THE WHOLE 720
LINES.
┴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.