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README.DOC
Getting Started
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This is a short introduction to ScreenPaint. To begin
the program, at the DOS prompt type SCRPAINT and press
<Enter>, the opening screen will appear and the program will
wait until a key is pressed. To display the pull-down menus,
press the <Esc> key and select an item with the cursor keys
and <Enter>.
The disk contains a number of sample screen files which
may be examined by selecting "Load" from the File menu and
choosing a file with an .SCN extension. The user's manual
explains in more detail how to use the drawing and editing
tools, for on-line help press F1 or use the Help menu.
The file DEMO.BAT is a demonstration menu which allows
you to run ScreenPaint, print the documentation, and view
sample screen images. To run this batch file, type DEMO at
the DOS prompt.
Printing the Manual
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The disk contains two versions of the ScreenPaint
manual, MANUALHI.DOC is for printers which are able to print
the Extended Characters (the box drawing characters above
127) and MANUAL.DOC is for printers that support only the
lower-order ASCII characters.
The manual is 18 pages long and includes the
registration form. To print the manual, type the following
at the DOS prompt:
C>TYPE MANUALHI.DOC > PRN
or
C>TYPE MANUAL.DOC > PRN
If you wish to print the registration form separately,
print the REGISTER.DOC form using the command:
C>TYPE REGISTER.DOC > PRN
Registration
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ScreenPaint is not free software, it is being
distributed as "shareware" and a suggested contribution of
$25 US ($32 Cdn) would be greatly appreciated. Please use
one of the registration forms provided, or send your check
to:
Kai Laurinolli
2970 Mira Place
Burnaby, B.C.
V3J-1B6 Canada
Registered users will be mailed the latest version of the
program on diskette and will be notified of new products.
Your support is greatly appreciated, Kai Laurinolli.
Version History
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Version 1.0, February 1989
Version 1.1, March 1989
- Corrected problem when saving files from menu
- Clearer dialog box buttons
Version 1.2, May 1989
- Corrected problem with Tab Settings dialog box
- Current help page stored, instead of returning to
first page
- DOS Shell command works properly when information line
is active
- Corrected scrolling problems in Load dialog box
- DOS Shell now uses parent's environment variables
such as modified prompt, path, etc.
Additions to the Manual
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These are clarifications and additions to the User's
Guide, if you have questions or can suggest improvements to
the manual or program, please feel free to write to me at
the above address.
ScreenShow
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- Creating and Using Windows
To display windows over existing screens, an area of
the screen must be copied to the clipboard. The
single window must then be saved to a separate file
with the "Save Clipboard" option.
ScreenPaint normally saves all 10 pages to a file when
Save is selected regardless of how many pages are
actually used.
When loading clippings, remember to set the "Load to
Clipboard" option and then Paste the image to the
screen, otherwise the clipping will appear "squashed."
Using ScreenShow to display the window requires the use
of the /Wxxyy command line switch, where xx is the
column in the range 0 to 79 in decimal and yy is the
row between 0 and 24.
The clipping will be placed over the existing screen,
complete with shadow. If the underlying screen is to be
restored, use the /R switch. The Help window in
DEMO.BAT is a good example of a window which "pops"
over and existing screen.
- Improving Performance
The performance of displaying screen images can be
significantly improved by storing all screen pages in
separate files using the "Save Clipboard" option in the
Save dialog box instead of creating one large, ten page
file.
When ScreenShow is asked to display a single page from
a ten page file it must read all ten pages before
displaying the single image. This is due to the method
of packing files to save disk space.