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Easy Screen
Copyright Feb 1991
Earl L. Montgomery
This program is shareware. If you find yourself using it to produce your
own screens then a $10.00 Registration fee is requested. Please submit
payment to:
Earl L. Montgomery
1106 Ballard
Dallas, Tx
75208
Registration entitles you to updates for just the cost of postage and
floppy.
Easy Screen requires EGA and a 256K graphic card.
Easy Screen is easy to use and very fast. It allows you to design your
own Text screens which can be BLOADed into your own programs. A great
feature is the ability to Change Palettes and have them saved within
your BSAVED file. No need for seperate Palette files!
A sample Quick Basic BLOAD routine is provided.
Features:
Allows the placement of any printable ASCII character.
Allows all possible attribute combinations {Foreground/Background/Blink].
Allows for the creatation of special characters.
Allows changing the palettes and having them restored within the BLOADable
file. No seperate Palette file!
Allows insertion of Text.
Help Menu, etc.
Keyboard Controls:
<F1> Presents you with the most used ASCII characters. However, you can
select any printable ASCII character. You are then prompted for the ASCII
value you wish to print. Then you are prompted for the Attribute Value.
See Attribute for more detailed information.
<F2> Repeat: This allows you to place the same character over and over
again by just using the arrow keys.
<F3> Turns the Repeat function off. See <F2>.
<F4> Insert Text: Place the cursor [using the arrow keys] one space to the
left of where you wish to start typing in text, then press the <F4> key.
You are then prompted for Background and Foreground color. After making
your selections you can enter your Text. End by pressing <ENTER>.
<F5> Save Screen: Before saving move your cursor to a area with a Black
Background. Enter 8 characters or less filename. Do Not use an extension!
<F6> Load Screen: Enter File Name. Again Do Not use an extension!
<F7> Help Screen.
<F8> Change Palettes: You will be prompted for the Color [0-15] and the
Palette [0-63].
<F9> Restore Original Palettes: This resets the palettes to the standard
default settings.
<F10> Exit to DOS. No automatic screen save here. So make sure you save
your screen before exiting.
<A> Gives you info to assist you in selecting the attribute.
[Foreground/Background/blink].
<C> Clears the screen.
<F> Captures the character the cursor is over and allows you place it
anywhere else on the screen. It starts off in Repeat Mode so if you need
to move the character over other characters, select <F3> Repeat Off. Once
you have the cursor where you want it, press <P> and the captured character
will be placed underneath the cursor.
<P> Puts the captured character. See <F>.
<X> Prompts you for character/attribute then fills the screen with this
combination. Saves time when you what a background of primarily one color.
ATTRIBUTES: Once in the program press <A> for a detailed description.
ARROW KEYS: Use the arrow keys to move the cursor.
ERROR HANDLING: If you should enter a incorrect Filename or value you will
hear a buzz and you will be returned to the main screen. No harm will be
done. Just reselect the function and enter it correctly.
I suggest you dump the Attribute Screen to your printer or copy the
necessary information to paper, so you will have it handy when entering
the <F1> prompts.
Pressing <S> allows you to by-pass the next two demo screens. See reading
the Docs does pay off!
Enjoy