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Jan. 3, 1994 Design a Draft Manual for the Amiga Demonstration Version Design a Draft for the Amiga ( DAD ) was developed to assist you, the weaver, to to design weaves without wasting time on the repetitive steps. Your creativity and artistic flair can be expressed quickly without the drudgery of paper and pen. This demonstration Design a Draft program for the Amiga was created to allow you to view the ease of use, power and simplicity of this weaving program to assist you in deciding whether to purchase the program. The saving and printing functions have been removed and a message will appear in their place. This short file was written to assist you with the demonstration version only. The full version DAD program comes with an easy to read, comprehensive manual. To start the DAD program just click on the Start_DAD_Demo icon. The script will check and will inform you if you need to click on the Install_Libraries icon. A script will install req.library version 2.7 and iff.library version 22.2 in your libs: directory automatically. To help familiarize you with the program we have included a weave that can be recalled and worked with. The full program includes a data base of weaves and elements. The threading draft is shown at the bottom of the drawdown, with the tie-up and treadling to the right. Although this is not the conventional method, this is the way the actual weaving is done. I personally prefer to see the draft with the diagonals in the proper direction. When using the tie-ups the shafts which are tied are shown as black and those not tied are shown as white. Remember when using a counterbalanced loom that the shafts tied are lowered and the weft covers these warp threads. When using a jack loom the shafts tied are raised and the weft covers the warp threads which remain on the bottom. The program was written to be as user friendly and versatile as possible. All major features can be accessed through the menu at the top of the screen or by pressing a single key. For instance, entering the threading can be done through the menu or by pressing function key ' F1 '. The program is extremely powerful and can become quite complex. It can also be very simple to use if you are relying on the standard features. 2. GETTING STARTED Before discovering the wide range of features lets start by loading a weave. Step 1. Ensure your program disk is in a floppy drive. Step 2. Double click on the Start_DAD_Demo icon. Step 3. Version inforamtion will appear for a few seconds and then a blank white screen will be displayed. Step 4. Press the ` l ' ( for Load ) key or click the right mouse button (the menu button), go to the top left hand corner and slowly drag the mouse down along the 'project' column to the 'file weave' item, then go right and let the mouse button up when the ' load weave ' item is highlighted. Step 5. Click on ` RosePath ' than click on ` Ok ! '. Step 6. When all the names of all the weave elements are shown, click on the ' Load Files ' gadget to load the weave. That's it ! The RosePath drawdown has been loaded as 6 dots wide by 4 dots high. To increase the magnification press the '+' key. The new magnification is shown on the top of the screen. Now try decreasing the magnification by pressing the '-' key. To see the RosePath drawdown displayed with the warp and weft colours press the '2' key. To see the RosePath drawdown displayed with the 3-dimensional look press the '3' through '6' keys. Finally, to see the cross section of the warp and weft threads press the '7' key. You can move up and down through the weft threads by pressing the { up } and { down } arrows. An alternate way of selecting the display modes is through the menu under 'Display' / ' Display mode' ... just hold down the right mouse button and let it go on the desired mode ( display modes in Appendix 4) . Uncertain of what you are seeing? Just press the ' ` ' key (top left hand key board under Esc) and your current status will be displayed. Note your number of threads, shafts, magnification and display mode. To get back to the main screen just press the ' ` ' or the ` q ' key or click on the CloseWindow gadget (click left mouse button in the top left hand rectangle). If you wish to see another weave prior to entering your own repeat step 4 and select ` triplept '. Help is always available by pressing the Help key. Entering your own threading This time you can enter your own threading rather than one which has been previously saved on the disk. Under the 'Threading' menu column select 'Enter threading' (or press F1). Press the Del (delete) key 8 times or until there are no threads remaining. Press the following numbers; '1', '2', '3', '4'. You'll notice you have entered a straight draw. A faster way to enter the straight draw would be to hold down the left 'Alt' key and press the ' l ' (L - for line) key. To produce a mirror image just hold down the 'Alt' key and press 'm' . If you have difficulty remembering the various key combinations just press the 'Help' key and a screen of useful information will be displayed. Pressing 'Help' again or clicking on the CloseWindow gadget (top left) will bring you back. Now that you have had the quick tour the detailed information will be presented on each function. You can also just proceed to work with the program ... the Help key will assist and you can't break anything ! 3. THREADING Select the threading function by pressing ' F1 ' or by selecting ' Enter threading ' under the ' Threading ' menu column. A rectangle containing information will open up on the screen called the "Threading requestor". The top bar of the requestor contains the name or identifies the type of operation. Different information can be entered into the requestor by clicking the left mouse button when the cursor is within the required box. Number of Threads - refers to the total number of threads currently in the memory of the computer. This data is automatically recorded by the computer. Number of Shafts - refers to the number of shafts being used. The number may be entered or revised by the weaver, or is filled in based on the threading loaded from disk. To enter, click inside the box (right mouse button), enter the number of shafts and press return ( see Appendix 3 for information on using text requesters ) . If the revised number is less and the loss of some shafts will mean some of the threading will be deleted, the weaver will be warned and offered the choice of aborting or proceeding. Current Thread - Refers to the thread the weaver is currently working with. The computer will update this number. It may also be revised by the weaver within the limits of the entered number of threads. Shaft for current thread - Refers to the shaft that the current thread utilizes. This information is maintained by the computer. Message Line - The computer displays a message advising the weaver of the last action taken by the program, such as " Current thread changed to 30 ". Entering The Threading 1. Enter or revise the number of shafts by entering the number either from the key pad or the top row of the key board. After clicking in the box, existing numbers can be deleted with the 'Del' key or the backspace key ( see Appendix 3 for information on using text requesters ) . The maximum number of shafts is 16. 2. Enter the shaft number for each of the threads. Two digit numbers or those over nine are entered by holding down the shift key and pressing the single digit number ( e.g. enter shift 4 for 14). To delete a thread press the 'Del' key. To change to a different thread than that currently displayed the right and left cursor keys may be used. The weaver may also click the right mouse button when the sprite ( the threading hook ) is pointing to the desired thread. The weaver will notice the current thread has a dotted rectangle displayed around it. The DAD program has many powerful features to aid in the entry of threading. The basic features are identified simply by pressing the 'Help' key. The "Help Screen" can the be closed by pressing the 'Help' key a second time or by clicking on the close gadget in the upper left corner. For the demonstration manual version the list of the features will not be included. To move to a different thread Depending on the horizontal magnification, the number of threads that can be displayed on the screen at any one time varies ... at magnification 3 the number of threads displayed would be about 200. To move to a thread off the screen the appropriate cursor key is used ... to move ten at a time the shift key is held and to move to the end the left Alt key is held down. A cursor key 1 space & hold shift key move 10 spaces & hold left Alt move to last thread Left mouse button move to selected thread FUNCTIONS ` key Current Status Delete key delete thread under pointer Alt - a add new thread under pointer (hold left 'Alt' and press 'a') + / - increase or decrease magnification Alt - r repeat threading pattern Alt - m mirror threading pattern Alt - o oops .. restore threading pattern Alt - s show threads in memory Alt - l insert line of threads (shift for reversed) Alt - e erase all threads UNIT ACTION Holding the Left mouse button down while moving sideways will highlight a unit of threads. The weaver can also highlight a unit of threads as follows: Alt - u Start a unit - unit mode turned on. Alt - q quit unit mode (whether started by dragging mouse or Alt-u). Alt - c copy the highlighted unit of threads into memory. Alt - x cut the unit of threads and save into memory. Alt - i insert unit of threads in memory 4 - TIE UP The tie-up requestor is selected by pressing ' F3 ' or from the menu item ' Enter tie-up '. The tie- up opens with any tie- up that may be in memory (if none the display will be blank). If the number of treadles has not yet been selected the first step is to enter or revise the number of treadles by clicking in the box, entering the number and pressing the enter key. Shafts are shown from bottom to top with shaft 1 on the bottom to the highest utilized shaft number on the top. Treadles are shown from left to right. TIED Shaft / Treadle connections are coloured UNTIED Shaft / Treadle connections are white CLEAR Clear all ties - untie all Shaft / Treadle connections SET Set all ties - tie all Shaft / Treadle connections RESTORE Restore ties to when tie-up function selected HELP Display the help screen NUMBER Enter desired number of treadles The connections are tied / untied by clicking in the appropriate box with the left mouse button. End the tie-up function by clicking in the CloseWindow gadget (upper left corner). The tie-up displayed in the tie-up requestor is saved in memory when the requestor is closed. Three different tie-ups can be produced by the program - select them from the menu under Tie-up / Select Tie-up. The tie- ups are based on the number of shafts in memory. 3. TREADLING This time you can enter your own treadling rather than one which has been previously saved on the disk. Notice entering treadling is very similar to entering threading. Under the 'Treadling' menu column select 'Enter treadling' with the mouse menu button ( or press F3 ). A rectangle containing information will open up on the screen called the "Treadling requestor". The top bar of the requestor contains the name or identifies the type of operation. Different information can be entered into the requestor by clicking the left mouse button when the cursor is within the required box ( Appendix 3.). For the demonstration manual version if you have difficulty remembering the various key combinations just press the 'Help' key and a screen of useful information will be displayed. Pressing 'Help' again or clicking on the CloseWindow gadget (top left) will bring you back. Depending on the vertical magnification, the number of picks that can be displayed on the screen at any one time varies. To move to a pick off the screen the appropriate cursor key is used ... to move ten at a time the shift key is held and to move to the end the left Alt key is held down. Now that you have entered the threading, tie-up and treadling you will see the drawdown displayed on the screen. Before getting into the details on displaying your work you would be shown how to save your work. For the demonstration version no saving of your work is possible. 6. LOADING Each element of the drawdown (e.g. the threading, tie-up or treadling) can normally be saved to and loaded from the disk. If you own a hard drive as part of the start up procedures you will have decided where to place your program and data files Loading The Threading The threading can be loaded from the disk in a manner similar to the saving operation. Select Load Threading from the menu or depress Ctrl (the control key) and press F1. A file requester will open up and a different drawer selected if the default DAD_DRAWER :THREADING drawer does not contain the file you are seeking. Double click on the desired file name or enter the name in the File gadget and press return. If the selected file is not a threading a warning will be displayed and the file will not be loaded. If successful the main screen will display the threading that has just been loaded. Saving and Loading Other Elements The other elements such as the tie-up and treadling may be saved and loaded in a similar manner. The shortcut key combinations are outlined in Appendix 1. Loading Weaves The combination of threading, tie-up and treadling can normally be saved to disk by accessing the ` File Weave ' menu item or by press ' l' for load or ` s ' for save. In addition to the names for the threading, tie-up and treadling, the following information will be saved if it is available: * warp * weft * magnification - at time of saving weave * palette For the demonstration version no other information will be provided on filing. Saving and Loading other Information To save you time the DAD program uses the filing of information extensively so you do not need to do duplicate entry of your creative work. Directions for using the remaining functions will include the method for filing. 7. STATUS The current status of the program can be displayed from the main screen by pressing the " ` " key ( top left key ) or from the Project menu. The number of threads, shafts, treadles and picks in memory will be displayed. The file names for elements will be displayed based on the last saving / loading operation. Be aware that any changes made to the elements subsequent to the filing operation will be displayed rather the information from the time of filing. CLEAR Clicking on the CLEAR gadget will clear or erase the relevant data from memory - not from the disk. ALL CLEAR will clear all data for the elements from memory including the file names. Display Weave Elements Clicking on the Display Weave Elements gadget will display the names of the file names for the weave elements that are in memory. Display Mode The current display mode will be displayed. The display mode can be changed by entering the appropriate number ( see Appendix 4 ) in the requester box and pressing Return. Magnification The current vertical and horizontal magnifications are displayed. Either can be changed ( maximum magnification is 16 ) . Auto Threading / Treadling The threading and treadling can be automatically repeated in order to fill the main screen with the draw down. Small red lines appear beside the threading and / or treadling at the end of each repeat. The actual number of repeats is based on the number of threads / picks and the magnification.. Activating automatic threading and / or treadling will disable the relevant sliders - you can't move around the view of a draw down that is also being automatically repeated. Change the Automatic setting to ON or OFF by clicking on the gadget. Shown as Treadled Change the ` shown as treadled ' feature to ON or OFF by clicking on the gadget. When in ` shown as treadled ' mode the draw down will be continuously update to reflect the changes made to the treadling. Activating automatic threading and / or treadling will be turned off. To exit Status window, press the ` key or "q" or click the close gadget. 8. PRINT FUNCTIONS All printer functions require your printer to be properly connected to your Amiga including having the proper settings made in the Preferences selections.. The DAD Amiga printer options are numerous and very powerfull ... but not included in the demonstration version. Record Card Access by pressing ` r ' or from the menu. You normally have the choice of printing just the Record Card or the Record Card and the Draw Down. If you select both the function will start with a screen dump as noted above under Print Screen. The Record Card Form will be displayed with your name and the computers date filled out. All other information can be completed by you and printed out and saved (to be re loaded and edited to save time in the future. All of the features of text requesters are operative ( Appendix 3 ) such as right Amiga-x to erase all current text. Remember if the box expects numbers and you enter letters ( for eg. ONE REPEAT is a number ) or you exceed the limit the screen will flash. CLEAR Click on to clear all information entered on the Form. SAVE Click on to save the Record Card Form to the RECORD_CARDS drawer. This feature is disabled. LOAD Click on to select a previously saved Record Card Form which can be edited than printed or re saved. PRINT Click on to print out the Record Card Form in the regular version. If you had the draw down printed the form will appear below it on the same page ... as noted under Print Screen information above the print out will depend on your Preferences selections. To exit click the CloseWindow gadget ... 9. Entering the Warp Threads In the previous chapters you learned how to enter the threading, the tie-up and the treadling. The names of these element files was than saved as a weave. Printing the draw down was explained. This section will explain entering the colour of the warp threads that are displayed in display mode # 2. The entry of the ` colour of the warp threads ' or ` warp ' to be short is very similiar to entering the threading. In fact it is easier ! For the demonstration version please just use the Help key. The title Selection of Warp Threads is shown when you select the funtion from the menu under Threading / Enter Warp or pressing F4. The colour for the warp threads is entered by pressing the number key ... numbers over 9 are entered by holding down the shift key and pressing the single digit ( for eg. shift-4 to enter 14 ). Colour numbers can also entered by clicking on the desired colour square with the left mousebutton. A different number of warp colour threads can be and often will be entered than the number of warp threads. The warp colour threads are automatically repeated when the draw down is displayed ( display mode #2 ) so you could enter just one warp colour thread and all warp threads shown in the colour draw down would have that colour. The threading is shown when entering the warp colour threads so your entry can be matched to relevant threads. As described in Appendix 4 on Display Modes the coloured weft can be seen when there is a threading, tie-up, treadling, warp and finally a weft in memory. 10. Entering the WEFT Threads Now that you have entered treadling and learned to enter warp colour threads understanding the entry of weft colour threads should be easy. The only differences between the entry of warp colour threads and the entry of weft colour threads are : * weft go along the vertical and warp go along the horizontal * weft colour threads obviously relate to the current treadling You access the weft colour thread function from the menu under Treadling / Enter Treadling or by pressing F2. Help is immediately available by pressing the Help key ... the only differences in entry from entering warp colour threads is the Direction Arrow refers to the up / down cursor keys rather than the left / right. 11. BLOCK THREADING AND TREADLING The block threading and treadling functions allow to substitute units of threads or treadling into a block draft ... this permits rapid development and entry of large drafts. For example : Block Threading A B A A B B Thread unit A 1 2 3 4 Thread unit B 1 2 3 2 3 4 Threading after Substitution = 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 3 4 The subject of Block Substitution is covered in many weaving texts and a thorough understanding can not be provided in this manual. Block threading and treadling Units The units are entered as standard threading / treadlings. The threading / treadlings are than saved to different drawers ... BLOCK_THREADING_UNITS or BLOCK_TREADLING_UNITS. Obviously you can load any threading from the standard THREADING drawer and than save it to the BLOCK_THREADING_UNITS drawer. The reason for using different drawers is the need for clarity in the naming of element files - a short threading could be called Rosepath in the THREADING drawer and yet be filed as MultiRose-part5 in the BLOCK_THREADING_UNITS drawer.The naming of files is left to you. It is important to realize the substitution letter does not match the name of the file that the letter represents - there is no need to save units as letters ... it may actually make your filing system more complex . More on this after substitution is explained. Entering Block Threading Access the block threading function from the menu or by pressing F6. The entry of block threading is the same as the entry of threading with one difference - letters are used rather than numbers. For instance, if you enter 4 as the number of blocks than blocks A through D can be entered. As usual the Help key will provide you with instructions on entering the block threading. After exiting with ` q ' or by clicking the close gadget the block threading can be saved for future use. Entering Block Treadling Entering block treadling is similiar to entering treadling with the exceptions noted above under block threading . Load Block Threading and Treadling Your previously saved block threading and treadling can normally be easily loaded from disk by holding down the Ctrl key and pressing F6 ( block threading ) or F7 ( block treadling ) .... but not in the demonstration version. A requestor will appear with the question " Do you wish to load the following threading units " ( or " treadling units " ) . The reason for this question is explained in the following section. Block Substitution Threading After you have either loaded or entered a block threading you can select Threading / Block Threading / Select threadings for blocks from the menu. If there are threading units in memory a requester will open with the question " Do you wish to USE the 2 ( eg. # of units in memory ) threading units stored in memory or DELETE the threading units from memory ? ". If you retain the units they can still be modified or replaced ... to be explained in a moment. The threading units are actually stored in a temporary file in a drawer called RAM:THREADING_UNITS. The number of units are then displayed and you may make or load the specific threading units. If there are threading units in memory the number of threads will be shown along with the file name ( if the unit was loaded rather than entered ) . An X will also be displayed in the DONE column. Load threading unit Click on the LOAD icon to load a threading unit. Note that the threading file name will be stored along with the block threading if you save the block threading after starting the substitution - for instance if you load ` 4line ' as block B and later save the block threading the file name ` 4line ' will be saved. On loading the block threading the program will look for ` BLOCK_THREADING_UNITS / 4line ' during loading by looking in the same path as your SHORT_DRAFT_THREADINGS drawer. CONVERT When there is a block threading unit loaded for each block the CONVERT gadget will become operative - it will no longer be ghosted. The DAD program will display " Do you wish to perform the following conversion ? " along with the number of threads required after the conversion . If you select CONVERT THREAD UNITS the program will attempt to convert all the threading blocks to the individual threads and notify you when complete. The FINISH gadget wil no longer be ghosted and if click will return you to the main screen ( so will the WindowClose gadget ). The converted threading will than be in memory and can be worked with or saved. If the block threading is saved any file names of threading units that were loaded will be saved with the block threading file. Display Block Draw Down After a block threading and a block treadling are in memory you may select the Display / Display Block Display mode from the menu to see them along with a draw down based on a straight tie-up. 12. BLEND DRAFTS The Blend drafts function can be accessed by pressing ` F8 ' or under the Project menu. A window will open up to permit the loading of two 4 shaft drafts and the development of a new draft from them. The new blended draft will allow the threading of the loom once with the production of the two original patterns. Note that upon starting most gadgets are ghosted ... inoperative. For instance, you can LOAD the first threading but can not DISPLAY it. The file names will be displayed after the drafts have been loaded ; the blended file name will be displayed after the blended file has normally been saved. LOAD Click to load a 4 shaft weave. The information detailing the draft will be shown and a choice of continuing offered. If another draft is loaded after a blended draft has been developed the memory on the blended weave is lost. DISPLAY Click to display the identified draw down. TEST Click to test the combination of draft1 and draft2 - various information will be provided. if you wish to shorten the blended draft that would be developed revise the appropriate threading to reflect the suggested ` test numbers '. BLEND Click to begin blending the two drafts. You will be notified if a twill can be produced and asked if a twill should be inserted between the treadlings. Similiar to testing you will be told if a blended draft can not be produced within the size limits of the progarm. SAVE If successful the blended draft will be produced and can normally be saved to disk by clicking on SAVE. CLEAR Click on to clear all current information. You may exit the blend a draft function without clearing the data. As usual, return to the main screen by pressing ` q ' or use the CloseWindow gadget. Help is available by using the Help key. 13. WEAVE ANALYSIS Start Weave Analysis by pressing ' F9 ' or by accessing under the Project menu. The Weave Analysis function will allow you to go backwards ! Enter a draw down pattern and the program will attempt to compute the threading, tie-up and treadling. The elements can than be revised or saved upon returning to the main screen. Entering Draw Down Pattern Consistent with the main screen the starting corner is lower right, square ` A ..A ". Note the rows are labeled with the letters ` A ' through ` T ' and the columns are ` A ' through ` w '. Messages are displayed at the top of the window. Clicking on a square with the ` point of the cursor arrow ' will set it ... clicking on it again will unset it or turn it off. While your entire pattern can be entered using this simple method, the following entry functions are available to speed entry. Note that editing is based on rows of the pattern ... for the demonstration version use the Help key for further information. Analyze the Pattern Click the ANALYZE icon to Analyze the pattern you have entered for the Draft. Messages are displayed and the threading, treadling and tie-up are developed. If the rows are all different from each other and most of the columns are used a draft may not be possible as more than 16 shafts or 18 treadles are required. Messages will inform you on the requirements for your pattern. The program will include all columns where 1 or more squares are set ... check to ensure there are not squares inadvertently set outside of the planned pattern. Save or Load to Disk SAVE/LOAD Load the Pattern from Disk ... does not include the threading, tie-up or treadling. Pattern is filed in the ANALYSIS drawer. SAVE_DRAFT Would save the threading, treadling, tie-up and weave to disk. As usual , press Help for help and press ` q ' to quit function and return to main screen. 14. Calculations Enter the calculations function under the Project menu ( no hot key ! ). The Calculation Function will allow you to calculate the warp and weft requirements for your projects. The unit of measure can be set to centimeters versus inches by clicking on unit mode gadget. The initial setting can be changed in the Configuration function. Note the conversions are automatically provided at the bottom. The SETT CALCULATOR is optional .. it may assist you in determining the number of ends per inch / centimeter, the first entry under both Warp and Weft. The actual number of ends per inch must be determined by the weaver. Sampling is the only way to assess the correct number of ends. The number of ends per inch is required. The maximum number of projects is 4 and the number of repeats is unlimited. If there is only one project enter 1 ( versus leaving it blank ). The length of each project and the number of repeats of each project must be entered. Having entered the information noted above a set of measurements for the warp will be displayed below. Entering the number of picks per inch will result in the display of the weft requirements ( uses same basic dimensions entered for the warp requirements ). Shrinkage allowances and loom waste are optional entries. Shrinkage is entered as a percentage figure ( for eg. enter 10 if there is an expectation that the fabric will be 10 % reduced in size ) . PRINTOUT Click to have the calculation sent to the printer in the normal program version ( sorry ). As usual, return to the main screen by pressing ` q ' or use the CloseWindow gadget. Help is available by using the Help key. 15. Configuration In the Configuration Window you may set several factors to your preferred settings for program In the Configuration Window you may set several factors to your preferred settings. If the settings are saved they will be set when the program opens up. For the demonstration version the settings are saved in the DAD_Demo_Disk:s Drawer in a file called DAD.configuration. Destination Name name of the drawer that contains the program file drawers. palette_name name of the palette file loaded on start up VertMag initial vertical magnification HoriMag initial horizontal magnification PRINTOUT USING PREFERENCE SETTINGS - click to toggle between user setting and preference settings. MEASUREMENT UNIT - click to toggle between centimeters and inches. LOAD Load Configuration from s: drawer SAVE Save Configuration from s: drawer ... you do not need to save to make configuration active for the current session. This save works and saves to the DAD_Demo_Disk. As usual , press Help for help and press ` q ' to quit function and return to main screen. Design a Draft Manual for the Amiga APPENDICES Demonstration Version APPENDIX 1. Hot Keys APPENDIX 2. Text Requesters APPENDIX 3. Display Modes Other Appendices not required for this demonstration version ... for instance the information explaining how to easily save your drafts and than quickly include them in paint programs, DeskTop Publishing, Videos and other Amiga programs. *************************************************************************** APPENDIX 1. Hot Keys The following functions can be accessed from the main screen using ' hot keys' or by pressing the combination of keys as shown below : FUNCTION KEY OPERATION LOAD KEY No SAVE Key in Demo F1 threading SHIFT F2 treadling F3 tie-up F4 warp F5 weft F6 block threading F7 block treadling F8 blend drafts F9 weave analysis F10 palette l / s load / save weave p / r print screen / record card q quit General movement for threading and treadlng are as follows : A cursor key 1 space & hold shift key move 10 spaces & hold left Alt move to last thread Left mouse button move to selected thread Help is a key away - just press the Help key ! *********************************************************************** APPENDIX 2. Text Requesters Requesters are used throughout the DAD program and can be identified because of the box that is seen. You must click the left mouse button when the cursor is in the box to start entering and finish by pressing Return ( must to leave the box ). The program will sometimes expect only numbers to be entered and there is a limit to the number of characters that can be entered - the screen will flash if too many characters are entered or if letters versus numbers are entered. The box or text will be highlighted when the box is selected ... remember to press Return to continue with program. The specific character that you click on will be highlighted and editing will occur from that point in the string. Some shortcuts to entering: * DEL erase text highlighted by the cursor * Backspace erase the character to the left of cursor * right Amiga-x erase all text in the box * right Amiga-q for some boxes will restore original text * shift -left cursor move cursor to beginning of line * shift -right cursor move cursor to end of line * shift -DEL erase all characters to right of cursor * shift - Backspace erase all characters to left of cursor *************************************************************************** APPENDIX 3. Display Modes There are several different views that are available of the draft in memory. The program will automatically select the display mode appropriate to the function you access. As well the display modes may be accessed by depress the appropriate number when on the main screen, by selecting from the DISPLAY menu or by entering the number on the Status screen. The information required to display the mode must be in memory in order for the selection to be accepted ... for instance, warp and weft colours must be in memory for the colour display mode ( #2 ) to work. Mode Number Display View 1. colour 1 on colour 2 in squares. 2. threads are coloured according to warp and weft 3. 3-dimension thread colours in colours 4 through 7 4. 3-d thread colours in colours 4 through 7 and 8 through 11 5. 3-d thread colours in colours 4 through 7 and 12 through 15 6. 3-d thread colours in colours 8 through 11 and 12 through 15 7. Cross-sectional 3-dimension thread colours The 3-dimension thread look is acheived by using a range of shades in 3 bands that go from dark to light. Thus in creating a palette the colours for 4-7, 8-11 and 12-15 are done in the same colours ( for eg. red, blue and green ) with colours going from dark to light ( for eg. 4 = dark red, 5 = med red, 6 = light red and 7 = very light red ) . Various 3-dimensional palettes can be created, saved and than loaded to create different views of your draft. *************************************************************************** __________________________________ | | | To order or request Information | | | | Conroy Software | | | | 18623 70 Avenue | | Edmonton, Alberta | | Canada | | T5T 3A6 | | | | Phone 403 - 487-5504 | |__________________________________| US $99 Canadian $119 We hope you enjoy the demonstration version of Design a Draft, and will contact us directly or tell your weaving friends about the program. We encourage you to make copies of this version of Design a Draft and provide it to other Amiga owners or post the disk on your favourite bulletin boards. Linda and Charles Conroy ------------------------