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  HI-RES WORKSTATION DOCS, Part 2

 [Graphics Transparent Mode]

 ENTRY: f3 key

 EXIT: RETURN for freehand draw
       SHIFT RETURN for menu
       f1,f5,f7 for another mode

    Graphics transparent mode lets
you see what results will look like
before they become a permanent part
of the screen. When you enter this
mode with f3 you will see some type
of graphic in the upper-lefthand
corner of the screen. This graphic
may be garbage if you were using
another mode prior to entry. If you
have just loaded the program. The
graphic may be the Hi-Res Workstation
marquee. Whatever it is, do not worry
about the screen display. The graphic
which can be moved with the JOYSTICK
is transparent and is not a permanent
part of the screen.


 Manipulating the graphic

    The transparent graphic can be
maneuvered with the following.

 JOYSTICK  moves the graphic
 FIRE      fastens to the screen
           with EOR, OR, AND(msk)
 F,I,R     F'lip, I'nvert & R'everse
 UP ARROW  rotate 90 degrees
 HOME      move to top/left corner

 all SM commands are available


 Fastening the graphic

    To make a graphic a part of the
screen press the FIRE button on the
JOYSTICK. This will stamp the image
on the screen. Now when you move the
graphic a copy will be left behind.
To remove place the graphic over the
same area and press FIRE. This will
remove it from the screen if you are
using EOR which is the default stamp.
Other stamp modes are listed below.

 CTRL E..EOR...reversible
 CTRL O..OR....non reversible
 CTRL A..AND...MASK out


 LOADing files

    Any window, graphic(PS), and
partial screen may be used as a
transparent. Any window file that is
too large to be used will become
truncated. Use the following keys to
LOAD/SAVE files.

 W LOADs window files (w.)
 G LOADs graphic(PS) files (g.)

 SHIFT W SAVEs window
 SHIFT G SAVEs graphic(PS)

 [NOTE:] Each of the above keys will
take you to the file requestor
screen.


 Grab Mode:

    In addition to LOADing graphics
from disk you can also grab any part
of the screen as a transparent. The
amount that can be grabbed various
from 1K to 2K. The maximum amount
depends on how much RAM is available
for a buffer. You will always be able
to grab at least a 1K size area. To
grab something from the screen press
SPACE and a shaded window will
appear. You can change the size of
the window the same as in WINDOW edit
mode. Move this window over the area
you wish to grab then press RETURN.
If you decide to cancel, use the BACK
ARROW key. The following keys are
active while the window is on the
screen.

 CLR          clears a window
 SPACE        window/full screen
               scroll
 RETURN       grab from screen
 BACK ARROW   cancel

 Storing/recalling from RAM

    You can store any transparent to
a more permanent part of memory which
is guaranteed not to be disturbed by
other program modes. Up to eight
different graphic transparents may be
stored (memory permitting). Storing a
graphic is performed by using C= S.
If the graphic is stored a bell is
sounded. To recall a graphic, hold
down the C= key and use 1-8. Each
number represents a different
graphic. To delete a graphic from RAM
use C=+CTRL and 1-8. The screen will
blank while memory is being
rearranged. In order to be safe be
sure to select the graphic before you
delete. When a graphic is deleted it
will still remain in volatile memory
until a new graphic is used.


 SAVING/LOADing a group of graphics
for transparent mode

    Saving and loading a group of
transparent graphics is done from the
main menu. You may LOAD or SAVE a set
of graphics by using main menu
selections 3 and 4. When you select
either 3 or 4 a reversed question
mark will appear next to I/O. Press I
for INPUT (LOAD) from a device or O
for OUTPUT (SAVE) to a device. This
will take you to the file requestor
screen. When using a file name keep
in mind that the other names will be
derived from the first. The third
letter will be incremented for each
file. You should use either "a" or
"1" for the third letter. See example
below.

 w.1 file name  g.a file name
 w.2 file name  g.b file name
 w.3 file name  g.c file name

    When saving, the number of
graphics for transparent mode that
will be saved is under "memory info"
next to "graf".

    When loading the program will
continue to load files until there's
no more memory or a disk error
occurs. You may cancel by holding
down the C= key.


 [TEXT MODE]

 ENTRY: f5 key

 EXIT: RETURN for freehand draw
       (if cursor is inactive)
       SHIFT RETURN for menu
       f1,f3,f7 for another mode

 Brief overview:

    Text mode is indeed a most
powerful feature of Hi-Res
Workstation. This mode allows typing
of text in various fonts, styles, and
point sizes. Text is proportionally
spaced and entered on a line by line
basis. Wordwrap with left, center,
right and full justification is also
available. The most powerful feature
of text mode, however, is its ability
to LOAD and format pet ASCII text
using multiple fonts. Most
wordprocessors allow saving their
text in this way giving you the ease
of using your favorite wordprocessor
for writing your main body of text.
Then by using Workstation's text mode
you can LOAD and format text to the
hi-res screen(s).


 Typing text to the screen

    When you enter text mode by
pressing f5 you will see a vertical
line cursor. This cursor is inactive
(nonblinking) at first. Move the
cursor with the JOYSTICK to select
the left margin. The right margin is
the right edge of the border. The
right margin cannot be moved. So you
may need to temporarily scroll the
screen to position where text is to
be typed. After entering text simply
scroll the screen back to its
original position, if necessary. To
enter text just start typing it to
the screen. If you make a mistake use
the DELete key to erase. Care needs
to be taken when typing in text
because once a line is entered it
can't be altered. You do not have to
return each line. Let wordwrap take
care of that for you. If you need to
move the cursor to begin a new
paragraph just move the JOYSTICK.
Take caution, however. The current
line you are working on cannot be
altered afterwards. When the cursor
is deactivated (not blinking) all SM
commands are available. Since any
JOYSTICK movement deactivates the
cursor, it is a good idea to keep the
JOYSTICK where it cannot be moved by
accident.

 [NOTE:] When typing in lines using
different size fonts, don't worry
about any overlap or gap in vertical
spacing. The line will drop down or
move up after it has been entered.


 ACTIVE KEYS

 CTRL B'old
 CTRL O'utline
 CTRL U'nderline
 CTRL R'everse
 CTRL I'talics
 CTRL N'ormal

 C= (1-6) selects font

 CTRL BACK ARROW text options menu


 Using the text options

    Typing CTRL BACK ARROW will bring
up the text options. The first menu
is style. Bold, italics, outline,
reverse, and underline are available.
Each of these styles are additive,
meaning that more than one can be
selected at once. There's also an
option to revert back to normal text.
Press either RETURN for next menu or
BACK ARROW to exit.

    Justification is the next menu
with the options of left, center,
right and full. These selections
determine how the body of text is to
be arranged. Make the desired
selection and either press RETURN for
next menu or BACK ARROW to exit.

    Text link is the third option.
Setting this value to zero will
ignore the link configuration and you
will be limited to typing on one
screen. When the value is set to 1
you can type across or down multiple
screens (link permitting).

    The forth selection is vertical
spacing. This is sometimes referred
to as "leading". The value here
indicates the minimum vertical space
in pixels between lines.

    Option number five "skip" is used
for text LOADing. The value here is
the number of bytes to skip from a
text file. This allows continuation
of a LOAD that has been stopped. See
text LOAD for more information.

    The final option is the font
selection. To select a font use the
number keys. To LOAD a new font press
L. This will bring up the file
requestor screen. To delete a font
from memory use the DELete key after
selecting the desired font. The
amount of memory