******************************************************************** * * * ECPAiNT! * * The ultimate Art & Design program for all ATARI ST machines * * * * SHAREWARE RELEASE FROM * * * * Eines Computing 1993/94 * * * ******************************************************************** Information: This is a Shareware release of ECPAiNT!, a paint-package which is comparable with most mid-priced comercial releases. The program work on all Atari STs in high resolution and at least one megabyte of memory. The ECPAiNT! folder should contain the following files: ECPAINT.PRG ECPAINT.RSC ECPAINT.TXT ECPAINT.ICN ECPAINTM.ICN And a folder with example files for use with ECPAiNT!, including fonts, fills, polygons and picture-files. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To register your copy of ECPAiNT!, send NKR 165(about œ15) to: Eines Computing c/o H†kon Eines 6570 ED²Y NORWAY My bank account number is: 6367.56.01250 There might be made improvements on this program, if enough registrations are recieved. Please send any suggestions to Eines Computing with the features you would like to see in future releases of ECPAiNT!. A new version is under development. It will be window-based, and include even more features...watch out! You will recieve a lot of important things if you register: - Updates and help... - Technical information... - More fonts... - Offer on other shareware releases from Eines Computing If there is NOT recieved enough registrations and support, there won't be any future quality software releases from Eines Computing. We will propbaly continue on another system, such as the PC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to use ECPAiNT!: To start ECPAiNT! double-click on ECPAiNT!.PRG, and it will start as a normal GEM-application in high resolution. A different method to start ECPAiNT!, is to drop a picture file on the ECPAiNT! icon, but this will only work on machines with TOS 2.00 and upwards. When you start ECPAiNT! by dropping a picture file onto it, the picture file will be imediately loaded and ready to edit or convert. You will soon get the desktop of ECPAiNT! in front of your eyes. To pick a drawing tool you hit the left mouse button, to exit the drawing screen you hit the right button. To obtain the full documentation and technical information, register as a user of ECPAiNT! --------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORTCUTS NB! The keyboard equivalents listed here, works only when you are painting on the drawing screen. Undo = Cancel last operation Help = Fullview Spacebar = Blockfunction meny Left arrow key = Scroll screen to the left (1 mm) Right arrow key = Scroll screen to the right (1 mm) Up arrow key = Scroll screen upwards (1 mm) Down arrow key = Scroll screen downwards (1 mm) Control+Right arrow key = Scroll screen to the right (5 mm) Control+Left arrow key = Scroll screen to the left (5 mm) Control+Up arrow key = Scroll screen upwards (5 mm) Control+Down arrow key = Scroll screen downwards (5 mm) * = Choose fill pattern - = Decrease fillpattern + = Increase fillpattern Esc = Cut block Esc+Left Shift = Cut polygonal block F10 = Copy block F1 = Zoom x4 F2 = Zoom x8 F3 = Zoom x16 N = Mirroreffect on Alternate+N = Mirroreffect off 9 = Toggle BORDER on/off F5 = Graphic mode 1 (REPLACE) F6 = Graphic mode 2 (TRANSPARENT) F7 = Graphic mode 3 (XOR) F8 = Graphic mode 4 (INVERSE TRANSPARENT) ! = Grid off " = Grid=2 pixels # = Grid=4 pixels $ = Grid=8 pixels % = Grid=16 pixels & = Grid=32 pixels / = Grid=64 pixels DRAWING TOOLS: 1 = PEN 2 = BRUSH 3 = PAINTBRUSH 4 = SPRAY 5 = FILL 6 = POLYMARKER Q = BOX W = ROUNDED BOX E = CIRCEL R = ELLIPSE T = ARC Y = ELLIPTICAL ARC Alternate+Q = FILLED BOX Alternate+W = FILLED ROUNDED BOX Alternate+E = FILLED CIRCLE Alternate+R = FILLED ELLIPSE Alternate+T = PIE Alternate+Y = ELLIPTICAL PIE A = TRIANGEL S = PARALELOGRAM D = CIRCULAR POLYGON F = USERDEFINED POLYGON G = CURVED BOX Alternate+A = FILLED TRIANGEL Alternate+S = FILLED PARALELOGRAM Alternate+D = FILLED CIRCULAR POLYGON Alternate+F = FILLED USERDEFINED POLYGON Alternate+G = FILLED FREEHAND POLYGON Alternate+H = TEXT Z = BEZIER CURVE X = B SPLINE C = CONTINOUS LINE V = LINE B = RAYS SHORTCUTS IN TEXTMODE: BITIMAGEFONTS (SYSTEMFONTS & GEMFONTS): F1 = Normal orientation (0 degrees) F2 = Rotated 90 degrees F3 = Rotated 180 degrees F4 = Rotated 270 degrees F5 = Graphic mode 1 (REPLACE) F6 = Graphic mode 2 (TRANSPARENT) F7 = Graphic mode 3 (XOR) F8 = Graphic mode 4 (INVERSE TRANSPARENT) F9 = Systemfont F10 = Gemfont Help = Show all Characters in font Undo = Cancel last operation Esc = Exit to Cut block Up arrow key = Increase size of font Down arrow key = Decrease size of font Left or Right arrow key = Shift texteffect Backspace = Erase last character written Return = New line VECTORFONTS: Esc = Exit to Cut block Help = Show all available characters in font Undo = Cancel last operation Shif+left mouse button will enter text object mode, thats skew x/y and more. This doesn't work if the text string is empty! FULLVIEW-MODE: ESC = Cut & Paste block(no undo!!!) Shift + ESC = Cut small block(the block buffer will be used) Spacebar = Mirror picture I = Invert picture ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: * If your picture file isn't listed in the file selector, then you should try to load it in using the "*" symbol. * Try to click into the fill selector and others...!?!