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- !Draw->WMF Version 1.3 Readme.
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- THIS PROGRAM IS CAREWARE IS IS NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN
- ~~~
- This program may be freely distributed as long as it is not altered
- in any way. That there is no charge other than distribution cost.
- That if included on a CDROM, a complementry copy is supplied to the
- author. ( Use email to obtain address to supply ).
-
- However if you do find it useful then please send a donation to.
-
-
- Heatherley Cheshire Home
- Effingham Lane,
- Copthorne,
- Sussex.
- RH10 3HS.
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- Registered Charity Number : 218186
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-
- Acknowledgements
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- Thanks to Richard Walter for promting me into action.
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- Last updated
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Application : 24th May 1996
- Documentation : 24th May 1996
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- !Draw->WMF is a Utility for converting Draw to Windows Metafiles
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- This following Draw functions are not supported
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- Angled Text
- Sprites
- text areas
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- Installation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The Draw->WMF arc file should have been restored to a directory named
- !Draw->WMF. Which should contain the following files :-
-
-
- !Run : Draw->WMF Startup file.
- !Sprites : Draw->WMF Application Sprites
- Templates : Template files
- draw-wmf : Draw->WMF Application.
- ~~config : Configuration file for Draw->WMF.
- ~~fonts : List of Windows Fonts
- !Help : This file.
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- Tailoring.
- ~~~~~~~~~~
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- The !run file should be altered to suite your requirements :-
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- Modules required :-
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- The Shared C Library should be loaded as appropriate for
- your setup. The supplied !run file assumes that the C
- shared library module is in !system.modules.
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- The Floating Point Emulator should be loaded as appropriate for
- your setup. The supplied !run file assumes that the FPEmulator
- module is in !system.modules.
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- Variables required :-
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- DrawWMF$Dir is required in order for Draw->WMF to find its various
- configuration files.
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- Storage required :-
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- !Draw->WMF has been tested with a wimpslot size of 160k
- on a machine with 32k pages. lower values may be possible
- on machines with smaller page sizes.
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- The file to be converted is loaded into a buffer claimed from
- the next slot. The space is return immediately after the conversion,
- so you should not be able to see the change.
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- If !Draw->WMF prompts that it does not have enough memory to process,
- then !Draw->WMF must be restarted, having made provision that
- the next slot is large enough.
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- Operation.
- ~~~~~~~~~~
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- 1) First click on the !Draw->WMF icon. This will install the !Draw->WMF
- icon on the icon bar.
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- 2) To convert a Draw file drag the file to the !Draw->WMF
- icon on the icon bar. This will popup a save wmf window. Drag the Draw
- file icon to the required destination.
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- 3) If an unconfigured Draw font is encountered a window will pop up.
- Select the required Windows font or stroked text and then select
- the Ok button which will then appear.
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- Control Options
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- Direct Link
- -----------
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- Rather than have !Draw->WMF prompt for the target file, it is possible
- to set a default path and have the target name created as default path
- plus filename. To do this you drag the Draw file icon to the target directory
- or application and set the Direct option. With the direct option set the
- output Draw file will automatically be created.
-
- Note if you use this option sensibly with an application then the receiving
- application must support the Draw file type.
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- Options
- ~~~~~~~
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- Placeable Metafile
- ------------------
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- Selecting this option means that a Placeable Metafile header is created
- in the file. Note: Placeable Metafiles above 64K in size may not be
- supported by some Windows applications.
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- Config File ( ~~config )
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- This file controls the translation of fonts to Windows fonts. The format
- is
- <Draw Font Family>,<num>
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- Where Num is the corresponding entry in the Windows Font file ~~fonts,
- indexed from 0. Or -1 which means convert the test to paths.
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- Fonts File ( ~~fonts )
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- The file is a list of WIndows font, one entry per line. The maximum number
- of fonts is limited to 32. Please contact the author if you wish to have
- this limit raised.
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-
- Note
- ~~~~
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- Some PC applications require that the file extension is WMF. So
- make sure PC file is xxxxxx.WMF before use.
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- WMF File type
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- The WMF file type is 412
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- Copyright & Contributions
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- This software carries no warranty, either express or implied.
- I can not guarantee that it is free of bugs or give any warranty
- about it’s suitability for use.
-
- The status of !Draw->WMF is Careware. Howevere it may be freely
- distributed.
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-
- Copyright remains solely the authors. (C) Keith Sloan
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- Contact
- ~~~~~~~
-
- If you find problems or want to make suggestions for improvements then
- please contact me at either of the following.
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- Internet : keiths@cix.compulink.co.uk
-
- Wanted
- ~~~~~~
-
- The quality of PD/Careware/Shareware depends on users reporting bugs
- and obtaining upto date versions, so before you bemoan the quaility
- check the date the software was created and please report bugs.
-
- Next time you see a reviewer, give them some stick on not
- reporting which version that are slatting.
-
- In the interest of enhancing this enhance this application I
- would like to obtain the following :-
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- Sample Draw & WMF files that fail to convert correctlty
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- Many Thanks
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- Version History.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- Alpha 1.0 : Version supplied to Richard Walter : 7th June 1995
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- 1.1 : 17th Feb 1996
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- Make sure file is terminated properly.
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- 1.2 : 14th March 1996
- Support for Text.
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- 1.3 : 24th May 1996
- Add option to create Placeable Metafiles.
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