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Nicon V1.2
-- SHAREWARE RELEASE --
(C) Copyright 1991 By Scarborough Digital.
All Rights Reserved.
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
DISCLAIMER.................................1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.............................1
REQUIREMENTS...............................1
LICENSING..................................1
CUSTOMER SERVICE...........................1
INTRODUCTION...............................2
GETTING STARTED............................2
SELECTING COLORS...........................3
SELECTING TOOLS............................3
TOOL DESCRIPTION...........................3,4
USING THE FILE REQUESTER...................4,5
ADDING ICONS TO WINDOWS....................5
DISCLAIMER
═══════════
Scarborough Digital will not be liable for any damage that may
result from the use of this program. This program comes with NO
WARRANTY written or implied. Use this program at your own risk.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
════════════════
WINDOWS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Inc.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Inc.
REQUIREMENTS
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IBM Compatible Machine
Mouse
EGA or VGA card with 256K
DOS 3.3 or higher (or any Compatible DOS)
LICENSING
══════════
This program has been released for distribution as shareware.
You have been given the chance to sample the full capabilities of
Nicon without risk! You are granted a 30 day evaluation period to
use Nicon, if you find that Nicon is a valuable tool and expect to
use it beyond the evaluation period , then you are expected to
register. The cost of registering Nicon is a modest $10.00 which
is the TOTAL cost, no need to add extra for shipping or handling
or any other ridiculous fee. See REGISTER.TXT. For a site licence
please call or write.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
═════════════════
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions,
Scarborough Digital can be contacted through several means.
PHONE - The Scarborough Digital phone number is
(416) 438-5049
BBS - CRS Members leave a message to Neil Bojkovski.
- PC Connect (416) 733-9052 leave a message to
Nick Onoufriou at the main conference.
- We also monitor the Interlink Shareware conference.
MAIL - Scarborough Digital
7305 Woodbine Ave.,
Unit 45
Markham, Ontario
Canada L3R 3V7
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INTRODUCTION
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Nicon is a DOS based application for creating and editing
WINDOWS 3 *.ICO files. Nicon has many of the features found in
commercial paint programs and thus provides a quick and easy way
to create and edit icons. With a slick graphical interface you
almost feel like you are in WINDOWS.
GETTING STARTED
════════════════
If you have not yet tried the program, please try it now, this
will allow you to get a better understanding for the proceeding
information. Remember to use the door in order to exit the program.
The Nicon display is divided into four areas, the top left
corner contains the actual size image of the icon, the far right
contains a zoom image of the icon, the lower left contains the tool
box, and next to it is the color box. All the drawing and editing
are done in the zoom area.
Actual Size Box
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║└───────┘ ║ ║ ┌──┐┌──┐ ║ ╟─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─╢
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║ └──────┘ └──┘ ║ ║ └──┘└──┘ ║ ╟─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─╢
║ ┌──────┐ ┌──┐ ║ ║ ┌──┐┌──┐ ║ ╟─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─╢
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║ ┌──────┐ ┌──┐ ║ ║ ┌──┐┌──┐ ║ ╟─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─╢
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Tool Box Color Box Zoom Box
1. Open 6. Grid 11. Spray
2. Save 7. Door 12. Dot
3. CLR 8. Paint 13. Square
4. Clip 9. Circle 14. Filled Square
5. UnDo 10.Filled circle 15. Line
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SELECTING COLORS
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To select a color move the mouse pointer in color box area,
point to one of the colors and press the left mouse button.
SELECTING TOOLS
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To select any of the tools move the mouse pointer in the tool
box area, point to one of the tools and press the left mouse
button.
TOOL DESCRIPTION
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-Open : Read *.ico (see USING THE FILE REQUESTER)
-Save : Save the file as an *.ico
(see USING THE FILE REQUESTER)
-Dot : Point where to plot dot, press left mouse
button.
-Line : Point where to plot the starting end of
the line and press left mouse button, move pointer
to extend the line, release button.
-Square : Point where to plot the starting corner
of the square and press left mouse button, move
pointer to expand the square, release button.
-Filled Square : Point where to plot the
starting corner of the square and press left
mouse button, move pointer to expand the
square, release button.
-Circle : Point where the centre of the circle
will be and press left mouse button, move pointer to
expand the circle, release button.
-Filled Circle : Point where the centre of the circle will be
and press left mouse button, move pointer to
expand the circle, release button.
-Spray : Point where to spray dots and press left mouse
button, release button.
-Paint : Point to area that you want painted and press left
mouse button, release button.
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-Undo : Removes the last thing you plotted.
-Grid : Toggles the grid in the zoom box.
-CLR : Clears the display.
-Door : Allows you to exit the program.
-Clip : Point where to mark the starting corner
of the clip area and press left the left mouse
button, move pointer to expand the clip area, release
button.
-HFLIP : Flips the image horizontally
-VFLIP : Flips the image vertically
-Up : Scrolls the image up
-Down : Scrolls the image down
-Left : Scrolls the image to the left
-Right : Scrolls the image to the right
USING THE FILE REQUESTER
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╔════════════════════════╗
║ ║
╠════════════════════════╣
║ 1 ║ 1. File Path Box
╠═══════════════════╦════╣ 2. File Name Box
║ ║╔══╗║ 3. Up Gadget
║ ║║3 ║║ 4. Scroller Gadget
║ ║╚══╝║ 5. Down Gadget
║ ║╔╦╦╗║ 6. Parent Gadget
║ ║║4 ║║ 7. Cancel Gadget
║ ║╠╩╩╣║ 8. OK Gadget
║ ║║ ║║
║ ║║ ║║
║ ║║ ║║
║ ║║ ║║
║ ║║ ║║
║ ║╚══╝║
╠═══════════════════╣╔══╗║
║ 2 ║║5 ║║
╠═══════════════════╝╚══╝║
║╔═════╗╔═════════╗╔════╗║
║║ 6 ║║ 7 ║║ 8 ║║
║╚═════╝╚═════════╝╚════╝║
╚════════════════════════╝
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SELECTING A FILENAME
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If it appears in the file list, point to the file and
press the left mouse button, point to OK gadget and
press the left mouse button.
OR
Point to the filename box and press the left mouse
button, enter the name, point to OK gadget and press
left mouse button.
CHANGING THE PATH
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Point to the parent gadget and press the left
mouse button.
OR
Point to a file directory in the file list box and
press the left mouse button.
OR
Point to the file path box and press the left
mouse button, then type in the desired path.
SCROLLING THROUGH THE FILE LIST
══════════════════════════════════
Point to the Up or Down gadget and press the left mouse
button.
OR
Point to the scroller gadget, press the left mouse
button and position to desired location, release mouse
button.
ADDING ICONS TO WINDOWS
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Step 1 - Go into the Program Manager
Step 2 - Select New from the menu
Step 3 - Select Program Item
Step 4 - Select OK gadget
Step 5 - In the Description enter the message that will
appear under your icon. eg. Word Perfect
Step 6 - In the Command Line enter the complete path of your
program. eg. C:\WP\WP.EXE
DO NOT PRESS THE ENTER KEY
Step 7 - Select change icon
Step 8 - Replace the default name with the path of your icon
file. eg. C:\WP\WP.ICO
Step 9 - Select OK
Step 10 - Select OK again
If the above steps were followed correctly you should be able to see
your icon in the current window.
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