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* Brief Info Date 25.03.1989 *
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* Sigi Painter Public Domain Version 0.8 Freely copyable *
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* (c) 1989 by Siegfried Hübner, Upper Suburb 21, 8812 Windsbach *
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Many improvements on older Versions.
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The following Improvements/Expansion have been made on the
previous Sigi Painter Version 0.5.
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1.) Significant improvements to the Error routine. Fewer crashes!
2.) A Fastloader has been built in, Pictures now load much quicker.
3.) In addition to its own Block format, the Program can now load in
and use Blocks taken from other Art programs.
4.) The Load routine for Pictures has been completely Re-worked.
It can now handle still more foreign formats from different
Art programs.
5.) Some faults in Sigi Painter V0.5 have been improved.
6.) In addition various small improvements have been carried out in
all three screen resolutions.
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The following Improvements/Expansion have been made on the
previous Sigi Painter Version 0.6.
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1.) The Menu-line error in Sigi Painer V 0.5 has been removed.
2.) Keyclick has been switched off.
3.) A new function effect has been built in to deal with vertical
and diagonal Line drawing. (Only works on a Monochrome Monitor)
4.) There is a new setting for Keyboard Repeat, much easier to work
with than the previous one.
5.) The Key Repeat has been switched off.
The Program now works in all three Resolutions, in Colour as well as Black
and White. And will operate on a basic Atari 520ST with SM124 Monitor and
Floppy drive. It was written in GFA-Basic.
A Printer Driver is integrated in the program to allow you to produce
Harcopies with an Epson compatible Printer. Providing it can print 960 or
1280 Pixels per Line. It has been tested on a Seikosha SP 1000 A Printer.
There is also a special Printer routine provided which will check whether
or not the printer is connected and switched on. This removes the annoying
30 seconds wait normally associated with GEM.
Selecting Menu items is done with the Mouse. Move the Mouse to the Menu
Bar and choose the desired function. Press the left mouse button, the
selected function will now be activated. For example, drawing can now be
done by pressing and holding the left button while moving the mouse. To
exit any function you should simply press the right button.
The settings for the Fill Pattern, Line Width, Line Density, Scroll and
nearly all Functions from the Settings Menu can be easily and instantly
accessed. For example: In selecting the Line Width function press the left
mouse button. Pressing the left button again will increase the Line
thickness. When you are satisfied with it, press the right button to leave
the function. Now you can again select from the Menu.
Explanation of the Menu Items:
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Info Menu
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Copyright : Shows the Copyright notice.
Disk Menu
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Load Picture : With this Function you can quickly load pictures from all
the common Formats. E.g. Degas, Doodle, Neochrome,
Andromeda, Columbia Pictures etc. from Disk. It will
automatically take into account the screen resolution of
the chosen picture.
Save Picture : This Function allows you to Save pictures to Disk. See
function 'Load Picture'.
Load Block : Lets you load in Blocks(Objects) in all the common Art
program formats. Only works in Monochrome.
Delete File : With this function you can remove unwanted files from Disk.
WARNING: Deleted Pictures and Files are lost forever.
Create Folder: Allows you to create a new Folder on Disk.
Directory : This function allows you to produce and view a Directory of
the active disk drive.
Free Space : This will show you the free space still available on the
Disk. This lets you judge how many pictures you can store on
this particular disk. In addition, it will report the amount
of free memory in the computer.
End : Terminate the Program and exit back to the DeskTop.
Before leaving, you should remember to Save your pictures!
Operation
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Draw : With this Function you can draw freehand.
Adjustment possibilities on the Settings Menu are: Draw
Fill, Line Type, Line Density, Line Star/End.
Comment - In all Draw-functions, should you draw something
incorrectly then you cam remove it by selecting the 'UNDO'
function from the EXTRA Menu.
Point : Sets single Pixels. For adjustment possibilities see the
Settings Menu.
Line : For drawing straight lines. For adjustment possibilities
see the Settings Menu.
G-Rays : Try it and see! For adjustment possibilities see the
Settings Menu.
I-Line : Draws a thick line. For adjustment possibilities see the
Settings Menu. Can be filled out with a Fill Pattern by
setting the function FILL on the Settings Menu On or Off.
See also Function Fill Patt. and Frame etc.
Square : Draws a Square. For adjustment possibilities see I-Line and
the Settings Menu Functions Tilt etc.
Rectangle : Draws a Rectangle. See Function Square.
Circle : Draws a Circle. See Function Rectangle.
Ellipse : Draws an Ellipse. See Function Circle.
Fill : Fills out the chosen area with a Pattern.
WARNING - Make sure the Fill area is fully enclosed or else
the color/pattern will 'leak'! As above you may use the
UNDO function to reverse the Fill and try again.
See also the Settings Menu Fill Patt.
Extra Menu
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X-Circle : Try it out for yourself.
X-Ellipse : Try this one out too!
M-Circle : Draws a wavy line. Before using, adjust the M-Circle size.
Scroll : Scrolls the picture to right or left.
4-Mirror : Choose Mirror direction. Mirror Horizontal, Mirror vertical
etc. This Function only Mirrors the Draw Instruction.
Q-Mirror : Diagonal Mirror. Extra 1 + Extra 2 try yourself.
Mouse : Draws on the screen using the actual Mouse form as set in
the Settings Menu Mouse-Form. This does not function
properly on not on a 1040ST. It appears to be a TOS problem
in the operating system.
Joke : Will let you turn the picture upside down or invert the
colours!
Text : Writes Text using a normal Input Routine .
Exit with Return.
Undo : Reverse last Drawing operation.
Settings Menu
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Fill Patt. : Selects the Fill Pattern.
Background : Selects the background color.
Draw Color : Selects the Drawing Color.
Bar : Changes draw parameters.
Line Type : " " "
Arrow : " " "
Line Width : " " "
Form Border : Adjusts the Border type.
Fill On/Off : Forms filled or empty.
Graphic Mode : Adjusts the Graphic Mode.
Mouse Form : Adjusts the Mouse Form.
Size M-Circle: Adjusts the M-Circle size.
Delete Pic : Deletes the actual Picture.
Hardcopy
This Function operates in both Medium and High Resolution.
Unfortunately there is still some work to be done to get things right in
Low Res.
And finally...
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You should note that this Program is Public Domain and therefore freely
copyable. This means you may distribute it to anyone you wish.
A great deal of work has gone into this Program, and it would be nice to
think that anyone who uses it regularly would show some financial
recognition to the Author. As thanks I will inform you about updates,
modifications, bug fixes and so on.
If this is too much to ask, then it is unlikely that I would be prepared to
make any more of my hard work available for distribution through the Public
Domain.
If you should happen to discover an Error in the program, I would be
grateful if you would inform me as soon as possible in order that I can
eradicate it and put out a new Version. Suggestions for additions and
improvements, indeed any feedback, are always welcome.
P.S. I greet all Atari ST Fans and encourage you too to write a Public
Domain Program for the Atari.
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My Address Siegfried Hübner
Upper Suburb 21
8812 Windsbach
Germany
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Best wishes from your friend
Siegfried
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English translation by Bob MacLeod for Floppyshop
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