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  1. ********************************************************************
  2. *                                                                  *
  3. *                           ECPAiNT!                               *
  4. *    The ultimate Art & Design program for all ATARI ST machines   *
  5. *                                                                  *
  6. *                    SHAREWARE RELEASE FROM                        *
  7. *                                                                  *
  8. *                   Eines Computing 1993/94                        *
  9. *                                                                  *
  10. ********************************************************************
  11.  
  12.  
  13.  
  14. Information:
  15.  
  16. This is a Shareware release of ECPAiNT!, a paint-package which is 
  17. comparable with most mid-priced comercial releases.
  18.  
  19. The program work on all Atari STs in high resolution and at least 
  20. one megabyte of memory.
  21.         
  22. The ECPAiNT! folder should contain the following files:
  23.  
  24.         ECPAINT.PRG
  25.         ECPAINT.RSC
  26.         ECPAINT.TXT
  27.         ECPAINT.ICN
  28.         ECPAINTM.ICN
  29.         And a folder with example files for use with ECPAiNT!, including
  30.         fonts, fills, polygons and picture-files.
  31.  
  32. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  33.  
  34. To register your copy of ECPAiNT!, send NKR 165(about £15) to:
  35.  
  36.         Eines Computing
  37.         c/o Håkon Eines
  38.         6570 EDØY
  39.         NORWAY
  40.  
  41.         My bank account number is: 6367.56.01250
  42.  
  43. There might be made improvements on this program, if enough registrations 
  44. are recieved. Please send any suggestions to Eines Computing with the 
  45. features you would like to see in future releases of ECPAiNT!. A new
  46. version is under development. It will be window-based, and include
  47. even more features...watch out!
  48.  
  49. You will recieve a lot of important things if you register:
  50.  
  51.      - Updates and help...
  52.      - Technical information...
  53.      - More fonts...
  54.      - Offer on other shareware releases from Eines Computing 
  55.  
  56. If there is NOT recieved enough registrations and support, there won't 
  57. be any future quality software releases from Eines Computing. We will
  58. propbaly continue on another system, such as the PC.
  59.  
  60. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  61.  
  62. How to use ECPAiNT!:
  63.  
  64. To start ECPAiNT! double-click on ECPAiNT!.PRG, and it will start as a 
  65. normal GEM-application in high resolution. A different method to start 
  66. ECPAiNT!, is to drop a picture file on the ECPAiNT! icon, 
  67. but this will only work on machines with TOS 2.00 and upwards. 
  68. When you start ECPAiNT! by dropping a picture file onto it, the picture 
  69. file will be imediately loaded and ready to edit or convert. 
  70.  
  71. You will soon get the desktop of ECPAiNT! in front of your eyes. To pick 
  72. a drawing tool you hit the left mouse button, to exit the drawing 
  73. screen you hit the right button. 
  74.  
  75. To obtain the full documentation and technical information, register as
  76. a user of ECPAiNT!
  77.  
  78. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  79.  
  80. SHORTCUTS
  81.  
  82.  
  83. NB! The keyboard equivalents listed here, works only when
  84. you are painting on the drawing screen.
  85.  
  86. Undo                    = Cancel last operation
  87. Help                    = Fullview
  88. Spacebar                = Blockfunction meny
  89.  
  90. Left arrow key          = Scroll screen to the left (1 mm)
  91. Right arrow key         = Scroll screen to the right (1 mm)
  92. Up arrow key            = Scroll screen upwards (1 mm)
  93. Down arrow key          = Scroll screen downwards (1 mm)
  94. Control+Right arrow key = Scroll screen to the right (5 mm)
  95. Control+Left arrow key  = Scroll screen to the left (5 mm)
  96. Control+Up arrow key    = Scroll screen upwards (5 mm)
  97. Control+Down arrow key  = Scroll screen downwards (5 mm)
  98.  
  99. *                       = Choose fill pattern
  100. -                       = Decrease fillpattern
  101. +                       = Increase fillpattern
  102. Esc                     = Cut block
  103. Esc+Left Shift          = Cut polygonal block
  104. F10                     = Copy block
  105. F1                      = Zoom x4
  106. F2                      = Zoom x8
  107. F3                      = Zoom x16      
  108. N                       = Mirroreffect on
  109. Alternate+N             = Mirroreffect off
  110. 9                       = Toggle BORDER on/off
  111. F5                      = Graphic mode 1 (REPLACE)
  112. F6                      = Graphic mode 2 (TRANSPARENT)
  113. F7                      = Graphic mode 3 (XOR)
  114. F8                      = Graphic mode 4 (INVERSE TRANSPARENT)
  115. !                       = Grid off
  116. "                       = Grid=2 pixels
  117. #                       = Grid=4 pixels
  118. $                       = Grid=8 pixels
  119. %                       = Grid=16 pixels
  120. &                       = Grid=32 pixels
  121. /                       = Grid=64 pixels
  122.  
  123.  
  124. DRAWING TOOLS:
  125.  
  126. 1                       = PEN
  127. 2                       = BRUSH
  128. 3                       = PAINTBRUSH
  129. 4                       = SPRAY
  130. 5                       = FILL
  131. 6                       = POLYMARKER
  132. Q                       = BOX
  133. W                       = ROUNDED BOX
  134. E                       = CIRCEL
  135. R                       = ELLIPSE
  136. T                       = ARC
  137. Y                       = ELLIPTICAL ARC
  138.  
  139. Alternate+Q             = FILLED BOX
  140. Alternate+W             = FILLED ROUNDED BOX
  141. Alternate+E             = FILLED CIRCLE
  142. Alternate+R             = FILLED ELLIPSE
  143. Alternate+T             = PIE
  144. Alternate+Y             = ELLIPTICAL PIE
  145.  
  146. A                       = TRIANGEL
  147. S                       = PARALELOGRAM
  148. D                       = CIRCULAR POLYGON
  149. F                       = USERDEFINED POLYGON
  150. G                       = CURVED BOX
  151.  
  152. Alternate+A             = FILLED TRIANGEL
  153. Alternate+S             = FILLED PARALELOGRAM
  154. Alternate+D             = FILLED CIRCULAR POLYGON
  155. Alternate+F             = FILLED USERDEFINED POLYGON
  156. Alternate+G             = FILLED FREEHAND POLYGON
  157. Alternate+H             = TEXT
  158.  
  159. Z                       = BEZIER CURVE
  160. X                       = B SPLINE
  161. C                       = CONTINOUS LINE
  162. V                       = LINE
  163. B                       = RAYS
  164.  
  165.  
  166. SHORTCUTS IN TEXTMODE:
  167.  
  168. BITIMAGEFONTS (SYSTEMFONTS & GEMFONTS):
  169.  
  170. F1                      = Normal orientation (0 degrees)
  171. F2                      = Rotated 90 degrees
  172. F3                      = Rotated 180 degrees
  173. F4                      = Rotated 270 degrees
  174. F5                      = Graphic mode 1 (REPLACE)
  175. F6                      = Graphic mode 2 (TRANSPARENT)
  176. F7                      = Graphic mode 3 (XOR)
  177. F8                      = Graphic mode 4 (INVERSE TRANSPARENT)
  178. F9                      = Systemfont
  179. F10                     = Gemfont
  180. Help                    = Show all Characters in font
  181. Undo                    = Cancel last operation
  182. Esc                     = Exit to Cut block
  183. Up arrow key            = Increase size of font
  184. Down arrow key          = Decrease size of font
  185. Left or Right arrow key = Shift texteffect
  186. Backspace               = Erase last character written
  187. Return                  = New line
  188.  
  189.  
  190. VECTORFONTS:
  191.  
  192. Esc                     = Exit to Cut block
  193. Help                    = Show all available characters in font
  194. Undo                    = Cancel last operation
  195. Shif+left mouse button will enter text object mode, thats skew x/y 
  196. and more. This doesn't work if the text string is empty!
  197.  
  198.  
  199. FULLVIEW-MODE:
  200.  
  201. ESC                     = Cut & Paste block(no undo!!!)
  202. Shift + ESC             = Cut small block(the block buffer will be used)
  203. Spacebar                = Mirror picture
  204. I                       = Invert picture
  205.  
  206. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  207.  
  208. Note:
  209.  
  210. *  If your picture file isn't listed in the file selector, then you should
  211.    try to load it in using the "*" symbol.
  212.  
  213. *  Try to click into the fill selector and others...!?!
  214.  
  215.