A.C.E. 3/ACE CD 3.iso/files/utils/cando12.dms/in.adf/HelpFiles/Graphics/CMD.DATA

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|loadpicture|
windowtitle `LoadPicture "filename" {, "Name" {, loadflags } }
printlf `Preload an image.  The optional "Name"
printlf `may be given for identification by other
printlf `commands, otherwise "filename" will be
printlf `used.  LoadFlags are described in the
printlf `manual on page 7-7.
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `ShowPicture`ShowPicture`
print ` & `
subject `SavePicture`SavePicture`
end

|loadbrush|
windowtitle `LoadBrush "filename" {, "Name" { , loadflags } }
printlf `Preload a Brush.  The optional "Name"
printlf `may be given for identification by other
printlf `commands, otherwise "filename" will be
printlf `used.  LoadFlags are described in the
printlf `manual on page 7-7.
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `ShowBrush`ShowBrush`
print ` & `
subject `SaveBrush`SaveBrush`
end

|showpicture|
windowtitle `ShowPicture "Picture Name"
printlf `Change the displayed picture to "Picture
printlf `Name".  The image is either already  pre-
printlf `loaded, or will be loaded from a file on
printlf `a disk.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `LoadPicture`LoadPicture`
print ` & `
subject `SavePicture`SavePicture`
end

|showbrush|
windowtitle `ShowBrush "Brush Name",<x>,<y> {, BRUSHPALETTE }
printlf `Display a brush at the given x and y
printlf `coordinates.  The brush is either preloaded
printlf `or will be loaded from a disk.  The color
printlf `palette will change to the colors loaded
printlf `with the brush if BRUSHPALETTE is indicated.
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `LoadBrush`LoadBrush`
print `, `
subject `SaveBrush`SaveBrush`
print ` & `
subject `Transparent`Transparent`
end

|transparent|
windowtitle `Transparent  «logical expression»
printlf `If the logical expression is TRUE or ON
printlf `Then the given transparent color of a
printlf `brush will be "see through."  Otherwise,
printlf `if the expression is FALSE or OFF, then
printlf `the transparent color will be opaque.`
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `SetClipTransparentColor`SetClipTransparentColor`
end

|clippicture|
windowtitle `ClipPicture "Picture Name" { ,CHIP }
printlf `Creates a copy of the current card's
printlf `window.  If CHIP is indicated, the image
printlf `will be stored in Chip memory.  The image
printlf `can be used later with ShowPicture.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `ShowPicture`ShowPicture`
print ` & `
subject `SavePicture`SavePicture`
end

|clipbrush|
windowtitle `ClipBrush <x>,<y>,<width>,<height>,"Brush Name" { ,CHIP }
printlf `Grabs a portion of the current card's
printlf `window and stores it for future use.
printlf `If CHIP is indicated the image will be
printlf `stored in Chip memory.  The Brush can
printlf `be displayed later using ShowBrush.
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `ShowBrush`ShowBrush`
print `, `
subject `SaveBrush`SaveBrush`
print ` & `
subject `AreaCopy`AreaCopy`
end

|setcliptranscol|
windowtitle `SetClipTransparentColor <color>
printlf `Sets the background color used in a
printlf `clipped brush.  This color will be
printlf `transparent, if Transparent is set ON,
printlf `when displayed by ShowBrush.
printlf `SEE ALSO: `
print `   `
subject `Transparent`Transparent`
print ` & `
subject `ShowBrush`ShowBrush`
print ` & `
subject `ClipBrush`ClipBrush`
end

|savepicture|
windowtitle `SavePicture "Picture Name" {, "filename" }
printlf `Save a Picture to disk.  If "filename"
printlf `is given then the image will be saved with
printlf `that name, otherwise it will be save with
printlf `its original name, or with the "Picture
printlf `Name."
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `LoadPicture`LoadPicture`
print ` & `
subject `ClipPicture`ClipPicture`
end

|savebrush|
windowtitle `SaveBrush "Brush Name" {, "filename" }
printlf `Saves a brush image to disk.  This
printlf `works like the SavePicture command.
printlf
printlf `SEE ALSO:`
subject `LoadBrush`LoadBrush`
print ` & `
subject `ClipBrush`ClipBrush`
print ` & `
subject `SavePicture`SavePicture`
end

|showpalette|
windowtitle `ShowPalette "Name"
printlf `Change the color palette to the palette
printlf `loaded with the picture "Name".  The
printlf `picture may have been preloaded, or
printlf `the palette will be loaded from a file.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `SetRGB`SetRGB`
print ` & `
subject `LoadPicture`LoadPicture`
end

|areacircle|
windowtitle `AreaCircle <x>,<y>,<r>
printlf `Draw a filled Circle at position x,y with a
printlf `radius of r.  The area color will come from
printlf `PenA, set by the SetPen command.`
printlf
printlf `SEE ALSO: `
subject `DrawCircle`DrawCircle`
print ` & `
subject `AreaEllipse`AreaEllipse`
print ` & `
subject `SetPen`SetPen`
end

|areaellipse|
windowtitle `AreaEllipse <x>,<y>,<xr>,<yr>
printlf `Draw a filled ellipse with its center
printlf `at x,y. <xr> is the horizontal radius
printlf `and <yr> is the vertical radius.  The
printlf `area color comes from PenA.
printlf `SEE ALSO:`
subject `DrawEllipse`DrawEllipse`
print ` & `
subject `AreaCircle`AreaCircle`
print ` & `
subject `SetPen`SetPen`
end

|arearectangle|
windowtitle `AreaRectangle <x>,<y>,<w>,<h>
printlf `Draw a filled rectangle with upper-left
printlf `corner at <x>,<y> and with a width of
printlf `<w> and height of <h>.  The area color
printlf `is PenA, set by SetPen.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `DrawRectangle`DrawRectangle`
print ` & `
subject `SetPen`SetPen`
end

|floodfill|
windowtitle `FloodFill <x>,<y>
printlf `Fill a solid shape starting at <x>,<y>
printlf `with color PenA.  The shape is determined
printlf `by the color at <x>,<y>.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `FillToBorder`FillToBorder`
print ` & `
subject `SetPen`SetPen`
end

|filltoborder|
windowtitle `FillToBorder <x>,<y>,<BorderColor>
printlf `Fill a shape starting at <x>,<y> and all
printlf `the area outlined by <BorderColor>.  It
printlf `fills with PenA.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `FloodFill`FloodFill`
print ` & `
subject `SetPen`SetPen`
end

|drawcircle|
windowtitle `DrawCircle <x>,<y>,<r>
printlf `Draws a circle with its center at
printlf `<x>,<y> and having a radius of <r>.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `AreaCircle`AreaCircle`
print ` & `
subject `DrawEllipse`DrawEllipse`
end

|drawellipse|
windowtitle `DrawEllipse <x>,<y>,<xr>,<yr>
printlf `Draw an ellipse with its center at <x>,<y>
printlf `<xr> is the horizontal radius and <yr> is
printlf `the vertical radius.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `AreaEllipse`AreaEllipse`
print ` & `
subject `DrawCircle`DrawCircle`
end

|drawline|
windowtitle `DrawLine <x1>,<y1>,<x2>,<y2>
printlf `Draw a line from <x1>,<y1> to <x2>,<y2>.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `DrawTo`DrawTo`
print ` & `
subject `MovePen`MovePen`
end

|drawpixel|
windowtitle `DrawPixel <x>,<y>
printlf `Draws a single pixel at <x>,<y>.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `MovePen`MovePen`
print ` & `
subject `SetPen`SetPen`
end

|drawrectangle|
windowtitle `DrawRectangle <x>,<y>,<w>,<h>
printlf `Draw a rectangle with upper-left corner
printlf `at <x>,<y> and with a width of <w> and a
printlf `height of <h>.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `AreaRectangle`AreaRectangle`
end

|drawto|
windowtitle `DrawTo <x>,<y>
printlf `Draws a line from the current pen position
printlf `to <x>,<y>.  The current pen position
printlf `becomes <x>,<y>.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `RayTo`RayTo`
print ` & `
subject `MovePen`MovePen`
print ` & `
subject `DrawLine`DrawLine`
end

|movepen|
windowtitle `MovePen <x>,<y>
printlf `Move the current pen position to <x>,<y>
printlf `without drawing.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `DrawTo`DrawTo`
print ` & `
subject `RayTo`RayTo`
end

|rayto|
windowtitle `RayTo <x>,<y>
printlf `Draws a line from the current pen position
printlf `to <x>,<y> but leaving the pen position
printlf `unaffected.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `MovePen`MovePen`
print ` & `
subject `DrawTo`DrawTo`
end

|clearwindow|
windowtitle `ClearWindow {<color>}
printlf `Clears the Window to its initial state.
printlf `If it is a picture window the image will
printlf `be redisplayed.  If it is not a picture
printlf `window, then it will be cleared to the
printlf `window's background color or to the
printlf `optional <color>.
end

|getrgb|
windowtitle `GetRGB <col.reg>, <red var>, <green var>, <blue var>
printlf `Assign the red, green, and blue components
printlf `of color register <col.reg> to the three
printlf `given variables.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `SetRGB`SetRGB`
print ` & `
subject `SetPen`SetPen`
end

|setareadrawmode|
windowtitle `SetAreaDrawMode NORMAL or OUTLINE
printlf `The AreaDrawMode affects only Area commands.
printlf `If set to the default of NORMAL then areas
printlf `are drawn in a solid color using PenA.  If
printlf `set to OUTLINE, the area is drawn with PenA
printlf `and outlined with PenO.
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `SetPen`SetPen`
print ` & `
subject `SetDrawMode`SetDrawMode`
end

|setdrawmode|
windowtitle `SetDrawMode {Normal} {Jam1} {Jam2} {Complement} {InverseVideo}
printlf `The DrawMode affects how pixels are drawn
printlf `by all drawing commands.  See the user's
printlf `manual, Page 6-31, for a description of
printlf `these modes.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `SetAreaDrawMode`SetAreaDrawMode`
print ` & `
subject `SetPen`SetPen`
end

|setpen|
windowtitle `SetPen <penA> { ,<penb> { ,<penO> } }
printlf `This command sets which color register is
printlf `used by each of the three pens.  PenA must
printlf `be set, while PenB and PenO are optional.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `SetDrawMode`SetDrawMode`
print ` & `
subject `SetRGB`SetRGB`
end

|setrgb|
windowtitle `SetRGB <col.reg>, <red>, <green>, <blue>
printlf `Assigns to color register <col.reg> the red,
printlf `green and blue values given.  These values
printlf `range from 0 to 255.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `GetRGB`GetRGB`
end

|cyclecolors|
windowtitle `CycleColors <from-Color>,<to-Color> {, FORWARD or BACKWARD }
printlf `Cycle the current color palette.  The range
printlf `is from <from-Color> to <to-Color>.  The
printlf `direction is specified as either FORWARD
printlf `or BACKWARD.  See page 6-32 in the user's
printlf `manual for more details.
end

|printtext|
windowtitle `PrintText "string",<x>,<y>
printlf `Prints the "string" using the current
printlf `pen colors, print style, and font with
printlf `the upper-left corner at <x>,<y>.
printlf
printlf `SEE ALSO: `
subject `SetPrintStyle`SetPrintStyle`
print ` & `
subject `SetPrintFont`SetPrintFont`
print ` & `
subject `SetPen`SetPen`
end

|setprintstyle|
windowtitle `SetPrintStyle StandardFlags {ExtendedFlags} {,<ExtPen1>{,<ExtPen2>}}
printlf `See the User's Manual, Page 6-33 for
printlf `a full description of the flags used
printlf `by the PrintStyle.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `SetPrintFont`SetPrintFont`
print ` & `
subject `PrintText`PrintText`
end

|setprintfont|
windowtitle `SetPrintFont "fontname", <pointsize>
printlf `Set the print font to the font with
printlf `the given name, and request the given
printlf `point size.  If the font does not have
printlf `that point size, the next smallest size
printlf `will be used.
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `SetPrintStyle`SetPrintStyle`
print ` & `
subject `PrintText`PrintText`
end

|gettextdimensions|
windowtitle `GetTextDimensions "Text",Width-Variable,Height-Variable
printlf `Sets the contents of the two variables to
printlf `the width and height of the indicated text
printlf `string in pixels, given the current
printlf `PrintStyle, font, and point size.
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `SetPrintFont`SetPrintFont`
print ` & `
subject `SetPrintStyle`SetPrintStyle`
end

|areacopy|
windowtitle `AreaCopy        Page # 1`
printlf `AreaCopy <StartX>, <StartY>, <Width>,
printlf `         <Height>, <DestinationX>,
printlf `         <DestinationY>
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: NEXTPAGE, `
nextpage `@`areacopy#2`
subject `ClipBrush`ClipBrush`
print ` & `
subject `ShowBrush`ShowBrush`
end

|areacopy#2|
windowtitle `AreaCopy        Page # 2`
printlf `Copies an area of the window with the upper`
printlf `corner at StartX,StartY and of the given
printlf `Given Height and Width to the location with
printlf `an upper corner at DestinationX,
printlf `DestinationY.
prevpage `@`areacopy`
end

|areapolygon|
windowtitle `AreaPolygon          Page # 1`
printlf `AreaPolygon <X1>,<Y1>,<X2>,<Y2>,<X3>,<Y3>,
printlf `    {<X4>,<Y4>,{<X5>, <Y5> {,<X6>, <Y6>}}}
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: NextPage,`
nextpage `@`areapolygon#2`
subject `DrawPolygon`DrawPolygon`
printlf `.`
end

|areapolygon#2|
windowtitle `AreaPolygon          Page # 2`
printlf `This allows you to draw a solid polygon
printlf `with 3 to 6 vertices.  It uses the color
printlf `in PenA.  The first 3 verticies are re-
printlf `quired, the other 3 are optional.
prevpage `@`areapolygon`
end

|areascroll|
windowtitle `AreaScroll                 Page # 1`
printlf `AreaScroll <StartX>, <StartY>, <Width>,
printlf `           <Height>, <DeltaX>, <DeltaY>
printlf
print `SEE ALSO: `
subject `AreaCopy`AreaCopy`
printlf `.`
nextpage `@`areascroll#2`
end

|areascroll#2|
windowtitle `AreaScroll                 Page # 2`
printlf `Scrolls an area of the window with the
printlf `upper corner at StartX, StartY and the
printlf `specified Width and Height, and moving
printlf `it by DeltaX, DeltaY.
prevpage `@`areascroll`
end

|drawpolygon|
windowtitle `DrawPolygon  `
printlf `DrawPolygon <X1>,<Y1>,<X2>,<Y2>,<X3>,<Y3>,
printlf `      {<X4>,<Y4>,{<X5>,<Y5>,{<X6>,<Y6>}}}
printlf
printlf `Draws a polygon outline without filling.
printlf `For more information about Polygons see
subject `AreaPolygon`AreaPolygon`
printlf `.`
end