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ColorKnit 3.0 © E&P Ware, October 1993
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ColorKnit is a simple grid-based program to help knitters create designs and
give them an accurate preview of how they will look when knitted up.
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• ColorKnit is Shareware: please see the section below for instructions on how
to register your copy.
You may distribute ColorKnit on other BBS’s, but you may not charge others for it.
For inclusion on shareware disks please contact the author. If you do distribute
ColorKnit, please keep this “Read Me” document with the application.
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System Requirments:
• System 6.0 or higher. 256 color monitor (to use colors)
else a black & white monitor.
• ColorKnit is compatable with system 7.
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• How to use ColorKnit:
1. Double click on the application, which will open up to a new file. Use the
Knit Gauge dialog (select from the Grid menu, or use Command-G) to set the grid
size. This allows you to customize the grid to match your knitting style, needle
size, yarn weight, etc. Type in your measurements for rows per inch and stitches
per inch. Then specify the guidelines you would like to use. (All these
specifications can be changed as you work, by the way.)
2. Click the OK button to close the dialog box. The new grid will redraw on the
screen. Select a color or pattern from the floating palette and start drawing
your design.
3. (Color Macs only) Change a color in the palette by double-clicking in it.
Then chose a new color from the Color Picker dialog. There are also 2 sets of
alternate colors available under the Colors Menu.
4. (Color Macs only) You can change the background color from white to any other
color by using the Background Color command under the Colors menu.
5. To preview your design as a knitted fabric, use the Stitches/Squares command
(Command-E, or select from the Grid menu). This changes the rectangles of your
grid into stitch-shaped units. You can continue working on the design as
stitches, or convert back to squares by using the Stitches/Squares command
again.
6. You can export your drawing as a ‘PICT’ document, which can be opened by most
graphics programs (or by Teach Text© in System 7).
7. Don’t forget to also save your document as a ColorKnit document as well or
you won’t be able to edit it later. (ColorKnit can not open PICT documents.)
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• The Colors Palette
The Colors palette allows you to select colors or tools used to draw with.
You can hide the palette by clicking in its close box. Choose Show Palette
(under the Grids menu) to bring it back.
• The Pencil
The pencil draws one stitch at a time in the currently selected color.
If you draw in a stitch the is already colored with the current color the pencil
turns into an eraser.
Hold down the command key while drawing with the pencil to confine drawing to
vertical or horizontal lines.
• The Paint Bucket
Select a color and then click the bucket (at the tip of spilling paint) into
the area you want to fill in. The spreads out to all connected squares.
(Connected means by horizontal and vertical neighbors but not diagonal ones.)
• The Brush
The brush allows you to paint larger areas more quickly (with a maximum brush
size of 5X5 squares) Pressing the ‘B’ key turns on the brush.
If you double-click on the brush icon a dialog will appear, allowing you to
change the brush size. The brush size can also be changed by
typing 1 through 5.
• The Eraser
If you double-click on the eraser icon the current selection is erased. If there
is nothing selected the whole document is erased. Pressing the ‘E’ key turns
on the eraser.
• The Colors:
Click on a color (or pattern in black & white mode) to select it for drawing.
Double–click on it to select a new color from the Color Picker dialog. (Sorry,
you can’t edit black and white patterns.)
• The Arrow Buttons:
The arrow buttons allow you to change the grid/guide lines:
Click in an arrow to offset the guide lines by one.
Click in the up arrow (while holding down the option key) to increase the number
of rows per inch; click in the down arrow (while holding down the option key) to
decrease the number of rows per inch.
Hold down the command key while clicking in an arrow to decrease or increase the
spacing of the guide lines.
Hold down the control key while clicking in an arrow to bring up the Grid
dialog.
(All of these commands work with the corresponding arrows on the
keyboard.)
• How to copy and paste within a design
Click on the selection tool icon to select the copying tool. (Or press the ‘C’ key.)
Place the cross-hairs at one corner of the section to be duplicated.
Press and hold down the mouse while dragging to the oposite corner of your
selection. Release the mouse: your selection is outlined by the “marching ants”.
Place the mouse anywhere inside your selection and, while holding down the
mouse button, drag the selection to another location.
Release the mouse and the selection is moved to the new location.
To duplicate a selection, hold down the option key while dragging.
• Flip Selection
The current selection can be flipped horizontally or vertically by clicking on
the two icons above the arrows icons.
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• The Patterns menu
The patterns function “grows” geometric patterns out of what you’ve drawn on the
screen. Draw a small square or cross with the first color from the top and try a
pattern command from the menu to see how it works. Applying different commands
over and over can develop some very elaborate, almost Fair Isle-ish designs.
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• Printing
ColorKnit features the ability to print an 8" X 10" page.
All of the printing–related commands are located under the File menu.
Scroll to the page you wish to print. (The upper left corner of the window sets
the upper left corner of the page.)
Choose Print Preview from the File menu to see the area of the document that
will be printed. (The print preview page also defines the area of the drawing
that is exported as a PICT type document.)
Choose Print to print the page. If you are using a laser writter choose the
Color/Grayscale option from the printing dialog. This will allow you to print in
grayscale if you have a Mac that can display 256 colors/grays. For black & white
Macs patterns will be printed instead of grays.
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To register your copy of ColorKnit send $15 to:
Paul Duffy
71 Oxford Street
Somerville MA 02143 USA
Include your name and a mailing address and the type of Mac you use.
Registered users will receive a personalized copy of ColorKnit with the
shareware reminder removed.
I can be contacted at the address above or leave a message
for Elaine Benfatto on Fibernet BBS: 218-583-4337,
or on Compuserve’s Crafts Forum (ID # 72521, 417).
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Your input is appreciated.
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ColorKnit version 3.0
New Features
• Select and drag to copy and paste. (No more camera/stamper.)
• Flip selection horizontal or vertical.
• Paint bucket tool to fill in large connected area.
• Double-clicking on the eraser erases everything. (Or current selection, if any.)
• Double-clicking on the brush brings up Brush Size dialog.
• New standard and alternate color palettes.
• Undo is now available for color changes. (“Revert Colors” no longer needed.)
• The “Patterns” commands now use the 1st color/pattern.
Bug Fixes
• A bug which swapped vertical and horizontal guide line spacing in
saved documents was fixed.
• Previous versions didn’t save color changes under some circumstances: fixed.
• New scrolling routine keeps patterns aligned (in black & white mode) and makes
sure that you can always scroll to the edge of the grid even when the window is
very small.
• After scrolling, drawing straight lines with the pencil (command key down)
didn't work properly: fixed.