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Lucky Ducky Paint - The Shareware Version for Macintosh.

A Collection of Design and Color Books

The shareware version has a time limit and contains a
limited number of  the pictures, brush tips, stamps,
design articles and sounds of the registered version .
To order your complete, registered version of Lucky Ducky
Paint, with instructions, no time limit, lots and lots more
clothes and stamps, more pictures, a lot more sounds and
supplied on DSHD disks and
requiring system 7 or better and 4 megabytes, please send
either
$22.50 USD or £15.00 Sterling (add $2.00 / £1.00 if you
require DSDD disks)  to:

Donna Chesluk
2 Broadway
Wilmslow, Cheshire  SK9 1NB
UK

email: [e-mail]

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              L E G A L   A G R E E M E N T

The software known as "Lucky Ducky Paint" is protected by
the  copyright laws of the United States, United  Kingdom
and  by  international treaty provisions.   It  has  been
released as "shareware" -- the author grants the right to
use  and copy the software on a trial basis not to exceed
30  calendar days. After such time, the right to  use  is
revoked unless payment has been made to the author.

The author hereby extends permission for reproduction  of
this  documentation by whatever means are at the disposal
of  the user. Electronic modification of this document is
permitted if the author's copyright notice is maintained.

This  statement represents the full and final  expression
of all terms of the agreement.

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©1994 Watertight Software - All Rights Reserved
Lucky Ducky Paint - A Collection Of Design and Color
Books for the Macintosh

Program description and instructions for the full
registered version of Lucky Ducky Paint follow.  Cerain
functions have been omitted in the shareware version and
are indicated by an asterix(*).

Lucky Ducky Paint combines the functionality of a complex
paint program with the Entertaining aspects of a
children's digital picture planning world.  Its current
main screen is 500 x 500 pixels and will adapt to smaller
screens automatically.

There are two main modes in Lucky Ducky Paint.

COLORING MODE  projects you into a dimension of fantasy
paint brushes, which can each be manipulated through 15
different transfer modes, employing 60 patterns for which
you select both the fore and back colors.  An
interdependent point menu allows you further control over
your brush, while designated keys reverse, flip, shrink
and enlarge the brush tip.  There is the added capability
of using either the fancy brush alphabet supplied in the
fancy brush menu or using the Text symbol on the control
panel to gain access to your current font collection if
you wish to supply script to your creations. The Text,
like the bucket tool and drawing tools, is in phase with
your current fore color, back color and transfer mode
selections,  as well as with your chosen pattern.

DESIGN MODE  allows you into the parallel world of "lay
out" where you gain control of the background, central
figure and stamps.  You may have created a background
first in the Coloring Mode or wish to select one of the
specially created backgrounds available in the Design
Mode.  Here you are also supplied with a central figure
with numerous accessories that you can change to meet
your requirements and with compatible stamps to enhance
your creation.  The central figure can be duplicated,
thus saving one of your creations on the screen and
letting you modify the duplicate further.  You can, in
fact, end up with hundreds of copies of the central
figure crowded into your screen.  The complimentary
stamps, which can be flipped both horizontally and
vertically as well as having the power to shrink or
expand, allow you to further decorate your world, the
current central figure always remaining in the foreground
of the stamps.  If your want to put this figure into the
background, simply enter Coloring Mode and return to
Design Mode.  When you are satisfied with your creation,
you can print * it  in black and white and enjoy coloring
it in with your felt tips or return to the Coloring Mode
and let your Mac have the pleasure.


Lucky Ducky Paint is a modular program.  The Fancy
Brushes, central figure, scenes and stamps are unique to
each module.  The Princess and Hero modules which have
been supplied with the original program.  Other modules
are planned for later release.

COLORING CONTROL PANEL
The window displayed on the left side of the main window
when the program is launched is the Coloring Control
Panel.  It allows a variety of drawing and coloring
operations to be performed.

Note: When caps lock is on a Cross-Hair cursor is
displayed rather then the typical cursors, except for
Text Mode.

CONTROL PANEL SWITCH     - Go to Design Control Panel
BUCKET - Fill area under cursor with current pattern and
color choice.
POINT MENU - Select desired point size and shape or mode
     Point Menu 1 - appears when using tools requiring a
certain shape and size.
     Point Menu 2 - appears when Fancy Brushes (B4) or
Fancy Brush Alphabet (B8)
have been selected.
DRAWING TOOL MENU - Select from several methods of
drawing.
TRANSFER MODE MENU - 15 methods of using number drawing
tools, selection tools and text mode.
SELECTION MENU - 4 ways to select regions to duplicate or
to move around the window.
ERASER MENU - 5 methods of erasing.
TEXT MODE - Use any of your fonts to write on the screen.
Uses chosen transfer mode and current colored pattern
from the current pattern shown in your control panel.

BACK COLOR - Click this and its rectangle gets a dark
outline, indicating that when you click in the Pallet,
the background color will be selected, affecting the
current color and pattern choice.
PATTERN MENU & CURRENT PATTERN AND COLOR CHOICE DISPLAY -
Click here to choose a pattern. Combines Fore and Back
Colors with chosen pattern to be displayed here.
FORE COLOR - Click this and its rectangle gets a dark
outline, indicating that when you click in the pallet,
the foreground color will be selected.
PALETTE - Click here to change colors, also to select
color from anywhere else on the screen.

DRAWING TOOL MENU
This is the menu under the pencil and is made up of:

PENCIL - Use Current Transfer Mode and Pattern, changes
size and shape with the point menu.
     Shift Key - brush is 1.5 times normal size.
     Shift + Option Keys - brush is 2 times normal size.
     Option Key - brush is .5 times normal size.
RAINBOW - Use Current Transfer Mode and Pattern, changes
size and shape with the point menu.
     Changes colors according to the color table. If
backcolor is selected, the foreground of the pattern
changes like a rainbow.  If forecolor is selected, the
background of the pattern changes like a rainbow.  In
both cases, Fore Color is used along with the rainbow
colors.
     Shift Key - brush is 1.5 times normal size.
     Shift + Option Keys - brush is 2 times normal size.
     Option Key - brush is .5 times normal size.
LINE - Use Current Transfer Mode and Pattern , changes
size and shape with the point menu.
FANCY BRUSHES - Selected menu item is used as the brush
tip.  Use point menu to change its color combination.
Use Current Transfer Mode, Colors and Pattern  depending
on selection from point Menu 2.
     Command Key - flips the brush horizontally.
     Control Key - flips the brush vertically.
     Shift Key - brush is 1.5 times normal size.
     Shift + Option Keys - brush is 2 times normal size.
     Option Key - brush is .5 times normal size.
When not  in Kid's Mode, having the fore color selected
causes a two color tip to be used while having back color
selected causes an outline type brush to be used.
OUTLINE SHAPE - Use Current Transfer Mode and Pattern.
Outline is done in the selected pattern and colors.
FILL SHAPE - Use Current Transfer Mode and Pattern. Fill
is done in the selected pattern and colors.
FILL AND OUTLINE SHAPE - Use Current Transfer Mode and
Pattern for filling the shape, uses Back Color  for
outline.  Outline's width depends on point chosen from
point menu 1.
FANCY BRUSH ALPHABET - Same as Fancy Brushes + whichever
letter you depress on keyboard is used as a brush.

POINT MENU 1
This is the menu under the dot that allows you to choose
several different point sizes and either round, square,
rectangular or oval shaped tips.  It controls the size
and shape of items several items mentioned above as using
the point menu.

POINT MENU 2
Point menu 2 controls the color placement for the fancy
brushes.

PATTERN MENU
The Pattern Menu is used to select a pattern when
clicking on the center rectangle of the three rectangles
just above the pallet  in the Coloring Control Panel.

TRANSFER MODE MENU
Performs these operations when using items in the drawing
tool menu, the selection tools menu and the text mode. As
long as the mouse remains depressed, the mode is applied
to the screen which was present when the mouse was first
pressed and will not act upon the current drawing until
the mouse is pressed again.

SELECTION MENU
These four tools are used to select a region to be
duplicated or moved.
Option Key - Duplicates a selection during dragging.
Shift Key - Adds to a selection.
Command Key - Subtracts from a selection.

Select a different mode from the Transfer Mode Menu to
move you selection in the chosen mode.

ERASER MENU
normal erase - Uses points from Point Menu 1. Erases to
White
Magic Erase - Uses points from Point Menu 1. Erases to
background picture which you had the last time you were
in the Design Mode.
Main Character - Draws the main character you had last
time you were in the Design Mode, in black and white.
Scene - Draws the scene you had last time you were in the
Design Mode, in black and white.
Page - Erases window to white.


DESIGN CONTROL PANEL
This is the control panel that appears when you click on
the up arrow in the top left of the coloring control
panel. It is made up of:

CONTROL PANEL SWITCH - Go to Coloring Control Panel
Scene - Click here to choose a different background by
using the left and right arrow buttons further down the
panel.
MAIN CHARACTER PARTS - Click here to choose a different
main character part by using the left and right arrow
buttons further down the panel.
MOVER - When this is selected, you may click on the main
character and move it around the window.
OPTION KEY - allows duplication of the main character.
The duplicate is the character that is not moved and it
becomes part of the current "scene".

GO LEFT & GO RIGHT - Both left arrow and right arrow have
several selections of each
article to choose from and they can be thought of as in a
circle. They allow you to move left or right around the
circle when making your selection.  In the shareware
version there are only 5 of each article, there are many
more in the registered version.
REMOVE - If thumbs down  is selected, the chosen item is
removed from the window.
ADD - If thumbs up is selected, the chosen item is added
to the window.  Last item to have been chosen is
displayed.
STAMP MENUS - Stamps are black and white pictures to add
to your drawing. Several
choices are displayed under each of the stamp menus.
After the stamp has been selected and you are about to
move it around the main window:
Command Key - flips stamp horizontally.
Control Key - flips stamp vertically.
Shift Key - stamp is 1.5 times normal size.
Shift + Option Keys - stamp is 2 times normal size.
Option Key - stamp is .5 times normal size.

STANDARD MENUS - File Menu  and Edit Menu  are according
to Macintosh standards. *Open, *Save, *Copy and *Print
are disabled in the shareware version.
Special Menu  allows you to:
     -Turn the shield ( screen for the desktop ) off or
on.
     -Change the colors and patterns of the shield.
     -Switch modules.
     -Magnify the Bucket, pencil and eraser tool by
1,2,4, and 8 times normal size in a magnification square
which appears under the cursor.
     -Use the last selection as a mask.  The last
selection, which was obtained with one of the selection
tools, will be the only area where drawing can take place
until this function selected again to be turned off.  A
flash occurs every few seconds to indicate the selected
area. This is available when Kid's Mode is not selected.
     -Show Last Selection. Shows the most recent
selection which was obtained using the selection tools by
indication it with a flash.
     -Kid's Mode. Prohibits the shield being removed and
the mask function being used.  To Lock on Kid's Mode,
press the option key while selecting Kid's Mode, To
unlock Kid's Mode, press the option key while selecting
Kid's Mode.
     -Turn the Sound on or off.