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- WELCOME TO TURBO PASCAL GRAPHIX TOOLBOX 4.0
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- This README file provides information not contained in the Owner's
- Handbook. Please read this file for the latest information about
- Turbo Pascal Graphix Toolbox.
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- 1. How to Get Help
- 2. Corrections/Additions to the Handbook
- 3. Files on the Disks
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- 1. HOW TO GET HELP
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- If you need help with Turbo Pascal Graphix Toolbox, please read
- this file and the Owner's Handbook.
-
- If you still have a question and need technical assistance, help is
- available from the following sources:
-
- 1. Type GO BPROGA on the CompuServe bulletin board system for
- instant access to the Borland forums with their libraries of
- technical information and answers to common questions. In
- addition, all example programs from the manual are available on
- CompuServe in machine-readable form.
-
- If you are not a member of CompuServe, see the enclosed special
- offer, and write for full details on how to receive a free
- IntroPak containing a $15 credit toward your first month's online
- charges.
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- 2. Check with your local software dealer or users' group.
-
- 3. Write to: Borland International
- Turbo Pascal Graphix Toolbox Technical Support
- 4585 Scotts Valley Drive
- Scotts Valley, CA 95066
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- Please remember to include your serial number or we will be unable
- to process your letter.
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- 4. If you have an urgent problem that cannot wait, you can call
- the Borland Technical Support Department at (408) 438-5300.
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- Please have the following information ready before calling:
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- A. Product name and serial number from your original
- distribution disk. Please have your serial number ready or
- we will be unable to process your call.
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- B. Computer brand, model, and the brands and model numbers of
- any additional hardware.
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- C. Operating system and version number (the version number can
- be determined by typing VER at the DOS prompt).
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- D. Contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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- E. Contents of your CONFIG.SYS file.
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- 2. CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO THE HANDBOOK
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- Pg.33 Window Example
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- SelectWindow(1) and SelectWorld(1) are in reversed order.
- SelectWorld has to be called before SelectWindow.
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- Pg.83 File Containing CharFile
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- CharFile can be altered in GDRIVER.PAS, not TYPEDEF.SYS.
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- Pg.84 MaxForeground for Hercules
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- MaxForeground for Hercules is 1.
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- Pg.114 File Containing ResetAxis
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- ResetAxis is located in GSHELL.PAS.
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- Pg.119 DrawCircleDirect Example
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- DrawCircleDirect(100,100,100,true) draws a circle at screen
- coordinates [100,100] with radius of 100 pixels, WITH
- clipping at window boundaries.
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- Pg.142 Tracing of Errors
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- There is no tracing of errors anymore. If an error occurs,
- you will see the type of error, but not the actual address
- of the statement where the error was detected.
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- Pg.146 Type of GetErrorCode
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- GetErrorCode is an integer, not a byte.
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- Pg.188 SetClippingOff
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- Under Function it should read "SetClippingOff turns
- clipping mode off."
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- Pg.199 Tracing of Errors
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- There is no tracing of errors anymore. If an error occurs,
- you will see the type of error, but not the actual address
- of the statement where the error was detected.
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- Pg.204 Spline Parameters
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- X1 and XM are actual values, not index values.
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- Pg.208 TextDown Borders
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- TextDown provides a margin at the top edge of a window.
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- Pg.209 TextLeft Borders
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- TextLeft provides a margin at the right edge of a window.
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- Pg.210 TextRight Borders
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- TextRight provides a margin at the left edge of a window.
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- Pg.211 TextUp Borders
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- TextUp provides a margin at the bottom edge of a window.
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- Pg.213 WindowMode
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- Under Function it should read "...TRUE if SetWindowModeOn
- has been called, FALSE if SetWindowModeOff has been
- called."
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- Pg.214 WindowSize
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- The formula for WindowSize is (Y2 - Y1 + 1) * (X2 - X1 + 1).
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- Pg.220 File Containing RamScreenInCard
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- The variable RamScreenInCard is initialized in GRAFHGC.DVR.
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- 3. FILES ON THE DISKS
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- Disk (1): GRAPHIX TOOLBOX
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- README COM - A program to display this file
- TGINST BAT - Installation batch file
- GKERNEL PAS - Main kernel routines for Graphix Toolbox
- GDRIVER PAS - Gets correct device driver when "TGINST" is run,
- defaults to text explaining installation process
- GWINDOW PAS - Unit which implements numerous Graphix Toolbox
- routines
- GSHELL PAS - Unit which implements numerous Graphix Toolbox
- routines
- FLOAT INC - Determines whether the 8087 chip is used or not
- GRAF???? OBJ - Object files for assembly language externals
- GRAF???? DVR - Device drivers for different graphics cards
- GRAF???? ASM - Source to assembly language external routines
- ERROR MSG - Error messages file
- ???? FON - Different font files used by the Graphix Toolbox
- TGDEMO PAS - Graphix Toolbox example program
- HFIX COM - Hercules utility
- README - This file!
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- Disk (2): EXAMPLE PROGRAMS
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- ???????? PAS - Example programs demonstrating different features in
- the Graphix Toolbox
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