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- Cross-Stitch Designer
- Shareware Version 2.0
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- Copyright 1992 By HobbyWare All Rights Reserved
- 11/26/92
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- Cross-Stitch Designer is a Windows 3.1 program that allows you to
- design Cross-Stitch patterns. A pattern is drawn with the mouse
- by placing stitches on a pattern displayed on the screen. The types
- of stitches supported include full, half, quarter, and outline
- stitches. The colors of these stitches can be selected from a list
- of stitches or from a list of custom thread colors that you provide.
- A pattern can be printed at any time in either the stitch mode or a
- symbolic mode where symbols are used to represent the various thread
- colors.
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- To use Cross-Stitch Designer, you will need a mouse, a VGA graphics
- adapter, and a printer. In addition to the basic 16-color VGA
- adapter mode, this program supports the 256 color mode. This mode
- allows pure colors to be displayed instead of the dithered colors
- produced with the 16 color mode. Obviously, for a program such
- as Cross-Stitch Designer, thread color representation is very
- important. Thus, to get the most from this program, it is
- recommended that an adapter that supports the 256 color mode be used.
-
- The following files should have been provided with your copy of
- Cross-Stitch Designer:
- xstitch.exe - Program file
- xstitch.hlp - Help file
- manual.wri - User's Manual, in Microsoft Write format
- sharew.prn - Explanation of Shareware & Licensing
- threads.cus - Custom thread list
- threads.dmc - DMC thread list
- default.pal - Default thread palette
- empty.pal - Empty thread palette
- lamb.pat - Example pattern
- pitch.pat - Example pattern
- prayer.pat - Example pattern
- readme.txt - This file
-
- To install Cross-Stitch Designer, create a directory (such as
- '\XSTITCH') and copy all of the above files into it. Next, add a
- program item for Cross-Stitch Designer to one of your Windows
- program groups. If you need more assistance in installing Cross-
- Stitch Designer, then please read the provided User's Manual.
- This manual can be viewed and/or printed using Microsoft Write
- which is a simple word processor provided with windows.
-
- An example pattern is provided with Cross-Stitch Designer. To
- load this pattern, select the FILE:OPEN menu item and then select
- the "lamb.pat" file located in the Cross-Stitch Designer directory
- (that you created).
-
- To get on-line help information, select the HELP:INDEX menu item.
- This will activate the Cross-Stitch Designer help window.
-
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- Cross-Stitch Designer is distributed using the shareware distribution
- method. This method allows you to try-out this program before
- buying it. If you are not a registered user of Cross-Stitch Designer,
- you may evaluate the program for up to 30 days. If you find this program
- useful and/or you use this program after the trial period, you are
- expected to register your copy. To register, please send a $30
- check or money order and the registration form to:
- HobbyWare
- 9686 Spruce Lane
- Fishers, IN 46038
-
- The registration form which is included in the on-line help of
- Cross-Stitch Designer is accessed by HELP:INDEX:REGISTRATION.
- After displaying the form, it can be printed-out by selecting
- FILE:PRINT TOPIC of the help window.
-
- Please also read the file SHAREW.PRN for a more detailed
- explanation of the licensing requirements of this program.
-
- All questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome from both
- registered and unregistered users. Please send these to the above
- address. Also, you can currently receive support directly from
- the author via the GENIE BBS and Compuserv. On GENIE, this support
- is provided under the GENIE Hobby Roundtable, category 34, topic 8.
- On Compuserv, send mail to the author at 71543,1504.
-
- Thank you for using Cross-Stitch Designer. I look forward to
- hearing from you.
-
- R. Scott Horton
- HobbyWare
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- ______________________________________________________________
- Revision History
- VERSION 2.0
- 1. Added selectable font and font size for symbolic display
- and information print-out.
- 2. Added support for 256 color VGA mode.
- 3. Revised pattern file and palette file to save font name
- and size used for symbolic mode.
- 4. Revised pattern and palette file to save the selected
- symbol for each palette color.
- 5. Revised pattern file format to save the definitions of
- those threads used in the pattern.
- 6. Revised file open to automatically update the thread list
- if a color specified in a pattern is not in the list.
- If the thread is listed but has a different color definition,
- then the user is prompted to select either the color
- currently in the thread list, or the color in the pattern.
- 7. Revised pattern information print-out to only list threads
- used in the pattern.
- 8. Added more DMC thread definitions for a current total of
- 230 colors.
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- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
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- THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
- WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
- OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE
- OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO
- WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS
- FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. GOOD DATA
- PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE
- THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING
- ON IT. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING
- THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE
- LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF
- PURCHASE PRICE.
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