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<h1>TealPaint User's Manual</h1>
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By Vince Lee<BR>
Last Updated: Jun 30, 1997
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<h3>Description</h3>
Thank you for trying <i>TealPaint</i>. This is full-featured paint
and sketch program with an easy-to-use interface.
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<i>TealPaint</i> offers a host of easily-accesible features, including:
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<LI>Multiple annotated records
<LI>Dithered thumbnail images
<LI>Scrolling oversized images
<LI>Freehand draw tool
<LI>Line draw tool
<LI>Box, filled box draw
<LI>Rounded box, filled rounded box
<LI>Circle, filled circle
<LI>Erase tool
<LI>Paint bucket
<LI>Text tool with selectable fonts
<LI>Selector tool (rect lasso)
<LI>16 Draw patterns
<LI>12 Brushes
<LI>Copy/Paste images
<LI>Undo
<LI>Screen-grabbing import function
<LI>PC .BMP export utility
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<h3>Installing</h3>
This archive contains the files:
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<DT>TEALPNT.DOC<DD>This Doc in text format
<DT>TEALPNT.HTM<DD>This Doc in HTML format
<DT>TEALPNT.PRC<DD>The <i>TealPaint</i> program file
<DT>PICUTIL.EXE<DD>Database-to-Bmp converter program
<DT>REGISTER.HTM <DD>TealPoint Registration form in HTML format
<DT>REGISTER.DOC <DD>TealPoint Registration form in text format
</DL>
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Use the Pilot application installer to install the program file
<i>TEALPNT.PRC</i>.
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<h3>Using the Program</h3>
<i>TealPaint's</i> intuitive interface is largely self-explanatory. It
consists of two main interface screens, the drawing page and the index
page.
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On the index page, the images stored in the database are shown as
small dithered thumbnail representations, and are accompanied by
optional descriptive text. Up to four images in the list can be
shown at any one time, with the rest accessible by the up and down
scroll buttons. To create an image, click on the <i>New</i> button.
To view or modify an image, click on its thumbnail representation to go
to the drawing page. To delete, sort, or replicate an image, select it
by clicking in its descriptive text and choosing an appropriate item
from the <i>Edit</i> menu.
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The drawing page provides an interface for creating or modifying
images. At the top of the display is is the viewing window which shows
the current image. If the image is larger than the display area,
the pilot up/down scroll buttons may be used to access the rest of the
image.
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At the bottom of the display are the drawing tools and options. On
the left hand side are three selection buttons, all of which show the
current item and bring up a popup window of choices when pressed.
The first of these is the tool button, which allows selection of the
current drawing tool. These include various line, freeform, and shape
tools, along with a text tool, selector tool, and paint can tool. The
second button is the pattern selector which selects the current pattern
or color (black or white) used by the current tool. The last button is
the brush selector, which determines the pen tip shape used by the
current drawing tool.
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Two final buttons appear on the drawing screen: <i>Undo</i> and <i>Done</i>. The
<i>Undo</i> button reverts the image back to before its last change. Pressing
it twice undoes the last <i>Undo</i>, reinstating the image to the way it was
before. The <i>Done</i> button saves all changes and returns to the index page.
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<h3>Special Functions</h3>
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<h4>Screen Grab</h4>
The <i>Grab Screen</i> menu item is available on the index page. The
Screen Grabber can capture the screen image from most any program
and import it into <i>TealPaint</i> as an editable image record. This is
particularly useful for, say, importing images drawn in other
drawing programs.
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To use it, select <i>Grab Screen</i> from the <i>Edit</i>
menu and choose an elapsed time. Then, switch applications to the
one you wish to grab and wait. When the elapsed time passes, an
alert will appear informing you that the image has been capture.
When you return to <i>TealPaint</i>, the image will appear as a new record
in your image list.
<h4>Text Tool</h4>
The Text tool allow entry of text onto an image. To use it, select
the text item ("T") using the popup tool button, click on the
display area at the location to type text, and enter text and numbers
using Graffiti. To change fonts, use the <i>Set Text Font</i> item from
the <i>Options</i> menu.
<h4>Selector Tool</h4>
To use the selector tool, activate it and drag the pen diagonally
across the drawing surface to highlight a rectangular region.
Then, click and drag within the highlighted region to move the
selected pixels to another location on the screen.
<h4>Cut/Copy/Paste</h4>
When the selector tool is active, the <i>Copy</i> and <i>Paste</i> menu
items are available. The <i>Copy</i> item saves the current selected
area to a temporary buffer. The Paste menu, in turn, draws the
current contents of the temporary buffer into the selected area.
If no area is selected, the <i>Paste</i> menu will draw into the upper
left corner of the display. The <i>Copy</i> and <i>Paste</i> menus can be
used to duplicate regions of an image or copy pixels from one image
to another.
<h4>Abandon Changes</h4>
The <i>Abandon Changes</i> menu item returns one to the List Page without
saving any changes made to the image since entering the Drawing
Page or the last page scroll.
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<h3>Notes</h3>
When using OS 1.0, the Graffiti state (Caps) indicator overwrites the
left-hand side of the <i>Undo</i> button on the menu screen due to the
older, large <i>Caps</i> symbol. This does not affect the functionality
of the program.
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<h3>Using PicUtil</h3>
When you hotsync your pilot, the most current <i>TealPaint</i> image
database is stored on the PC in a directory called <i>BACKUP\</i>, which
resides in a directory named after your User ID. This file is called
<i>TEALPICS.PDB</i>.
<p>
Use <i>PICUTIL.EXE</i> on a PC to convert images from a <i>TealPaint</i> database
into two-color .BMP bitmap files, which can be saved, manipulated, or
printed from PC programs like the program <i>Paint</i> included with <i>Windows95</i>
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<h3>Contact Info</h3>
<i>TealPaint</i> is By Vince Lee, TealPoint Software <BR>
(c) 1997 All Rights Reserved. <BR>
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TealPoint Software <BR>
454 Las Gallinas Ave, Suite #318<BR>
San Rafael, CA 94903-3618 <BR>
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We look forward to hearing from you. <BR>
<BR>
Please visit us at <B>www.tealpoint.com</b>, or <BR>
email us at <B>contact@tealpoint.com</b>. <BR>
<BR>
Thank you. <BR>
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<h3>Disclaimer</h3>
We at TealPoint Software are committed to providing quality,
easy-to-use software. However, this product is provided without
warranty and the user accepts full resposibility for any damages,
consequential or otherwise, resulting from its use.
<p>
This archive is freely redistributable, provided it is made available
only in its complete, unmodified form with no additional files and for
noncommercial purposes only. Any other use must have prior written
authorization from TealPoint Software.
<p>
Unauthorized commercial use includes, but is not limited to:
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<LI>A product for sale.
<LI>Accompanying a product for sale.
<LI>Accompanying a magazine, book or other publication for sale.
<LI>Distribution with "Media", "Copying" or other incidental costs.
<LI>Available for download with access or download fees.
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This program may be used on a trial basis for 30 days. The program will
continue to function afterwards. However, if after this time you wish to
continue using it, please register with us for the nominal fee listed in
the program.
Thank you.
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