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PIXELplus 256
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C14 Table of Contents
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General
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C13H171 Using the Mouse
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C13H003 Using Online Help
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Image Editor
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C13H167 Introduction
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C13H006 Menu Commands
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C13H004 Keyboard Commands
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C13H064 Drawing Tools
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C13H110 Palette Tools
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C13H102 Colour Palette
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C13H005 Screen Components
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C13H067 Special Effects
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C13H116 Animation Tester
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Screen Designer
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C13H168 Introduction
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C13H118 Menu Commands
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C13H117 Keyboard Commands
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C13H170 Display Actions
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@
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PIXELplus 256
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C14 Index
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-A-
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C13 About... command
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C13H062 in Image Editor
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C13H165 in Screen Designer
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C13 Action menu
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C13H037 in Image Editor
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C13H145 in Screen Designer
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C13H049 Add... command
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C13H055 Add as Gradient command
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C13H087 Airbrush tool
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C13H157 AND command
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C13H010 Append... command
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C13H106 Arrow buttons
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-B-
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C13H092 Box tool
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C13H068 BRIGHT special effect
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C13H035 Brighter Shade command
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C13H098 Brush Size Selector
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-C-
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C13H150 Centre Horizontal command
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C13H151 Centre Vertical command
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C13H089 Circle/Ellipse tool
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C13H038 Clear command
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C13H039 Clear to Colour command
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C13H101 Clipboard Status Box
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C13H097 Colour Sampler tool
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C13 Contents command
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C13H058 in Image Editor
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C13H161 in Screen Designer
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C13H053 Convert to Mask...
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C13 Copy command
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C13H022 in Image Editor
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C13H132 in Screen Designer
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C13H111 COPY tool
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C13H054 Crop command
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C13H028 Cross-hair On command
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C13H096 Curve tool
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C13 Cut command
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C13H021 in Image Editor
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C13H131 in Screen Designer
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-D-
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C13H069 DARK special effect
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C13H036 Darker Shade command
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C13H134 Delete command
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C13H050 Delete... command
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C13H130 Deselect All command
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C13H170 Display actions
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C13H064 Drawing Tool icon buttons
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C13H052 Duplicate... command
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-E-
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C13H081 EDGE special effect
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C13H103 Edit Grid
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C13H143 Edit Images... command
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C13 Edit menu
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C13H019 in Image Editor
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C13H128 in Screen Designer
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C13H047 Effect:(current effect)
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C13H047 command
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C13H088 Eraser tool
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C13 Exit command
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C13H018 in Image Editor
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C13H127 in Screen Designer
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-F-
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C13H109 File Information
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C13 File menu
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C13H007 in Image Editor
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C13H119 in Screen Designer
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C13H093 Filled Box tool
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C13H090 Filled Circle/Ellipse tool
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C13H045 Flip Horizontal command
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C13H046 Flip Vertical command
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C13H082 Flood Fill tool
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C13H071 FUR special effect
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-G-
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C13H112 GRAD tool
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C13H094 Gradient Box tool
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C13H091 Gradient Circle/Ellipse tool
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C13H084 Gradient Fill tool
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C13H100 Gradient Status Box
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C13H078 GREY special effect
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C13 Grid On command
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C13H030 in Image Editor
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C13H139 in Screen Designer
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-H-
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C13 Help menu
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C13H057 in Image Editor
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C13H160 in Screen Designer
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C13H029 Highlight On command
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C13H140 Highlight Selected command
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C13H075 HOLLOW special effect
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-I-
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C13H031 Image as Tile command
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C13H107 Image Display
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C13 Image menu
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C13H048 in Image Editor
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C13H152 in Screen Designer
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C13H108 Image Selector
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C13 Index command
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C13H059 in Image Editor
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C13H162 in Screen Designer
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C13 Introduction
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C13H167 to Image Editor
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C13H168 to Screen Designer
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-K-
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C13 Keyboard command
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C13H060 in Image Editor
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C13H163 in Screen Designer
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C13 Keyboard commands
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C13H004 in Image Editor
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C13H117 in Screen Designer
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-L-
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C13H095 Line tool
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C13H013 Load Clipboard... command
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C13H126 Load Images... command
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C13H015 Load Palette... command
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-M-
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C13H141 Make Grid command
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C13H158 MASK command
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C13 Menu Bar
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C13H006 in Image Editor
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C13H118 in Screen Designer
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C13H072 MIX special effect
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-N-
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C13 New command
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C13H008 in Image Editor
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C13H120 in Screen Designer
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-O-
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C13 Open... command
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C13H009 in Image Editor
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C13H121 in Screen Designer
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C13H155 OR command
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-P-
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C13H085 Paintbrush tool
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C13H102 Palette Grid
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C13H110 Palette Tool buttons
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C13H032 Palette Tools command
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C13 Paste command
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C13H023 in Image Editor
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C13H133 in Screen Designer
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C13H025 Paste Behind command
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C13H066 Paste Brush tool
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C13H086 Pixel Pointer tool
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C13H137 Pointer On command
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C13H017 Print Index... command
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C13H154 PRESET command
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C13H153 PSET command
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-R-
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C13H113 RESET tool
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C13H051 Resize... command
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C13H115 RGB Controls
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C13H044 Rotate 90<39> command
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-S-
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C13 Save command
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C13H011 in Image Editor
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C13H122 in Screen Designer
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C13 Save As... command
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C13H012 in Image Editor
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C13H123 in Screen Designer
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C13 Save as DATA... command
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C13H169 in Image Editor
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C13H124 in Screen Designer
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C13H125 Save as Screen... command
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C13H014 Save Clipboard... command
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C13H016 Save Palette... command
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C13H114 SCAN tool
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C13H065 Scissors tool
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C13H005 Screen components
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C13H034 Screen Designer... command
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C13H041 Scroll Down command
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C13H042 Scroll Left command
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C13H043 Scroll Right command
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C13H040 Scroll Up command
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C13H129 Select All command
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C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
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C13H142 Set Step... command
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C13H147 Shift Down command
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C13H148 Shift Left command
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C13H149 Shift Right command
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C13H146 Shift Up command
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C13 Show All command
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C13H056 in Image Editor
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C13H159 in Screen Designer
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C13 Show Clipboard command
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C13H026 in Image Editor
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C13H135 in Screen Designer
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C13H144 Show Design command
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C13H138 Snap to Grid command
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C13H073 SOFT special effect
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C13H067 Special Effects Brush tool
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C13 Status Bar
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C13H063 in Image Editor
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C13H166 in Screen Designer
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C13H104 STORE button
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C13H080 SWAP special effect
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C13H079 SWEEP special effect
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-T-
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C13H033 Test Animation... command
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C13H076 TILE special effect
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C13H083 Tile Fill tool
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C13H070 TINT special effect
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C13H024 Transparency On command
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-U-
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C13H020 Undo command
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C13H074 UNZAG special effect
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C13 Using Help command
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C13H061 in Image Editor
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C13H164 in Screen Designer
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C13H003 Using Online Help
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C13H171 Using the Mouse
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-V-
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C13 View menu
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C13H027 in Image Editor
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C13H136 in Screen Designer
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-X-
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C13H156 XOR command
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C13H077 XOR special effect
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-Z-
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C13H105 Zoom buttons
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@
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PIXELplus 256
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C14 Using Online Help
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The online Help system
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provides information on all
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aspects of the PIXELplus 256
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environment, including the
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Image Editor, Animation
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Tester and Screen Designer.
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To get help on any feature
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of PIXELplus 256, select
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Contents from the Help menu,
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or press F1. This will
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display the online Help
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Table of Contents, a
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categorized list of subjects
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for which help is available.
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Alternatively, select Index
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from the Help menu to
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display an alphabetical list
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of all Help topics. Next,
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click on a Help item (shown
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in magenta) to view help on
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that subject. Also, a list
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of related topics will often
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be shown within the help
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text; click on any of these
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items to view information on
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that topic.
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Many subjects provide more
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text than can be displayed
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on a single "page" so a
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scroll bar is provided (on
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the right side of the Help
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dialog box).
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The Table of Contents and
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Index can be viewed at any
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time by clicking on the
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appropriate button, at the
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bottom of the Help dialog
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box.
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Click on the CANCEL button
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or press ESCAPE to finish
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viewing the online Help.
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@
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IMAGE EDITOR
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C14 Keyboard Commands
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The following keyboard
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commands are available while
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using the Image Editor:
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Press: To:
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C15 F1 View online Help
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C15 Table of Contents.
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C15 F2 Turn the Edit Grid
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C15 cross-hair cursor
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C15 on/off.
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C15 F3 Turn the Edit Grid
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C15 image section
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C15 highlight on/off.
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C15 F4 Turn the pixel
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C15 boundary grid
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C15 on/off.
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C15 SHIFT+F4 Change the pixel
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C15 boundary grid
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C15 colour.
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C15 F5 Turn image view as
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C15 tile on/off.
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C15 F6 Change between
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C15 Drawing Tools and
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C15 Palette Tools.
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C15 F7 Enter integrated
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C15 Animation Tester
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C15 utility.
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C15 F8 Invoke Screen
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C15 Designer utility.
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C15 F10 Show all images.
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C15 ALT+Q Cut Edit Grid
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C15 image section to
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C15 Clipboard.
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C15 ALT+A Copy Edit Grid
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C15 image section to
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C15 Clipboard.
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C15 ALT+Z Paste Clipboard to
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C15 Edit Grid image
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C15 section.
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C15 ALT+U Scroll Edit Grid
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C15 image section up.
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C15 ALT+D Scroll Edit Grid
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C15 image section
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C15 down.
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C15 ALT+L Scroll Edit Grid
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C15 image section
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C15 left.
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C15 ALT+R Scroll Edit Grid
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C15 image section
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C15 right.
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C15 ALT+C Clear Edit Grid
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C15 image section.
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C15 ALT+E Apply current
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C15 special effect to
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C15 Edit Grid image
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C15 section.
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C15 [ Select preceding
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C15 Palette Grid
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C15 colour.
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C15 ] Select next
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C15 Palette Grid
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C15 colour.
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C15 < Edit preceding
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C15 image.
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C15 > Edit next image.
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C15 HOME Edit first image.
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C15 END Edit last image.
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C15 Arrows Move the Edit Grid
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C15 image view one
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C15 "page" in the
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C15 specified
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C15 direction.
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C15 PAGE UP Select brighter
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C15 shade of Current
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C15 Colour.
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C15 PAGE DOWN Select darker
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C15 shade of Current
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C15 Colour.
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C15 TAB Swap priority of
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C15 the two Selected
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C15 Colour Boxes.
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C15 BACKSPACE Undo latest edit
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C15 to current image.
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C15 SPACE Toggle view of
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C15 current Drawing
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C15 Tool between
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C15 outline and true
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C15 view (only
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C15 available while
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C15 pointing on the
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C15 Edit Grid).
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@
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IMAGE EDITOR
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C14 Screen Components
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There are various on-screen
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objects that make up the
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Image Editor user interface.
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These are grouped into three
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distinct areas of the
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screen, in addition to the
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Menu Bar and Status Bar. See
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diagram below:
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C15 ----------------------------
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C15 | Menu Bar |
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C15 ----------------------------
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C15 | | | |
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C15 | | | |
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C15 | Tool/ | Edit | Image |
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C15 |Palette| Grid |Display|
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C15 | Panel | Panel | Panel |
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C15 | | | |
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C15 | | | |
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C15 ----------------------------
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C15 | Status Bar |
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C15 ----------------------------
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C14 Tool/Palette Panel
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This area of the screen is
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where all objects relating
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to the Drawing Tools,
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Palette Tools and colour
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palette are displayed.
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Note: Objects displayed in
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the Tool/Palette Panel will
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change to those required by
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the currently selected
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Drawing Tool etc. Only the
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Palette Grid will remain
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constantly visible.
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Tool/Palette Panel objects:
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C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
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C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
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C13H098 Brush Size Selector
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C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
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C13H100 Gradient Status Box
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C13H101 Clipboard Status Box
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C13H115 RGB Controls
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C13H102 Palette Grid
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C14 The Edit Grid Panel
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This area of the screen is
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where all objects and
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information relating to the
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Edit Grid - as well as the
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Edit Grid itself - are
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displayed.
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Edit Grid Panel objects:
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C13H103 Edit Grid
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C13H104 STORE Button
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C13H105 Zoom Buttons
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C13H106 Arrow Buttons
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C14 The Image Display Panel
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This area of the screen is
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where all objects and
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information relating to the
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current image file and
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current image is displayed.
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Image Display Panel objects:
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C13H107 Image Display
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C13H108 Image Selector
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C13H109 File Information
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See also:
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C13H006 Menu Bar
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C13H063 Status Bar
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@
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IMAGE EDITOR
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C14 Menu Bar
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This is a row of menu names
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running along the top of the
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screen. Notice that the
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current image file name is
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displayed directly below it
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which will be shown as
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"Untitled" if it hasn't yet
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been saved to disk.
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Menu names:
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C13H007 File
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C13H019 Edit
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C13H027 View
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C13H037 Action
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C13H048 Image
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C13H057 Help
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C14 Selecting a Menu Command
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Using the mouse, there are
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two ways to open a menu and
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select a command from it:
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1) Click on a menu name to
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open the menu, then click on
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the required menu command.
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To close the menu without
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choosing a command, click on
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the menu name a second time
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or click anywhere outside
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the menu.
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2) Drag down from the menu
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name to highlight the
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required command, then
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release the mouse button. To
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close the menu without
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choosing a command, simply
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drag off the menu (so that
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no command is highlighted)
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then release the mouse
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button.
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Note: While a menu command
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is highlighted, a brief
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description of that command
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is given on the Status Bar.
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See:
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C13H063 Status Bar
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C14 Command Notes:
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1) Commands that have an
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ellipsis (...) after them
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signify that further
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information must be supplied
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in order for the command to
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be carried out.
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2) Dimmed commands are
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unavailable at that time.
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3) Commands that have a
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check mark (<28>) to the left
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of them signify that the
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command is in effect.
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Selecting the command again
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removes the check mark and
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turns the command off.
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4) Some commands have key
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combinations to the right of
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them. At any time, pressing
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the listed keys selects the
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command without having to
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open the menu. See:
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C13H004 Keyboard Commands
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@
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IMAGE EDITOR
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C14 The File Menu
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Mainly contains commands to
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manage the input (loading)
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and output (saving) of files
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between the Image Editor and
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the hard disk.
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File menu commands:
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C13H008 New
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C13H009 Open...
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C13H010 Append...
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C13H011 Save
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C13H012 Save As...
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C13H169 Save as DATA...
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C13H013 Load Clipboard...
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C13H014 Save Clipboard...
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C13H015 Load Palette...
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C13H016 Save Palette...
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C13H017 Print Index...
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C13H018 Exit
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@
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IMAGE EDITOR
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C14 New
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C12 menu command
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Allows a new image file to
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be created from scratch: the
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current image file is
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removed from memory and an
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"untitled" one is created
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containing a single, blank
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image (100x100). The colour
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palette is also reset to the
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standard palette.
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You will be prompted to save
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the current image file if it
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has been altered since it
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was last saved.
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See also:
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C13H006 Menu Bar
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@
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IMAGE EDITOR
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C14 Open...
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C12 menu command
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Selecting this command
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allows an existing image
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file to be loaded into the
|
||
Image Editor, from disk. If
|
||
the image file being opened
|
||
uses a non-standard colour
|
||
palette, it's associated
|
||
palette file is also
|
||
automatically loaded.
|
||
|
||
The "Open Image File" dialog
|
||
box is displayed containing
|
||
a "File" input box, at the
|
||
top, and a file list box
|
||
below it. Use these to
|
||
specify a file to open, as
|
||
described below.
|
||
|
||
Type a file name into the
|
||
"File" input box and then
|
||
press ENTER. If no file name
|
||
extension is specified, the
|
||
default for image files
|
||
(.PUT) is assumed.
|
||
Alternatively, a file mask
|
||
can be entered in order to
|
||
list a specific group of
|
||
files in the file list box.
|
||
The default mask (*.PUT) is
|
||
used initially to list all
|
||
files with a .PUT extension.
|
||
|
||
Simply double-clicking on a
|
||
file name listed in the file
|
||
list box is usually the
|
||
easiest way to specify a
|
||
file to open. Alternatively,
|
||
highlight a listed file name
|
||
by clicking on it, then
|
||
click on the OK button.
|
||
|
||
You can use the scroll bar
|
||
provided to look through a
|
||
list of files that's too
|
||
long to display on a single
|
||
"page".
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Append...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Allows the images contained
|
||
in another file to be added
|
||
to the end of the current
|
||
file. Note that the images
|
||
are only copied to the
|
||
current file - the file
|
||
being appended remains
|
||
unaltered.
|
||
|
||
The "Append Image File"
|
||
dialog box is displayed so
|
||
that a file can be
|
||
specified. The usual "File"
|
||
input box and file list box
|
||
are shown and are
|
||
functionally identical to
|
||
those used by the Open...
|
||
command. For full details
|
||
on how to use them, see:
|
||
C13H009 Open...
|
||
|
||
Note: If the images in the
|
||
appended file were created
|
||
using a different colour
|
||
palette to that of the
|
||
current image file, they may
|
||
appear incorrectly coloured
|
||
as it is assumed both files
|
||
use a common palette. The
|
||
current colour palette is
|
||
always retained when
|
||
appending an image file.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Save
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Use this command to write
|
||
the current image file to
|
||
disk, effectively updating
|
||
it with any changes made
|
||
since it was last saved. The
|
||
colour palette is also saved
|
||
(in a separate file) if it
|
||
differs from the standard
|
||
palette.
|
||
|
||
If the current file has not
|
||
been saved before, and so is
|
||
"untitled", you will be
|
||
asked to specify a name to
|
||
save the file under, just as
|
||
if you had selected the Save
|
||
As... command.
|
||
|
||
Tip: If you want to write a
|
||
file to disk without
|
||
overwriting the original
|
||
version, you should save it
|
||
under a different name by
|
||
using the Save As...
|
||
command. See:
|
||
C13H012 Save As...
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H169 Save as DATA...
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Save As...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Allows the current image
|
||
file to be written to disk
|
||
under a new name, thus
|
||
keeping the original file
|
||
unaltered. The colour
|
||
palette is also saved (in a
|
||
separate file) if it differs
|
||
from the standard palette.
|
||
|
||
The "Save Image File As"
|
||
dialog box is displayed
|
||
containing a single "File
|
||
Name" input box; simply type
|
||
the new file name here, then
|
||
press ENTER. If no file name
|
||
extension is specified, the
|
||
default for image files
|
||
(.PUT) is assumed.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H169 Save as DATA...
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Load Clipboard...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Allows a previously saved
|
||
Clipboard image to be loaded
|
||
back onto the Clipboard,
|
||
ready for use by the various
|
||
tools and commands that use
|
||
the Clipboard image.
|
||
|
||
The "Load Clipboard" dialog
|
||
box is displayed so that a
|
||
file can be specified. The
|
||
usual "File" input box and
|
||
file list box are shown and
|
||
are functionally identical
|
||
to those used by the Open...
|
||
command. For full details on
|
||
how to use them, see:
|
||
C13H009 Open...
|
||
|
||
On the right, a preview box
|
||
lets you view an actual
|
||
image (along with the size)
|
||
when it's file name is
|
||
highlighted in the file list
|
||
box. This feature can be
|
||
disabled by unchecking the
|
||
"Preview image" option.
|
||
Doing so can speed up the
|
||
use of the file list box on
|
||
slower computer systems.
|
||
|
||
Note: Clipboard images that
|
||
were created using a
|
||
different colour palette to
|
||
the current one, may appear
|
||
incorrectly coloured.
|
||
|
||
To remove an unwanted
|
||
Clipboard image file from
|
||
disk, highlight it in the
|
||
file list box and then click
|
||
on the DELETE button. You
|
||
will be asked to confirm
|
||
your decision before the
|
||
image is actually deleted.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H101 Clipboard Status Box
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Save Clipboard...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Use this command to keep a
|
||
useful Clipboard image for
|
||
future use, by saving it to
|
||
disk.
|
||
|
||
The "Save Clipboard" dialog
|
||
box is displayed showing the
|
||
current Clipboard image and
|
||
a single "File Name" input
|
||
box. Type the file name
|
||
here, then press ENTER. If
|
||
no file name extension is
|
||
specified, the default for
|
||
Clipboard images (.CLP) is
|
||
assumed.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Load Palette...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command allows you to
|
||
load a previously saved
|
||
colour palette so that it
|
||
can be used with the current
|
||
image file.
|
||
|
||
The "Load Palette" dialog
|
||
box is displayed so that a
|
||
file can be specified. The
|
||
usual "File" input box and
|
||
file list box are shown and
|
||
are functionally identical
|
||
to those used by the Open...
|
||
command. For full details on
|
||
how to use them, see:
|
||
C13H009 Open...
|
||
|
||
Tip: Palette files that
|
||
belong to specific image
|
||
files can also be loaded and
|
||
used with the current image
|
||
file. These files have a
|
||
.APF extension and so can be
|
||
viewed in the file list box
|
||
by entering *.APF into the
|
||
"File" input box.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Save Palette...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command saves the
|
||
current colour palette to
|
||
disk, making it available to
|
||
use with any other image
|
||
files.
|
||
|
||
The "Save Palette" dialog
|
||
box is displayed containing
|
||
a single "File Name" input
|
||
box; simply type the file
|
||
name here, then press ENTER.
|
||
If no file name extension is
|
||
specified, the default for
|
||
palette files (.PAL) is
|
||
assumed.
|
||
|
||
Note: The extension .APF
|
||
should not be used as this
|
||
is reserved for Associated
|
||
Palette Files - colour
|
||
palettes belonging to
|
||
specific image files.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Print Index...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
If you have a printer
|
||
connected to your system (on
|
||
LPT1:), you can use this
|
||
command to print out the
|
||
current image file's image
|
||
index - this is a list of
|
||
BASIC array subscripts
|
||
specifying where each image
|
||
is stored. These values are
|
||
needed in order to display
|
||
any given image when using
|
||
the PUT(graphics) statement
|
||
in your own BASIC programs.
|
||
For further details, consult
|
||
the PIXELplus 256 User's
|
||
Manual.
|
||
|
||
The "Print Index" dialog box
|
||
is displayed so that the
|
||
required index listing can
|
||
be detailed.
|
||
|
||
C14 Print Range:
|
||
Check the "Whole File"
|
||
option to have an index
|
||
printed for all the images
|
||
in the current image file.
|
||
|
||
Checking the "Select Range"
|
||
option allows you to specify
|
||
a contiguous range of images
|
||
to print an index for. The
|
||
"First" input box is
|
||
activated so that the
|
||
initial image of the range
|
||
can be specified. Using only
|
||
this input box would print
|
||
an index for that one
|
||
specified image. However,
|
||
using the "Last" input box
|
||
lets you specify the final
|
||
image of the range.
|
||
|
||
The image denoted by the
|
||
currently active input box
|
||
is displayed in the preview
|
||
box, giving visual
|
||
confirmation that the
|
||
intended image has been
|
||
selected.
|
||
|
||
C14 Print Format:
|
||
With the "Double Spacing"
|
||
option checked, a blank line
|
||
will be placed between the
|
||
index items on the printout.
|
||
This simply gives more room
|
||
to write in comments/
|
||
descriptions and makes the
|
||
listing easier to read, but
|
||
uses more paper.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Exit
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Choose this command to leave
|
||
the PIXELplus 256 Image
|
||
Editor, and return to DOS.
|
||
|
||
You will be prompted to save
|
||
the current image file if it
|
||
has been altered since it
|
||
was last saved.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 The Edit Menu
|
||
|
||
Contains general editing
|
||
commands, mainly concerned
|
||
with use of the Clipboard.
|
||
|
||
Edit menu commands:
|
||
C13H020 Undo
|
||
C13H021 Cut
|
||
C13H022 Copy
|
||
C13H023 Paste
|
||
C13H024 Transparency On
|
||
C13H025 Paste Behind
|
||
C13H026 Show Clipboard
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Undo
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Using the Undo command
|
||
removes the latest edit made
|
||
to the current image,
|
||
allowing mistakes to be
|
||
corrected.
|
||
|
||
Note that using Undo to
|
||
remove a mistake made while
|
||
using a Drawing Tool will
|
||
remove ALL the changes made
|
||
since the tool was selected.
|
||
However, making use of the
|
||
STORE button allows you to
|
||
update the "Undo Image" at
|
||
any time. See:
|
||
C13H104 STORE Button
|
||
|
||
Tip: You can use the Undo
|
||
Eraser to selectively remove
|
||
areas of a tool's effect.
|
||
However, changes made with
|
||
the Undo Eraser cannot
|
||
themselves be undone. See:
|
||
C13H088 Undo Eraser
|
||
|
||
Tip: Using Undo repeatedly
|
||
lets you switch between both
|
||
the edited and unedited
|
||
version of an image - a
|
||
useful way of deciding
|
||
whether to keep the changes
|
||
made by a special effect
|
||
etc.
|
||
|
||
Note: Unlike Edit and Action
|
||
menu commands, the effects
|
||
of using Image menu commands
|
||
cannot be reversed by using
|
||
Undo.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Cut
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Removes the Edit Grid image
|
||
section and places it onto
|
||
the Clipboard, leaving the
|
||
Edit Grid blank.
|
||
|
||
Tip: To cut an area of image
|
||
with more accuracy, use the
|
||
Scissors tool. See:
|
||
C13H065 Scissors
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H022 Copy
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Copy
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Simply places a copy of the
|
||
Edit Grid image section onto
|
||
the Clipboard.
|
||
|
||
Tip: To copy an area of
|
||
image with more accuracy,
|
||
use the Scissors tool. See:
|
||
C13H065 Scissors
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H021 Cut
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Paste
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Places the Clipboard image
|
||
onto the Edit Grid image
|
||
section.
|
||
|
||
Note that the top, left of
|
||
the Clipboard image will be
|
||
located to the top, left of
|
||
the Edit Grid. Thus, a
|
||
Clipboard image that's wider
|
||
and/or deeper than the Edit
|
||
Grid will be cropped along
|
||
the right and/or bottom
|
||
edges. This makes the Paste
|
||
command more useful when
|
||
copying one image to another
|
||
of the same size.
|
||
|
||
Tip: To paste with more
|
||
accuracy, use the Paste
|
||
Brush tool. See:
|
||
C13H066 Paste Brush
|
||
|
||
Note: The current settings
|
||
of the Transparency On and
|
||
Paste Behind commands
|
||
dictate how the Clipboard
|
||
image will be applied to the
|
||
Edit Grid. See:
|
||
C13H024 Transparency On
|
||
C13H025 Paste Behind
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Transparency On
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command can be turned
|
||
on or off, dictating how the
|
||
Clipboard image will be used
|
||
by tools and commands that
|
||
apply it to the current
|
||
image.
|
||
|
||
When in effect, all black
|
||
(colour 0) pixels in the
|
||
Clipboard image are
|
||
considered as transparent,
|
||
allowing the corresponding
|
||
parts of the current image
|
||
to show through.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H025 Paste Behind
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Paste Behind
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command can be turned
|
||
on or off, dictating how the
|
||
Clipboard image will be used
|
||
by tools and commands that
|
||
apply it to the current
|
||
image.
|
||
|
||
When in effect, only black
|
||
(colour 0) pixels in the
|
||
current image will be
|
||
replaced with the
|
||
corresponding Clipboard
|
||
image pixels, giving the
|
||
impression of placing the
|
||
Clipboard behind existing
|
||
image objects.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H024 Transparency On
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Show Clipboard
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Use this command to view the
|
||
image currently held on the
|
||
Clipboard. It's size is also
|
||
displayed.
|
||
|
||
Tip: A quick way to access
|
||
the "Show Clipboard" dialog
|
||
box is to right-click on the
|
||
image shown in the Clipboard
|
||
Status Box. See:
|
||
C13H101 Clipboard Status Box
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 The View Menu
|
||
|
||
Mainly contains commands to
|
||
specify which features of
|
||
the Image Editor you want
|
||
displayed or made active.
|
||
|
||
View menu commands:
|
||
C13H028 Cross-hair On
|
||
C13H029 Highlight On
|
||
C13H030 Grid On
|
||
C13H031 Image as Tile
|
||
C13H032 Palette Tools
|
||
C13H033 Test Animation...
|
||
C13H034 Screen Designer...
|
||
C13H035 Brighter Shade
|
||
C13H036 Darker Shade
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Cross-hair On
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Enable this command to have
|
||
a cross-hair cursor
|
||
displayed while pointing on
|
||
the Edit Grid: a horizontal
|
||
and vertical line span the
|
||
Edit Grid, intersecting at
|
||
the centre of the cursor.
|
||
This is a useful aid for
|
||
aligning objects etc.
|
||
|
||
Tip: The cross-hair cursor
|
||
is particularly useful when
|
||
trying to accurately cut or
|
||
copy an area of image using
|
||
the Scissors tool. See:
|
||
C13H065 Scissors
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Highlight On
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
When enabled, the position
|
||
of the Edit Grid image
|
||
section (in relation to the
|
||
current image) is
|
||
highlighted on the Image
|
||
Display. This allows you to
|
||
see exactly the area of
|
||
image currently visible on
|
||
the Edit Grid.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H107 Image Display
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Grid On
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
When this command is in
|
||
effect, a pixel boundary
|
||
grid is displayed on the
|
||
Edit Grid. Each pixel is
|
||
then instantly
|
||
distinguishable from the
|
||
pixels that surround it.
|
||
|
||
As a further aid, the actual
|
||
colour of the grid can be
|
||
set to black, dark grey,
|
||
light grey or white: press
|
||
SHIFT+F4 repeatedly to cycle
|
||
through the four available
|
||
colours.
|
||
|
||
Tip: The pixel boundary grid
|
||
can be particularly useful
|
||
when doing close-up,
|
||
detailed work with the Pixel
|
||
Pointer tool. See:
|
||
C13H086 Pixel Pointer
|
||
|
||
Note: The pixel boundary
|
||
grid is not displayed when
|
||
the Edit Grid is at 1x
|
||
(actual size) zoom
|
||
magnification.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Image as Tile
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
When enabled, the Image
|
||
Display area is tiled with
|
||
as many copies of the
|
||
current image as will fit,
|
||
instead of the usual single
|
||
copy. This is useful when
|
||
creating images to be used
|
||
as tiles - especially when
|
||
you want the tile to appear
|
||
seamless.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Palette Tools
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Choosing this command will
|
||
initially replace the usual
|
||
Drawing Tool icon buttons
|
||
with a set of Palette Tool
|
||
buttons. These can be used
|
||
to make various alterations
|
||
to the colours in the
|
||
current palette. For
|
||
details, see:
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
|
||
Select the Palette Tools
|
||
command a second time to
|
||
uncheck it and so redisplay
|
||
the Drawing Tools.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Test Animation...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Select this command to
|
||
access the integrated
|
||
Animation Tester. For full
|
||
details, see:
|
||
C13H116 Animation Tester
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Screen Designer...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Select this command to exit
|
||
the Image Editor and invoke
|
||
the PIXELplus 256 Screen
|
||
Designer.
|
||
|
||
You will be prompted to save
|
||
the current image file if it
|
||
has been altered since it
|
||
was last saved. It will then
|
||
be loaded from within the
|
||
Screen Designer, ready to
|
||
use for designing screens.
|
||
For full details, see:
|
||
C13H168 The Screen Designer
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Brighter Shade
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Searches the palette for a
|
||
colour that's a shade
|
||
brighter than the Current
|
||
Colour. If it finds such a
|
||
colour, it is made the
|
||
Current Colour.
|
||
|
||
Note: Repeated use of this
|
||
command will not necessarily
|
||
provide you with a colour an
|
||
equal shade above the one
|
||
last found. This is because
|
||
the NEAREST shade to the
|
||
Current Colour is used,
|
||
which will depend on the
|
||
colours available in the
|
||
current palette.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H036 Darker Shade
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Darker Shade
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Searches the palette for a
|
||
colour that's a shade darker
|
||
than the Current Colour. If
|
||
it finds such a colour, it
|
||
is made the Current Colour.
|
||
|
||
Note: Repeated use of this
|
||
command will not necessarily
|
||
provide you with a colour an
|
||
equal shade below the one
|
||
last found. This is because
|
||
the NEAREST shade to the
|
||
Current Colour is used,
|
||
which will depend on the
|
||
colours available in the
|
||
current palette.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H035 Brighter Shade
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 The Action Menu
|
||
|
||
Contains commands that
|
||
affect or manipulate the
|
||
Edit Grid image section.
|
||
|
||
Tip: You can make Action
|
||
menu commands affect the
|
||
entire current image by
|
||
left-clicking the Maximize
|
||
button beforehand. See:
|
||
C13H105 Zoom Buttons
|
||
|
||
Action menu commands:
|
||
C13H038 Clear
|
||
C13H039 Clear to Colour
|
||
C13H040 Scroll Up
|
||
C13H041 Scroll Down
|
||
C13H042 Scroll Left
|
||
C13H043 Scroll Right
|
||
C13H044 Rotate 90<39>
|
||
C13H045 Flip Horizontal
|
||
C13H046 Flip Vertical
|
||
C13H047 Effect:(current effect)
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Clear
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Simply clears the Edit Grid
|
||
image section by setting
|
||
each pixel to black (colour
|
||
0).
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H039 Clear to Colour
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Clear to Colour
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Clears the Edit Grid image
|
||
section by setting each
|
||
pixel to the Current Colour.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H038 Clear
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Scroll Up
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Shifts the Edit Grid image
|
||
section up by one row of
|
||
pixels. Pixels that scroll
|
||
off the top wrap-around to
|
||
form the bottom row.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H041 Scroll Down
|
||
C13H042 Scroll Left
|
||
C13H043 Scroll Right
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Scroll Down
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Shifts the Edit Grid image
|
||
section down by one row of
|
||
pixels. Pixels that scroll
|
||
off the bottom wrap-around
|
||
to form the top row.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H040 Scroll Up
|
||
C13H042 Scroll Left
|
||
C13H043 Scroll Right
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Scroll Left
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Shifts the Edit Grid image
|
||
section left by one column
|
||
of pixels. Pixels that
|
||
scroll off the left side
|
||
wrap-around to form the
|
||
right edge.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H040 Scroll Up
|
||
C13H041 Scroll Down
|
||
C13H043 Scroll Right
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Scroll Right
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Shifts the Edit Grid image
|
||
section right by one column
|
||
of pixels. Pixels that
|
||
scroll off the right side
|
||
wrap-around to form the left
|
||
edge.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H040 Scroll Up
|
||
C13H041 Scroll Down
|
||
C13H042 Scroll Left
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Rotate 90<39>
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Turns the Edit Grid image
|
||
section clockwise through
|
||
90 degrees.
|
||
|
||
Note: This command will not
|
||
be available if the Edit
|
||
Grid image section is not a
|
||
square (of equal width and
|
||
depth), unless the entire
|
||
image is being rotated.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Flip Horizontal
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Flips the Edit Grid image
|
||
section, left to right,
|
||
resulting in a mirror image.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H046 Flip Vertical
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Flip Vertical
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Flips the Edit Grid image
|
||
section upside down.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H045 Flip Horizontal
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Effect:(current effect)
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Applies the currently
|
||
selected special effect to
|
||
the entire Edit Grid image
|
||
section.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 The Image Menu
|
||
|
||
Contains commands allowing
|
||
the manipulation of existing
|
||
images as well as the
|
||
creation of new ones.
|
||
|
||
Image menu commands:
|
||
C13H049 Add...
|
||
C13H050 Delete...
|
||
C13H051 Resize...
|
||
C13H052 Duplicate...
|
||
C13H053 Convert to Mask...
|
||
C13H054 Crop
|
||
C13H055 Add as Gradient
|
||
C13H056 Show All
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Add...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Use this command to add one
|
||
or more blank images, of a
|
||
specified size, to the
|
||
current image file.
|
||
|
||
The "Add Image(s)" dialog
|
||
box is displayed so that the
|
||
required image(s) can be
|
||
detailed.
|
||
|
||
Specify the size for the new
|
||
image(s) by setting the
|
||
"Width" and "Depth" values.
|
||
An example image is
|
||
displayed in the preview
|
||
box, on the right side of
|
||
the dialog box, to show the
|
||
actual screen size the
|
||
image(s) will be.
|
||
|
||
Set "Amount" to the total
|
||
number of images you want
|
||
created.
|
||
|
||
Set "Position" to the place
|
||
in the current image file
|
||
where you wish to insert the
|
||
new image(s). By default,
|
||
this is set to place them
|
||
after all existing images.
|
||
If you alter this, the image
|
||
currently at "Position" is
|
||
displayed, giving visual
|
||
confirmation that the new
|
||
image(s) will be inserted at
|
||
the desired position.
|
||
|
||
There are three values
|
||
displayed at the bottom of
|
||
the dialog box which give
|
||
useful status information:
|
||
|
||
"Requires" shows the number
|
||
of bytes needed to create
|
||
the new image(s), using the
|
||
current settings.
|
||
|
||
"Space" shows the total
|
||
number of free bytes
|
||
currently available for
|
||
images.
|
||
|
||
"Result" shows the total
|
||
number of bytes that will be
|
||
available for images after
|
||
creating the new image(s),
|
||
using the current settings.
|
||
If this is a negative value
|
||
then there is insufficient
|
||
memory (image space) to
|
||
create the desired image(s).
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Delete...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Use this command to remove
|
||
one or more unwanted images
|
||
from the current image file.
|
||
|
||
Note: Be careful when using
|
||
this command as deleted
|
||
images cannot be retrieved
|
||
by using the Edit/Undo
|
||
command. It's a good idea to
|
||
save the current image file
|
||
before attempting any
|
||
significant deletion.
|
||
|
||
The "Delete Image(s)" dialog
|
||
box is displayed so that you
|
||
can specify the image(s) you
|
||
want deleted.
|
||
|
||
If you want to delete one
|
||
image only, simply set
|
||
"First" to the image you
|
||
want to delete. When
|
||
deleting two or more
|
||
contiguous images, set
|
||
"First" to the initial image
|
||
of the range you want
|
||
deleted.
|
||
|
||
The "Last" input box is
|
||
initially dimmed (inactive)
|
||
and should only be activated
|
||
and used when you want to
|
||
delete two or more
|
||
contiguous images, in which
|
||
case, set it to the final
|
||
image of the range to be
|
||
deleted.
|
||
|
||
The image denoted by the
|
||
currently active input box
|
||
is displayed in the preview
|
||
box, giving visual
|
||
confirmation that the
|
||
intended image has been
|
||
selected.
|
||
|
||
Note: You can't delete every
|
||
image in the current image
|
||
file. At least one image
|
||
must remain defined.
|
||
|
||
There are four values
|
||
displayed at the bottom of
|
||
the dialog box which give
|
||
useful status information:
|
||
|
||
"Count" shows the total
|
||
number of images that will
|
||
be deleted, using the
|
||
current settings.
|
||
|
||
"Reclaims" shows the number
|
||
of bytes that will be made
|
||
available for images by
|
||
deleting the specified
|
||
image(s).
|
||
|
||
"Space" shows the total
|
||
number of free bytes
|
||
currently available for
|
||
images.
|
||
|
||
"Result" shows the total
|
||
number of bytes that will be
|
||
available for images after
|
||
deleting the specified
|
||
image(s).
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Resize...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command allows the
|
||
physical dimensions (width
|
||
and depth) of an existing
|
||
image to be reduced or
|
||
increased.
|
||
|
||
Note: Be careful when using
|
||
this command as the effect
|
||
of resizing an image cannot
|
||
be reversed by using the
|
||
Edit/Undo command. It's a
|
||
good idea to save the
|
||
current image file before
|
||
attempting any significant
|
||
resizing operation.
|
||
|
||
The "Resize Image" dialog
|
||
box is displayed so that the
|
||
image and it's new size can
|
||
be specified.
|
||
|
||
Set "Image" to the image you
|
||
want to resize. The selected
|
||
image is displayed in the
|
||
preview box, on the right of
|
||
the dialog box, giving
|
||
visual confirmation that the
|
||
correct image has been
|
||
selected.
|
||
|
||
Specify the new size for the
|
||
image by setting the "Width"
|
||
and "Depth" values. An
|
||
example of what the image
|
||
will look like is displayed
|
||
to ensure it is resized
|
||
correctly.
|
||
|
||
There are four values
|
||
displayed at the bottom of
|
||
the dialog box which give
|
||
useful status information:
|
||
|
||
"Original" shows the current
|
||
size of the selected image.
|
||
|
||
"Requires" shows the number
|
||
of bytes needed to resize
|
||
the specified image, using
|
||
the current settings. A
|
||
negative value here
|
||
indicates bytes reclaimed.
|
||
|
||
"Space" shows the total
|
||
number of free bytes
|
||
currently available for
|
||
images.
|
||
|
||
"Result" shows the total
|
||
number of bytes that will be
|
||
available for images after
|
||
the specified image has been
|
||
resized, using the current
|
||
settings. If this is a
|
||
negative value then there is
|
||
insufficient memory (image
|
||
space) to resize the
|
||
selected image to the new
|
||
size.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H054 Crop
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Duplicate...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Use this command to create a
|
||
new copy of one or more
|
||
existing images.
|
||
|
||
The "Duplicate Image(s)"
|
||
dialog box is displayed
|
||
so that the required
|
||
image(s) can be specified.
|
||
|
||
If you want to make a copy
|
||
of one image only, set
|
||
"First" to the image you
|
||
want to duplicate. When
|
||
duplicating two or more
|
||
contiguous images, set
|
||
"First" to the initial image
|
||
of the range you want
|
||
duplicated.
|
||
|
||
The "Last" input box is
|
||
initially dimmed (inactive)
|
||
and should only be activated
|
||
and used when you want to
|
||
duplicate two or more
|
||
contiguous images, in which
|
||
case, set it to the final
|
||
image of the range to be
|
||
duplicated.
|
||
|
||
The image denoted by the
|
||
currently active input box
|
||
is displayed in the preview
|
||
box, giving visual
|
||
confirmation that the
|
||
intended image has been
|
||
selected.
|
||
|
||
There are four values
|
||
displayed at the bottom of
|
||
the dialog box which give
|
||
useful status information:
|
||
|
||
"Count" shows the total
|
||
number of images that will
|
||
be duplicated, using the
|
||
current settings.
|
||
|
||
"Requires" shows the number
|
||
of bytes needed to create
|
||
the duplicate image(s),
|
||
using the current settings.
|
||
|
||
"Space" shows the total
|
||
number of free bytes
|
||
currently available for
|
||
images.
|
||
|
||
"Result" shows the total
|
||
number of bytes that will be
|
||
available for images after
|
||
duplicating the specified
|
||
image(s). If this is a
|
||
negative value then there is
|
||
insufficient memory (image
|
||
space) to duplicate the
|
||
selected image(s).
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Convert to Mask...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command allows existing
|
||
images to be converted to
|
||
their equivalent masks: a
|
||
special type of image
|
||
required for displaying
|
||
images over existing screen
|
||
objects so that only the
|
||
image's exact shape is
|
||
displayed, allowing
|
||
background objects to still
|
||
be visible around it.
|
||
|
||
This is an advanced
|
||
technique which is discussed
|
||
fully in the PIXELplus 256
|
||
User's Manual.
|
||
|
||
Note: Be careful when using
|
||
this command as the effect
|
||
of converting an image
|
||
cannot be reversed by using
|
||
the Edit/Undo command. It's
|
||
a good idea to save the
|
||
current image file before
|
||
attempting any significant
|
||
conversion to masks.
|
||
|
||
The "Convert to Mask" dialog
|
||
box is displayed so that the
|
||
required image conversion
|
||
can be detailed.
|
||
|
||
C14 Mask Type:
|
||
Check the "Exact Mask"
|
||
option to have the specified
|
||
images converted to masks
|
||
that correspond to their
|
||
exact shape.
|
||
|
||
Check the "Expanded Mask"
|
||
option to have the specified
|
||
images converted to expanded
|
||
masks. Images displayed
|
||
using this type of mask will
|
||
have a black outline (one
|
||
pixel thick) around them
|
||
which helps to distinguish
|
||
them from the background
|
||
screen image. The mouse
|
||
pointer uses this technique
|
||
so that the white arrow is
|
||
always visible, even when
|
||
placed over an all-white
|
||
area of screen.
|
||
|
||
Note: Any image to be
|
||
converted to an expanded
|
||
mask must be of sufficient
|
||
size to hold the enlarged
|
||
mask shape - making sure the
|
||
actual image shape doesn't
|
||
touch any edge of the image
|
||
will ensure there's enough
|
||
room.
|
||
|
||
C14 Conversion Range:
|
||
Check the "Whole File"
|
||
option to have all the
|
||
images in the current image
|
||
file converted to their mask
|
||
equivalents. When doing so,
|
||
it is assumed you intend to
|
||
maintain two separate files:
|
||
one containing the actual
|
||
images and another
|
||
containing the corresponding
|
||
mask images. As such, you
|
||
will be prompted to save the
|
||
current image file before
|
||
the images are converted, if
|
||
it has altered since it was
|
||
last saved.
|
||
|
||
Note: After the images have
|
||
been converted, it's
|
||
important to remember to
|
||
save the current image file
|
||
(which now contains the
|
||
masks) by choosing File/Save
|
||
As..., and specify a
|
||
different name. DO NOT
|
||
select File/Save as this
|
||
will overwrite the original
|
||
image file.
|
||
|
||
To clarify the whole
|
||
process, consider this
|
||
example: if you create an
|
||
image file and save it as
|
||
SPRITES.PUT, then convert
|
||
the whole file to mask
|
||
images and save it as
|
||
SPRITES.MSK; you will now
|
||
have two files: SPRITES.PUT
|
||
containing the actual images
|
||
and SPRITES.MSK containing
|
||
the mask images.
|
||
|
||
Checking the "Select Range"
|
||
option allows you to specify
|
||
a single image or a
|
||
contiguous range of images
|
||
to convert to masks. The
|
||
"First" input box is
|
||
activated so that the
|
||
initial image of the range
|
||
can be specified. Using only
|
||
this input box lets you
|
||
convert that one specified
|
||
image. However, using the
|
||
"Last" input box lets you
|
||
specify the final image of
|
||
the range.
|
||
|
||
The image denoted by the
|
||
currently active input box
|
||
is displayed in the preview
|
||
box, giving visual
|
||
confirmation that the
|
||
intended image has been
|
||
selected.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Crop
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Allows the current image to
|
||
be cut down in size so that
|
||
only the Edit Grid image
|
||
section is retained (the
|
||
portion of image currently
|
||
visible on the Edit Grid).
|
||
Everything outside the Edit
|
||
Grid is discarded.
|
||
|
||
You will be asked to confirm
|
||
your decision before the
|
||
current image is actually
|
||
cropped.
|
||
|
||
Note: Be careful when using
|
||
this command as the effect
|
||
of cropping an image cannot
|
||
be reversed by using the
|
||
Edit/Undo command. It's a
|
||
good idea to save the
|
||
current image file before
|
||
attempting any significant
|
||
crop.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H051 Resize...
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Add as Gradient
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
An advanced feature of the
|
||
PIXELplus 256 Image Editor
|
||
is the ability to design
|
||
your own gradient styles -
|
||
used by the various Drawing
|
||
Tools that work using a
|
||
colour gradient (Gradient
|
||
Fill etc.) This is achieved
|
||
by first designing the
|
||
gradient style and then
|
||
selecting this command to
|
||
have it added to the user-
|
||
defined group of gradient
|
||
styles, which can be
|
||
accessed by clicking on the
|
||
Gradient Status Box. See:
|
||
C13H100 Gradient Status Box
|
||
|
||
The current image must
|
||
conform to the following
|
||
requirements in order for it
|
||
to be used as a valid user-
|
||
defined gradient style:
|
||
1) It must be a full-size
|
||
(100x100) image.
|
||
in size.
|
||
2) All eight colours, from 0
|
||
to 7, must be used in the
|
||
design of the gradient
|
||
style. Colours 0 and 7
|
||
should be used to represent
|
||
what will be the Current
|
||
Colour and Secondary Colour
|
||
while colours 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
|
||
and 6 represent the
|
||
intermediate colours used in
|
||
the gradient.
|
||
3) No others colours may be
|
||
used in the design of the
|
||
gradient style.
|
||
|
||
As a demonstration, open the
|
||
file DEMOGRAD.PUT to see how
|
||
a gradient style should be
|
||
designed. You can then
|
||
select Add as Gradient to
|
||
have it added to the user-
|
||
defined group of gradient
|
||
styles. You could also
|
||
produce a dithered version
|
||
of the gradient style by
|
||
applying several layers of
|
||
the MIX or FUR special
|
||
effect - depending on how
|
||
severe you want the
|
||
dithering. Evenly applying
|
||
MIX, using the Special
|
||
Effects Brush, generally
|
||
produces the most effective
|
||
results.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Show All
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Choose this command when you
|
||
want to view all the images
|
||
in the current file
|
||
together.
|
||
|
||
The "Show All" dialog box is
|
||
displayed containing all the
|
||
currently defined images (or
|
||
as many as will fit) along
|
||
with their assigned number.
|
||
|
||
Use the scroll bar provided
|
||
to view any images not able
|
||
to fit in the supplied
|
||
viewing area.
|
||
|
||
Tip: You can point and click
|
||
on an image to make it the
|
||
current image. This is
|
||
sometimes a quicker way of
|
||
moving to a specific image
|
||
in files that contain many.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 The Help Menu
|
||
|
||
Contains commands to view
|
||
PIXELplus 256 online Help
|
||
and program information.
|
||
|
||
Help menu commands:
|
||
C13H058 Contents
|
||
C13H059 Index
|
||
C13H060 Keyboard
|
||
C13H061 Using Help
|
||
C13H062 About...
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Contents
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Invokes online Help and
|
||
displays the Table of
|
||
Contents - a categorized
|
||
list of Help subjects
|
||
available.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Index
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Invokes online Help and
|
||
displays the Index - an
|
||
alphabetical list of all
|
||
Help topics available.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Keyboard
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Invokes online Help and
|
||
displays a summary of
|
||
keyboard commands available
|
||
in the Image Editor. See:
|
||
C13H004 Keyboard Commands
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Using Help
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Invokes online Help and
|
||
displays information about
|
||
how to use the online Help
|
||
system itself. See:
|
||
C13H003 Using Online Help
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 About...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Displays a dialog box
|
||
containing copyright and
|
||
version information specific
|
||
to the PIXELplus 256 Image
|
||
Editor.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Status Bar
|
||
|
||
This is a single line of
|
||
text (running along the
|
||
bottom of the screen) used
|
||
to show relevant information
|
||
such as available keyboard
|
||
commands, mouse button
|
||
functions, Drawing Tool set
|
||
up information, menu command
|
||
descriptions etc.
|
||
|
||
Due to the limited space for
|
||
displaying information on
|
||
the Status Bar, two special
|
||
symbols are used to denote
|
||
the function of the mouse
|
||
buttons:
|
||
|
||
<20> means click the LEFT mouse
|
||
button.
|
||
|
||
<20> means click the RIGHT
|
||
mouse button.
|
||
|
||
For example, "<22>Sample" on
|
||
the Status Bar informs you
|
||
that clicking the right
|
||
mouse button will sample a
|
||
colour, when pointing on the
|
||
Edit Grid.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
|
||
This block of eight icon
|
||
buttons will be displayed at
|
||
the top, left of the screen,
|
||
except when the Palette
|
||
Tools have been selected in
|
||
which case they are replaced
|
||
with the Palette Tool
|
||
buttons. See:
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
|
||
Note: Although there's only
|
||
enough room on-screen to
|
||
display eight Drawing Tool
|
||
icon buttons at a time,
|
||
there are in fact eighteen
|
||
different tools available:
|
||
|
||
If the required tool button
|
||
isn't currently visible,
|
||
left-click repeatedly on the
|
||
appropriate button to cycle
|
||
through any related tools
|
||
available on that button
|
||
position. For example,
|
||
successive clicks on the
|
||
Paintbrush button will
|
||
reveal and select the Pixel
|
||
Pointer tool, then the
|
||
Airbrush tool and finally
|
||
return to the Paintbrush
|
||
tool button.
|
||
|
||
Drawing Tools:
|
||
C13H065 Scissors
|
||
C13H066 Paste Brush
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
C13H082 Flood Fill
|
||
C13H083 Tile Fill
|
||
C13H084 Gradient Fill
|
||
C13H085 Paintbrush
|
||
C13H086 Pixel Pointer
|
||
C13H087 Airbrush
|
||
C13H088 Eraser
|
||
C13H089 Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C13H090 Filled Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C13H091 Gradient Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C13H092 Box
|
||
C13H093 Filled Box
|
||
C13H094 Gradient Box
|
||
C13H095 Line
|
||
C13H096 Curve
|
||
C13H097 Colour Sampler
|
||
|
||
C14 Tool Set Up
|
||
As a further enhancement,
|
||
some of the Drawing Tools
|
||
can be set up to function in
|
||
a particular way; for
|
||
example, the Eraser can be
|
||
set up to function as a
|
||
Normal Eraser, a Colour
|
||
Eraser or an Undo Eraser.
|
||
|
||
Tip: If you're unsure how
|
||
the current Drawing Tool has
|
||
been set up, simply point on
|
||
the Edit Grid and the
|
||
function of the current
|
||
Drawing Tool will be
|
||
displayed on the Status Bar.
|
||
|
||
C14 Changing a Tool's Set Up
|
||
By right-clicking on a
|
||
Drawing Tool icon button, a
|
||
"Set Up" dialog box is
|
||
displayed (if that tool has
|
||
set up options) where
|
||
various set up options can
|
||
be set. The options
|
||
available will depend on the
|
||
tool being set up - full
|
||
details are included in each
|
||
tool's Help section.
|
||
|
||
Note: Any alterations made
|
||
to a tool's set up remain in
|
||
effect until explicitly
|
||
changed. This is true even
|
||
when restarting the Image
|
||
Editor as all tool set up
|
||
information (among other
|
||
things) is maintained in the
|
||
file PP256_ED.SET.
|
||
|
||
C14 Useful Things to Remember
|
||
When using certain Drawing
|
||
Tools that require an object
|
||
to be positioned and/or
|
||
sized (Paste Brush, Line
|
||
etc.), it's possible to view
|
||
the object either as a
|
||
simple outline, or as a true
|
||
view which shows exactly
|
||
what will be produced by the
|
||
tool. You can toggle between
|
||
outline and true view by
|
||
pressing SPACE, while
|
||
pointing on the Edit Grid -
|
||
even when in the middle of
|
||
using a tool. Using the true
|
||
view can be very useful when
|
||
trying to use a tool with
|
||
absolute accuracy.
|
||
|
||
Note: You may have to stick
|
||
with using the outline view
|
||
if you are using a slower
|
||
computer system.
|
||
|
||
Many of the Drawing Tools -
|
||
such as Line, Scissors etc.
|
||
- involve setting the size
|
||
of an object before the
|
||
final effect of the tool is
|
||
produced. When using such a
|
||
tool, keep the following
|
||
points in mind:
|
||
1) The object's size is
|
||
displayed above the Edit
|
||
Grid.
|
||
2) The object's origin can
|
||
be moved by using the arrow
|
||
keys.
|
||
3) Right-click or press
|
||
ESCAPE to cancel the
|
||
operation.
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Scissors
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
The main use of this tool is
|
||
to allow a rectangular area
|
||
of image to be moved from
|
||
one place to another (cut
|
||
then pasted). However, it
|
||
can also be used to set the
|
||
exact size and position of
|
||
the Edit Grid, delete
|
||
(clear) a section of image,
|
||
or to copy a specific area
|
||
of image onto the Clipboard.
|
||
|
||
C14 Set Up Options
|
||
Right-click on the Scissors
|
||
icon button to change the
|
||
Scissors set up.
|
||
|
||
The "Set Up: SCISSORS"
|
||
dialog box is displayed.
|
||
From here, altering either
|
||
the "Transparency On" or
|
||
"Paste Behind" options has
|
||
exactly the same effect as
|
||
using the Edit menu commands
|
||
of the same name and are
|
||
included here for
|
||
convenience. See:
|
||
C13H024 Transparency On
|
||
C13H025 Paste Behind
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Depending on which function
|
||
you want to perform, the
|
||
Scissors tool must be used
|
||
in two or three steps:
|
||
|
||
C14 Step One
|
||
Select a rectangular area of
|
||
image by clicking on one
|
||
corner (the origin) and then
|
||
move the mouse to the
|
||
opposite corner.
|
||
|
||
Tip: It's sometimes easier
|
||
to accurately select an area
|
||
with the cross-hair cursor
|
||
on: check the View/Cross-
|
||
hair On command. See:
|
||
C13H028 Cross-hair On
|
||
|
||
C14 Step Two
|
||
Click to cut the selected
|
||
area of image onto the
|
||
Clipboard. Alternatively,
|
||
the following keyboard
|
||
commands are now available:
|
||
|
||
C - Copy area to Clipboard.
|
||
D - Delete area.
|
||
G - Set Edit Grid to area.
|
||
|
||
Note: A reminder of
|
||
available keyboard commands
|
||
is displayed on the Status
|
||
Bar.
|
||
|
||
C14 Step Three
|
||
If you have chosen to cut or
|
||
copy the selected image
|
||
section onto the Clipboard,
|
||
this is immediately made
|
||
available to paste at a new
|
||
position: using the mouse,
|
||
position it as required then
|
||
click to paste it there.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H021 Cut
|
||
C13H022 Copy
|
||
C13H023 Paste
|
||
C13H066 Paste Brush
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Paste Brush
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
This tool enables you to
|
||
apply (paste) the Clipboard
|
||
image onto the current
|
||
image - in a number of
|
||
different ways. The way the
|
||
Clipboard image is pasted
|
||
will depend on how the Paste
|
||
Brush tool has been set up
|
||
to function.
|
||
|
||
The current Clipboard image
|
||
is shown on the Clipboard
|
||
Status Box which can be used
|
||
to perform various Clipboard
|
||
related operations. See:
|
||
C13H101 Clipboard Status Box
|
||
|
||
C14 Set Up Options
|
||
Right-click on the Paste
|
||
Brush icon button to change
|
||
the Paste Brush set up.
|
||
|
||
The "Set Up: PASTE BRUSH"
|
||
dialog box is displayed.
|
||
From here, you can specify
|
||
how you want the Paste Brush
|
||
tool to function.
|
||
|
||
Check the "Rubber Stamp"
|
||
function to use the Paste
|
||
Brush tool for accurately
|
||
pasting copies of the
|
||
Clipboard image.
|
||
|
||
Check the "Resize" function
|
||
to use the Paste Brush tool
|
||
for pasting resized copies
|
||
of the Clipboard image.
|
||
|
||
The "Horizontal Skew"
|
||
function allows you to slant
|
||
the Clipboard image
|
||
horizontally before pasting.
|
||
|
||
The "Vertical Skew" function
|
||
allows you to slant the
|
||
Clipboard image vertically
|
||
before pasting.
|
||
|
||
Altering either the
|
||
"Transparency On" or "Paste
|
||
Behind" options has exactly
|
||
the same effect as using the
|
||
Edit menu commands of the
|
||
same name and are included
|
||
here for convenience. See:
|
||
C13H024 Transparency On
|
||
C13H025 Paste Behind
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
The way the Paste Brush tool
|
||
must be used depends on how
|
||
it has been set up to
|
||
function. The four modes of
|
||
operation are detailed in
|
||
turn below.
|
||
|
||
C14 Rubber Stamp
|
||
Simply position the image
|
||
cursor and click to paste.
|
||
Drag the image cursor to use
|
||
the Clipboard image as a
|
||
brush for drawing.
|
||
|
||
C14 Resize
|
||
Click on one corner (the
|
||
origin) then move the mouse
|
||
to the opposite corner
|
||
before clicking a second
|
||
time to paste a resized copy
|
||
of the Clipboard image.
|
||
|
||
C14 Horizontal Skew
|
||
Position the top edge of the
|
||
image cursor then click.
|
||
Move the mouse left or right
|
||
to set the required amount
|
||
of horizontal skew, then
|
||
click to paste.
|
||
|
||
C14 Vertical Skew
|
||
Position the left edge of
|
||
the image cursor then click.
|
||
Move the mouse up or down to
|
||
set the required amount of
|
||
vertical skew, then click to
|
||
paste.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H023 Paste
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Special Effects Brush
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
The PIXELplus 256 Image
|
||
Editor provides fourteen
|
||
powerful special effects
|
||
that can be applied to
|
||
images, or selected areas of
|
||
image, to alter their
|
||
appearance in specific ways.
|
||
|
||
Special Effects:
|
||
C13H068 BRIGHT (variable)
|
||
C13H069 DARK (variable)
|
||
C13H070 TINT (variable)
|
||
C13H071 FUR (variable)
|
||
C13H072 MIX (variable)
|
||
C13H073 SOFT
|
||
C13H074 UNZAG
|
||
C13H075 HOLLOW
|
||
C13H076 TILE
|
||
C13H077 XOR
|
||
C13H078 GREY
|
||
C13H079 SWEEP
|
||
C13H080 SWAP
|
||
C13H081 EDGE
|
||
|
||
The Special Effects Brush
|
||
allows the current special
|
||
effect to be accurately
|
||
applied to specific areas of
|
||
image.
|
||
|
||
The name of the current
|
||
special effect is displayed
|
||
on the Brush Size Selector
|
||
box. To change the brush
|
||
size, see:
|
||
C13H098 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
Note: The Special Effects
|
||
Brush is only available in a
|
||
square brush shape,
|
||
regardless of the currently
|
||
selected brush shape.
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Click to apply the current
|
||
special effect to the area
|
||
of image at the brush
|
||
cursor, or drag to
|
||
continuously apply the
|
||
effect.
|
||
|
||
Note: A new layer of special
|
||
effect is applied each time
|
||
the left mouse button is
|
||
pressed. Ensure the whole
|
||
area you want to affect is
|
||
visible on the Edit Grid
|
||
when you want to apply an
|
||
even layer of special
|
||
effect.
|
||
|
||
C14 Selecting a Special Effect
|
||
Employ one of the following
|
||
methods to select a new
|
||
special effect to use:
|
||
|
||
1) Click on the Brush Size
|
||
Selector box to reveal a
|
||
menu, then click on the
|
||
required special effect
|
||
name. To close the menu
|
||
without choosing a new
|
||
special effect, click on the
|
||
highlighted current special
|
||
effect name (at the top of
|
||
the menu) or click anywhere
|
||
outside the menu.
|
||
|
||
2) Drag down from the Brush
|
||
Size Selector box to
|
||
highlight the required
|
||
special effect name, then
|
||
release the mouse button. To
|
||
close the menu without
|
||
choosing a new special
|
||
effect, simply drag off the
|
||
menu (so that no effect is
|
||
highlighted) then release
|
||
the mouse button.
|
||
|
||
Note: While a special effect
|
||
name is highlighted, a brief
|
||
description of that effect
|
||
is given on the Status Bar.
|
||
|
||
C14 Variable Special Effects
|
||
Five of the special effects
|
||
are variable which means
|
||
they have an individual
|
||
"Strength" setting that
|
||
dictates how severely the
|
||
effect will work. The
|
||
variable special effects are
|
||
BRIGHT, DARK, TINT, FUR and
|
||
MIX.
|
||
|
||
C14 Changing the Strength
|
||
C14 of an Effect
|
||
Right-click on the Brush
|
||
Size Selector box to display
|
||
the "Effect Strength" dialog
|
||
box where you can specify
|
||
the current special effect's
|
||
"Strength" directly. Valid
|
||
settings range from 1 (weak)
|
||
to 100 (strong).
|
||
|
||
Note: Any alterations made
|
||
to a special effect's
|
||
"Strength" setting remain in
|
||
effect until explicitly
|
||
changed. This is true even
|
||
when restarting the Image
|
||
Editor as special effect
|
||
"Strength" settings (among
|
||
other things) are maintained
|
||
in the file PP256_ED.SET.
|
||
|
||
C14 Palette-dependent Effects
|
||
Some of the special effects
|
||
are palette-dependent,
|
||
meaning that they rely
|
||
heavily on the colours
|
||
available in the current
|
||
palette in order to produce
|
||
the desired effect; for
|
||
example, using the GREY
|
||
special effect with a
|
||
palette that contains few
|
||
shades of grey will be
|
||
unlikely to produce
|
||
satisfactory results. The
|
||
palette-dependent effects
|
||
are BRIGHT, DARK, TINT,
|
||
SOFT, UNZAG and GREY.
|
||
|
||
See the PIXELplus 256 User's
|
||
Manual for details on
|
||
improving results.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H047 Effect:(current effect)
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 BRIGHT
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The BRIGHT special effect
|
||
can be used to increase the
|
||
perceived brightness of
|
||
affected areas of image by
|
||
converting coloured pixels
|
||
to ones of a brighter shade.
|
||
Black areas of image are not
|
||
affected because it is
|
||
usually desirable to
|
||
brighten actual image
|
||
objects only, and not the
|
||
background, which is
|
||
normally black.
|
||
|
||
The current "Strength"
|
||
setting of the BRIGHT
|
||
special effect dictates the
|
||
severity of the effect
|
||
produced.
|
||
|
||
BRIGHT is a palette-
|
||
dependent special effect.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 DARK
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The DARK special effect can
|
||
be used to make affected
|
||
areas of image appear darker
|
||
by converting coloured
|
||
pixels to ones of a darker
|
||
shade.
|
||
|
||
The current "Strength"
|
||
setting of the DARK special
|
||
effect dictates the severity
|
||
of the effect produced.
|
||
|
||
DARK is a palette-dependent
|
||
special effect.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 TINT
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The TINT special effect
|
||
gives the appearance of
|
||
applying a tincture of
|
||
colour (the Current Colour)
|
||
to affected areas of image.
|
||
See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
This can sometimes give the
|
||
impression of overlaying
|
||
coloured glass.
|
||
|
||
The current "Strength"
|
||
setting of the TINT special
|
||
effect dictates the severity
|
||
of the effect produced.
|
||
|
||
TINT is a palette-dependent
|
||
special effect.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 FUR
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The FUR special effect can
|
||
be used to fur up the edges
|
||
of image objects, giving
|
||
them an irregular appearance
|
||
without distorting them
|
||
beyond all recognition.
|
||
|
||
The current "Strength"
|
||
setting of the FUR special
|
||
effect dictates the severity
|
||
of the effect produced.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 MIX
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The MIX special effect can
|
||
be used to mix up areas of
|
||
image by randomly swapping
|
||
the position of pixels. Only
|
||
pixels within the bounds of
|
||
the current brush size are
|
||
swapped when using the
|
||
Special Effects Brush -
|
||
using Action/Effect:MIX
|
||
causes pixels to be swapped
|
||
within the bounds of the
|
||
entire Edit Grid image
|
||
section, resulting in a
|
||
greater degree of
|
||
disintegration.
|
||
|
||
The current "Strength"
|
||
setting of the MIX special
|
||
effect dictates the severity
|
||
of the effect produced.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 SOFT
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
SOFT is a powerful special
|
||
effect that uses a technique
|
||
known as "anti-aliasing" to
|
||
give all edges of image
|
||
objects a softer, slightly
|
||
blurred appearance. When
|
||
used correctly, SOFT can
|
||
greatly improve the
|
||
appearance of images, giving
|
||
them an almost digitized
|
||
look. Use repeatedly to
|
||
achieve a blurred, out of
|
||
focus look.
|
||
|
||
SOFT uses total anti-
|
||
aliasing. For a milder form
|
||
of anti-aliasing, see:
|
||
C13H074 UNZAG
|
||
|
||
SOFT is a palette-dependent
|
||
special effect.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 UNZAG
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The UNZAG special effect
|
||
uses an anti-aliasing
|
||
technique to smooth the
|
||
appearance of zigzag, jagged
|
||
edges only. Straight edges
|
||
remain unaltered resulting
|
||
in a less-blurred appearance
|
||
than the SOFT effect
|
||
produces. See:
|
||
C13H073 SOFT
|
||
|
||
UNZAG is a palette-dependent
|
||
special effect.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 HOLLOW
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The HOLLOW special effect
|
||
can be used to hollow out
|
||
solid areas of colour,
|
||
converting them to outlines.
|
||
It can be thought of as
|
||
having the opposite effect
|
||
to the Flood Fill tool.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 TILE
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The TILE special effect
|
||
works by tiling affected
|
||
areas of image with the
|
||
current Clipboard image.
|
||
Tiling is oriented to the
|
||
top, left corner of the
|
||
current image.
|
||
|
||
Note: The current settings
|
||
of Edit/Transparency On and
|
||
Edit/Paste Behind dictate
|
||
how the Clipboard image will
|
||
be applied. See:
|
||
C13H024 Transparency On
|
||
C13H025 Paste Behind
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 XOR
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
Applying the XOR special
|
||
effect to an area of image
|
||
changes the colour of
|
||
affected pixels by
|
||
performing a logical XOR
|
||
(exclusive OR) between them
|
||
and the Current Colour. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
Note: It's not the actual
|
||
colour of pixels (the RGB
|
||
values) but the colour
|
||
number (attribute) of pixels
|
||
that XOR operates on.
|
||
|
||
Although using the XOR
|
||
special effect can produce
|
||
some unpredictable results
|
||
(especially when applied to
|
||
multicoloured areas of
|
||
image), experimentation can
|
||
achieve some interesting
|
||
results.
|
||
|
||
Tip: Using XOR on an area of
|
||
image that was drawn using
|
||
the Current Colour will
|
||
invert the image.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 GREY
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
When applied to coloured
|
||
areas of image, the GREY
|
||
special effect simply
|
||
converts each pixel to it's
|
||
grey scale equivalent, i.e.
|
||
the affected area of image
|
||
is converted to black and
|
||
white.
|
||
|
||
GREY is a palette-dependent
|
||
special effect.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 SWEEP
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The SWEEP special effect
|
||
works by removing or filling
|
||
in single, isolated pixels.
|
||
It can be used to tidy up
|
||
and clarify areas of image.
|
||
|
||
Tip: SWEEP can be
|
||
particularly useful for
|
||
tidying up the effects of
|
||
using the Airbrush or the
|
||
MIX special effect.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 SWAP
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The SWAP special effect is
|
||
used to replace the
|
||
occurrence of one colour for
|
||
another: pixels matching the
|
||
Current Colour are swapped
|
||
with ones of the Secondary
|
||
Colour. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 EDGE
|
||
C12 special effect
|
||
|
||
The EDGE special effect can
|
||
be used to add an outline
|
||
(one pixel thick) to image
|
||
objects. The outline
|
||
produced will be of the
|
||
Current Colour. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
Tip: Using EDGE repeatedly -
|
||
changing the Current Colour
|
||
each time - can produce some
|
||
interesting effects.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Flood Fill
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
Use this tool to fill an
|
||
enclosed area (containing a
|
||
single colour) with a
|
||
different colour.
|
||
|
||
The colour used to fill with
|
||
will be the Current Colour,
|
||
as indicated on the Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Simply point the small,
|
||
cross-hair cursor at the
|
||
pixel where you want filling
|
||
to start, and then click.
|
||
|
||
Note: The fill will leak
|
||
through any gap in the
|
||
enclosed area - even one of
|
||
just a single pixel. Also,
|
||
the fill tools are the only
|
||
tools that are able to
|
||
affect areas of image
|
||
outside the Edit Grid image
|
||
section.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H083 Tile Fill
|
||
C13H084 Gradient Fill
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Tile Fill
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
Use this tool to fill an
|
||
enclosed area (containing a
|
||
single colour) with the
|
||
current Clipboard image,
|
||
used as a tile. The way the
|
||
Clipboard image is tiled
|
||
will depend on how the Tile
|
||
Fill tool has been set up to
|
||
function.
|
||
|
||
The current Clipboard image
|
||
is shown on the Clipboard
|
||
Status Box which can be used
|
||
to perform various Clipboard
|
||
related operations. See:
|
||
C13H101 Clipboard Status Box
|
||
|
||
C14 Set Up Options
|
||
Right-click on the Tile Fill
|
||
icon button to change the
|
||
Tile Fill tool set up.
|
||
|
||
The "Set Up: TILE FILL"
|
||
dialog box is displayed.
|
||
From here, you can specify
|
||
how you want the Tile Fill
|
||
tool to function.
|
||
|
||
Check the "Tile from Cursor"
|
||
function to orient the top,
|
||
left corner of the tile to
|
||
the fill point.
|
||
|
||
Checking the "Tile from
|
||
Corner" function will cause
|
||
tiling to be oriented to the
|
||
top, left corner of the
|
||
current image. This will
|
||
ensure tiles are always
|
||
aligned, regardless of where
|
||
you specify filling should
|
||
start.
|
||
|
||
Checking the "Scale to Fill
|
||
Area" function will mean a
|
||
single tile will be scaled
|
||
to fit the entire fill area.
|
||
|
||
Altering the "Transparency
|
||
On" option has exactly the
|
||
same effect as using the
|
||
Edit menu command of the
|
||
same name. See:
|
||
C13H024 Transparency On
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Simply point the small,
|
||
cross-hair cursor at the
|
||
pixel where you want filling
|
||
to start, and then click.
|
||
|
||
Note: The fill will leak
|
||
through any gap in the
|
||
enclosed area - even one of
|
||
just a single pixel. Also,
|
||
the fill tools are the only
|
||
tools that are able to
|
||
affect areas of image
|
||
outside the Edit Grid image
|
||
section.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H082 Flood Fill
|
||
C13H084 Gradient Fill
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Gradient Fill
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
Use this tool to fill an
|
||
enclosed area (containing a
|
||
single colour) with colours
|
||
that gradually blend from
|
||
one colour into another. The
|
||
colours used will be a blend
|
||
between the Current Colour
|
||
and the Secondary Colour, as
|
||
indicated on the Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
The current gradient fill
|
||
style will be used, as shown
|
||
on the Gradient Status Box.
|
||
To choose a new style, see:
|
||
C13H100 Gradient Status Box
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Simply point the small,
|
||
cross-hair cursor at the
|
||
pixel where you want filling
|
||
to start, and then click.
|
||
|
||
Note: The fill will leak
|
||
through any gap in the
|
||
enclosed area - even one of
|
||
just a single pixel. Also,
|
||
the fill tools are the only
|
||
tools that are able to
|
||
affect areas of image
|
||
outside the Edit Grid image
|
||
section.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H082 Flood Fill
|
||
C13H083 Tile Fill
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Paintbrush
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
Just like a real paintbrush,
|
||
this tool allows you paint
|
||
colour directly onto images.
|
||
The colour used will be the
|
||
Current Colour, as indicated
|
||
on the Selected Colour
|
||
Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
The Paintbrush operates
|
||
using the current brush
|
||
shape, size and strength. To
|
||
change any of these, see:
|
||
C13H098 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Click to dab the brush, or
|
||
drag the brush cursor to
|
||
draw a continuous, freehand
|
||
line.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Pixel Pointer
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
The Pixel Pointer is a
|
||
simple yet extremely useful
|
||
tool for doing detailed,
|
||
close-up work, such as
|
||
touching-up images. It is
|
||
used to set individual
|
||
pixels to the Current
|
||
Colour, as indicated on the
|
||
Selected Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Simply point the arrow
|
||
cursor at a pixel and click
|
||
to set it to the Current
|
||
Colour. Drag the arrow
|
||
cursor to continually set
|
||
pixels; dragging quickly
|
||
will produce a broken,
|
||
freehand line.
|
||
|
||
Tip: It can be useful to
|
||
have the pixel boundary
|
||
grid displayed when using
|
||
the Pixel Pointer tool at
|
||
higher zoom levels. See:
|
||
C13H030 Grid On
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H097 Colour Sampler
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Airbrush
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
The Airbrush can be used to
|
||
randomly apply spots of
|
||
colour in the same way a
|
||
real airbrush or aerosol can
|
||
does: colour is continually
|
||
sprayed and will result in a
|
||
build-up of colour when
|
||
directed at the same area of
|
||
image for any length of
|
||
time. The colour sprayed is
|
||
the Current Colour, as
|
||
indicated on the Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
Although the Airbrush always
|
||
sprays a circular shape -
|
||
regardless of the current
|
||
brush shape - the size of
|
||
the area affected can be
|
||
controlled by using the
|
||
Brush Size Selector in the
|
||
usual way. Also, the speed
|
||
at which colour is sprayed
|
||
can be altered by changing
|
||
the spray "Strength"
|
||
setting. For full details,
|
||
see:
|
||
C13H098 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
The Airbrush continuously
|
||
applies colour at the small,
|
||
cross-hair cursor position
|
||
while the left mouse button
|
||
is held down. Consequently,
|
||
the speed at which you drag
|
||
the cursor will dictate the
|
||
density of the colour
|
||
sprayed.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Eraser
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
This tool allows unwanted
|
||
areas of image to be
|
||
accurately removed. The
|
||
actual parts of an image
|
||
that will be erased depends
|
||
on how the Eraser tool has
|
||
been set up to function.
|
||
|
||
To change the brush size,
|
||
see:
|
||
C13H098 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
Note: The Eraser is only
|
||
available in a square brush
|
||
shape, regardless of the
|
||
currently selected brush
|
||
shape.
|
||
|
||
C14 Set Up Options
|
||
Right-click on the Eraser
|
||
icon button to change the
|
||
Eraser tool set up.
|
||
|
||
The "Set Up: ERASER" dialog
|
||
box is displayed. From here,
|
||
you can specify how you want
|
||
the Eraser tool to function.
|
||
|
||
Check the "Normal Eraser"
|
||
function to have the Eraser
|
||
tool remove all parts of an
|
||
image that it's applied to.
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H065 Scissors
|
||
C13H038 Clear
|
||
|
||
Checking the "Colour Eraser"
|
||
function will cause the
|
||
Eraser tool to only remove
|
||
areas of image that match
|
||
the Current Colour, as
|
||
indicated on the Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
C13H080 SWAP
|
||
|
||
Checking the "Undo Eraser"
|
||
function allows the Eraser
|
||
tool to be used to
|
||
selectively remove the
|
||
effects of the latest edit.
|
||
For example, if while
|
||
drawing a freehand line you
|
||
accidentally slip, you can
|
||
use the Undo Eraser to
|
||
remove the mistake without
|
||
erasing the whole line,
|
||
which is what the Edit/Undo
|
||
command would do. See:
|
||
C13H020 Undo
|
||
|
||
Note: Because of the way the
|
||
Undo Eraser works, changes
|
||
made to an image with it
|
||
cannot themselves be undone.
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Click to apply the Eraser at
|
||
the brush cursor position,
|
||
or drag to continuously
|
||
apply the Eraser.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
Using this tool allows a
|
||
circle or ellipse to be
|
||
drawn onto the current
|
||
image.
|
||
|
||
The colour used to draw the
|
||
circle/ellipse will be the
|
||
Current Colour, as indicated
|
||
on the Selected Colour
|
||
Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
The circle/ellipse will be
|
||
drawn using the current
|
||
brush shape, size and
|
||
strength. To change any of
|
||
these, see:
|
||
C13H098 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
The Circle/Ellipse tool is
|
||
used by specifying a
|
||
rectangular area into which
|
||
the shape will be inscribed.
|
||
|
||
First, define the
|
||
rectangular area of image by
|
||
clicking on one corner (the
|
||
origin) and then move the
|
||
mouse to the opposite
|
||
corner. Next, click a second
|
||
time to draw the circle/
|
||
ellipse inside the specified
|
||
area.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H090 Filled Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C13H091 Gradient Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Filled Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
Using this tool allows a
|
||
solid circle or ellipse to
|
||
be drawn onto the current
|
||
image.
|
||
|
||
The colour used to draw the
|
||
actual circle/ellipse will
|
||
be the Current Colour, as
|
||
indicated on the Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
However, the colour used to
|
||
fill the shape depends on
|
||
how the Filled Circle/
|
||
Ellipse tool has been set up
|
||
to function.
|
||
|
||
The actual circle/ellipse
|
||
will be drawn using the
|
||
current brush shape, size
|
||
and strength. To change any
|
||
of these, see:
|
||
C13H098 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
C14 Set Up Options
|
||
Right-click on the Filled
|
||
Circle/Ellipse icon button
|
||
to change the Filled Circle/
|
||
Ellipse tool set up.
|
||
|
||
The "Set Up: FILLED CIRCLE/
|
||
ELLIPSE" dialog box is
|
||
displayed. From here, you
|
||
can specify how you want the
|
||
Filled Circle/Ellipse tool
|
||
to function.
|
||
|
||
Check the "Use Two Colours"
|
||
option to have the Filled
|
||
Circle/Ellipse tool draw
|
||
circles and ellipses using
|
||
two colours: the Current
|
||
Colour will be used to draw
|
||
the actual circle/ellipse
|
||
and the Secondary Colour
|
||
will be used to fill the
|
||
shape.
|
||
|
||
If the "Use Two Colours"
|
||
option is left unchecked
|
||
then the Current Colour will
|
||
be used to both draw the
|
||
actual circle/ellipse and to
|
||
fill it.
|
||
|
||
Note: Both the Filled
|
||
Circle/Ellipse and Filled
|
||
Box tools share the same
|
||
"Use Two Colours" set up
|
||
option so changing it will
|
||
affect both tools.
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
The Filled Circle/Ellipse
|
||
tool is used by specifying a
|
||
rectangular area into which
|
||
the shape will be inscribed.
|
||
|
||
First, define the
|
||
rectangular area of image by
|
||
clicking on one corner (the
|
||
origin) and then move the
|
||
mouse to the opposite
|
||
corner. Next, click a second
|
||
time to draw the circle/
|
||
ellipse inside the specified
|
||
area.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H089 Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C13H091 Gradient Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Gradient Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
Use this tool to draw a
|
||
circle or ellipse filled
|
||
with colours that gradually
|
||
blend from one colour into
|
||
another. The colours used
|
||
will be a blend between the
|
||
Current Colour and the
|
||
Secondary Colour, as
|
||
indicated on the Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
The current gradient fill
|
||
style will be used, as shown
|
||
on the Gradient Status Box.
|
||
To choose a new style, see:
|
||
C13H100 Gradient Status Box
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
The Gradient Circle/Ellipse
|
||
tool is used by specifying a
|
||
rectangular area into which
|
||
the shape will be inscribed.
|
||
|
||
First, define the
|
||
rectangular area of image by
|
||
clicking on one corner (the
|
||
origin) and then move the
|
||
mouse to the opposite
|
||
corner. Next, click a second
|
||
time to draw the circle/
|
||
ellipse inside the specified
|
||
area.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H089 Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C13H090 Filled Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Box
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
Using this tool allows you
|
||
to draw a simple rectangle
|
||
or box shape onto the
|
||
current image.
|
||
|
||
The colour used to draw the
|
||
box will be the Current
|
||
Colour, as indicated on the
|
||
Selected Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
The box will be drawn using
|
||
the current brush shape,
|
||
size and strength. To change
|
||
any of these, see:
|
||
C13H098 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Click once to set a corner
|
||
(origin) of the box, then
|
||
move the mouse to the
|
||
opposite corner. Click a
|
||
second time to draw the box
|
||
shape.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H093 Filled Box
|
||
C13H094 Gradient Box
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Filled Box
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
This tool is used to draw a
|
||
solid rectangle or box shape
|
||
onto the current image.
|
||
|
||
The colour used to draw the
|
||
actual box will be the
|
||
Current Colour, as indicated
|
||
on the Selected Colour
|
||
Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
However, the colour used to
|
||
fill the shape depends on
|
||
how the Filled Box tool has
|
||
been set up to function.
|
||
|
||
The actual box will be drawn
|
||
using the current brush
|
||
shape, size and strength. To
|
||
change any of these, see:
|
||
C13H098 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
C14 Set Up Options
|
||
Right-click on the Filled
|
||
Box icon button to change
|
||
the Filled Box tool set up.
|
||
|
||
The "Set Up: FILLED BOX"
|
||
dialog box is displayed.
|
||
From here, you can specify
|
||
how you want the Filled Box
|
||
tool to function.
|
||
|
||
Check the "Use Two Colours"
|
||
option to have the Filled
|
||
Box tool draw boxes using
|
||
two colours: the Current
|
||
Colour will be used to draw
|
||
the actual box and the
|
||
Secondary Colour will be
|
||
used to fill the shape.
|
||
|
||
If the "Use Two Colours"
|
||
option is left unchecked
|
||
then the Current Colour will
|
||
be used to both draw the
|
||
actual box and to fill it.
|
||
|
||
Note: Both the Filled
|
||
Circle/Ellipse and Filled
|
||
Box tools share the same
|
||
"Use Two Colours" set up
|
||
option so changing it will
|
||
affect both tools.
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Click once to set a corner
|
||
(origin) of the box, then
|
||
move the mouse to the
|
||
opposite corner. Click a
|
||
second time to draw the box
|
||
shape.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H092 Box
|
||
C13H094 Gradient Box
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Gradient Box
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
Use this tool to draw a
|
||
rectangle or box shape onto
|
||
the current image, filled
|
||
with colours that gradually
|
||
blend from one colour into
|
||
another. The colours used
|
||
will be a blend between the
|
||
Current Colour and the
|
||
Secondary Colour, as
|
||
indicated on the Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
The current gradient fill
|
||
style will be used, as shown
|
||
on the Gradient Status Box.
|
||
To choose a new style, see:
|
||
C13H100 Gradient Status Box
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
Click once to set a corner
|
||
(origin) of the box, then
|
||
move the mouse to the
|
||
opposite corner. Click a
|
||
second time to draw the box
|
||
shape.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H092 Box
|
||
C13H093 Filled Box
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Line
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
The Line tool is used to
|
||
draw straight lines onto the
|
||
current image.
|
||
|
||
The colour used to draw the
|
||
line will be the Current
|
||
Colour, as indicated on the
|
||
Selected Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
The line will be drawn using
|
||
the current brush shape,
|
||
size and strength. To change
|
||
any of these, see:
|
||
C13H098 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
The Line tool is used by
|
||
specifying two points
|
||
between which the line will
|
||
be drawn.
|
||
|
||
Click once to set the start
|
||
point (origin) of the line,
|
||
then move the mouse to the
|
||
end point. Click a second
|
||
time to draw the line.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H096 Curve
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Curve
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
The Curve tool is used to
|
||
draw curved lines onto the
|
||
current image.
|
||
|
||
The colour used to draw the
|
||
curve will be the Current
|
||
Colour, as indicated on the
|
||
Selected Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
The curve will be drawn
|
||
using the current brush
|
||
shape, size and strength. To
|
||
change any of these, see:
|
||
C13H098 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
The Curve tool is used by
|
||
specifying two points
|
||
between which the curve will
|
||
be drawn.
|
||
|
||
First, click on the start
|
||
point (the origin), then
|
||
move the mouse to the
|
||
curve's end point and click
|
||
a second time. Finally,
|
||
position the curve's apex
|
||
and click a third time to
|
||
draw the curve.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H095 Line
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Colour Sampler
|
||
C12 drawing tool
|
||
|
||
This useful tool allows you
|
||
to select colours directly
|
||
from the current image (via
|
||
the Edit Grid) instead of
|
||
having to select them from
|
||
the Palette Grid every time.
|
||
This not only saves time, it
|
||
also ensures that you select
|
||
the correct colour when the
|
||
current palette contains
|
||
several similar shades.
|
||
|
||
C14 How to Use
|
||
The Colour Sampler is such a
|
||
useful and often-used tool
|
||
that it is always available
|
||
(regardless of the currently
|
||
selected Drawing Tool) and
|
||
can be employed by using the
|
||
right mouse button: right-
|
||
click to select the colour
|
||
at the current cursor
|
||
position, or drag the small,
|
||
cross-hair cursor to point
|
||
at the desired colour. The
|
||
sampled colour is then made
|
||
the Current Colour. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
Tip: You can tell at a
|
||
glance which colour the
|
||
Colour Sampler will select
|
||
as the colour being pointed
|
||
at will be highlighted on
|
||
the Palette Grid.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H103 Edit Grid
|
||
C13H102 Palette Grid
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Brush Size Selector
|
||
|
||
When appropriate, the Brush
|
||
Size Selector will be made
|
||
available - displayed on the
|
||
left of the screen, directly
|
||
below the Drawing Tool icon
|
||
buttons.
|
||
|
||
Clicking on the up/down
|
||
arrow buttons lets you set
|
||
the current tool's brush
|
||
size (from 1 to 8).
|
||
|
||
Next to the up/down arrow
|
||
buttons is a box that shows
|
||
the current brush and line
|
||
size, except when the
|
||
Special Effects Brush is
|
||
selected in which case the
|
||
current special effect is
|
||
displayed on it.
|
||
|
||
Left-clicking or right-
|
||
clicking on this box allows
|
||
you to change various brush
|
||
settings, depending on what
|
||
the current tool is, as
|
||
follows:
|
||
|
||
C14 Special Effects Brush
|
||
Left-click on the Brush Size
|
||
Selector box to choose a
|
||
different special effect or
|
||
right-click to alter the
|
||
current special effect's
|
||
"Strength" setting (if
|
||
available). For full
|
||
details, see:
|
||
C13H067 Special Effects Brush
|
||
|
||
C14 Airbrush
|
||
Right-click on the Brush
|
||
Size Selector box to set the
|
||
spray "Strength". This
|
||
dictates how rapidly colour
|
||
is sprayed when using the
|
||
Airbrush.
|
||
|
||
The "Spray Strength" dialog
|
||
box is displayed so that the
|
||
"Strength" can be specified
|
||
directly. Valid settings
|
||
range from 1 (slow) to 100
|
||
(fast).
|
||
|
||
Note: Any alteration made to
|
||
the spray "Strength" setting
|
||
will remain in effect until
|
||
explicitly changed. This is
|
||
true even when restarting
|
||
the Image Editor as the
|
||
spray "Strength" setting
|
||
(among other things) is
|
||
maintained in the file
|
||
PP256_ED.SET.
|
||
|
||
C14 All other tools
|
||
C14 (Paintbrush, Line etc.)
|
||
Left-click on the Brush Size
|
||
Selector box when you want
|
||
to select a different brush
|
||
shape.
|
||
|
||
The "Brush Shapes" dialog
|
||
box is displayed containing
|
||
all six available brush
|
||
shapes. Click on the
|
||
required brush shape to
|
||
highlight it, then click on
|
||
the OK button.
|
||
Alternatively, simply
|
||
double-click on the required
|
||
brush shape.
|
||
|
||
Right-click on the Brush
|
||
Size Selector box to set the
|
||
current brush "Strength".
|
||
This dictates how strongly
|
||
the brush will be applied by
|
||
all tools that use the
|
||
brush.
|
||
|
||
The "Brush Strength" dialog
|
||
box is displayed allowing
|
||
the "Strength" to be
|
||
specified directly. Valid
|
||
settings range from 1 (very
|
||
light) to 100 (opaque).
|
||
|
||
Tip: Set the brush
|
||
"Strength" to a value less
|
||
than 100 (say 50) to give
|
||
the effect of drawing with
|
||
chalk or a crayon.
|
||
|
||
Note: Any alteration made to
|
||
the brush "Strength" setting
|
||
will remain in effect until
|
||
explicitly changed. This is
|
||
true even when restarting
|
||
the Image Editor as the
|
||
brush "Strength" setting
|
||
(among other things) is
|
||
maintained in the file
|
||
PP256_ED.SET.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
When required, a pair of
|
||
colour selection boxes are
|
||
displayed on the left of the
|
||
screen, above the Palette
|
||
Grid. They show the two
|
||
currently selected colours
|
||
along with their associated
|
||
colour number (known as the
|
||
attribute number).
|
||
|
||
The box with the arrow
|
||
pointing to it - which can
|
||
be either box - holds the
|
||
Current Colour; the other
|
||
box holds the Secondary
|
||
Colour. The Current Colour
|
||
is used by tools and
|
||
commands that work with one
|
||
colour while the Secondary
|
||
Colour is needed for tools
|
||
that operate using two
|
||
colours (Gradient Fill, SWAP
|
||
special effect etc.).
|
||
|
||
You can swap the priority of
|
||
the two selected colours by
|
||
left-clicking on the
|
||
Secondary Colour box: the
|
||
Secondary Colour becomes the
|
||
Current Colour and vice-
|
||
versa.
|
||
|
||
Tip: Press TAB to swap the
|
||
priority of the two selected
|
||
colours, on-the-fly.
|
||
|
||
Tip: Right-click on either
|
||
of the Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
to quickly change between
|
||
the Drawing Tools and the
|
||
Palette Tools. See:
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H102 Palette Grid
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Gradient Status Box
|
||
|
||
Located on the left of the
|
||
screen, below the Drawing
|
||
Tool icon buttons, this
|
||
object is displayed for
|
||
tools that use a colour
|
||
gradient. It shows the
|
||
current gradient style with
|
||
colours that blend from the
|
||
Current Colour into the
|
||
Secondary Colour.
|
||
|
||
Tip: If the colours blend in
|
||
the wrong direction (e.g.
|
||
red to black instead of
|
||
black to red), simply click
|
||
on the Secondary Colour box
|
||
(or press TAB) to swap the
|
||
priority of the two selected
|
||
colours. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
The value displayed to the
|
||
right indicates the number
|
||
of colours that will be used
|
||
in the gradient (maximum of
|
||
8). Generally speaking, the
|
||
greater the number of
|
||
colours used in the
|
||
gradient, the "smoother" the
|
||
transition between the two
|
||
selected colours will be.
|
||
|
||
Click on the Gradient Status
|
||
Box to choose a different
|
||
gradient style.
|
||
|
||
The "Gradient Styles" dialog
|
||
box is displayed so that a
|
||
gradient style can be
|
||
selected.
|
||
|
||
Check the "Standard" option
|
||
to select a gradient style
|
||
from the group of 32
|
||
standard styles that
|
||
comprise 16 normal and 16
|
||
dithered styles.
|
||
|
||
Checking the "User-defined"
|
||
option allows a gradient
|
||
style to be selected from
|
||
any that have been created
|
||
using the Image/Add as
|
||
Gradient command. See:
|
||
C13H055 Add as Gradient
|
||
|
||
Unwanted user-defined
|
||
gradient styles can be
|
||
removed by clicking on the
|
||
DELETE button. You will be
|
||
asked to confirm your
|
||
decision before the style is
|
||
actually deleted.
|
||
|
||
Click on the "Select" arrow
|
||
buttons to view the
|
||
available gradient styles in
|
||
the preview box, then click
|
||
the OK button, or press
|
||
ENTER, to select the
|
||
displayed style.
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Clipboard Status Box
|
||
|
||
The Clipboard Status Box is
|
||
made available to all tools
|
||
that use the Clipboard image
|
||
(except the TILE Special
|
||
Effects Brush). It appears
|
||
on the left of the screen,
|
||
directly below the Drawing
|
||
Tool icon buttons.
|
||
|
||
The left side shows the
|
||
current Clipboard image
|
||
which will be a scaled down
|
||
version if it's too big to
|
||
be displayed at full size.
|
||
|
||
Tip: Left-clicking on the
|
||
Clipboard image is a quick
|
||
way to access the "Load
|
||
Clipboard" dialog box. See:
|
||
C13H013 Load Clipboard...
|
||
|
||
Tip: Right-clicking on the
|
||
Clipboard image is a quick
|
||
way to access the "Show
|
||
Clipboard" dialog box. See:
|
||
C13H026 Show Clipboard
|
||
|
||
On the right are three
|
||
action buttons. Clicking on
|
||
these will perform the
|
||
indicated action on the
|
||
Clipboard image. They are:
|
||
|
||
FLIP-H - Flips the Clipboard
|
||
image horizontally.
|
||
FLIP-V - Flips the Clipboard
|
||
image vertically.
|
||
ROTATE - Turns the Clipboard
|
||
image clockwise through 90<39>.
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Palette Grid
|
||
|
||
The Palette Grid is located
|
||
at the bottom, left of the
|
||
screen. This 16x16 grid
|
||
shows the complete set
|
||
(palette) of 256 available
|
||
colours.
|
||
|
||
The Palette Grid is mainly
|
||
used for selecting colours
|
||
to use with Drawing Tools
|
||
etc: left-click or right-
|
||
click on a colour to select
|
||
it and make it the Current
|
||
Colour. This is then placed
|
||
in one of the two Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes (if visible),
|
||
depending on which mouse
|
||
button you click with -
|
||
left-click to put the colour
|
||
into the top box; right-
|
||
click to put the colour into
|
||
the bottom box. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
The Current Colour is
|
||
highlighted on the Palette
|
||
Grid, except when pointing
|
||
on the Edit Grid in which
|
||
case the colour of the pixel
|
||
being pointed at is
|
||
highlighted. You can also
|
||
drag the highlight to select
|
||
a colour from the Palette
|
||
Grid.
|
||
|
||
Notice that pointing on the
|
||
Palette Grid changes the
|
||
mouse cursor to show the
|
||
colour number (attribute)
|
||
being pointed at (0 to 255).
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
C13H015 Load Palette...
|
||
C13H016 Save Palette...
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Edit Grid
|
||
|
||
The Edit Grid is the area
|
||
where all the main image
|
||
editing is done and,
|
||
consequently, is situated in
|
||
the centre of the screen.
|
||
This is where all the
|
||
various Drawing Tools are
|
||
used to directly edit the
|
||
current image. See:
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
|
||
The Edit Grid can be thought
|
||
of as a window onto the
|
||
current image that can be
|
||
set to various degrees of
|
||
magnification, making the
|
||
detailed and accurate
|
||
editing of images much
|
||
easier. See:
|
||
C13H105 Zoom Buttons
|
||
|
||
The current size of the Edit
|
||
Grid is displayed directly
|
||
above it, except when using
|
||
a Drawing Tool that involves
|
||
setting the size of an
|
||
object (Line, Scissors etc.)
|
||
in which case the size of
|
||
the object is displayed.
|
||
|
||
Notice that by just pointing
|
||
on the Edit Grid, two things
|
||
happen:
|
||
1) The position coordinates
|
||
of the mouse cursor are
|
||
displayed on the panel below
|
||
the Edit Grid. Two sets of
|
||
coordinates are shown:
|
||
"Grid" coordinates show the
|
||
current position of the
|
||
cursor relative to the top,
|
||
left corner of the Edit
|
||
Grid; "Image" coordinates
|
||
show the current position of
|
||
the cursor relative to the
|
||
top, left corner of the
|
||
current image.
|
||
2) The colour of the pixel
|
||
at the current mouse cursor
|
||
position is highlighted on
|
||
the Palette Grid, allowing
|
||
you to tell at a glance
|
||
exactly what colour any
|
||
given image pixel is. The
|
||
highlighted colour can be
|
||
made the Current Colour by
|
||
clicking the right mouse
|
||
button. See:
|
||
C13H097 Colour Sampler
|
||
|
||
C14 Using with the Palette Tools
|
||
When the Palette Tools
|
||
are selected, the function
|
||
of the Edit Grid changes to
|
||
allow colours to be selected
|
||
in the same way as using the
|
||
Palette Grid: left-click or
|
||
right-click on a pixel to
|
||
make it's colour the Current
|
||
Colour. This is then placed
|
||
in one of the two Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes, depending on
|
||
which button you click with
|
||
- left-click to put the
|
||
colour into the top box;
|
||
right-click to put the
|
||
colour into the bottom box.
|
||
See:
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
|
||
Notice that pointing on the
|
||
Edit Grid changes the mouse
|
||
cursor to show the colour
|
||
number (attribute) of the
|
||
pixel being pointed at (0 to
|
||
255).
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 STORE Button
|
||
|
||
This button is situated in
|
||
the centre section of the
|
||
screen, above the right side
|
||
of the Edit Grid. It's
|
||
specialized function is
|
||
related directly to the
|
||
Edit/Undo command. See:
|
||
C13H020 Undo
|
||
|
||
Using Edit/Undo to remove a
|
||
mistake made while using a
|
||
Drawing Tool will remove ALL
|
||
the changes made since the
|
||
tool was selected. This
|
||
isn't always desirable.
|
||
Clicking the STORE button,
|
||
after making any changes
|
||
that you're sure you want to
|
||
keep, will effectively store
|
||
a copy of the current image
|
||
(known as the "Undo Image").
|
||
Thus, any subsequent use of
|
||
Edit/Undo will return the
|
||
current image to the exact
|
||
state it was when the STORE
|
||
button was clicked. You can
|
||
click the STORE button at
|
||
any time to update the "Undo
|
||
Image".
|
||
|
||
Tip: Click the STORE button
|
||
immediately before
|
||
attempting to use a Drawing
|
||
Tool to do a fiddly or
|
||
experimental alteration to
|
||
the current image. You can
|
||
then simply select Edit/
|
||
Undo, should the alteration
|
||
be undesirable.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H088 Undo Eraser
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Zoom Buttons
|
||
|
||
This row of six buttons are
|
||
located in the centre screen
|
||
area, directly below the
|
||
Edit Grid. Comprising five
|
||
pre-set Zoom and a Maximize
|
||
button, they are used to
|
||
directly set the Edit Grid
|
||
magnification level.
|
||
|
||
Click on one of the pre-set
|
||
Zoom buttons to change the
|
||
Edit Grid magnification to
|
||
the level shown on the
|
||
button. Using a higher zoom
|
||
level generally makes doing
|
||
detailed, accurate work much
|
||
easier.
|
||
|
||
The Maximize (blue triangle)
|
||
button has two functions,
|
||
depending on which button
|
||
you click on it with: left-
|
||
click to view the entire
|
||
current image on the Edit
|
||
Grid, and at the highest
|
||
possible zoom level; right-
|
||
click to view the current
|
||
Edit Grid image section
|
||
only, at the highest
|
||
possible zoom level - this
|
||
will normally only be of
|
||
use after altering the Edit
|
||
Grid size, using the Arrow
|
||
buttons. See:
|
||
C13H106 Arrow Buttons
|
||
|
||
Note: Since using the
|
||
Maximize button causes the
|
||
highest possible zoom level
|
||
to be used, this may mean a
|
||
non-standard zoom level gets
|
||
used which will be indicated
|
||
by the fact that none of the
|
||
pre-set Zoom buttons will be
|
||
set.
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Arrow Buttons
|
||
|
||
A set of four Arrow buttons
|
||
are situated in the centre
|
||
area of the screen, below
|
||
the right side of the Edit
|
||
Grid. They have dual
|
||
functions, depending on
|
||
which mouse button you click
|
||
on them with: left-click to
|
||
move the Edit Grid image
|
||
view in the specified
|
||
direction - this allows you
|
||
to accurately position the
|
||
Edit Grid view within the
|
||
current image. Right-click
|
||
to alter the Edit Grid size
|
||
- the left and right arrows
|
||
alter the width of the Edit
|
||
Grid; up and down alters the
|
||
depth.
|
||
|
||
Tip: You can use the Image
|
||
Display to directly set the
|
||
Edit Grid size and position
|
||
within the current image.
|
||
See:
|
||
C13H107 Image Display
|
||
|
||
Notice that pointing on the
|
||
Arrow buttons causes the
|
||
Edit Grid image section to
|
||
be highlighted on the Image
|
||
Display. This helps clarify
|
||
the effects of using the
|
||
Arrow buttons.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H065 Scissors
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Image Display
|
||
|
||
Located at the top, right of
|
||
the main screen area, the
|
||
Image Display shows the
|
||
current image at it's true,
|
||
actual size which is also
|
||
displayed, directly above
|
||
the Image Display.
|
||
|
||
If the View/Image as Tile
|
||
command has been checked,
|
||
the Image Display area will
|
||
be tiled with as many copies
|
||
of the current image as will
|
||
fit. See:
|
||
C13H031 Image as Tile
|
||
However, only the top, left
|
||
tile is considered the
|
||
active Display Image which
|
||
is used to point and click
|
||
on in the various ways
|
||
detailed below.
|
||
|
||
The Edit Grid image section
|
||
will be highlighted when
|
||
pointing on the Image
|
||
Display or when the View/
|
||
Highlight On command has
|
||
been checked. See:
|
||
C13H029 Highlight On
|
||
|
||
The Image Display can also
|
||
be used to directly set the
|
||
Edit Grid image section:
|
||
using the right mouse
|
||
button, click or drag the
|
||
Edit Grid highlight to the
|
||
required position.
|
||
|
||
You can specify the Edit
|
||
Grid image section exactly
|
||
by defining a rectangular
|
||
area of the Image Display:
|
||
left-click on one corner
|
||
(the origin) and then move
|
||
the mouse to the opposite
|
||
corner - note that the size
|
||
of the defined area is now
|
||
displayed above the Image
|
||
Display and that you can
|
||
press the arrow keys to move
|
||
the origin. Left-click a
|
||
second time to make the
|
||
defined area the Edit Grid
|
||
image section - displayed on
|
||
the Edit Grid at the highest
|
||
possible zoom level. This
|
||
may mean a non-standard zoom
|
||
level gets used which will
|
||
be indicated by the fact
|
||
that none of the pre-set
|
||
Zoom buttons will be set.
|
||
See:
|
||
C13H105 Zoom Buttons
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H106 Arrow Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Image Selector
|
||
|
||
On the right side of the
|
||
screen, directly below the
|
||
Image Display, is the Image
|
||
Selector input box.
|
||
|
||
The Image Selector shows the
|
||
current image number and can
|
||
be used to select an image
|
||
for editing: click on the
|
||
+/- buttons to move through
|
||
the available images - one
|
||
at a time. Alternatively,
|
||
click on the input box
|
||
(between the +/- buttons) to
|
||
make it active, then type
|
||
the required image number
|
||
and press ENTER.
|
||
|
||
Tip: An image can also be
|
||
selected for editing by
|
||
choosing Image/Show All and
|
||
then clicking on the
|
||
required image. This can be
|
||
a quicker way of moving to
|
||
a specific image in files
|
||
that contain many. See:
|
||
C13H056 Show All
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H004 Keyboard Commands
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 File Information
|
||
|
||
This panel is located in the
|
||
bottom, right corner of the
|
||
screen and simply displays
|
||
useful information about the
|
||
current image file.
|
||
|
||
The four File Information
|
||
values displayed are as
|
||
follows:
|
||
|
||
"Total" shows the total
|
||
number of images contained
|
||
in the current image file.
|
||
|
||
"Bytes" shows the size of
|
||
the current image in bytes.
|
||
|
||
"File" shows the size of the
|
||
current image file in bytes.
|
||
|
||
"Space" shows the total
|
||
number of free bytes
|
||
currently available for
|
||
images.
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
|
||
By checking the View/Palette
|
||
Tools menu command, this set
|
||
of four buttons replace the
|
||
usual Drawing Tool icon
|
||
buttons at the top, left of
|
||
the screen; below this, the
|
||
RGB controls are displayed.
|
||
Together, they comprise the
|
||
Palette Tools which can be
|
||
used to perform various
|
||
operations on the 256
|
||
available colours, providing
|
||
full control over the
|
||
current colour palette.
|
||
|
||
Palette Tools:
|
||
C13H111 COPY
|
||
C13H112 GRAD
|
||
C13H113 RESET
|
||
C13H114 SCAN
|
||
C13H115 RGB Controls
|
||
|
||
Note: The colour attributes
|
||
0 to 15 - which comprise the
|
||
top row of the Palette Grid
|
||
- are used extensively by
|
||
PIXELplus 256 itself and so
|
||
cannot be altered (i.e. have
|
||
their RGB values changed),
|
||
as this could cause the
|
||
display to become
|
||
unreadable. However, they
|
||
can be freely used in images
|
||
in the same way any of the
|
||
other 240 colours can, and
|
||
as they represent a good
|
||
range of colours anyway,
|
||
this shouldn't become too
|
||
much of a restriction. See:
|
||
C13H102 Palette Grid
|
||
|
||
When the Palette Tools are
|
||
being used, the function of
|
||
the Edit Grid changes to
|
||
allow colours to be selected
|
||
in the same way as using the
|
||
Palette Grid. See:
|
||
C13H103 Edit Grid
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 COPY
|
||
C12 palette tool
|
||
|
||
The COPY tool can be used to
|
||
quickly duplicate an
|
||
existing colour by copying
|
||
it's RGB values to another
|
||
colour attribute.
|
||
|
||
While there's not usually
|
||
any point in having two
|
||
identical colours in the
|
||
same palette, COPY can be
|
||
useful when you want to
|
||
create a colour that's a
|
||
shade brighter or darker
|
||
than an existing colour:
|
||
after copying the colour,
|
||
you can then make the
|
||
required alterations to it
|
||
by using the RGB Controls.
|
||
See:
|
||
C13H115 RGB Controls
|
||
|
||
COPY operates on the two
|
||
selected colours by copying
|
||
the Current Colour to the
|
||
Secondary Colour, as
|
||
indicated on the Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
So, to select the two
|
||
colours involved correctly,
|
||
first select the attribute
|
||
you want to copy to by
|
||
clicking on it with either
|
||
mouse button, then select
|
||
the actual colour you want
|
||
to copy by clicking on it
|
||
with the other mouse button.
|
||
|
||
Note: While colour numbers
|
||
0 to 15 can be copied, they
|
||
cannot be copied to as they
|
||
are used extensively by
|
||
PIXELplus 256 itself.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 GRAD
|
||
C12 palette tool
|
||
|
||
Use this powerful tool to
|
||
automatically create a
|
||
colour gradient - a
|
||
contiguous set of attributes
|
||
whose colours gradually
|
||
blend from one colour into
|
||
another.
|
||
|
||
Tip: Creating a good
|
||
selection of colour
|
||
gradients can vastly improve
|
||
the output produced by the
|
||
various gradient Drawing
|
||
Tools. See:
|
||
C13H084 Gradient Fill
|
||
C13H091 Gradient Circle/Ellipse
|
||
C13H094 Gradient Box
|
||
This is also true of the
|
||
palette-dependent special
|
||
effects which rely heavily
|
||
on the colours available in
|
||
the current palette. See:
|
||
C13H068 BRIGHT
|
||
C13H069 DARK
|
||
C13H070 TINT
|
||
C13H073 SOFT
|
||
C13H074 UNZAG
|
||
C13H078 GREY
|
||
|
||
GRAD works by creating a
|
||
colour gradient that blends
|
||
from the Current Colour to
|
||
the Secondary Colour, as
|
||
indicated on the Selected
|
||
Colour Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
All attributes that come
|
||
between the two selected
|
||
colours will be used as part
|
||
of the gradient. For
|
||
example, if you have
|
||
attributes 20 and 25
|
||
selected, the resulting
|
||
colour gradient will
|
||
comprise attributes 20, 21,
|
||
22, 23, 24, and 25. As such,
|
||
the more attributes that
|
||
come between the two
|
||
selected colours, the
|
||
smoother the transition from
|
||
the first colour to the last
|
||
colour will be.
|
||
|
||
Tip: Before using the GRAD
|
||
tool, it's a good idea to
|
||
make sure that it won't
|
||
affect any attributes that
|
||
are already used in existing
|
||
images (unless you
|
||
specifically want it to).
|
||
This can be achieved by
|
||
using the SCAN tool. See:
|
||
C13H114 SCAN
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 RESET
|
||
C12 palette tool
|
||
|
||
Use the RESET tool to undo
|
||
any unwanted changes you
|
||
make to the current colour
|
||
palette. If, for example,
|
||
you use the GRAD tool to
|
||
create a colour gradient
|
||
that you then decide is
|
||
wrong or that you don't
|
||
need, using the RESET tool
|
||
will return all the affected
|
||
attributes to the colour
|
||
they were before the GRAD
|
||
tool was used.
|
||
|
||
Note: The RESET tool must be
|
||
used immediately after
|
||
making any unwanted
|
||
alterations to the current
|
||
colour palette.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 SCAN
|
||
C12 palette tool
|
||
|
||
Before making any changes to
|
||
the current palette, it's
|
||
often useful to know which
|
||
of the 256 available colours
|
||
(attributes) have not yet
|
||
been used in images in the
|
||
current image file. Directly
|
||
or indirectly changing the
|
||
RGB values of a colour
|
||
attribute which has already
|
||
been used will affect any
|
||
images in which that colour
|
||
attribute has been used.
|
||
|
||
The SCAN tool searches
|
||
through all the images in
|
||
the current image file and
|
||
marks the Palette Grid with
|
||
a black and white dot, any
|
||
colour attributes which have
|
||
not yet been used. See:
|
||
C13H102 Palette Grid
|
||
These colours are then free
|
||
to alter without fear of
|
||
affecting existing images.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 RGB Controls
|
||
C12 palette tool
|
||
|
||
Each colour in the palette
|
||
is made up from a mix of the
|
||
three primary colours - red,
|
||
green and blue (RGB). The
|
||
RGB Controls show the
|
||
individual red, green and
|
||
blue values that make up the
|
||
Current Colour, as indicated
|
||
on the Selected Colour
|
||
Boxes. See:
|
||
C13H099 Selected Colour Boxes
|
||
These values can be altered
|
||
by clicking on the
|
||
appropriate +/- button.
|
||
Valid settings range from 0
|
||
to 63.
|
||
|
||
A brightness control
|
||
(represented by a small sun
|
||
symbol) is also provided
|
||
which can be used to simply
|
||
increase or decrease all
|
||
three RGB values together,
|
||
which gives the appearance
|
||
of altering the brightness
|
||
of the affected colour.
|
||
|
||
Note: Trying to increase the
|
||
brightness of a colour when
|
||
any of the RGB values are at
|
||
their maximum (63), or
|
||
trying to decrease the
|
||
brightness when any of the
|
||
RGB values are at their
|
||
minimum (0), will have no
|
||
effect. This is because all
|
||
three RGB values must be
|
||
able to change by the same
|
||
amount in order to maintain
|
||
the integrity of the actual
|
||
colour.
|
||
|
||
Tip: Before using the RGB
|
||
Controls, it's a good idea
|
||
to make sure that it won't
|
||
affect an attribute that's
|
||
already used in existing
|
||
images (unless you
|
||
specifically want it to).
|
||
This can be achieved by
|
||
using the SCAN tool. See:
|
||
C13H114 SCAN
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Animation Tester
|
||
|
||
The Animation Tester is a
|
||
simple utility that's
|
||
integrated into the Image
|
||
Editor so that, when
|
||
creating images to be used
|
||
as frames of animation, they
|
||
can be viewed in sequence to
|
||
test that the desired effect
|
||
of animation is being
|
||
achieved.
|
||
|
||
C14 Using the Animation Tester
|
||
When using the Image Editor,
|
||
you can enter the integrated
|
||
Animation Tester by choosing
|
||
View/Test Animation..., or
|
||
by pressing F7.
|
||
|
||
The screen is cleared and
|
||
the "Test Animation" dialog
|
||
box is displayed. From here,
|
||
you can detail the animation
|
||
sequence that you want to
|
||
view.
|
||
|
||
Specify the frames (images)
|
||
to be used in the animation
|
||
sequence by setting "First"
|
||
to the initial image of the
|
||
animation sequence, and
|
||
"Last" to the final image of
|
||
the animation sequence. Note
|
||
that this defines a
|
||
contiguous range of images
|
||
so, for example, setting
|
||
"First" to 1 and "Last" to 4
|
||
will mean the animation will
|
||
display images in the order
|
||
1, 2, 3, 4. The specified
|
||
sequence will then be
|
||
repeated continuously when
|
||
the animation is played.
|
||
|
||
When using the +/- buttons
|
||
to set the "First" or "Last"
|
||
values (or when either input
|
||
box is active), the denoted
|
||
image is displayed in the
|
||
preview box, on the right
|
||
side of the dialog box,
|
||
giving visual confirmation
|
||
that the correct image has
|
||
been selected. The size of
|
||
the displayed image is also
|
||
shown and can be used to
|
||
check the size of images -
|
||
normally, every image in the
|
||
animation should be the same
|
||
size to ensure the animation
|
||
will run properly.
|
||
|
||
Set "Repeat" to the number
|
||
of times you want each image
|
||
to be displayed before
|
||
moving on to the next in the
|
||
sequence.
|
||
|
||
The speed of the animation
|
||
can be controlled by setting
|
||
"Delay" to the number of
|
||
"delay periods" to wait
|
||
between each frame update.
|
||
|
||
Note: This "delay period"
|
||
involves synchronizing the
|
||
frame update with the
|
||
monitor in order to achieve
|
||
smooth, flicker-free
|
||
animation. However, in
|
||
certain situations, flicker
|
||
may still occur or the
|
||
animation may only be
|
||
partially displayed or even
|
||
not visible at all. This is
|
||
because your computer can't
|
||
update each frame of the
|
||
animation quickly enough to
|
||
keep up with the monitor
|
||
synchronization. Problems
|
||
will only usually occur if
|
||
you have a slow computer
|
||
system and are trying to
|
||
animate large images at
|
||
high speed. Increasing the
|
||
"Delay" or reducing the size
|
||
of images will usually help
|
||
alleviate any problems. For
|
||
further details, consult the
|
||
PIXELplus 256 User's Manual
|
||
where the topic of animation
|
||
is covered extensively.
|
||
|
||
Set "Advance" to the number
|
||
of pixels you want the
|
||
animation to move around the
|
||
screen by, in the specified
|
||
direction (see below). Set
|
||
this to 0 to show a static
|
||
animation (one that stays
|
||
still and doesn't move
|
||
around) in the centre of the
|
||
screen.
|
||
|
||
At the bottom of the dialog
|
||
box is a set of four check
|
||
boxes under the heading
|
||
"Direction:". Simply check
|
||
one of these to have the
|
||
animation move in the
|
||
indicated manner. They are:
|
||
|
||
"Left to Right" moves the
|
||
animation across the screen,
|
||
from left to right.
|
||
|
||
"Right to Left" moves the
|
||
animation across the screen,
|
||
from right to left.
|
||
|
||
"Top to Bottom" moves the
|
||
animation down the screen.
|
||
|
||
"Bottom to Top" moves the
|
||
animation up the screen.
|
||
|
||
Click on the PLAY button to
|
||
clear the screen and play
|
||
the animation as currently
|
||
set up. When you have
|
||
finished viewing the
|
||
animation, click a mouse
|
||
button or press any key to
|
||
stop the animation and
|
||
return to the "Test
|
||
Animation" dialog box.
|
||
|
||
Clicking on the HELP button
|
||
is simply a quick way to
|
||
view this Help information
|
||
again.
|
||
|
||
Click on the EXIT button to
|
||
return to the Image Editor.
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Keyboard Commands
|
||
|
||
The following keyboard
|
||
commands are available while
|
||
using the Screen Designer:
|
||
|
||
Press: To:
|
||
C15 F1 View online Help
|
||
C15 Table of Contents.
|
||
C15 F2 Turn the mouse
|
||
C15 arrow cursor
|
||
C15 on/off.
|
||
C15 F3 Turn alignment
|
||
C15 grid snapping
|
||
C15 on/off.
|
||
C15 F4 Turn the alignment
|
||
C15 grid on/off.
|
||
C15 F5 Turn selected item
|
||
C15 highlights on/off.
|
||
C15 F6 Make new alignment
|
||
C15 grid.
|
||
C15 SHIFT+F6 Set alignment grid
|
||
C15 to the current
|
||
C15 Mouse Image
|
||
C15 position & size.
|
||
C15 F7 Set the step rate
|
||
C15 used by PAGE UP
|
||
C15 and PAGE DOWN.
|
||
C15 F8 Invoke the Image
|
||
C15 Editor to edit the
|
||
C15 currently loaded
|
||
C15 image file.
|
||
C15 F9 Show current
|
||
C15 screen design.
|
||
C15 F10 Show all images.
|
||
C15 ALT+Q Cut selected items
|
||
C15 to the Clipboard.
|
||
C15 ALT+A Copy selected
|
||
C15 items to the
|
||
C15 Clipboard.
|
||
C15 ALT+Z Paste Clipboard
|
||
C15 items into the
|
||
C15 current screen
|
||
C15 design.
|
||
C15 ALT+U Shift selected
|
||
C15 items up.
|
||
C15 ALT+D Shift selected
|
||
C15 items down.
|
||
C15 ALT+L Shift selected
|
||
C15 items left.
|
||
C15 ALT+R Shift selected
|
||
C15 items right.
|
||
C15 ALT+C Delete (clear) all
|
||
C15 selected items.
|
||
C15 ALT+S Select all design
|
||
C15 items.
|
||
C15 ALT+W Deselect all
|
||
C15 design items.
|
||
C15 ALT+"-" Delete all design
|
||
C15 items that precede
|
||
C15 the current design
|
||
C15 item.
|
||
C15 ALT+"+" Delete all design
|
||
C15 items that succeed
|
||
C15 the current design
|
||
C15 item.
|
||
C15 < Select preceding
|
||
C15 image as Mouse
|
||
C15 Image.
|
||
C15 > Select next image
|
||
C15 as Mouse Image.
|
||
C15 1 Select PSET
|
||
C15 display action.
|
||
C15 2 Select PRESET
|
||
C15 display action.
|
||
C15 3 Select OR display
|
||
C15 action.
|
||
C15 4 Select XOR display
|
||
C15 action.
|
||
C15 5 Select AND display
|
||
C15 action.
|
||
C15 6 Select MASK
|
||
C15 display action.
|
||
C15 Up Select/Deselect
|
||
C15 current item then
|
||
C15 move to next
|
||
C15 design item.
|
||
C15 Down Select/Deselect
|
||
C15 current item then
|
||
C15 move to preceding
|
||
C15 design item.
|
||
C15 Left Move to preceding
|
||
C15 design item.
|
||
C15 Right Move to next
|
||
C15 design item.
|
||
C15 PAGE UP Step forwards
|
||
C15 through design
|
||
C15 items.
|
||
C15 PAGE DOWN Step backwards
|
||
C15 through design
|
||
C15 items.
|
||
C15 HOME Move to beginning
|
||
C15 of design.
|
||
C15 END Move to end of
|
||
C15 design.
|
||
C15 INSERT Select/Deselect
|
||
C15 current design
|
||
C15 item.
|
||
C15 BACKSPACE Delete current
|
||
C15 design item.
|
||
C15 SPACE Show (flash)
|
||
C15 current design
|
||
C15 item.
|
||
C15 ENTER/ Turn the Menu Bar
|
||
C15 ESCAPE on/off.
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Menu Bar
|
||
|
||
This is a row of menu names
|
||
running along the top of the
|
||
screen.
|
||
|
||
Note: Due to the nature of
|
||
the Screen Designer (i.e.
|
||
the entire screen area must
|
||
be available to place design
|
||
items on), the Menu Bar and
|
||
Status Bar are not
|
||
permanently displayed and
|
||
can be turned on and off by
|
||
clicking the right mouse
|
||
button, or by pressing ENTER
|
||
or ESCAPE.
|
||
|
||
When the Menu Bar is
|
||
showing, notice that the
|
||
current screen design file
|
||
name is displayed directly
|
||
below it which will be shown
|
||
as "Untitled" if it hasn't
|
||
yet been saved to disk. The
|
||
total number of design items
|
||
contained in the current
|
||
screen design is also
|
||
displayed here.
|
||
|
||
Menu names:
|
||
C13H119 File
|
||
C13H128 Edit
|
||
C13H136 View
|
||
C13H145 Action
|
||
C13H152 Image
|
||
C13H160 Help
|
||
|
||
C14 Selecting a Menu Command
|
||
Using the mouse, there are
|
||
two ways to open a menu and
|
||
select a command from it:
|
||
|
||
1) Click on a menu name to
|
||
open the menu, then click on
|
||
the required menu command.
|
||
To close the menu without
|
||
choosing a command, click on
|
||
the menu name a second time
|
||
or click anywhere outside
|
||
the menu.
|
||
|
||
2) Drag down from the menu
|
||
name to highlight the
|
||
required command, then
|
||
release the mouse button. To
|
||
close the menu without
|
||
choosing a command, simply
|
||
drag off the menu (so that
|
||
no command is highlighted)
|
||
then release the mouse
|
||
button.
|
||
|
||
Note: While a menu command
|
||
is highlighted, a brief
|
||
description of that command
|
||
is given on the Status Bar.
|
||
See:
|
||
C13H166 Status Bar
|
||
|
||
C14 Command Notes:
|
||
1) Commands that have an
|
||
ellipsis (...) after them
|
||
signify that further
|
||
information must be supplied
|
||
in order for the command to
|
||
be carried out.
|
||
2) Dimmed commands are
|
||
unavailable at that time.
|
||
3) Commands that have a
|
||
check mark (<28>) to the left
|
||
of them signify that the
|
||
command is in effect.
|
||
Selecting the command again
|
||
removes the check mark and
|
||
turns the command off.
|
||
4) Some commands have key
|
||
combinations to the right of
|
||
them. At any time, pressing
|
||
the listed keys selects the
|
||
command without having to
|
||
open the menu. See:
|
||
C13H117 Keyboard Commands
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 The File Menu
|
||
|
||
Mainly contains commands to
|
||
manage the input (loading)
|
||
and output (saving) of files
|
||
between the Screen Designer
|
||
and the hard disk.
|
||
|
||
File menu commands:
|
||
C13H120 New
|
||
C13H121 Open...
|
||
C13H122 Save
|
||
C13H123 Save As...
|
||
C13H124 Save as DATA...
|
||
C13H125 Save as Screen...
|
||
C13H126 Load Images...
|
||
C13H127 Exit
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 New
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Allows a new screen design
|
||
to be created from scratch:
|
||
the current screen design
|
||
file is removed from memory
|
||
and an "untitled" one is
|
||
created containing no items.
|
||
|
||
You will be prompted to save
|
||
the current screen design
|
||
file if it has been altered
|
||
since it was last saved.
|
||
|
||
If you want to create your
|
||
new screen design using a
|
||
different set of images to
|
||
those currently loaded, you
|
||
can do so by choosing the
|
||
Load Images... command. See:
|
||
C13H126 Load Images...
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Open...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Selecting this command
|
||
allows an existing screen
|
||
design file to be loaded
|
||
into the Screen Designer,
|
||
from disk.
|
||
|
||
Note: The screen design file
|
||
to be opened must be
|
||
compatible with the
|
||
currently loaded image file.
|
||
For details, see:
|
||
C13H168 Introduction
|
||
To open a screen design file
|
||
that uses a different image
|
||
file, select New and then
|
||
the Load Images... command
|
||
beforehand. See:
|
||
C13H120 New
|
||
C13H126 Load Images...
|
||
|
||
The "Open Screen Design"
|
||
dialog box is displayed
|
||
containing a "File" input
|
||
box, at the top, and a file
|
||
list box below it. Use these
|
||
to specify a file to open,
|
||
as described below.
|
||
|
||
Type a file name into the
|
||
"File" input box and then
|
||
press ENTER. If no file name
|
||
extension is specified, the
|
||
default for screen design
|
||
files (.DES) is assumed.
|
||
Alternatively, a file mask
|
||
can be entered in order to
|
||
list a specific group of
|
||
files in the file list box.
|
||
The default mask (*.DES) is
|
||
used initially to list all
|
||
files with a .DES extension.
|
||
|
||
Simply double-clicking on a
|
||
file name listed in the file
|
||
list box is usually the
|
||
easiest way to specify a
|
||
file to open. Alternatively,
|
||
highlight a listed file name
|
||
by clicking on it, then
|
||
click on the OK button.
|
||
|
||
You can use the scroll bar
|
||
provided to look through a
|
||
list of files that's too
|
||
long to display on a single
|
||
"page".
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Save
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Use this command to write
|
||
the current screen design
|
||
file to disk, effectively
|
||
updating it with any changes
|
||
made since it was last
|
||
saved.
|
||
|
||
If the current file has not
|
||
been saved before, and so is
|
||
"untitled", you will be
|
||
asked to specify a name to
|
||
save the file under, just as
|
||
if you had selected the Save
|
||
As... command.
|
||
|
||
Tip: If you want to write a
|
||
file to disk without
|
||
overwriting the original
|
||
version, you should save it
|
||
under a different name by
|
||
using the Save As...
|
||
command. See:
|
||
C13H123 Save As...
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H124 Save as DATA...
|
||
C13H125 Save as Screen...
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Save As...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Allows the current screen
|
||
design file to be written to
|
||
disk under a new name, thus
|
||
keeping the original file
|
||
unaltered.
|
||
|
||
The "Save Design As" dialog
|
||
box is displayed containing
|
||
a single "File Name" input
|
||
box; simply type the new
|
||
file name here, then press
|
||
ENTER. If no file name
|
||
extension is specified, the
|
||
default for screen design
|
||
files (.DES) is assumed.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H124 Save as DATA...
|
||
C13H125 Save as Screen...
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Save as DATA...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command creates an
|
||
ASCII text file containing a
|
||
set of BASIC DATA statements
|
||
that describe the current
|
||
screen design.
|
||
|
||
This type of DATA file can
|
||
then be used to incorporate
|
||
the screen design directly
|
||
into your own BASIC
|
||
programs. See the PIXELplus
|
||
256 User's Manual for full
|
||
details.
|
||
|
||
The "Save Design As DATA"
|
||
dialog box is displayed
|
||
containing a single "File
|
||
Name" input box; simply type
|
||
the file name here, then
|
||
press ENTER. If no file name
|
||
extension is specified, the
|
||
default for BASIC DATA files
|
||
(.BAS) is assumed.
|
||
|
||
Note: DATA files cannot be
|
||
loaded into the Screen
|
||
Designer for further
|
||
editing. To save the current
|
||
screen design in a format
|
||
that can be opened by the
|
||
Screen Designer, use the
|
||
Save command. See:
|
||
C13H122 Save
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H125 Save as Screen...
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Save as Screen...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Use this command to take a
|
||
snapshot of the current
|
||
screen design - a memory
|
||
image file (BLOAD format)
|
||
that contains a pixel-for-
|
||
pixel copy of the current
|
||
screen design image.
|
||
|
||
This type of screen design
|
||
file can then be loaded
|
||
directly back to the screen
|
||
from within your own BASIC
|
||
programs. See the PIXELplus
|
||
256 User's Manual for full
|
||
details.
|
||
|
||
The "Save Design As Screen"
|
||
dialog box is displayed
|
||
containing a single "File
|
||
Name" input box; simply type
|
||
the file name here, then
|
||
press ENTER. If no file name
|
||
extension is specified, the
|
||
default for screen image
|
||
files (.IMG) is assumed.
|
||
|
||
Note: Screen image files
|
||
cannot be loaded into the
|
||
Screen Designer for further
|
||
editing. To save the current
|
||
screen design in a format
|
||
that can be opened by the
|
||
Screen Designer, use the
|
||
Save command. See:
|
||
C13H122 Save
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H124 Save as DATA...
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Load Images...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command allows you to
|
||
load a different image file
|
||
(created with the Image
|
||
Editor) to use with the
|
||
current screen design.
|
||
|
||
Note: The image file to be
|
||
loaded must be compatible
|
||
with the current screen
|
||
design. For details, see:
|
||
C13H168 Introduction
|
||
If you want to use a
|
||
different image file to
|
||
create a new screen design
|
||
from scratch, select the New
|
||
command beforehand. See:
|
||
C13H120 New
|
||
|
||
The "Load Images" dialog box
|
||
is displayed so that a file
|
||
can be specified. The usual
|
||
"File" input box and file
|
||
list box are shown and are
|
||
functionally identical to
|
||
those used by the Open...
|
||
command. For full details on
|
||
how to use them, see:
|
||
C13H121 Open...
|
||
|
||
Tip: You can find out the
|
||
name of the currently loaded
|
||
image file and view all the
|
||
images it contains by
|
||
choosing the Image/Show All
|
||
command. See:
|
||
C13H159 Show All
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Exit
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Choose this command to leave
|
||
the PIXELplus 256 Screen
|
||
Designer, and return to DOS.
|
||
|
||
You will be prompted to save
|
||
the current screen design if
|
||
it has been altered since it
|
||
was last saved.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 The Edit Menu
|
||
|
||
Contains general editing
|
||
commands, mainly concerned
|
||
with use of the Clipboard
|
||
and selected design items.
|
||
|
||
Edit menu commands:
|
||
C13H129 Select All
|
||
C13H130 Deselect All
|
||
C13H131 Cut
|
||
C13H132 Copy
|
||
C13H133 Paste
|
||
C13H134 Delete
|
||
C13H135 Show Clipboard
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Select All
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Choose this command to
|
||
simply select every item in
|
||
the current screen design.
|
||
This ensures every item will
|
||
be affected by any
|
||
subsequent commands that
|
||
operate on selected items,
|
||
such as those in the Edit
|
||
and Action menus. See:
|
||
C13H128 Edit Menu
|
||
C13H145 Action Menu
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H130 Deselect All
|
||
C13H140 Highlight Selected
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Deselect All
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Use this command to ensure
|
||
no items in the current
|
||
screen design are selected.
|
||
You can then be sure that
|
||
any subsequently selected
|
||
items will be the only ones
|
||
that will be affected by
|
||
commands that operate on
|
||
selected items, such as
|
||
those in the Edit and Action
|
||
menus. See:
|
||
C13H128 Edit Menu
|
||
C13H145 Action Menu
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H129 Select All
|
||
C13H140 Highlight Selected
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Cut
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command simply removes
|
||
all selected items in the
|
||
current screen design and
|
||
places them onto the
|
||
Clipboard.
|
||
|
||
Tip: Any design items you
|
||
cut from the current screen
|
||
design will be preserved on
|
||
the Clipboard, even if you
|
||
then open a different screen
|
||
design file. See:
|
||
C13H121 Open...
|
||
This means you can cut
|
||
design items from one screen
|
||
design and then paste them
|
||
into another. See:
|
||
C13H133 Paste
|
||
However, if you use File/
|
||
Load Images... to load a
|
||
different image file, the
|
||
Clipboard will be cleared if
|
||
it is not compatible with
|
||
the new images. See:
|
||
C13H126 Load Images...
|
||
C13H168 Introduction
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H132 Copy
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Copy
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Simply places a copy of all
|
||
selected items onto the
|
||
Clipboard. This Clipboard
|
||
design can then be pasted
|
||
to one or more new positions
|
||
in the current screen
|
||
design.
|
||
|
||
Tip: Any design items you
|
||
copy from the current screen
|
||
design will be preserved on
|
||
the Clipboard, even if you
|
||
then open a different screen
|
||
design file. See:
|
||
C13H121 Open...
|
||
This means you can copy
|
||
design items from one screen
|
||
design and then paste them
|
||
into another. See:
|
||
C13H133 Paste
|
||
However, if you use File/
|
||
Load Images... to load a
|
||
different image file, the
|
||
Clipboard will be cleared if
|
||
it is not compatible with
|
||
the new images. See:
|
||
C13H126 Load Images...
|
||
C13H168 Introduction
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H131 Cut
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Paste
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command inserts the
|
||
Clipboard design into the
|
||
current screen design. The
|
||
pasted Clipboard items are
|
||
inserted at the current
|
||
position in the screen
|
||
design, directly after the
|
||
current item. Also, the
|
||
newly pasted items are
|
||
automatically made the only
|
||
selected items in the
|
||
current screen design; this
|
||
makes them instantly
|
||
available for manipulation
|
||
using the Action menu
|
||
commands etc. See:
|
||
C13H145 Action Menu
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Delete
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command simply removes
|
||
(clears) every selected item
|
||
from the current screen
|
||
design.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Show Clipboard
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Use this command when you
|
||
want to see exactly what's
|
||
currently held on the
|
||
Clipboard.
|
||
|
||
The screen is cleared and
|
||
the current Clipboard screen
|
||
design is displayed. Click a
|
||
mouse button or press a key
|
||
when you have finished
|
||
viewing the Clipboard
|
||
design.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 The View Menu
|
||
|
||
Mainly contains commands to
|
||
specify which features of
|
||
the Screen Designer you want
|
||
displayed or made active.
|
||
|
||
View menu commands:
|
||
C13H137 Pointer On
|
||
C13H138 Snap to Grid
|
||
C13H139 Grid On
|
||
C13H140 Highlight Selected
|
||
C13H141 Make Grid
|
||
C13H142 Set Step...
|
||
C13H143 Edit Images...
|
||
C13H144 Show Design
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Pointer On
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Enable this command to make
|
||
the arrow mouse pointer
|
||
visible while editing a
|
||
screen design. This will be
|
||
displayed in addition to the
|
||
Mouse Image.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Snap to Grid
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Enabling this command forces
|
||
the Mouse Image to use the
|
||
alignment grid: the top,
|
||
left corner of the Mouse
|
||
Image is automatically
|
||
located (snapped) to the
|
||
top, left corner of the
|
||
nearest grid square. This
|
||
makes it much easier to
|
||
place design items in
|
||
alignment.
|
||
|
||
Note: The status of the
|
||
Snap to Grid command also
|
||
dictates the degree at which
|
||
the Action/Shift commands
|
||
operate. For details, see:
|
||
C13H146 Shift Up
|
||
C13H147 Shift Down
|
||
C13H148 Shift Left
|
||
C13H149 Shift Right
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H141 Make Grid
|
||
C13H139 Grid On
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Grid On
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
When this command is in
|
||
effect, the alignment grid
|
||
is made visible. Note that
|
||
the Mouse Image will only
|
||
snap to the grid when the
|
||
Snap to Grid command has
|
||
been checked. See:
|
||
C13H138 Snap to Grid
|
||
|
||
Note: When visible, the
|
||
alignment grid may affect
|
||
the appearance of some items
|
||
in the current design. Use
|
||
the Show Design command or
|
||
turn the alignment grid off
|
||
to view the true design.
|
||
See:
|
||
C13H144 Show Design
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Highlight Selected
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command should normally
|
||
remain turned on (checked)
|
||
as it causes selected items
|
||
to be highlighted with a
|
||
dotted, black and white
|
||
outline. This is needed to
|
||
distinguish any selected
|
||
items from non-selected
|
||
items. However, the
|
||
highlights can be turned off
|
||
if they get in the way of
|
||
any operation you are trying
|
||
to perform.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Make Grid
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Select this command to
|
||
define a new alignment grid
|
||
by specifying a rectangular
|
||
area of screen to use as a
|
||
single grid cell. Click on
|
||
one corner (the origin) of
|
||
the cell, then move the
|
||
mouse to the opposite
|
||
corner - note that the size
|
||
of the defined area is now
|
||
displayed at the top of the
|
||
screen and that you can
|
||
press the arrow keys to move
|
||
the origin. Click a second
|
||
time to set the grid cell;
|
||
all other grid cells are
|
||
then oriented around this.
|
||
|
||
The Snap to Grid command is
|
||
automatically enabled after
|
||
successfully defining a new
|
||
alignment grid. See:
|
||
C13H138 Snap to Grid
|
||
|
||
Tip: Alternatively, you can
|
||
directly set the alignment
|
||
grid to the current Mouse
|
||
Image position and size by
|
||
pressing SHIFT+F6.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H139 Grid On
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Set Step...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Choose this command when you
|
||
want to alter the number of
|
||
design items to step through
|
||
when pressing the PAGE UP
|
||
and PAGE DOWN keys. See:
|
||
C13H117 Keyboard Commands
|
||
|
||
The "Set Step" dialog box is
|
||
displayed so that a new
|
||
"Step Rate" value can be
|
||
specified directly. It is
|
||
sometimes desirable to
|
||
increase the "Step Rate"
|
||
when working with a screen
|
||
design that contains a great
|
||
many items.
|
||
|
||
Note: Any alteration made to
|
||
the "Step Rate" setting will
|
||
remain in effect until
|
||
explicitly changed. This is
|
||
true even when restarting
|
||
the Screen Designer as the
|
||
"Step Rate" setting (among
|
||
other things) is maintained
|
||
in the file PP256_SD.SET.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Edit Images...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Select this command to exit
|
||
the Screen Designer and
|
||
invoke the PIXELplus 256
|
||
Image Editor.
|
||
|
||
You will be prompted to save
|
||
the current screen design if
|
||
it has been altered since it
|
||
was last saved. The
|
||
currently loaded image file
|
||
is automatically opened
|
||
within the image Editor,
|
||
ready for editing. For full
|
||
details, see:
|
||
C13H167 The Image Editor
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Show Design
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Choose this command when you
|
||
want to view the current
|
||
screen design without the
|
||
hindrance of selected item
|
||
highlights, the alignment
|
||
grid, the Mouse Image etc.
|
||
The screen is cleared and
|
||
the current screen design is
|
||
displayed. Click a mouse
|
||
button or press a key when
|
||
you have finished viewing
|
||
the current screen design.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 The Action Menu
|
||
|
||
Contains commands that
|
||
manipulate selected screen
|
||
design items only.
|
||
|
||
Tip: You can make Action
|
||
menu commands affect the
|
||
entire current screen design
|
||
by selecting Edit/Select All
|
||
beforehand. See:
|
||
C13H129 Select All
|
||
|
||
Action menu commands:
|
||
C13H146 Shift Up
|
||
C13H147 Shift Down
|
||
C13H148 Shift Left
|
||
C13H149 Shift Right
|
||
C13H150 Centre Horizontal
|
||
C13H151 Centre Vertical
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Shift Up
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Moves all selected design
|
||
items up by one pixel,
|
||
unless the View/Snap to Grid
|
||
command is enabled in which
|
||
case the items are shifted
|
||
up by the depth of one
|
||
alignment grid cell. See:
|
||
C13H138 Snap to Grid
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H147 Shift Down
|
||
C13H148 Shift Left
|
||
C13H149 Shift Right
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Shift Down
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Moves all selected design
|
||
items down by one pixel,
|
||
unless the View/Snap to Grid
|
||
command is enabled in which
|
||
case the items are shifted
|
||
down by the depth of one
|
||
alignment grid cell. See:
|
||
C13H138 Snap to Grid
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H146 Shift Up
|
||
C13H148 Shift Left
|
||
C13H149 Shift Right
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Shift Left
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Moves all selected design
|
||
items left by one pixel,
|
||
unless the View/Snap to Grid
|
||
command is enabled in which
|
||
case the items are shifted
|
||
left by the width of one
|
||
alignment grid cell. See:
|
||
C13H138 Snap to Grid
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H146 Shift Up
|
||
C13H147 Shift Down
|
||
C13H149 Shift Right
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Shift Right
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Moves all selected design
|
||
items right by one pixel,
|
||
unless the View/Snap to Grid
|
||
command is enabled in which
|
||
case the items are shifted
|
||
right by the width of one
|
||
alignment grid cell. See:
|
||
C13H138 Snap to Grid
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H146 Shift Up
|
||
C13H147 Shift Down
|
||
C13H148 Shift Left
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Centre Horizontal
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Using this command treats
|
||
all selected design items as
|
||
a single unit which is then
|
||
centred horizontally on the
|
||
screen.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H151 Centre Vertical
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Centre Vertical
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Using this command treats
|
||
all selected design items as
|
||
a single unit which is then
|
||
centred vertically on the
|
||
screen.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H150 Centre Horizontal
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 The Image Menu
|
||
|
||
Contains commands to set the
|
||
current display action and
|
||
view the images in the
|
||
currently loaded image file.
|
||
|
||
Image menu commands:
|
||
C13H153 PSET
|
||
C13H154 PRESET
|
||
C13H155 OR
|
||
C13H156 XOR
|
||
C13H157 AND
|
||
C13H158 MASK
|
||
C13H159 Show All
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 PSET
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Sets PSET as the current
|
||
display action which is used
|
||
when placing new design
|
||
items onto the screen. See
|
||
C13H170 Display Actions
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H117 Keyboard Commands
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 PRESET
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Sets PRESET as the current
|
||
display action which is used
|
||
when placing new design
|
||
items onto the screen. See:
|
||
C13H170 Display Actions
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H117 Keyboard Commands
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 OR
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Sets OR as the current
|
||
display action which is used
|
||
when placing new design
|
||
items onto the screen. See:
|
||
C13H170 Display Actions
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H117 Keyboard Commands
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 XOR
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Sets XOR as the current
|
||
display action which is used
|
||
when placing new design
|
||
items onto the screen. See:
|
||
C13H170 Display Actions
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H117 Keyboard Commands
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 AND
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Sets AND as the current
|
||
display action which is used
|
||
when placing new design
|
||
items onto the screen. See:
|
||
C13H170 Display Actions
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H117 Keyboard Commands
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 MASK
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Sets MASK as the current
|
||
display action which is used
|
||
when placing new design
|
||
items onto the screen. See:
|
||
C13H170 Display Actions
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H117 Keyboard Commands
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Show All
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Choose this command when you
|
||
want to view all the images
|
||
in the currently loaded
|
||
image file together.
|
||
|
||
The "Show All" dialog box is
|
||
displayed with the name of
|
||
the currently loaded image
|
||
file shown at the top. All
|
||
the images contained in the
|
||
file (or as many as will
|
||
fit) are displayed along
|
||
with their assigned number.
|
||
|
||
Use the scroll bar provided
|
||
to view any images not able
|
||
to fit in the supplied
|
||
viewing area.
|
||
|
||
Tip: You can point and click
|
||
on an image to make it the
|
||
current Mouse Image. This is
|
||
sometimes a quicker way of
|
||
selecting a specific image
|
||
when the currently loaded
|
||
file contains many.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 The Help Menu
|
||
|
||
Contains commands to view
|
||
PIXELplus 256 online Help
|
||
and program information.
|
||
|
||
Help menu commands:
|
||
C13H161 Contents
|
||
C13H162 Index
|
||
C13H163 Keyboard
|
||
C13H164 Using Help
|
||
C13H165 About...
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Contents
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Invokes online Help and
|
||
displays the Table of
|
||
Contents - a categorized
|
||
list of Help subjects
|
||
available.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Index
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Invokes online Help and
|
||
displays the Index - an
|
||
alphabetical list of all
|
||
Help topics available.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Keyboard
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Invokes online Help and
|
||
displays a summary of
|
||
keyboard commands available
|
||
in the Screen Designer. See:
|
||
C13H117 Keyboard Commands
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Using Help
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Invokes online Help and
|
||
displays information about
|
||
how to use the online Help
|
||
system itself. See:
|
||
C13H003 Using Online Help
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 About...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
Displays a dialog box
|
||
containing copyright and
|
||
version information specific
|
||
to the PIXELplus 256 Screen
|
||
Designer.
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Status Bar
|
||
|
||
This is a single line of
|
||
text (running along the
|
||
bottom of the screen) used
|
||
to show relevant information
|
||
such as available keyboard
|
||
commands, mouse button
|
||
functions, menu command
|
||
descriptions etc.
|
||
|
||
Note: The Status Bar is only
|
||
visible when the Menu Bar or
|
||
a dialog box is displayed.
|
||
For details, see:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Bar
|
||
|
||
Due to the limited space for
|
||
displaying information on
|
||
the Status Bar, two special
|
||
symbols are used to denote
|
||
the function of the mouse
|
||
buttons:
|
||
|
||
<20> means click the LEFT mouse
|
||
button.
|
||
|
||
<20> means click the RIGHT
|
||
mouse button.
|
||
|
||
For example, "<22>Select image"
|
||
on the Status Bar informs
|
||
you that you can click the
|
||
left mouse button to select
|
||
an image, when using the
|
||
Image/Show All command.
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Introduction
|
||
|
||
The PIXELplus 256 Image
|
||
Editor makes it easy to
|
||
create professional quality
|
||
bitmapped graphics in 256
|
||
colours, such as sprites,
|
||
icons, character sets,
|
||
animations etc. These can
|
||
then be used in your own
|
||
BASIC programs that use the
|
||
popular 320x200 VGA screen
|
||
mode (SCREEN 13).
|
||
|
||
Using the Image Editor is
|
||
made simple due to it's
|
||
friendly user interface:
|
||
C13H171 Full Mouse Control
|
||
C13H005 Graphical User Interface
|
||
C13H006 Pull-down Menus
|
||
C13H004 Simple Keyboard Commands
|
||
|
||
The many powerful tools and
|
||
features available make
|
||
creating quality graphics
|
||
easy:
|
||
C13H064 18 Flexible Drawing Tools
|
||
C13H067 14 Special Effects
|
||
C13H110 Colour Palette Tools
|
||
C13H116 Animation Tester
|
||
|
||
C14 Getting Started
|
||
When you first use the
|
||
Image Editor, you are
|
||
automatically supplied with
|
||
an untitled image file
|
||
containing a single, blank
|
||
image. If necessary, this
|
||
100x100 image can then be
|
||
resized by selecting the
|
||
Image/Resize... command.
|
||
See:
|
||
C13H051 Resize...
|
||
|
||
You can now start designing
|
||
your first image by clicking
|
||
on a Drawing Tool icon
|
||
button - located at the top,
|
||
left corner of the screen -
|
||
and then use the selected
|
||
tool on the Edit Grid, in
|
||
the centre of the screen. If
|
||
necessary, the magnification
|
||
of the Edit Grid can be
|
||
changed to a more manageable
|
||
level by clicking on the
|
||
Zoom buttons, situated
|
||
directly below the Edit
|
||
Grid. For details, See:
|
||
C13H064 Drawing Tool Icon Buttons
|
||
C13H103 Edit Grid
|
||
C13H105 Zoom Buttons
|
||
|
||
Tip: Clicking repeatedly on
|
||
some Drawing Tool icon
|
||
buttons will cause other
|
||
related tools to become
|
||
available.
|
||
|
||
You can choose the colours
|
||
you want to use by selecting
|
||
them from the Palette Grid,
|
||
located at the bottom, left
|
||
corner of the screen. See:
|
||
C13H102 Palette Grid
|
||
Colours can also be altered
|
||
by using the Palette Tools:
|
||
simply select View/Palette
|
||
Tools to have the Drawing
|
||
Tools replaced with the
|
||
Palette Tools. See:
|
||
C13H110 Palette Tool Buttons
|
||
|
||
Continue designing your
|
||
image in this way, as well
|
||
as utilizing the various
|
||
menu and keyboard commands
|
||
available. See:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Commands
|
||
C13H004 Keyboard Commands
|
||
To create additional images,
|
||
choose Image/Add... to
|
||
create one or more new,
|
||
blank images, or choose
|
||
Image/Duplicate... to make a
|
||
copy of one or more existing
|
||
images. See:
|
||
C13H049 Add...
|
||
C13H052 Duplicate...
|
||
|
||
When ready, your file of
|
||
images can be saved to disk
|
||
and incorporated into your
|
||
own BASIC programs, in a
|
||
number of different ways.
|
||
|
||
Consult the PIXELplus 256
|
||
User's Manual for full Image
|
||
Editor details.
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Introduction
|
||
|
||
The PIXELplus 256 Screen
|
||
Designer makes it easy to
|
||
compose screen layouts -
|
||
game levels, title screens
|
||
etc. - using images created
|
||
with the Image Editor. This
|
||
saves you having to work out
|
||
the actual screen
|
||
coordinates of where you
|
||
want each and every design
|
||
item (image) displayed.
|
||
|
||
Using the Screen Designer is
|
||
made simple due to it's
|
||
friendly user interface:
|
||
C13H171 Full Mouse Control
|
||
C13H118 Pull-down Menus
|
||
C13H117 Simple Keyboard Commands
|
||
|
||
C14 Getting Started
|
||
Before you can start
|
||
designing a screen layout,
|
||
you must first load the
|
||
images you want to use. If
|
||
you invoked the Screen
|
||
Designer from within the
|
||
Image Editor (by selecting
|
||
View/Screen Designer...),
|
||
then the image file you had
|
||
open in the Image Editor is
|
||
automatically loaded,
|
||
otherwise you will be
|
||
presented with the "Load
|
||
Images" dialog box, where
|
||
you can specify the image
|
||
file that you want to use.
|
||
For details, see:
|
||
C13H126 Load Images...
|
||
|
||
Next, choose Image/Show All
|
||
to view all the available
|
||
images, then point and click
|
||
on the image you want to
|
||
start designing with. See:
|
||
C13H159 Show All
|
||
The selected image (known as
|
||
the Mouse Image) can then be
|
||
positioned anywhere on the
|
||
screen by moving the mouse
|
||
and clicking it in place -
|
||
images you add to your
|
||
design are referred to as
|
||
design items. You can also
|
||
choose a display action to
|
||
use when adding items to
|
||
your design by selecting one
|
||
from the Image menu. See:
|
||
C13H152 Image Menu
|
||
C13H170 Display Actions
|
||
|
||
Tip: You can press the < and
|
||
> keys to select a different
|
||
Mouse Image, on-the-fly.
|
||
Keys 1 through 6 can be used
|
||
to select a different
|
||
display action.
|
||
|
||
Notice that the Menu Bar
|
||
(and Status Bar) is removed
|
||
to give access to the entire
|
||
screen. Items can only be
|
||
added to your design when
|
||
the Menu Bar is not showing.
|
||
Simply, click the right
|
||
mouse button to show/hide
|
||
the Menu Bar.
|
||
|
||
Continue to build-up your
|
||
screen design in this way
|
||
as well as utilizing the
|
||
various menu and keyboard
|
||
commands available. See:
|
||
C13H118 Menu Commands
|
||
C13H117 Keyboard Commands
|
||
You can move backwards and
|
||
forwards through the
|
||
"string" of screen design
|
||
items by pressing the left
|
||
and right arrow keys, or by
|
||
pressing PAGE UP and PAGE
|
||
DOWN to step quickly through
|
||
the design items. This
|
||
allows you to insert new
|
||
items or access existing
|
||
items that you want to
|
||
affect in some way - delete,
|
||
shift etc.
|
||
|
||
When ready, your screen
|
||
design can be saved to disk
|
||
and incorporated into your
|
||
own BASIC programs, in a
|
||
number of different ways.
|
||
|
||
Consult the PIXELplus 256
|
||
User's Manual for full
|
||
Screen Designer details.
|
||
|
||
C14 File Association and
|
||
C14 Compatibility
|
||
When saving a screen design
|
||
to disk, it's important to
|
||
realize that no link or
|
||
association is maintained
|
||
between the screen design
|
||
file and the image file that
|
||
was used to design it. This
|
||
gives you the freedom to
|
||
load and use any image file
|
||
with any compatible screen
|
||
design file. For an image
|
||
file and screen design file
|
||
to be compatible, they must
|
||
comply to the two following
|
||
criteria:
|
||
|
||
1) The image file must at
|
||
least contain the same
|
||
number of images as used in
|
||
the screen design, e.g. if
|
||
the highest image number
|
||
used in the screen design is
|
||
10 then the image file used
|
||
must contain at least 10
|
||
images - a screen design
|
||
can't display an image that
|
||
doesn't exist.
|
||
|
||
2) Each and every design
|
||
item (image) in the screen
|
||
design must be fully
|
||
displayable without going
|
||
off the edge of the screen.
|
||
|
||
Note: Given the above points
|
||
on compatibility, it's
|
||
advised that you do not make
|
||
any significant alterations
|
||
to any image file that you
|
||
have used to create a screen
|
||
design with, as this could
|
||
cause the image file to
|
||
become incompatible. In
|
||
particular, deleting or
|
||
resizing one or more images
|
||
in such a file could cause
|
||
problems.
|
||
|
||
Tip: A simple way to
|
||
remember which image file
|
||
was used to create a screen
|
||
design is to give the screen
|
||
design file the same base
|
||
name as the image file, when
|
||
you save it to disk. For
|
||
example, if you create a
|
||
design using the
|
||
GAMEOVER.PUT image file,
|
||
save the screen design file
|
||
as GAMEOVER.DES.
|
||
@
|
||
IMAGE EDITOR
|
||
C14 Save as DATA...
|
||
C12 menu command
|
||
|
||
This command creates an
|
||
ASCII text file containing a
|
||
set of BASIC DATA statements
|
||
that describe the images in
|
||
the current file. A further
|
||
set of palette DATA
|
||
statements are also included
|
||
if the current image file
|
||
uses a non-standard colour
|
||
palette.
|
||
|
||
This type of DATA file can
|
||
then be used to incorporate
|
||
the images directly into
|
||
your own BASIC programs. See
|
||
the PIXELplus 256 User's
|
||
Manual for full details.
|
||
|
||
The "Save Image File As
|
||
DATA" dialog box is
|
||
displayed containing a
|
||
single "File Name" input
|
||
box; simply type the file
|
||
name here, then press ENTER.
|
||
If no file name extension is
|
||
specified, the default for
|
||
BASIC DATA files (.BAS) is
|
||
assumed.
|
||
|
||
Note: DATA files cannot be
|
||
loaded into the Image Editor
|
||
for further editing. To save
|
||
the current image file in a
|
||
format that can be opened by
|
||
the Image Editor, see:
|
||
C13H011 Save
|
||
|
||
See also:
|
||
C13H006 Menu Bar
|
||
@
|
||
SCREEN DESIGNER
|
||
C14 Display Actions
|
||
|
||
In your own BASIC programs,
|
||
each design item (image)
|
||
will be displayed on the
|
||
screen using the
|
||
PUT(graphics) statement
|
||
which displays an image
|
||
using one of five display
|
||
actions - PSET, PRESET, OR,
|
||
XOR, AND. Consequently, the
|
||
Screen Designer itself
|
||
allows you to select a
|
||
display action to use when
|
||
placing design items on the
|
||
screen. See:
|
||
C13H152 Image Menu
|
||
|
||
A sixth option (MASK) is
|
||
also provided which isn't a
|
||
true display action but can
|
||
be used in the Screen
|
||
Designer to cause design
|
||
items to be placed on-screen
|
||
using an additional mask
|
||
image.
|
||
|
||
There now follows a complete
|
||
description of the six
|
||
display actions that can be
|
||
used when placing design
|
||
items on the screen in the
|
||
Screen Designer.
|
||
|
||
C14 PSET
|
||
Causes a design item to be
|
||
placed on the screen so that
|
||
it completely overwrites any
|
||
existing image.
|
||
|
||
C14 PRESET
|
||
Causes a design item to be
|
||
logically inverted before
|
||
being placed on the screen,
|
||
overwriting any existing
|
||
image.
|
||
|
||
The colour number
|
||
(attribute) of each pixel in
|
||
the image is logically
|
||
inverted which results in a
|
||
different colour number
|
||
being used when displaying
|
||
the pixel. For example:
|
||
|
||
Original colour number
|
||
of image pixel:
|
||
C15 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 = 15
|
||
|
||
Result: colour number
|
||
of displayed pixel:
|
||
C15 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 = 240
|
||
|
||
C14 OR
|
||
A logical OR operation is
|
||
performed between the design
|
||
item and the existing screen
|
||
image.
|
||
|
||
The colour number
|
||
(attribute) of each pixel in
|
||
the image is ORed with the
|
||
corresponding screen pixel;
|
||
the resulting value is the
|
||
colour number used to
|
||
display the pixel. For
|
||
example:
|
||
|
||
Colour number of
|
||
image pixel:
|
||
C15 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 = 170
|
||
|
||
OR
|
||
|
||
Colour number of
|
||
corresponding screen pixel:
|
||
C15 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 = 240
|
||
|
||
Result: colour number
|
||
of displayed pixel:
|
||
C15 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 = 250
|
||
|
||
C14 XOR
|
||
A logical XOR (exclusive OR)
|
||
operation is performed
|
||
between the design item and
|
||
the existing screen image.
|
||
|
||
The colour number
|
||
(attribute) of each pixel in
|
||
the image is XORed with the
|
||
corresponding screen pixel;
|
||
the resulting value is the
|
||
colour number used to
|
||
display the pixel. For
|
||
example:
|
||
|
||
Colour number of
|
||
image pixel:
|
||
C15 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 = 170
|
||
|
||
XOR
|
||
|
||
Colour number of
|
||
corresponding screen pixel:
|
||
C15 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 = 240
|
||
|
||
Result: colour number
|
||
of displayed pixel:
|
||
C15 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 = 90
|
||
|
||
C14 AND
|
||
A logical AND operation is
|
||
performed between the design
|
||
item and the existing screen
|
||
image.
|
||
|
||
The colour number
|
||
(attribute) of each pixel in
|
||
the image is ANDed with the
|
||
corresponding screen pixel;
|
||
the resulting value is the
|
||
colour number used to
|
||
display the pixel. For
|
||
example:
|
||
|
||
Colour number of
|
||
image pixel:
|
||
C15 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 = 170
|
||
|
||
AND
|
||
|
||
Colour number of
|
||
corresponding screen pixel:
|
||
C15 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 = 240
|
||
|
||
Result: colour number
|
||
of displayed pixel:
|
||
C15 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 = 160
|
||
|
||
C14 MASK
|
||
This is a special display
|
||
action which causes a design
|
||
item to be placed on the
|
||
screen so that only the
|
||
item's exact shape is
|
||
displayed, allowing the
|
||
background image to still be
|
||
visible around it. In order
|
||
to achieve this, an
|
||
additional mask image is
|
||
required: the image coming
|
||
directly after the Mouse
|
||
Image (in the currently
|
||
loaded image file) is
|
||
assumed to be the
|
||
corresponding mask image -
|
||
created using the Image
|
||
Editor's Convert to Mask...
|
||
command. For details, see:
|
||
C13H053 Convert to Mask...
|
||
For example, if you have
|
||
image number 10 selected as
|
||
the current Mouse Image,
|
||
then image number 11 is
|
||
assumed to be the
|
||
corresponding mask image.
|
||
|
||
When using the MASK display
|
||
action, the mask image is
|
||
first placed on the screen
|
||
using the AND display
|
||
action, then the actual
|
||
Mouse Image is placed on
|
||
top, using the OR display
|
||
action.
|
||
|
||
Note: Placing design items
|
||
using the MASK display
|
||
action actually causes two
|
||
items to be placed at a
|
||
time. Using MASK simply
|
||
makes it easier to place
|
||
design items using a mask
|
||
image - the same effect
|
||
could be achieved by first
|
||
placing the mask image using
|
||
the AND display action, and
|
||
then placing the actual
|
||
image on top of it using the
|
||
OR display action.
|
||
|
||
The use of mask images and
|
||
the masking technique is
|
||
discussed fully in the
|
||
PIXELplus 256 User's Manual.
|
||
@
|
||
PIXELplus 256
|
||
C14 Using the Mouse
|
||
|
||
PIXELplus 256 requires the
|
||
use of a mouse pointing
|
||
device and makes extensive
|
||
use of both the left and
|
||
right mouse buttons. This
|
||
makes using PIXELplus 256
|
||
easier and more intuitive
|
||
than using just the
|
||
keyboard. Terms used to
|
||
describe how to use the
|
||
mouse are detailed below:
|
||
|
||
C14 Left-click (or just click)
|
||
Quickly press and release
|
||
the left mouse button.
|
||
|
||
The term "click" on its own
|
||
also refers to clicking
|
||
using the left mouse button,
|
||
e.g. "Click on the OK
|
||
button" means point and
|
||
click on the OK button,
|
||
using the left mouse button.
|
||
|
||
C14 Right-click
|
||
Quickly press and release
|
||
the right mouse button.
|
||
|
||
C14 Double-click
|
||
Press and release the left
|
||
mouse button twice in rapid
|
||
succession.
|
||
|
||
The term "double-click"
|
||
always refers to using the
|
||
left mouse button as no
|
||
operation in PIXELplus 256
|
||
requires you to double-click
|
||
using the right mouse
|
||
button.
|
||
|
||
C14 Drag
|
||
Press and hold down the
|
||
mouse button while moving
|
||
the mouse.
|
||
|
||
Different dragging
|
||
operations will require
|
||
either the left or right
|
||
mouse button to be used. The
|
||
left mouse button should be
|
||
used for dragging when no
|
||
button is specified, e.g.
|
||
"Drag down from the menu
|
||
name".
|
||
@
|