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| D.T. Painter v0.7 |
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This software is freeware and may be used and distributed at no charge, but do
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not sell it!!!
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D.T.Painter is copyright (c) 1989 by Earl Gehr and
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copyright 1986 TML Systems, Inc. Certain portions of this software are
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copyrighted by TML Systems, Inc.
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Apple, Apple IIgs, AppleColor, ProDOS, GS/OS and Imagewriter are registered
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trademarks of Apple Computer,Inc.
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************************* Disclaimer of Warranty ****************************
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Even though Earl Gehr has tested the software and reviewed the documentation,
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Earl Gehr makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with
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respect to this software, its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness
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for a particular purpose. As a result, this software is sold "AS IS," and you
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the purchaser, are assuming the entire risk as to its quality and performance.
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In no event shall Earl Gehr be held liable for direct, indirect, special,
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incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect in this software
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or its documentation.
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Minimum system requirements are :
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1. Apple IIgs computer.
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2. System memory requirements are as follows:
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a) 768k of RAM when used with System disk 4.0.
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b) 1 megabyte of RAM when used with System disk 5.0.
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3. One 3.5" disk drive (a hard disk is recommended).
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4. Apple Imagewriter II or compatible printer (not required, optional).
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5. AppleColor RGB Monitor (not required, optional).
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6. Apple IIgs System Disk version 4.0, 5.0 or later.
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7. A host application to run within (such as the Finder).
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To install D.T.Painter:
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Copy the file named "D.T.Painter" to the DESK.ACCS folder (located within
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the SYSTEM folder of an Apple IIgs GS/OS boot disk).
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This program will fit on a Apple IIgs System disk v4.0 with plenty of
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space left over for other DA's and fonts.
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Users electing to use System disk 5.0 will find that they need to delete
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some fonts and/or unused drivers in order to fit the program on the disk.
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To use D.T.Painter:
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Launch any application that supports standard Apple IIgs NDA's and select
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"D.T.Painter" from the Apple menu. If the host application you are running
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is in 320 SHR mode, then D.T.Painter will sense this and adjust itself
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to run in that mode. The same goes for host applications that run in
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640 mode.
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You will be prompted to insert your boot disk if it is not in a drive when
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selecting D.T.Painter.
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New Features added to version 0.7
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The following is a list of improvements and new features incorporated into this
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version of D.T.Painter that were not available in the previous release (version
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0.6):
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1) The editing tool and all edit menu functions are now operational (cut,
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copy, paste, clear, invert, horiz flip, vert flip and show clipboard).
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2) You have the option of using a pictures color palette instead of the host
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applications colors.
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The only limitation here is that the picture must have been created in the
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same SHR mode (either 320 or 640) that the host application is running, in
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order to enable use of the pictures colors.
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Pictures are saved to disk and printed using whichever color palette you
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have selected.
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3) Full Screen now displays pictures using the color palette and SHR mode
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that they were originally created in.
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You can also now toggle Full Screen on and off by pressing the space bar.
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4) Choose Font can now be selected by holding the Open Apple key and clicking
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the Text tool icon.
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5) Pen Size can now be selected by holding the Open Apple key and clicking on
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any of the shape tools or line tools icons.
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6) The program can now be used with either System disk 4.0 or 5.0. The
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advantage to using System disk 4.0 is that users with 768k memory can now
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use D.T.Painter. There is also much more space available on System disk
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v4.0, so it is easier to fit the program on it.
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Bugs found and fixed
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The following is a list of the bugs I have found in v0.6 and have since
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corrected in 0.7:
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1) Solid polygon dimensions off screen did not match those on screen. The
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first time the screen was updated after a solid polygon had been drawn,
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the size changed by approx 1 pixel on all sides.
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2) The bug that was causing the ProDOS error #64 message dialog to appear and
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the source for many mysterious crashes has now finally been nailed down
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and eliminated! The majority of the trouble came during the initial
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selection of the program from the Apple menu when the program looked to
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find the boot up disk.
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3) The program no longer checks a $C1 picture files aux type. This caused
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quite a few pictures to be unloadable.
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4) The program now tests to make sure the boot disk is in a drive when
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selecting Choose Font. When the boot disk was not available to v0.6 it
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would cause the system to lock up.
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5) The program now tests to make sure you have at least 10k of memory
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available before it will print a picture. This eliminates the system
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locking up during printing operations in the event that insufficient
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memory is available to the print manager.
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6) This version of D.T.Painter no longer asks if you want to save a picture
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that has been changed before quitting the program. This may seem like a
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step backward, but for some unknown reason the program would crash when
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asking to save the picture when you elected to launch another program from
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the Finder. At any rate I thought it better to leave this "feature" out.
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There were MANY other minor bugs fixes. I think you will find this version of
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D.T.Painter to be very solid and reliable to use. I have been unable to crash it
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and hope none of you are able to either. At any rate if YOU are able to crash it
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please let me know!
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General Notes
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D.T.Painter (DeskTop Painter) is an Apple IIgs NDA (New Desk Accessory).
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With it you can load, edit, save or print super hi-res (SHR)
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pictures. It works from within host applications running on a desktop of either
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320 or 640 super hi-res graphics (SHR) mode.
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This program is still under development and I am always open to suggestions to
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improve upon it, so if you see something that doesn't look or feel right let me
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know.
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My current plans for this program are to make it shareware when it is complete.
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As it stands the only features not operational that have been planned from the
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start are Zoom and Coordinates. I have quite a few other ideas that I have come
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up with since the initial idea for this program came to me and may implement
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them in version 1.0.
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There is a great deal of memory testing that goes on behind the scenes and if
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you find that you are getting locked out of a feature or two because of lack of
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memory, try closing some windows or NDAs. They all require overhead and closing
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out something may free up enough RAM to let you do what you want to do.
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Many thanks to Jeff Krich (JeffK01), Joe Schober (JSchober), Marian Petrides
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(Gus Grafix) and Scott Gentry (AFL Scott) on ALPE for their suggestions, help
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and encouragement.
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If you have any questions or discover any bugs you can reach me on AppleLink PE
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(screen name "Bud Gehr"), on GEnie (account name "E.Gehr1") or you can get me
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via US mail at the following address:
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Earl Gehr
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1824 A Manning Circle
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Charleston, SC 29404
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