The following doc file was typed for your convenience by Sewer Rat. For a more comprehensive guide, see the accompanying 145K Degas Elite manual also on this disk (Sewer Doc Disk Number 10). DEGAS ELITE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE MOUSE BUTTONS : Right : Toggle between selected work (drawing) screen and menu. Left : - Select menu item. - Double-click : Enter set item dialog. Start draw, fill, circle, etc. - Second click : Set geometric form when defined ALT+Left button : Start block distort function after corners have been moved. Enter magnification mode after function key is pressed to select. KEYS ESC : Select crosshairs for block definition ; clears current block once you start to redefine a new block. Also used to clear a GEM item selector line or the current screen name line. If block is grabbed, automatically toggles block mode. SHIFT+ESC : Sets block mode to polygon block rather than rectangular block. RETURN : Set (establish) block at current location. Connect last point drawn in polygon with first point. UNDO : Stop block rotation, skew, distort, undo last draw, return picture to previous state, erase last block set, terminate screen dump to printer. HELP : Allows you to see the names of your workscreens, enter new names or change existing names. ARROW KEYS Block defined and block mode selected : Flip block in indicated direction. Draw mode : Up/down cycle through colour choices, one colour right (up) or left (down) at a time. Right/left cycle through brush choices in that direction, one at a time. Toggles draw mode. Magnify mode : Move area under magnification in that direction. FUNCTION KEYS : Enter magnification mode. F1 : 3 times magnification F2 : 4 times F3 : 5 times F4 : 6 times F5 : 7 times F6 : 8 times F7 : 9 times F8 : 10 times F9 : 11 times F10 : 12 times Use the left mouse button to enter the magnified drawing screen. ALT : When selecting/defining a block area, this toggles Move block instead of copy. When held down while defining a circle, it ensures the circle is 'perfect' rather than an ellipse when drawn. When held down while defining a box, it creates rounded corners, rather than square corners. ALT : When changing or defining colours in the menu screen, if you click on a colour to change, then position the cursor over another colour, hold the ALT key, then press the left mouse button. Degas Elite will make all colour between those two an intermediate shade between them. ALT is also required with the left mouse button to implement the distort feature. ALT : If held down in block stretch, only permits vertical stretching. ALT : If held down while loading the program, it allows you to select how many workscreens to assign. If not held down, the maximum available is assigned, given the memory configuration and the desk accessories. Fewer screens allow more fonts to be loaded. ALT : If held down while clicking on a box in the main menu screen, it opens the feature's dialog box instead. ALT+ARROWS : Moves the cursor one 'unit' in direction of arrow key, i.e. simulates mouse movement. ALT+SHIFT+ARROWS : Moves cursor one pixel in direction of arrow key, i.e. as above, but allows greater accuracy and control. BACKSPACE and DELETE : In text mode, these erase the letters to the left and right of the cursor respectively. Also used to edit the screen names. CONTROL : When filling an area, holding CONTROL before pressing the left mouse button fills the area with a solid, rather than a pattern. Also, when drawing a box, polygon or a disc, Control fills the shape with a solid rather than a pattern. CONTROL : When held down in block stretch, it preserves the shape and 'scales' the block. SHIFT : When held down while defining a disc, box or polygon in pattern mode, it adds an outline of the selected colour to the shape. May also be used with Control and Alt keys. SHIFT : When held down in block stretch, it only permits horizontal stretching. NUMBERS : 1 to 8 - jump to the workscreen of that number, if available. NUMBER 0 : Return to the main menu screen TAB : Toggle animation on/off (first the colour group must be set in the main menu screen). +/- : In magnify mode, move magnification level up or down one, respectively. KEYBOARD COMMAND CHOICES : (Remember that many of these toggle other modifiers) A : Select airbrush B : Toggle block or brush mode C : Select circle D : Select draw E : Select eraser F : Select frame G : Select polygon H : Select shadow I : Select disk J : Not Used K : Select K-Line L : Select line M : Select mirror N : Toggle snap on/off O : Select outline P : Select point Q : Not Used R : Select rays S : Select stipple T : Select text U : Not used V : Not used W : Select slowdraw X : Select box Y : Not used Z : Select fill CONTROL + KEY Control+C : Toggle change mode Control+I : Toggle animation Control+M : Select smear mode Control+N : Select normal mode Control+P : Select pattern mode Control+S : Select solid mode Control+Y : Select colour cycle mode Control+ESC : Enter selected drawing screen FEATURE : MODE : WORKS WITH : Brush Solid or Eraser, Draw, Point, Stipple, Line, K- pattern Line, Polygon, Rays, Circle, Frame, Slow Draw, Snap, Cycle, Smear, Change Block Solid only Eraser, Draw, Point, Stipple, Line, K- Line, Rays, Circle, Frame, Slowdraw, Snap Cycle * Solid Stipple, Line, K-Line, Rays, Circle, Frame, Outline, Airbrush, Mirror, Snap, Slowdraw, Draw, Point, Polygon, Disc, Box Pattern Draw , Point, Stipple, Line, K-Line, Polygon, Rays, Circle, Disc, Frame, Box, Airbrush, Mirror, Shadow, Slowdraw, Snap Change * Solid or Draw, Point, Stipple, Line, K-Line, pattern Circle, Frame, Airbrush, Mirror, Shadow, Slowdraw, Snap Smear Solid or Draw, Point, Stipple, Line, K-Line, pattern Circle, Frame, Airbrush, Mirror, Shadow, Slowdraw, Snap * Cycle, change, animation and colour fills do not function in monochrome. Solid and pattern have two different meanings. With drawing features such as lines, circles and stipple, solid means solid colour and pattern means the pattern showing in the pattern box. With mono fills and such objects as disc and box, however, solid means that the fill overpaints everything below it and pattern means that the pattern below shows through. DEGAS ELITE FILENAME EXTENDERS : .PI1 : low resolution picture .PC1 : low resolution compressed picture .PI2 : medium resolution picture .PC2 : medium resolution compressed picture .PI3 : high resolution .PC3 : high resolution compressed picture .BL1 : low resolution block .BL2 : medium resolution block .BL3 : high resolution block .BRU : brush shape file .FIL : mono fill pattern file .FI1 : colour fill pattern, low-res .FI2 : colour fill pattern, medium-res .ICN : icon file .PRT : printer driver file .PIC : Koala pad (8-bit) picture .IFF : IFF (Amiga) format picture .NEO : Neochrome format picture Note : ALT represents the ALTERNATE key. ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Well, that concludes the quick reference guide to Degas Elite. For those of you requiring an extensive manual, see the accompanying 145K Degas Elite manual on this disk.