


                            BELLES PAINT  v1.0

                          Released February 1995


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                             PORTIA SOFTWARE
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QUICK DOCS
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If  you are using a harddrive the best thing to do is drag the whole BPaint
draw  onto  your "WORK" partition, it will then run by double-clicking it's
icon  and  print using your harddrive prefs.  Not everyone owns a harddrive
so the disk is also autobooting, slip it into your internal drive DF0:  and
turn  on the power, after a short while you'll be looking at a black screen
with  a  load  of buttons at the bottom, most of these buttons are straight
forward:


        LOAD    - Opens a requester to select and load a picture.
        SAVE    - Opens a requester to select and save a picture.
        DELETE  - Opens a requester to select and delete a picture.
        PALETTE - Allows you to adjust the colour palette, click the
                  button and the standard palette slider will appear,
                  select a colour from the palette bar running along
                  the centre of the screen and move the sliders.
        PRINT   - Prints the current screen.
        FONTS   - Opens a requester to select the font to be used,
                  "Bitmap" or "iff" and then choose a font.
        SPARE   - Opens and flips to a spare screen.
        SHOW    - Displays the whole screen.
        FLIP-H  - Flips the whole screen horizontally.
        FLIP-V  - Flips the whole screen vertically.
        QUIT    - ????
        FORMAT  - Selects the screen mode.
        ABOUT   - Displays version number.
        TOOLS   - Moves to the tools menu buttons.


You  can  move from the "TOOLS" menu to the "PICTURE" menu at any time, the
menu  currently selected is shown in the top left-hand corner.  The "TOOLS"
menu  is  a  little  more  complicated, but again is setout like most paint
programs.   The  colour palette is shown at the top and the selected colour
is  highlighted by a small box.  Below the palette are the built-in brushes
and paint modes.  I'll just mention one or two of the special features:


        PATTERN - Selects one of the built-in patterns for filling
                  objects. To test, select the button and then a
                  pattern from the display and press USE. If you now
                  select SOLID and CIRCLE, the circle will auto-fill
                  with the pattern.

        CLEAR   - This button clears the current screen, to use it
                  select CLEAR and a requester will appear to check
                  if you want to proceed, click YES and the mouse
                  pointer will move to the palette bar. Click on any
                  colour and the screen will clear to that colour.


DRAWING
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Use  the  left  mouse button (LMB) to select tools and to move from menu to
menu.   When a tool is selected move to the drawing area, start drawing and
the menu will disappear leaving only the palette bar, use the LMB to change
colours.  To return to the menu simply press the Right Mouse Button (RMB).


VIDEO PRESENTER WIPES
=====================

When  you  create  a  picture and wish to use it in a sequence to produce a
video  intro,  it  must  be  saved  under  a special name, which allows the
program to load it when required eg:


                       Vid.01.pic-name.04.08.09
                                          ^^ ^^
                                          || Wipe OUT
                                     Wipe IN


In the above example the image will "Wipe IN" with 08 and "Wipe OUT" with 09,
below is a list of all the video wipe codes.


                       00 = Shape to screen (IN)
                       00 = Clear screen (OUT)
                       01 = Centre to 4 corners
                       02 = 4 corners to centre
                       03 = Left to right
                       04 = Right to left
                       05 = Top to bottom
                       06 = Bottom to top
                       07 = Left & right to centre
                       08 = Left to right & right to left
                       09 = Top & bottom to centre
                       10 = Top to bottom & bottom to top


Other points to note are:-

        PREFIX ....... Vid.01.pic-name.04.08.09
                       ^^^
                       Your picture MUST have this prefix.


        SEQUENCE ..... Vid.01.pic-name.04.08.09
                           ^^
                           First picture in sequence.


        WAIT ......... Vid.01.pic-name.04.08.09
                                       ^^
                                       Wait approx 4 seconds.


        BACKGROUND ... Vid.01.pic-name.04.99.99
                                          ^^ ^^
                                          Set both wipes to 99 on
                                          background pictures.



These quick docs have been cobbled together by Phil of SaddleTramps PD on a
very VERY hot day in August, please don't blame Portia Software if I've got
it a bit wrong.  Belles Paint is a great little paint package with that bit
extra  added which makes it stand out from the crowd, I've not been able to
do justice to the pattern feature so please don't be afraid to experiment a
little.


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If  you  enjoy using Belle's Paint v1.0 then get ready for a treat, 5DL are
proud to announce the release of Belle's Paint v2.0.

Belle's  Paint  v2.0  is  an  easy to use paint package which contains many
innovative  ideas.   Originally  designed  for  children the program as now
grown  to  include  a  "Dot2Dot"  module, an entire image processing suite,
enhancements to the video titling system, plus many other refinements.  The
interface  is  simple to operate with no dropdown menus, making it suitable
for all age groups.

There are eight specially prepared Dot2Dot pictures included, which are not
only fun to do but educational too.  Load in a Dot2Dot picture, connect all
the  dots  in the correct sequence, and if you like colour in the completed
picture.  Extra Dot2Dot data disks are planned for the future.

Belle's  Paint  v2.0  now  includes  a  complete  suite of image processing
buttons   to  allow  you  to  transform  your  pictures.   A  total  of  31
predetermined  effects  are  included,  but by using different combinations
hundreds of special effects can be created, your mind is the only limit.

  ** Requires an Amiga with a minimum of 1MB chip ram and WorkBench 2 **

Main Features:

Fully printed manual (not photocopied).
Over 30 built-in image transformers.
Uses colour and IFF fonts.
Links pictures for titling with screen wipes.
Contains 8 Dot2Dot pictures.
Large selection of standard painting tools.


Price 5.99 +P&P
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Please order by sending a cheque or postal order made payable to:

SaddleTramps PD
1 Lower Mill Close
Goldthorpe
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 9BY
England

Tel/Fax 01709 888127

E-Mail  phil@ware5d.demon.co.uk


All amounts must be in UKP and payable into a British bank account.

Postage costs are:
UK     = 0.50
Europe = 1.00
ROW    = 1.50



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                           *** 5.00 +P&P ***



