IMPROVEMENTS TO PC-KEY-DRAW ver. 3.31 over 3.0 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 The following list the more major changes. Numerous other minor changes have been made that are not listed. (in particular bug fixes, and speed increases) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 3.1 adds the following over 3.0 1. Macros can be called from DOS on the command line when calling KD-DRAW. A>KD-DRAW A:SAMPLE will call and run the sample macro. 2. Space bar temporarily suspends continuous cursor drawing. 3. The prompt line has been rearranged for more information and cleaner look 4. provides temporary setting of background color 5. Outline has been added to F2 to allow any object to be outlined in color. Use to set outline color and to set color to be outlined. Outline has many uses. Try it with text or use it when transferring from high resolution to medium resolution. 6. Direct coordinate entry has been added for all operations to speed input of objects. An selected in cursor mode or when in a function allows the user to enter the scaled x and y coordinates. 7. The menu selection system for each function has been greatly expand to provide additional information and make learning PC-KEY-DRAW easier. Use by selecting the desired function, use cursor keys to display options, select displayed option by hitting or use equivalent command. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.11 adds 5 different full screen loads for use in slide shows. Select for using the display loads. Select load 1-5.(see elp from F8 for more information) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.13 adds direct partial screen load using . 2. Ability to turn off cursor during macro playback if desired. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.15 removes bug in configuring the printer. 2. Allows absolute setting of resolution for macros with . 3. Disable workspace update by setting the update frequency to 0. 4. Traps additional printer errors. 5. Provides scrolling of text in . 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.16 provides music capability using the PLAY command of BASICA 1. 2. Screen loads are 5 to 8 times faster. Great for full screen animation. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.17 adds the ability of reading text from any ASCII file. 2. HP LaserJet support is provided for registered users. KD-LASER.EXE is on Library Disk #2. It can be run interactively or run in a batch file by setting the appropriate parameters. Before running KD-LASER use the following to match the computer and printer: MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P MODE LPT1:=COM1 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.18 adds improved mouse support by allowing menus to be called with < > or from Cursor Mode. Mouse buttons should be and . While PC-KEY-DRAW was originally designed for use strictly from the keyboard, PC-KEY-DRAW 3 can be used with a mouse for those who prefer. The mouse can be used for just free hand drawing or for menu selection as well. Two drivers are included on the program disk, KD-MOUSE.COM is provided for use with a Mouse Systems Mouse, while KD-MSMOS.MNU is provide for use with a MicroSoft Mouse. See your mouse user manual and 1.BAT for detail on loading the mouse drivers. The left mouse button is equal to the ENTER key, the right (middle on Mouse Systems) is equal to the "/" or SPACE BAR, while both buttons together (right button on Mouse Systems) is equal to "n" for no. Moving the mouse is equal to using the keyboard arrow keys. To use the mouse to select a menu simply hit the "/" button then move the mouse to display the desired function to use and hit the left button for ENTER. Next move the mouse to display the directive options for a given function and hit the left button to select the directive, then follow the directions for that particular operation. The source code for the mouse drivers is included. You may want to modify it to suit your particular needs. 2. Last copied or erased area is no longer lost when is used to exit 3. Text mode screens can be called up in a macro slide show from within FATBIT using and entering name of screen to load. A "40C" extension is assumed for 40 column text and "80C" for 80 column text mode. 4. Second library disk of 500+ fill patterns, a third font, useful macros and library pictures are available to registered users. 5. A public domain program (CAMERA) is included on the disk to capture screens from other programs. See KD.BAT for additional information. 6. Bug in setting visual layers has been corrected. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.19 speeds up loading of partial screens (F7), loading of display screens, loading of patterns, and screen scrolling. 2. Grid lines and dots now work properly, independent of screen aspect ratio. 3. Full screen zoom has been refined. Macro available to zoom 1 screen into 4 4. Use to return to Cursor mode when prompted to Hit Any Key to Continue just before printing. 5. Default extensions used by PC-KEY-DRAW can be changed as desired. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.20 provides filled arrows using and provides 45 degree steps for arrow position. 2. Filled boxes can be created automatically using . 3. Text can be put on the screen vertically using p or own. 4. Selected fill pattern screen is kept as the default screen. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.21's macro files are 30% smaller than earlier versions. 3.21 can run any other versions macros, but macros created with 3.21 can only be run with 3.21 or later. 2. You can ready move through the 8 main functions without first exiting a function. Simply select the desired function key. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.22 provides full access to all DOS drives A-Z for use with Networks or the SUBST command. 2. Select alternate method of indicating the amount of zoom. Select or < > when asked for scale factor to put in zoom factor. Scale factors greater than 1 shrink the screen or object, while factors less than one expand the screen or object. Zoom factors greater than 1 expand the screen or object, while factors less than one shrink the screen or object. 3. Multiple arrows in the same direction can be Entered with after the first one is defined with or . 4. A sixth FONT has been added to the second library disk. (For registered users only.) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.23 improves then main menu for mouse selection of functions. 2. Several minor speed improvements have been made. 3. Time and Date can be displayed on the screen for those who like to watch the clock or for use in demos and slide shows. (You asked for it!) 4. The top row of numbers can be programmed as screen positions. Position the cursor as desired, select ump or and then where # is a number from 0 to 9. The screen positioned is now remembered on disk for future use. At any time select to jump to the remembered position instantly. 5. pdate of screen 1 and pdate of screen 2 have been changed, they will no longer keep the help menu on the drawing if it is currently displayed. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.24 allows KD-DRAW to be used as a RUNTIME module for easier distribution of slide show macros that you create. If KD-DRAW.HLP (the help file) is not found on the disk KD-DRAW only allows macros to be run. Exiting or ending the macro automatically returns to DOS. Only KD-DRAW.EXE and KD-DRAW.TXT are needed, plus any files called by the macro of course. If KD-DRAW.DFT (the configuration file) is not found KD assumes that files are located on the program disk, help menu is off, and medium resolution. Call macros from the DOS prompt as A>KD-DRAW SAMPLE. If a drive is specified for the macro it becomes the drive used to load drawings from. 2. A DOS based menu system has been added to the program to make using it for the first time a little easier. Enter MENU at the DOS prompt to display your options. Under general use KD.BAT will be the only BATch file you use. You should modify KD.BAT to meet your needs for printing and a mouse. PC-KEY-DRAW can always be called from DOS with KD-DRAW. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.25 eliminates the need for EGA.MCR when running on an EGA equipped PC. 2. Page scrolling has been sped up considerably if no additions have been made to a particular page. (ie. no functions selected) 3. KD-TRANS.EXE is supplied to make editing macros much easier by translating them into text files with the key code replaced by the key name. Use any text editor to edit the file and then translate back to MaCRo form. KD-TRANS.EXE uses KEYTBL.DAT for its translation information. A .TXT file extension is assumed for text files and a .MCR for MaCRo files. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.26 adds a third library disk with extra fonts including Modern, Roman, Old English, Century, Script, and several others for 16 total. 2. The font handling has been significantly improved so that the user has full control over character and word spacing. Larger fonts can also be handled. 3. Another 120 fill patterns are also added. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.27 provides more information on the prompt line making learning and using PC-KEY-DRAW easier. Caps Lock, Num Lock, uality, and sometric status are displayed. PC-KEY-DRAW is designed to be very case sensitive. If a "C" or "N" is flashing the program may not operate properly. The line width is also displayed as a number. When a macro is being recorded "k" is displayed. 2. When a directory is displayed for a drive it is temporarily retained as the default drive, making file selection easier. Hard Disk users should use DOS 3.* and the SUBST command for optimum operation. 3. Hot keys can now be defined for fast access to macros. Shft-F1 to Shft-F8, Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F10, and Alt-F1 to Alt-F9 can be set to call commonly used macros. The Hot key definition file and instructions for its use are include on the font disk. 4. KD-LASER.EXE which prints to an HP LaserJet has been greatly improved. It is now possible to print several separately saved screens by using a file name as "FILENUM1+FILENUM2" to print 2 screens consecutively. If used interactively the program will stop between each file and allow the parameters to be changed, while if called from the DOS command line the settings remain the same for all screens. KD-LASER can now also print the virtual screen called PAGE.0?? created by PC-KEY-DRAW allowing full page printing of graphics. Simply specify PAGE as the file name to print. 5. A fourth library disk has been added to the registration package and includes several more fonts. In addition many text related macros are now supplied to perform automatic bold, overlay, shadow and other special effects. 6. Several macros are now supplied to registered users that allow multiple pages to be shown as a single page making editing much easier for large drawings. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.28 speeds up trip by about 7X and hift by about 10X. hift has also been added to the fill pattern selection screen, thus allowing any of the 640 patterns to be in any color combination. Both strip and shift are now also available in high resolution. 2. mirror screen ertical line has been sped up as well by a factor of 8X earlier versions. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.29 adds ability to REName files using . 2. A number of minor speed increases have been made. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.3 adds b-spline curves allowing freeform curves to be easily created from the keyboard. Select and the various points to be included. Selecting any function key (1-8) will turn the entered points into a curve. Width of the line is controlled by idth. (I should have added this a long time ago. It makes drawing much easier.) 2. ine has been improved when using line width. Redraw of line is also much faster. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. 3.31 improves menu structure, providing more information for arrow, text justify, box shade and key macro. 2. Help menu for novice mode can be shrunk for increased screen space by entering number >1 for Novice mode in Status screen. 3. Width of polygon and box shade is now effected by the idth command. 4. works with width. 5. The TANDY 1000 keyboard is now supported for cursor movement from # pad. 6. The elp screens have been improved with more info and much faster read from disk. 20 help screens are available. 7. The complete user manual is included on a second disk and may be included with the program disk. 8. A High resolution color graphics mode for composite monitors with 16 colors. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ENJOY! Yes, I am ready to register PC-KEY-DRAW and receive the full advantages of registration, while supporting your efforts to continue to improve PC-KEY-DRAW. Name:_______________________________________________________ Company:____________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________ City:____________________________State:_____Zip:____________ Phone:(_____)_______________________________________________ Enclose this form to receive a $5 discount off of the $100 list price. This discount applies to payment with order only.