SUBMISSION/UPDATE Information Form PROGRAM TITLE: HYPERSKETCH (PCSIG disk #1473) DESCRIPTION: HyperSketch is a program that allows the creation of "layered" diagrams that include Boxes, Lines, and Text. Each layer of a diagram occupies the full screen. Any or all objects on your screen can have additional layers beneath them, to a depth of about 99 levels, depending on memory. To access the layer beneath a given object, simply place the cursor on that object and press . Moving back upward through the layers is done by pressing . The objects on your screen can be any combination of 16 foreground colors and 8 background colors, and it is easy to change the colors of an object at any time. Objects are easily moved, changed, or deleted. The objects on each screen and the layers below form a tree-structured hierarchy, allowing you to use HyperSketch as a CASE tool to draw leveled DataFlow diagrams. HyperSketch takes full advantage of the 50 line text mode of a VGA to allow you to get twice as much information on a screen as a 25 line display. Because of the hierarchical nature of a diagram drawn with HyperSketch, it is easy to save all or part of a diagram, as well as to append parts of diagrams to others. You also have two totally independent work areas to allow you to work on two diagrams at the same time. HyperSketch contains other useful features that go beyond drawing. You can place commands into text objects, and execute them from Hypersketch. You can run a predetermined program at the touch of a key, with or without parameters. A DOS gateway is also provided for convenience. All or part of a diagram can be sent to the printer or to a file for editing by your favorite word processor. INTENDED USES: HyperSketch is excellent for people who wish to create dataflow diagrams of systems in a "top-down" fashion. It is very useful for full-color, interactive documentation or for teaching purposes. It can be used as a "front-end" to launch other programs, such as expert systems. The commands to do this can be placed into various parts of a diagram. It is useful for screen prototyping, or for creating a series of screens for use in slide shows and presentations. IMPROVEMENTS OVER PREVIOUS VERSION: Version 1.04 of HyperSketch has several useful improvements: Support of the 50 line mode of the VGA, and the 43 line mode of EGA. Improved flexibility in exporting diagrams; you can "print" to a file or device, using all or a portion of your diagram. You can read in a diagram onto a blank screen, or merge a diagram into an existing one. This gives increased flexibility and allows you to reuse portions of diagrams easily. UNIQUE FEATURES: HyperSketch is fully character based (text mode). This gives excellent speed, along with crisp displays and perfect printing on any printer that supports the line drawing characters of the PC character set. Performance is excellent, even on a standard PC. All functions of the program are listed on the Help screen, available at the touch of a key. PROGRAM CAPACITY or LIMITATIONS: You should have at least 384k to fully utilize HyperSketch. Larger diagrams require more memory. A color monitor is preferred to enjoy the full range of colors, but the program also works well on a monochrome system. There is a 99 level limit on the number of screens that can be placed below an object. Few users ever have a need to exceed this limit. HyperSketch uses an installable device-driver which must be placed into your Config.Sys file. Once installed, it is always available to Hypersketch and gives tremendous display speed. HOW to START the PROGRAM: The installable device driver "BOXDRIVR.SYS" must be placed into the Config.Sys file. You must reboot your system the first time after you do this, since device drivers are only installed during the boot process. Once this is done, you simply change into the subdirectory where the program files have been copied and type "BOX" . REGISTRATION FEE: $19.95 to: Eastham Software 3600 Smokey Hollow Rd. Edmond, OK 73013-6816 MATERIALS OR SERVICES WITH REGISTRATION: A laser printed manual. Written support. Latest release of the program. Assembly source code for the device driver, usable by other programs with simple calling conventions. LIST of PROGRAM FILES: see PCSIG.TXT on the disk.