                         CADWriter Version 12.01

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                          Changes and Additions

                            December 22, 1992
                        CAD Lettering Systems, Inc

                            
        --------------------- IMPORTANT ---------------------
        This demonstration version of CADWriter has all 
        features available except you are not able to Save 
        or Export the edited document.  Sample documents are
        provided in the drawing file CWSAMPLE.DWG to help get 
        you started. 

        CADWriter in its full working state is not Public 
        Domain Software nor is it ShareWare. This CADWriter 
        Demo may be distrubuted to anyone as long as all 
        files are intact and in the original form.
        
        CAD Lettering Systems, Inc. does not warrant the 
        integrity of CADWriter software that has not been 
        installed from an original diskette.

        The cost to register CADWriter and receive a printed
        manual with a serialized disk is $99.00 (U.S. dollars) 
        plus shipping and handling paid to CAD Lettering 
        Systems, Inc.
        ----------------------------------------------------

#1 ------------------------- INSTALLATION ---------------------------------

 CADWriter files:
    
     CADWRIT.EXP - CADWriter ADS program (for AutoCAD Release 12 - DOS)
     CADWRIT.DCL - CADWriter dialog control language file.
     CADWRIT.HLP - CADWriter help file.
     CADWRIT.DOC - Text-only file of the CADWriter manual.
     CURSORS.DAT - Cursor and Icon data file.
      README.TXT - This file.
      README.BAT - A batch file to display README.TXT.
    CWSAMPLE.DWG - ACAD drawing of sample CADWriter documents.


 To install CADWriter:
    1) Unpack the files by running the cadwri.exe self extracting
        archive. (compressed using LHA v2.13)
    2) Create a directory of your choice to place the CADWriter 
        files in.  Example: C:\CADWRIT
    3) Copy all CADWriter files into the directory.
 

 To use CADWriter:
    1) Start AutoCAD R12 and open the CWSAMPLE.dwg file.  This drawing
          has some sample documents to experiment with.
    2) Use the APPLOAD command in AutoCAD to load the file:
          C:\CADWRIT\CADWRIT.EXP
    3) Use the WRITE Command to start CADWriter.
          Command: WRITE

 The Registration Dialog will then appear. Press the button labeled
 'Run in Demo Mode'.  Help is provided for all dialog boxes. Also, while
 in Text Entry mode:

    F1          is the Command Menu
    ALT+F1      is Keystroke Command Help
    CTRL+F1     is the Registration Dialog

 To learn about all of the features available in CADWriter, you can use
 the Help Index, or browse through the CADWriter Help topics with the
 'Previous' and 'Next' buttons in the Help dialog.

 After you try the CADWriter Demo, you can turn it into a fully 
 functional version by following the instructions of the Registration 
 Dialog accessed from the Text Entry mode by pressing CTRL+F1.


        To register as a CADWriter User and to receive your 
        Registration Number, contact:

                     CAD Lettering Systems, Inc.
                         Post Office Box 832
                          Oldsmar, FL 34677
                                 USA
         Phone: 813-855-2681.............8:00am - 5:00pm EST
           FAX: 813-854-2795.............24 Hours

        Please be prepared to provide the Reference Number 
        shown in the CADWriter Registration dialog. If you 
        wish to register by FAX or mail, please include the 
        following information so that you are properly 
        registered.

                           Reference Number *
                     Original Disk Serial Number

                              Your Name
                             Company Name
                               Address
                             Phone Number
                              FAX Number

        * The Reference Number can only be determined after 
          you have installed CADWriter. Once installed, 
          CADWriter will work in Demo Mode until you have 
          entered a valid Registration Number.


#2 ------------ CONVERTING TEXT ENTITIES TO DOCUMENTS ---------------------

CADWriter has the ability to create documents from existing text
entities.  CADWriter will compare each text entity for matching
style, height, width factor, rotation angle, etc.  If all of these
values are similar the document will be created in the same location
as the selected text.  This should aid in creating multi-line
documents.

If any of the attributes of the selected text entities differ, then
the Document Settings dialog box will appear.  At this time you may
use the dialog box to adjust any of the settings for the new document.


#3 -------------------------- TAB STOPS -----------------------------------
                             
Additional Tab Stop functionality has been added to speed up the
process of Setting and Clearing Tab Stops.  This bypasses the use of
the Tab Stops dialog box and gives you a more visual idea of where
the Tab Stops need to be.

The Keystroke Assignments are:

      Set (Add) a Tab Stop at the current cursor location....ALT+TAB
      Clear the Tab Stop at the current cursor location......CTRL+TAB

                                OR

      Set (Add) a Tab Stop at the current cursor location....ALT+T
      Clear the Tab Stop at the current cursor location......CTRL+T


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      |                                                               |
      | NOTE:   Using the above HOT-KEY assignments to set and clear  |
      |         tabs is not intended for use in paragraphs that are   |
      |         not Left Justified. The results might not be what you |
      |         wanted.                                               |
      |                                                               |
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You cannot adjust the spacing between a tab character and any
other character. If you do need to perform such an operation you
should follow the tab character with a space character, then the word
you wish to adjust spacing on.  You can then decrease the spacing
between the space and the word enough that the word will move
completely over the space character.  Keep in mind that the cursor
will seem to be moving incorrectly when it moves through such a line.
This is considered a bug and is being fixed.


#4 -------------------------- KEYBOARDS -----------------------------------
                             
During the development and testing of CADWriter it was found that 
some computer keyboards would not produce the ALT+ARROW keystroke 
codes. These key cominations are used for the following functions:
   
      Justify Paragraph(s) Left...........ALT+LEFT ARROW
      Justify Paragraph(s) Center.........ALT+DOWN ARROW
      Justify Paragraph(s) Right..........ALT+RIGHT ARROW

These functions of CADWriter are available from the F1 Command dialog
if you find that the above keystroke combinations don't work on your
keyboard. You can also use these CTRL+'key' assignments.

      Justify Paragraph(s) Left...........CTRL+L
      Justify Paragraph(s) Center.........CTRL+E
      Justify Paragraph(s) Right..........CTRL+R


#5 ---------------------------- FONTS -------------------------------------

Unlike some other programs that have attempted to do paragraph text inside
AutoCAD, CADWriter does not create any Text Entities until saving the doc-
ument. The characters that appear on the graphics screen are not always 
accurate representations of the final text.  

This is most noticable in the AutoCAD supplied font called EURO____.PFB.  
The Space Bar character may display as what appears to be Slash.  This is
a known bug and will be fixed in the next release of CADWriter.  If you
are a registered user of CADWriter and would like to get the lastest
release, contact: 

                           CAD Lettering Systems

               813-855-2681(voice) or 813-854-2795(FAX).

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