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* PAINT BOX DOCUMENTATION *
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1. PRESS <ESC> TO GET TO AND FROM MENU. SELECT A MENU ITEM WITH THE
ARROW KEYS. PRESS <RETURN> TO CARRY OUT THE ACTION SELECTED.
2. SELECT THE ITEM "COLOR:" AND PRESS <RETURN>. CHOOSE A COLOR.
3. DRAWING WITH PEN: OFF
PRESS <ESC> TO LEAVE THE MENU. THE PADDLE CONTROLS "PDL(0) AND PDL(1)"
MOVE A SPOT ON THE SCREEN. BUTTON 0 MAKES A MARK; BUTTON 1 DRAWS A
LINE TO THAT MARK IN THE CHOSEN COLOR. THE OLD ENDING POINT BECOMES
THE NEW STARTING POINT.
4. DRAWING WITH PEN: ON PUSH BUTTON 0 TO MAKE A MARK ON THE SCREEN,
THEN PRESS <ESC> TO GET TO THE MENU. SELECT THE ITEM "PEN:" WITH THE
ARROW KEYS AND PRESS <RETURN>. THE PADDLE CONTROLS NOW WORK LIKE THE
KNOBS ON AN "ETCH-A-SKETCH".
5. SPECIAL EFFECTS: F(ILL
FILL IS USED TO FILL AREAS WITH A SOLID COLOR. USE BUTTON 0 TO SET 4
POINTS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
1 2
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3 4
THEN PRESS <ESC> TO GET THE MENU, SELECT "SPECIAL EFFECTS", AND PRESS
"F" FOR FILL. THE AREA INSIDE THE 4 POINTS WILL BE FILLED WITH THE
SELECTED COLOR. OF COURSE, THE POINTS CAN BE ENTERED IN OTHER ORDERS &
OTHER THINGS WILL HAPPEN.
6. SPECIAL EFFECTS: C(URVES
THIS SPECIAL EFFECT WORKS SOMEWHAT LIKE A SPIROGRAPH. MARK 2 POINTS
WITH BUTTON 0 IN THIS FORMAT:
1
*
*
2
C(URVES (CONT)
THESE POINTS DETERMINE THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF THE CURVE. PRESS <ESC>
TO GET THE MENU, CHOOSE "SPECIAL EFFECTS", AND PRESS "C" FOR CURVES
ENTER VALUES FOR A AND B (THESE DETERMINE THE SHAPE OF THE CURVE).
NEGATIVE NUMBERS INVERT THE CURVE. THE CURVE "BOUNCES OFF" THE TOP,
BOTTOM, & SIDES OF THE SCREEN. NEXT ANSWER "MODULATE THE CURVE?" WITH
Y OR N. MODULATION ALTERS THE BASIC SHAPE. ENTER NUMBERS FOR "%
AMPLITUDE" AND "FREQUENCY". USING 3,3 FOR A AND B (WHICH PRODUCES A
CIRCLE), TRY:
AMPLITUDE=20,FREQUENCY=9
AMPLITUDE=30,FREQUENCY=9
AMPLITUDE=30,FREQUENCY=-9
C(URVES (CONT)
OTHER INTERESTING SHAPES ARE PRODUCED BY
A=4, B=4;
A=10, B=23;
A=33, B=33;
A=12, B=6.
FINALLY, TRY A=-3, B=-3, AMPLITUDE=30, FREQUENCY=3.
SURPRISE!!
**NOTE**
BUTTON 1 CAN BE USED TO BREAK OUT OF EITHER EFFECT AT ANY TIME. IN
CASE OF ACCIDENTAL EXIT, RETURN TO BASIC BY ENTERING 3D0G AND <RETURN>
IF REQUIRED. THEN TYPE GOTO 1000 AND <RETURN>.