                          DRAW Version 2.84
                      Chocolate Island Software
                Copyright (c) Rick Andrews 1992-1997
              <http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/rick/>

Overview of DRAW
================
DRAW is the number one best-selling shareware bitmap editor for the Psion 
Series 3 range of palmtop computers. It allows picture (Psion PIC) files 
to be viewed, edited, and printed on your Psion. To help you create your
exciting images, it features real-time zoom; flood fill; user-defined 
fonts; undo; variable width lines; scroll bars; an INI file to remember 
your default settings; a clipboard and lots more. And by using a third
party app (FirePic), other non-Psion format image files like PCX and GIF 
can be imported and exported.

The design goal behind DRAW is to try and match the ease of use of the
built-in Psion applications - so if you're used to the Word application,
you should find DRAW simple to use. Though if you do get stuck, there is 
optional on-line help just a keypress away.

NEW IN THIS VERSION!
--------------------
DRAW 2.84 now features :

  * infrared printing on a 3c
  * serial port settings for high-speed printer comms (e.g. 19200 baud)
  * printing through 3c Parallel Link
  * a text-filled lozenge (as used in 3a World app)
  * an option to draw circles from the circle origin
  * bug fixes.

Please refer to the User Guide below for more information.

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USER GUIDE FOR DRAW 2.84
========================

The rest of this document is the user guide for DRAW version 2.84, the
shareware graphical bitmap editor for the Psion Series 3 range of palmtop
computers, dated 15 April 1997. It has been tested on versions of the
Psion Series 3a and 3c range. DRAW v1 for the Series 3 is also available. 
Please contact the author for more information.

Unfortunately, this version of DRAW will not run on the Psion Siena. A 
Siena version will hopefully be available shortly.

Introduction
============
DRAW is a bitmap editor designed to be easy to use, yet powerful enough
to provide your palmtop image editing requirements. The main direction of 
the software design is a requirement to match the ease-of-use of Psions
built-in applications.

If you do need a bit of assistance, DRAW has on-line help. This User
Guide, coupled with the on-line help, should answer all your questions.
If you do have any further questions, please contact me and I'll try to
help you out.

DRAW has some useful bitmap editing features :

  * can create, view, edit and print PIC bitmaps
  * has a real-time zoom facility
  * line, box, circle and ellipse with variable-width lines
  * flood fill an area with a pattern, or from the clipboard
  * scroll bars and undo
  * can create icons
  * allows cut, copy and paste to a bitmap clipboard.

Requirements
============
DRAW is written for the Psion Series 3a/3c. It requires about 80K of disk 
space (70K without on-line help) for a working install. Though if you load 
the example bitmap as well, you'll need about 110K. When running, it needs
about 60K of system memory, plus system memory for up to two copies of
the image being edited. So to edit a screen-sized image, you'll need about
98K free. If free memory is a bit tight, you can switch certain features
off, and will only need about 80K to edit a screen-sized image. (See the
FAQ section below.)

Installation
============
DRAW is a fairly standard Psion application; just copy the files listed
below to your Psion, then install with Psion-I from the system screen
as normal. 

  File (size)           Description             Destination
  ------------          ------------            ------------
  DRAW284.OPA (73087)   Main application        \APP\
  DRAW2HLP.RSC (9151)   Help resource file      \APP\DRAW2
  DRAW2.PAT (5140)      Fill pattern file       \APP\DRAW2
  EXAMPLE3.PIC (30032)  Optional sample bitmap  \PIC\
  DRAW.TXT (33691)      This user guide         \TXT\

The following files may also be created by DRAW at some point:
  DRAW2.INI (about 200) Initialisation file     \OPD\
  DRAW2.REG (about 50)  Registration file       \OPD\

You can delete all program files from previous versions of DRAW, or leave
them installed if you wish to run more than one version.

To uninstall DRAW, remove the above files, the \PIC subdirectory and any
DRAW files in the \OPD directory.

Registration
============
DRAW is shareware, which means you get to try the application before you
pay for it. It does _not_ mean DRAW is free. You may use DRAW for a
limited evaluation period (30 days) after which you must register the
software. To register you must pay 10 to Rick Andrews.

When you register, you will receive a registration code which will unlock
the software and disable the save nag screen delays. Also, the reg code
will work for future versions of Draw, so you can upgrade for free
(apart from small postage and packing costs for a disk if necessary).

When registering, please remember to include :

  *  Your name as it is to appear on the registration details 
     (maximum 32 characters including spaces)
  *  The version number of DRAW (e.g. 2.84)
  *  Details of anything you like or dislike about the program
  *  Where you obtained it.

(the last two items are optional). You will be sent a registration letter 
containing information about any upgrades and changes made to the current 
version along with an encrypted registration code by return of post (or 
sooner if you include an e-mail address).

You enter the code at the Register prompt (Psion-Shift-Q). The code is then 
saved in \OPD\DRAW2.REG on the default drive. This file must be present in 
\OPD on a local drive every time DRAW is used. When a valid registration 
code is found in this file, the nag screens that appear at startup and when 
saving are disabled. Note that the DRAW2.REG file is unique to you and must 
not be distributed to other people.

Sending Payment
---------------
Draw registration costs 10 (ten pounds). If you have a British bank
account, you can send a cheque payable to "Rick Andrews". For European
users, payment is acceptable by Eurocheque - value 10. For American users
(or anywhere else in the world) you can send US$20. Please take care when
sending cash notes through the post.

Please see below for info about registering by credit card.

Alternatively, you can register on-line with CompuServe for $20. GO SWREG
and use registration ID 7028.

DRAW contact address:

  Rick Andrews
  Chocolate Island Software
  16 Alpine Street
  Reading
  Berkshire
  England
  RG1 2QA

E-mail: rick@cix.co.uk
CompuServe ID: 100676,120
WWW: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/rick/

Payment by credit card using RegNet - the Registration Network
--------------------------------------------------------------
If you have a credit card, you can now register Draw using RegNet. Simply 
contact RegNet and tell them you wish to register Draw. You can register 
Draw on the Internet, or by email, phone, fax, or snail mail. The price 
is US$20 (twenty US dollars). The contact details for RegNet are: 

  RegNet registration ID 193
  http://www.swregnet.com/193p.htm
  Email: orders@swregnet.com

  US toll-free registration line: 1 800 WWW2REG (1 800 999-2734) 
  International registration line: +1 805 288-1827

  Fax line: +1 805 288-1867

  Snail mail: RegNet
							21200 Trumpet Drive #201
							Santa Clara, CA 91321-4441
							USA


DRAW Copyright notice
---------------------
This program is copyright (c) Rick Andrews 1992-1997. It is a Chocolate
Island Software program. Any disassembly or reverse translation of this
program is prohibited. This software is provided as is, without any
warranty of any kind. The author shall not be liable for any loss of 
data or damage arising from the use of this software.

Using DRAW
==========
Create new files from the System screen, the same way as standard Psion
applications. Move the graphics cursor `+' around the screen with the
arrow keys; use the Control and Psion key to increase the movement.

Use Enter or Space to set a pixel in the colour selected by the diamond
key. Select a drawing tool using a hot-key or the menu. To highlight an
area, use a shift key whilst moving, then Delete to cut, `Copy' to copy
graphics back in etc. Use the diamond key to draw in black, grey or both.
The tools operate in the selected colour too.

Selecting `Zoom' (or pressing Tab) shows a window containing a magnified
image of area around the cursor. As you move around and make changes to
the bitmap, the Zoom window is updated automatically. Use `Zoom in' and
`Zoom out' to change the magnification. Selecting `Icon' allows the top
left 48x48 pixels of the bitmap to be edited in a magnified window.

If you make a mistake, use `Undo' to reverse the last change made, or
`Revert' to lose all changes made.

If the bitmap is too large to fit on the screen, a part of it is
displayed, with scroll bars across the bottom and right-hand side of the
screen to show which part of the bitmap is visible.

As DRAW has a few user-configurable options, the preferences are kept in
an initialisation file \OPD\DRAW2.INI on the default disk. It is created
and updated automatically by DRAW, and is not text based. If you believe
the INI file is corrupted, you can safely delete it as a new one will be
created when DRAW exits.

The DRAW menu allows operation of the main commands. Use the menu to
choose the operation, or use the hot key listed alongside the command :

File
n - New file.
   Choose the height and width of the new bitmap, and whether the grey plane
   is to be used. Bitmaps with a grey plane are twice the file size of those
   without.
o - Open file.
   Load a PIC bitmap file. Will normally load both black and grey planes of a
   multi-plane bitmap, but can be set to load either. See `File defaults' in
   `Set Preferences' option.
O - Open special.
   Load a special file. At the moment, the only special file is a screendump,
   which always sits in the root directory of the internal drive. To take a
   screendump, hit Psion-Shift-Control-S in any application. A reminder of
   this keypress will be displayed in the Open Special dialog if a 
   screendump is not found.
A - Save as
   Save the bitmap with a new name. Uses the new file.
s - Save
   Save the current bitmap.
m - Merge in
   Overlays a PIC bitmap onto the current bitmap. Move the bitmap with the
   cursor keys until it is positioned correctly then press Enter to confirm
   or Esc to cancel.
I - Import
   Read in an external file type (e.g. PCX) using FirePic. The image becomes
   the current PIC file. See FirePic section below.
E - Export
   Write the current PIC file to an external format using FirePic.

Edit
i - Insert
   Paste the clipboard contents into the bitmap. Position with the cursor
   keys then Enter to confirm, or Esc to abandon.
c - Copy
   Copy the highlighted area into the clipboard, overwriting the current
   clipboard contents.
L - Highlight all
   Highlight the entire bitmap.
v - Revert
   Lose all changes to bitmap since the last save.
u - Undo
   Reverse the last change made. You can undo the Undo by pressing Psion-U
   again. Using Psion-U a third time will redo the change.
V - About
   Show DRAW version number, release date and registration details.
Q - Register
   Enter your registration code here. (To get your code, see the Registration
   section.) Make sure you enter it correctly. If you don't, the message
   "Invalid code" appears, and you can try again. When it is entered
   correctly, a message appears confirming you are registered. Each time DRAW
   is started, a brief message is shown indicating the software is registered
   to you.
   The code details are stored in \OPD\DRAW2.REG on a local drive. You must
   ensure this file is present each time DRAW is used, otherwise it will run
   as unregistered.

Tools
t - Text
   Places a input text string onto the bitmap in the current style and font.
   Position with cursor keys, then Enter to confirm, or Esc to cancel.
l - Line
   Draws an elastic line using the current nib with the cursor position as
   the starting point. Move the cursor to the second point. The line
   stretches with the cursor. Press Enter to confirm, or Esc to cancel.
b - Box
   Draws a box using the current nib. The cursor position is one corner. The
   box is drawn with the diagonally opposite corner at the cursor. Move the
   cursor, then press Enter to confirm.
k - Circle
   Draws a square box as above for a outline guide to the circle. The height
   and width are kept equal to each other. When Enter pressed, a circle is
   drawn using the pen nib, with the diameter of the circle the same as the
   box. The box disappears.
   Note: if the `Circle defaults' preference is set to Circumference, the
   circle is drawn from the circumference. If it set to Centre, the circle
   is drawn from the centre.
e - Ellipse
   Draws an ellipse using the current pen nib. A guiding rectangle is shown.
   Size the rectangle as required then press Enter. An ellipse is drawn that
   fits exactly in the outline rectangle. The outline disappears.
g - Lozenge
   Draws a black and grey lozenge which is filled with shadowed text drawn
   using the current font and text style.
R - Eraser
   Displays a square eraser four times the size of the pen nib. Position with
   the cursor keys, then Enter to delete the area under the eraser. To stop
   using the Eraser, select another tool, or use `Eraser off' Psion-Shift-R.
f - Fill
   Flood fill the area under the cursor with the current pattern. The area
   must be enclosed by at least a single pixel-thick border.

Styles
w - Plot mode
   Sets the various drawing modes. `Graphics mode' sets the method used to
   draw items onto the bitmap. For example, set, invert, replace. `Fill
   mode' is used by `insert' and `merge'. `Text mode' sets the same for any
   text items added.
Y - Text style
   Sets the text appearance. Choose bold, underlined, inverted, double height,
   mono or italic.
N - Font
   Choose a font to use for text entry. Select one of the built-in fonts
   (Roman 16 is the default) or load a user-defined font. See Fonts
   section below.
B - Fill pattern
   Choose a pattern to use with the `Fill' command. The patterns range from
   shades to grids, meshes etc. Use the arrow keys to move the chooser box,
   then hit Enter to select or Esc to cancel. Or select the `clipboard'
   pattern to fill from the current clipboard. The DRAW2.PAT pattern file
   must be present in \APP\DRAW2.
P - Pen nib
   Set the size of the pen nib used for drawing lines, circles etc. Ranges
   from 1x1 to 8x8, or choose to use to current clipboard image as a pen nib
   (e.g. for italic nibs.)

Draw
r - Rotate
   Spins the current highlighted area clockwise or anti-clockwise by 90
   degrees. The resulting image remains highlighted for further rotations.
A - Flip
   Flip the current highlighted area across a horizontal or vertical axis
   (ie. a mirror image).
h - Shift
   Drag the pixels in the current highlighted area. Pixels will automatically
   rotate around top/bottom and left/right. Shift scrolls both grey and black
   together.
d - Dimensions
   Change the size of the current bitmap. Gives a warning dialog if parts of
   the bitmap will be lost.

View
D - Hide cursor
   Makes the cursor invisible when viewing bitmaps. Hit any key to continue.
S - Snap-to-grid
   Keep the cursor on a invisible grid 8 pixels apart. When this option is
   selected, the cursor will jump to the nearest grid point. Use the Control
   and Psion keys to speed movement up as normal. Use Psion-Shift-S again to
   switch the snap-to-grid off. The size of the snap grid is adjustable using
   the `Cursor defaults' option.
C - Clipboard
   Displays the clipboard sub-menu. Choose to view, clear, open, save or
   disable the clipboard. Disabling the clipboard saves memory, but you lose
   the ability to `insert'. To re-enable the clipboard, choose `Clipboard'
   again.
j - Jump
   Displays the jump point sub-menu. Jump points are places in the bitmap that
   the cursor can return to immediately. Choose to set a jump point, reset a
   point, jump to the next point, or jump back to the last. There can be up to
   four jump points set.
J - Icon
   Magnify the top left 48x48 pixels of the bitmap. Useful for designing icons.
K - Close zoom(tab)
   Use Psion-K or Tab to close the zoom (or icon) magnified window.

Special
q - Set preferences
   There are two broad groups of preference settings: view preferences, and
   entry preferences. The view preferences are:
Cursor defaults
   Cursor type - Set the cursor to a dot, small, medium or large cross, lines
   or an arrow-shaped pointer.
   Cursor step - Set the number of pixels to step when the Control and Psion keys
   are used to accelerate movement.
   Snap-to-grid - Set the width of the grid lines when snap-to-grid is used.
   Cursor scroll - Choose which type of scrolling to use when the screen 
   display moves to show other parts of the bitmap. Either `normal', or
   `smooth'.

Zoom defaults
   Zoom window size - Set the number of pixels around the cursor to be
   magnified. The maximum is 80, but this will be reduced automatically if
   the window size (and zoom factor) would mean the zoom window getting too
   big.
   Zoom factor - The size of magnification; either 2x, 3x, 4x, 6x or 8x.
   Gap between zoomed pixels - Give the appearance of a grid in the zoom
   window.

Scroll bar defaults
   Scroll bar thickness - Set the width in pixels of the scroll bars that
   appear when a bitmap is too big to fit onto the screen. A size of 0 will
   stop scroll bars from being displayed.

Status defaults
   View status window - Choose this option to display a cursor status window
   showing the current x  y co-ordinates of the cursor, the dimensions of the
   bitmap, whether the bitmap has been modified since the last save, and
   whether the grey plane is used.

The entry preferences are:
File defaults
   Bitmap number - Choose which bitmap plane to load from a multi-plane file.
   Normal 3a .PIC files are two-plane, the black in plane zero, and the grey 
   in plane one.
   Load monochrome only - Force the loading of one plane from a multi-plane
   bitmap file. Normally DRAW will load two colour planes if they are present in
   the file.

Undo defaults
   Keep undo buffer - Use `No' to save some system memory (the undo buffer is the
   same size as the bitmap.)

Nib defaults
   Nib shape - When drawing boxes, choose to use a round nib or a square nib. A
   round nib will give rounded corners to the box. This is more apparent with
   thicker pen nibs.

Circle defaults
   Circle starting position - When drawing a circle, choose the starting
   location for the center: Circumference or Centre. Centre is a useful
   setting for drawing concentric shapes, like dartboards or targets.

The other functions available from the Special menu on the main screen are :

z - Zoom in
   Increases the zoom factor. A zoom window will be shown if there isn't one
   already. The Zoom window shape is always square. For certain intensive
   operations (e.g. Shift) Zoom is disabled until the operations is complete,
   then Zoom will automatically update. If the zoom factor and window size
   prevent the whole zoom window from fitting onto the screen, the number of
   pixels being zoomed is reduced automatically.
Z - Zoom out
   Decrease the zoom. This cycles around back to the maximum zoom setting.
y - Print setup
   Choose the printer model: either Epson (or Epson compatible); Canon BJ-10e;
   Hewlett-Packard (HP) or PostScript (PS). Select the device the printed 
   image will go to: either Serial link; Parallel link; File; or Infrared.
   (Obviously you will need an infrared-enabled machine, like the Series 3c,
   in order for the infrared option to work!)
   Note for HP printers: A second dialog appears where you can enter the Top 
   and Left margins for the printed image in units of 1/300th of an inch 
   (0.084mm), and the density of the image in dots per inch (DPI) - the 
   choice is: Normal (75); High (100); Double (150); Quad (300). For example:
   a screen-sized image at 'Double' density will print an image just over 3"
   wide. You can also pick a grey dithering option which will print areas of 
   grey pixels as either a random scattering which is probably better for 
   pictures that have vertical grey lines, or a fixed checkerboard pattern 
   which works best with large areas of grey colour.
   Note for PS printers: These have a second setup dialog, where you can 
   specify the Bottom and Left margins for the postion of the printed image on
   the page, in units of 1/72nd of an inch (0.35mm). You can also choose the 
   print scale of Small (25%), Medium (50%), Normal (100%) or Large (200%). 
   For example, with an A4 sheet, a screen-sized image at normal scale should 
   have a Left margin of 50, and a Bottom margin of 600.
   
   For all serial printers, you can choose the configuration of the serial
   port. The default setting is 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop
   bit, RTS handshaking, but it can be customised to your choice. (If this
   means nothing to you, don't worry, just use the default settings!)
   Whichever settings you use, they are stored in the INI file so you only
   have to enter them once instead of every time you print to a serial
   printer. [For further information, consult your printer manual and the
   Psion User Guide section for "Printing to a serial printer".]
      
   Whatever your printer, the printer settings you choose are stored in the 
   DRAW2.INI file, ready for the next time you print an image.
p - Print
   The Print dialog appears requiring you to: confirm the print by pressing 
   Enter; change the print setup by pressing Menu, or abandon the print by 
   pressing Esc. If Enter was pressed, the image is sent to the printer. You 
   can hit Esc to pause or abandon during printing.
X - Exit, lose changes
   Quit the application. A dialog box will confirm that changes are to be lost.
x - Exit
   Quits and automatically saves the bitmap if it has changed.

Diamond
(Only available in multicolour bitmaps)
F - Black
   Set the tool colour to black.
G - Grey
   Set it to grey.
H - Both
   Set it to both black and grey. This is the default setting.

Miscellaneous
Delete key
   Will delete the current highlighted area. It is normally copied to the
   clipboard unless the clipboard is disabled. If you use Shift-Delete, the
   clipboard contents are not changed.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
================================
Q. How do you get rid of the nag screen?
A. The nag screen is designed to encourage you to register. When you
register, the startup nag screen and the save delay screen do not appear.

Q. What is customisable on DRAW?
A. Quite a lot! Use the `Set Preferences' options to setup DRAW so that
you're comfortable using it. For example, change the size of the cursor
so it is big enough to see clearly. And if you're doing a lot of fiddly
work, use the zoom feature to magnify the pixels. The preferences get
saved in the .INI file between sessions.

Q. I'm working on a large bitmap file and it's awkward moving the cursor
around it. What can I do?
A. Set some Jump points to return to areas you know you'll be working on.
These jump points are saved in the .INI file too.

Q. Can I work with PCX or GIF format files?
A. Yes, if you install the freeware application FirePic. DRAW uses the
FirePic DYLs to convert foreign file formats into .PIC files and vice
versa. Other formats may be available. See the FirePic section below.

Q. Does DRAW work with the built-in Psion applications?
A. To get pictures from other apps into DRAW, you should capture the
screen of the running app using Psion-Shift-Control-S then use the `Open
Special' option in DRAW.
You can not 'insert' images into the standard Psion applications; they
weren't designed to store pictures. You can, however, use a .PIC file
in 3Fax as a signature or company logo. Please refer to your 3Fax manual.

Q. Do you have any tips on using DRAW?
A. Yes. Make the bitmap an extra 150 pixels or so higher than it should
be and use the lower area as a `scratchpad' for temporary intermediate
work. Set a jump point there so it can be reached quickly. When the
bitmap is finished, resize it back to the original dimensions, losing the
scratchpad area. Having the scratchpad also means the cursor status
window won't cover the cursor when it is at the bottom left of the bitmap.

Q. Why does a multi-colour bitmap load as black only?
A. The `Load monochrome only' in `File defaults' is set. Change it to `off'.

Q. How can I load an image from a multi-plane bitmap?
A. You need to know the position in the multi-plane bitmap file at which the
required bitmap is located. Use this number as the `Bitmap number' in `File
defaults'. If it is a single-plane bitmap at this location, set the `Load
monochrome only' default too.

Q. Why does the text "Both planes" keep appearing at the top right of the 
screen?
A. You have the Psion status window switched off, so the diamond position is
displayed briefly to remind you which colour is selected. When you use the 
diamond key to change colour, the new colour setting is also briefly displayed. 
You can switch the status window back on by pressing Control-Menu.

Q. DRAW won't start-up properly. What can I do to correct this?
A. Try deleting the \OPD\DRAW2.INI file that contains your initialisation 
settings, and try again.

Q. I'm running out of system memory. How can I cut down the amount of system 
memory DRAW requires?
A. Switch Undo off by setting `Keep undo buffer' to no. Keep the zoom window 
small. Don't use the on-line help (or you could even delete the help file
\APP\DRAW2\DRAW2HLP.RSC to make sure it isn't used.

Q. When I rotate large areas, parts of the rotated area are being clipped. 
What's happening?
A. If the end of a rotated area won't fit in the bitmap because it sticks out, 
it will get truncated when pasted back in. Try rotating smaller areas - make a
copy of the original image, cut it up into manageable chunks and rotate each
of them, then reassemble the rotated chunks.

Q. The zoomed window looks 'bitty' - can I make it look better?
A. The default zoom window has a grid of blank pixels between each magnified 
pixel. If you don't want to see the grid, set `Gap between zoomed pixels' in 
`Zoom defaults' to no.

Q. I don't want to see scroll bars. How can I get rid of them?
A. Simple - change `Scroll bar thickness' in `Scroll bar defaults' found in 
the `Set preferences' option to 0. No scroll bars will appear.

Q. I want to use my own pattern in Fill. How can I do this?
A. Load your pattern in the Clipboard, choose `Clipboard' as the fill 
pattern, then Fill as normal.

Q. How can make the cursor step smaller?
A. Set the `Cursor step' option in the `Cursor default' option from 
`Set preferences' to the size required.

Q. What are the serial port configuration settings?
A. These control the speed and setting of the serial port when using the
serial printer. As soon as a serial printer is chosen in the 'Printer setup'
dialog, you are given the choice of using the default settings (9600 baud 
etc) or you can enter your own values. This might be useful if your printer
runs at 19200 baud, for example. If you don't know what speed your printer
works at, try the default setting first, or consult your printer manual.
Whichever values you choose are stored in the INI file so you don't have to 
re-enter them each time you print.

Q. Why won't infrared printing work on my 3a?
A. The 3a doesn't have infrared capabilities. To print to a printer using
infrared, you'll have to use a Series 3c.

Well, that's about it for the manual, so here's some useful info:

About 3-Lib
===========
Psion Series 3,3a,3c and Siena shareware and public-domain software is 
available through 3-Lib, the clearing house for Psion third-party software. 
For a catalog, please send an SAE to:
  Steve Litchfield
  3-Lib
  22 Grays Crescent
  Woodley
  Berkshire
  RG5 3EN
  England
E-mail: slitchfield@cix.compulink.co.uk
WWW: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/slitchfield/

About FirePic
=============
FirePic is a Psion picture viewer and convertor that can handle multiple 
image file formats, with further formats available in the future. The 
graphics libraries are designed to allow third-party apps to import and 
export graphics. DRAW uses the FirePic libraries to load and save the 
foreign file formats like PCX. FirePic is a FireCrest program.

About GPIC$GIF
==============
New! Serge Shestopalov has developed a GIF import library for FirePic. This
library is called GPIC$GIF, is shareware and costs $10. It will read colour 
and black & white GIF files and convert them to Psion PIC format, and 
convert PIC to GIF too. This means Draw can import and export GIF format 
files. For more information, please contact Serge by email on:
100526.1317@compuserve.com or on the web at 
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/serge_s/ 
or by snail mail: Serge Shestopalov
      Balvu 15-56
      Riga, LV-1003
      LATVIA

About Fonts
===========
User-defined fonts are stored in .FON files, usually in a \FON directory. 
If you're interested in designing your own fonts, try Steve Godfreys 
FontEditor Psion shareware application. It allows you to create your own 
fonts, or modify existing fonts, including the ones in the Series 3a ROM.

About CIX
=========
CIX is a London-based subscriber computer conferencing system that also has
Internet facilities. It has a well established Psion conference (around 1300
participants) and a large library of shareware for the S3 and S3a. There are 
over 2500 conferences for other subjects. CIX can be reached on 0181 296 1255
(data 8N1) for more details. Or telnet cix.compulink.co.uk with login name cix.

About Palmtop
=============
Palmtop is _the_ Psion independent magazine. It features software and 
hardware reviews, editorials, how-to articles, readers' letters and more, 
with plenty of illustrations and screen shots.
Contact the editor for further information:
  Steve Clack
  Palmtop Magazine
  25 Avocet Way
  Bicester
  Oxon.
  OX6 0YN
  England
E-mail: sclack@cix.compulink.co.uk
Compuserve: 100602,3723
WWW: http://members.aol.com/palmtop


Thanks
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DRAW owes a lot to some neat people :

More thanks to Ronald Weeserik for providing the Zoom and Fill routines. 
That OPL demo really was amazing! Cheers to Jezar for the Help resource 
compiler, and Steve Boswell for xfhelp. Nick Healey's OPLREF.DBF was very 
very useful, and so much smaller than the OPL manual. And a big tip goes to 
the cafe-meisters at the Dolce Vita in Reading whose capuccinos fuelled a 
lot of Saturday morning development. "Ta" to Leigh Edwards for babysitting
the infrared stuff (and spotting my deliberate mistake!) Thanks to Tom 
Dolbilin for his help with the About Box and the documentation standard. 
Hat's off to John Boyce for help with the splash screen. Big cheers to Andy 
Clarkson for his OPL preprocessor app, OPP, and its bug-killing sibling 
OPPDBG. Best wishes to Boris for pushing! And kudos to Phil Creed, the 
graphics guru. Phil, it's time for SoftCell now! And last but not least, 
loads of hugs and snogs to Caz and Rach. You girls give me the Psion-X I 
need so I can exit from the eccentric electric bits of my life back into 
normality. :-)

DRAW Version history
====================
1.00 2 November 92
 - First version for Series 3.

1.02 17 March 93
 - Tidy up for shareware release.

2.00 24 Sept 93
 - Version for Series 3a.

2.06 30 August 94
 - Second shareware release.

2.8 22 August 95
 - Added Ronalds Zoom, Fill. Undo, variable line thickness,
  and scroll bars, user-defined fonts, .INI file and loads more...

2.81 16 May 96
 - Added printing to HP printers.
   Changed the clipboard icon in the Fill Pattern sheet.

2.81a 16 July 96
 - Added RegNet (credit card registration) details to DRAW.TXT

2.82 25 Nov 96
 - Added PostScript printer support and speeded up HP printing five times.

2.83 16 March 1997
 - Special edition.

2.84 15 April 1997
 - Added infrared printing support.
 - Added serial port configuration.
 - Added support for 3C Parallel Link.
 - New graphics features: graphic lozenges; circle from centre.
 - Fixed some bugs: the reset bitmap bug, grey text bug, and help file bug.

World Wide Web
==============
For up-to-date news about Draw, and to download the latest version, 
please check out the Chocolate Island Software homepage on the World Wide 
Web at: <http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/rick/> or search your favourite
Web index for "Chocolate Island Software".

Happy DRAWing!

Rick Andrews
rick@cix.co.uk
CompuServe: 100676,120

