+-------------------+-------------------+ | Guide to QB draw | Lior Zur 10/4/97 | | | zur@inter.net.il | +-------------------+-------------------+ | version 1.04 | +---------------------------------------+ My homepage for updates, Qb stuff, java online games and other goodies is: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/9246/ ******************************* ATTENTION ! ******************************* To fix a bug, I put *out* the program part that alerts overwriting on file, that's why you should be carefull when saving. ******************************* ATTENTION ! ******************************* -============================================- Index -============================================- 1.0 - General 1.1 - Working with tools 1.2 - How to change a color in the palette 1.3 - Saving\loading palette 1.4 - Palette's special functions 1.5 - "File" menu (saving\loading images) 1.6 - "Image" menu (special effects, filters, etc.) 1.7 - "Edit" menu (doesn't work) 1.8 - "Size" menu (size of image) 1.9 - Warning for Win95 users 2.0 - How to use the images for qbasic 2.1 - 'License' for this freeware (just mention my name) 2.2 - Contact information (You Israely ones) 2.3 - Bugs I think fixed- (Report for if it's there, and win a credit) -============================================- 1.0 Working with QB draw is quite simple. Choose the color you want to use from the palette in the right bottom of the screen (left-click). Then, choose one one of the 3 drawing tools: - The point - Full box - Empty box or one of the two others: - The eye picker - The mask tool. 1.1 To select a tool, left-click on it's image in the right side of the the zoom window. All the work takes place in the "zoom window": -------------------------------------------- With point: just left-click, to draw a point. With eye-picker: left-click to get the color from the image. With empty box: left-click and drag to create a box. With full box: left-click and drag to create a box. With mask creator: left-click and drag to create a mask.(select an area for the special effects) 1.2 To edit color in the palette, right-click on color, and then change the RGB values. Click on 'Yes' to keep the changes. 'No' to cancel. 1.3 To save\load palette: click on the 'palette options' button that is above the palette. Then choose one of the three options in the menu: 1. to save a palette (enter a palette file name and click 'yes' on the massage box that will appear.) 2. to load a palette (enter a palette file name and click 'yes' on the massage box that will appear.) 3. to edit current color, as explained above. 1.4 Usage of the two buttons in the left of the palette: 'copy color' - copies the current color to another place in the palette. First, choose the color you want to copy. Click on 'copy color', and then click on another color on the palette. To cancel, click on 'cancel' on the massage box that will appear. 'create gradient' - creates gradient from one color to another. Choose the first color for the gradient, click on 'create gradient' and then click on the secend color. To cancel, click on the 'cancel' button on the massage box that will appear. 1.5 'File' menu usage: New - to create new image. Load - to load saved image. Enter a name of image, and click 'yes'. Save As- to save your image. Enter a name of image, and click 'yes'. In this version, the program will not alert overwriting file. be carefull ! About - how ironic, but this doesn't even work. Exit - to quit - click 'yes' on the massage box. 1.6 'Image' menu usage: Load Gif -to load a gif into your image. It loads both gif and palette. Softness -Makes the image soften. If you've selected mask, the effect will be only inside the mask. If not, the effect will be on all the image. Invert -inverts the colors in the image. If you've selected mask, the effect will be only inside the mask. If not, the effect will be on all the image. Make mask -That doesn't work on this version. Change red -decrease or increase the red color apearence on you image If you've selected mask, the effect will be only inside the mask. If not, the effect will be on all the image. Change blue -Same as red, but with blue. Change green -Same as red, but with green. Brightness -Decrease or increase the brightness on your image. If mask selected, it will effect only on the mask. Stretch -This allow you to stretch the image for any size you choose. Very useful. Change X and Y in the box, and press "Yes". 1.7 'Edit' menu usage -doesn't work on this version. 1.8 'Size' menu usage: 60 * 60 - changes the picture size automaticaly to maximum. 10 * 10 - changes the picture size automaticaly to minimum. Change X and Y- lets you choose the size of image. 1.9 Do not run the program in Windows95 (tm) in a box ! if you run it in DOS shell, make sure you work in full screen mode. 2.0 To use the images in Qbasic (that's why this program is for) open the "QBDRAW.BAS" in qbasic. It should have inside all the info to open files. 2.1 Your licence to use the program: just kidding ! This program is free, and we encourge you to use it. However, If you use this program to create images in your game, please give me a credit - Lior Zur, Orion software. And if your game is really good, drop a line at: zur@inter.net.il Also: If you disturb QBdraw in current or other versions, you must disturb the whole ZIP file without making any changes. Also, please add a link to my homepage or/and my e-mail address. 2.2 Contact information: (report for bugs, comments, suggestions etc.) Lior Zur 2nd Hagana st. Rehovot 76210 phone: 972-8-9450904 (inside Israel: 08-9450904) e-mail: zur@inter.net.il Homepage for Lior Zur and QBdraw: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/9246/ 2.3 Bug I think fixed: problems when quiting. If there is some problems, contact now, and you'll win a credit in my homepage as a beta tester, and You'll be able to get the UFO prize for your homepage(If you have one). And thanx for Stewart Brown for contacting about bugs in program.