                Electric Easel Commands Help File
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                          Abbrevations
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<cr>      =    RETURN KEY
^         =    Control Key

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                         INSTALLATION
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                      Printer Selection
                      Key Click
                      Character Set Default
                      Menu On/off
                      Installation Settings
                      Print Size
                      OS I 80 Columns On/off
                      OS I Single Density On/Off
                      Return


Key Click 		= ON/OFF Toggle

Character Set Default 	= This allows you to load a character set on load up
                          automatically.  Just type in the character set of your 	
	                  choice.

Menu ON/Off             = Turns ON/OFF the command menu on startup can be 
                          retoggled on with a 'K' command.

Installation Settings   = This allows you to view the present Installation
                          settings.

Print Size              = Use the Small(8 x10) or Medium(8 x 12) size print 
                          to be Compatible with the old character sets created
                          EASEL I.  IF you convert them with the New FONTGEN
                          VER 2.0 then the print size is set automatically.        
			  From 8 X 10 to 8 X 16 dots. 

Set OS I to 80/52 Columns.

OS I Single/Double Density = This allow you to use the EASEL II on a single
                             density machine.  It will access overlay files
			     E2.ovr - E5.ovr - E11.ovr - E12.ovr - E25.ovr
                             E27.ovr - E28.ovr..... on Drive B: Giving you
                             enough room for the entire package. 
                                                                 

                        Printer Selection
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	     Nec8023 Dot Matrix - Apple Dot - C Itoh
             EPSON MX/RX/FX DD (8 dot)XDIR A:
	     Gemini 10/15x DD (8 dot)
	     EPSON RX/FX SD (8 dot)
	     EPSON MX/RX/FX SD (6 Dot)
	     GEMINI 10/15x SD (6 Dot)
	     RX/FX QD (8 dot)	
             OKIDATA 82/92 		    

DD = If Double Density this means that printer is in the 960 dots per Line
     Since we Print a 8 dots x 80 columns this comes out to 640 dots.  This 
     means you have a small compact picture about 2/3 of a page in length.

SD = RX/FX versions only is because of the 640 dot mode supported on these
     printers but not on the MX/80/100 and GEMINI.   
       
SD = MX/Gemini/RX/FX versions take a special conversion on your part in order
     to work properly.  Both printers support the 480 dot mode.  If you
     Divide 480/80 = 6 dots wide per character.  You must then only load 
     characters created in the FONT GENERATOR that are 6 dots wide not 8.
     Supplied are characters sets named os6x12.chr os6x16.chr which fit
     these qualifications.  

QD = RX/FX only.  This option allows your printer to print the smallest 
     possible picture.  About 3" X 3" in size.  	

Hint -> The Higher the density the smaller the picture.


RETURN = Will ask if wish to save the termdef.def file to disk Y/N. If NO
         then your installation will be only temporary. 

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                        LOADING A MACRO
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	From the Main Menu Select "LOAD MACRO MAKER"   
	Press Ctrl V to load a Macro file or if you do not have one 
	you can create one.  Then press Ctrl Q to return to the Main
        Menu.  When in the  Graphic Editor Press M or turn on MACRO's.
	When On , Keys A - Z will be programmed as Macros. 



                         Status Commands
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K	 =    Turns Command Menu OFF It will then only except
              these codes. EX: K

Q        =    Returns you back to the Main Menu

F        =    Displays the Main Graphic Set characters and  the 
              Alpha keys assigned to them.

Z        =    Sets the character Attributes.

ESC       =   Will Cancel or Turn On Command Menu or Quit a Command.
             
D 	 =    DIRECTORY

U	 =    System Utility - Rename - Copy - Delete a File...

M        =    Macro ON/Off -- Allows Keys A - Z To be Defined in
              the Macro Utility on the Main Menu to be any 8 x 8
	      Block of Graphic or Alpha Characters...	  
	      	
G        =    Turns On Graphic Mode.

A        =    Turns On Alpha Mode.

B	 =    Read in a Main Character Set.

Y	 =    Read in a Picture File.

J        =    Save a Picture.

E        =    Displays the status line.

T        =    Convert Text From a Wordstar File to a single Graphics Page.
	      Can convert a document of any size one page at a time until
	      all of the document is in the  PICTURE FORMAT..	 


W        =    Set auto repeat.

O        =    Switch Screens.

V        =    Erase Alternate Screen.

I        =    Copy Main screen to Alternate screen.

P         =   Turns on the 160 X 48 point graphics mode.  Press 
              any key and it will turn on a point.

?         =    HELP SCREEN.

                         Block Commands
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 X        =   Sends the Numeric Information of the Blocked Area to
              a printer.  This allows you to quickly inbed small Graphic
	      creations quickly into a program..

^W	  =   Draw a diamond Shape Decision Box between the two markers.
	      The Markers Must be Vertically Placed .  That's on top of 
	      one another.	 

^O	  =    Draw an outlining Box aroung the Two markers.

^X        =    Set Block markers.

^A        =    Send the blocked section to the printer.

^F        =    Fill  the blocked  section  with  the  character 
               attribute of the second block marker.

^D        =    Delete all characters within blocked area.

^B        =    Draw a box with the character in the second block.

^M        =    Move blocked area to present cursor area.

^C        =    Copy blocked area to present cursor area.

^U        =    Turns On Block Movement LEFT - RIGHT - UP - DOWN.

^S        =    Center the blocked characters.

^K         =    Copy blocked area on Alternate screen to  current 
                cursor position on Main screen.

^E         =    Plot between the blocked markers- 
                High plot 160 X 48.

^X         =   Plot between the blocked markers- Low density
               80 X 24 with character in second block.

^Z         =   Draw a circle using the first marker as the center 
               and the second marker as the radius of the circle.

^H          =  Change  all  of the  marked  attributes  to  the 
               attribute of the second marker.

S           =  Set the printers Left Margin using the  cursor  x 
                postion as the left margin.

                         Cursor Control
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IMPORTANT !!! IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR ARROW KEYS
MAKE SURE THEY ARE SET TO CPM.  GO TO YOU SETUP PROGRAM ON YOUR CPM
DISK AND TYPE <SETUP> AND REINSTALL YOUR ARROW KEYS TO CPM!!



                             7  8  9

                             4  5  6

                             1  2  3

FAR RIGHT =    ^D

FAR  LEFT =    ^A

TOP       =    ^T

BOTTOM    =    ^B

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                       Non Cursor Commands
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R        =    Draw a row from current cursor position.
C        =    Draw a Column  from current position.
W        =    Auto increment ofthe cursor.
<CR>      =    Linefeed to the next row.
N        =    Clear screen.
!        =    Redraw screen.

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