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PixCat

Version 2.6

Picture Cataloger

for

NewsMaster(tm), PrintMaster(tm), and Print Shop(tm)




by Richard A. Sharon

MIDPA Softworks
P.O. Box 48121
Fort Worth, TX. 76148





(c) Copyright 1988, 1990 by Richard A. Sharon. All Rights Reserved.










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Note: NewsMaster(tm) and PrintMaster(tm) are registered trademarks of
Unison World Inc. Print Shop(tm) and New Print Shop(tm) are
registered trademark of Broderbund Software. These trademarks,
products, and companies and are in no way related to PixCat or
MIDPA Software.


DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO
PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY. THE SELLER OR DISTRIBUTER MAY HAVE
MADE STATEMENTS ABOUT THIS SOFTWARE. ANY SUCH STATEMENTS DO NOT
CONSTITUTE WARRANTIES AND SHALL NOT BE RELIED ON BY THE BUYER IN
DECIDING WHETHER TO PURCHASE THIS PROGRAM.

THIS PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED AND SOLD WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. BECAUSE OF THE DIVERSITY OF CONDITIONS AND
HARDWARE UNDER WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE USED, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. THE USER IS ADVISED TO TEST THE
PROGRAM THOROUGHLY BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE
ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF SELLER OR
MANUFACTURER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR
REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.

WARNING

THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE BOTH PROTECTED BY UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT
LAW AND INTERNATIONAL TREATY PROVISIONS. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION
AND/OR SALES MAY RESULT IN IMPRISONMENT AND FINES. COPYRIGHT
INFRINGERS MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL LIABILITY.

LIMITED PERMISSION FOR TRIAL USE AND COPYING OF THIS PRODUCT IS GRANTED
PER THE STIPULATIONS LISTED UNDER "Product License, Distribution, and
Support" APPEARING IN THIS DOCUMENT.

Please send any comments regarding this product to Richard A. Sharon
c/o MIDPA Softworks (using the address listed above) or CompuServe ID
76416,2213.





















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Table Of Contents


Disclaimer of Warranty................................................i

Table Of Contents....................................................ii

A. Introduction.......................................................1

B. Hardware Requirements..............................................1

C. Setup..............................................................1

D. Operating PixCat...................................................2

E. Setting Screen Colors..............................................5

F. Selecting Printer..................................................6

G. Selecting Directories..............................................7

H. Selecting A Graphics Library to Print..............................9

Product License, Distribution, and Support...........................11

PixCat Registration Form.............................................13

PixCat Customer Survey...............................................14






















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A. Introduction

Thank you for selecting PixCat, another amazing product from MIDPA
Softworks. PixCat is used for printing a catalog of all pictures in a
NewsMaster(tm), PrintMaster(tm), Print Shop(tm), or New Print Shop(tm)
graphics library.

Depending on the type of printer you have, and the libraries you are
using, PixCat prints approximately 56 pictures per page in a matrix 7
pictures wide by 8 pictures deep.

PixCat enables you to see, at a glance, the entire contents of a
graphics library. That, in turn, is a great help when you want to plan
your next newsletter or poster; Pixcat enables you to compare available
pictures to determine which would be most appropriate.


B. Hardware Requirements

Pixcat will run on IBM PCs, ATs, PS/2s and true compatibles.

PixCat requires at least 256K of memory and MS DOS or PC DOS versions
2.00 or higher. PixCat may run under other configurations but, those
have not yet been tested. If you are not sure whether PixCat will run
on your machine, try it and see what happens.


C. Setup

Files that should be on your disk include:

PIXCAT.EXE PixCat program. For those of you that have earlier
versions, this replaces PixCatPM.COM and PixCatPS.COM.

PIXCATBW.BAT Invoke PixCat in "Black and White".

PIXCAT.HLP Data required by the PixCat help system.

PIXCAT.CFG The PixCat configuration file. This "remembers"
screen colors, printer type, and other parameters. If
this file is not in your default directory, PixCat will
provide default colors and assume you are using an
Epson FX+ type printer. Once in PixCat, you can adjust
these parameters and create or update this file by
using the "Save Configuration File" option on the main
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Note: NewsMaster(tm) and PrintMaster(tm) are registered trademarks of
Unison World Inc. Print Shop(tm) and New Print Shop(tm) are
registered trademarks of Broderbund Software. These trademarks,
products, and companies and are in no way related to PixCat or
MIDPA Software.
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menu. This replaces any PIXCAT.CFG file(s) from PixCat
versions prior to version 2.0.

PIXCAT.CFP PixCat printer configuration file. This replaces any
PIXCAT.CFG files from earlier versions.

*.CFP (optional) Additional printer configuration files.

PIXCAT.DOC The documentation you are now reading.

PIXCAT.HST History of Modifications to PixCat.

INVOICE.DOC PixCat Invoice/Registration Form and Customer Survey.

READ.ME General information and comments.

Ensure that your default directory path contains the PIXCAT.HLP file,
all "*.CFP" file(s) and, if it has already been created, the PIXCAT.CFG
configuration file.


D. Operating PixCat

To invoke PixCat, type in "pixcat" at the Dos Prompt then press enter.

i.e. A:\> pixcat

PixCat can also be invoked using the following optional switches:

-m for monochrome i.e. black and white display.

-c to eliminate CGA "snow".

-b to display using BIOS calls (if you don't know what this is
you probably don't need it).

For example to invoke PixCat with a black and white display:

A:\> pixcat -m

To invoke PixCat eliminating CGA "snow" and using BIOS calls:

A:\> pixcat -cb

Regardless of the options you use, after entering "pixcat" on the DOS
command line, the following "primary selection" menu will be displayed:

ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[ Select Processing Option ]ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³[Information] Print Config OS Shell Exit ³
³ Product Overview, License Agreement, Registration Form ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ

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The first menu line lists the options available from the menu
("Information", "Print", "Config", "OS Shell", and "Exit"). The second
menu line describes the highlighted choice. In this case, the second
line describes the "Information" selection.

"Information" provides product and license information.

"Print" provides a menu for printing pictures from the various graphics
libraries.

"Config" is used to change screen colors, graphics library directories,
or specify printer. The first time you use Pixcat, and any time your
hardware changes significantly, you may want to adjust "Config"
parameters. Please note that any changes made will be active during
this session only unless explicitly saved by using the "Save" option on
the "Config" menu. UNSAVED CHANGES WILL BE LOST WHEN YOU EXIT PixCat.

"OS Shell" lets you "shell" to DOS to do various DOS commands (e.g. DIR
*.*, Erasing files, etc.). When you are finished with DOS and want to
return to PixCat, type "exit" on the DOS command line and press
"Enter".

"Exit" terminates PixCat and returns to the operating environment.
Press your left and right arrow keys to highlight selections. Press
"Down Arrow" to "pull down" a menu for the highlighted selection, or
"enter" to invoke the highlighted selection. If the highlighted
selection leads to another menu, "Down Arrow" and "Enter" have the same
effect.

For example, pressing down arrow from the previous screen would result
in the following:

ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[ Select Processing Option ]ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³[Information] Print Config OS Shell Exit ³
³ Product Overview, License Agreement, Registration Form ³
ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
³[Product Overview ]³
³ License Agreement ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ













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Pressing "Right Arrow" would move right to the "Print" menu:

ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[ Select Processing Option ]ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³ Information [Print] Config OS Shell Exit ³
³ Print Catalog Of Graphics ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
³[NewsMaster(tm) Library(s) ]³
³ PrintMaster(tm) Library(s) ³
³ Print Shop(tm) Library(s) ³
³ NeW Print Shop(tm) ³
³ Form Feed ³
³ Line Feed ³
³ Exit (Esc) ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ

Pressing "Down Arrow" would move down to the "PrintMaster" selection:

ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[ Select Processing Option ]ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³ Information [Print] Config OS Shell Exit ³
³ Print Catalog Of Graphics ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
³ NewsMaster(tm) Library(s) ³
³[PrintMaster(tm) Library(s)]³
³ Print Shop(tm) Library(s) ³
³ NeW Print Shop(tm) ³
³ Form Feed ³
³ Line Feed ³
³ Exit (Esc) ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ

You can also invoke selections by entering the highlighted letter in
the selection code ("N" for NewsMaster, "F" for Form Feed).

For "context sensitive" help, press "F1" from any screen. By context
sensitive, I mean that the help screen will pertain specifically to
whatever function you were doing when you pressed "F1". Once in the
help system, you can press "PgDn" or "PgUp" to move through multiple
page help screens. When "Also See" text is highlighted, you can use
your arrow keys to highlight related help topics then press "Enter" to
display them. To exit the help system and return to whatever you were
doing, press "Esc".

From just about any screen you can press Alt-X to exit i.e. hold down
the "Alt" key and press "X".








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E. Setting Screen Colors

To change screen colors, select "Config" from the primary selection
menu then select "Color Selection" from the Config Menu:

ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[ Select Processing Option ]ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³ Information Print [Config] OS Shell Exit ³
³ Revise Configuration Parameters (Colors, Printer, Directories) ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
³[Color Selection ]³
³ Printer Selection ³
³ Directories ³
³ Save Configuration ³
³ Exit (Esc) ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ

When "Color Selection" is highlighted, press "Enter" to display the
color selection screen. Two windows will be displayed (below), a
"Sample" window (top) and a color selection window (bottom):

ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ[ Sample Menu ]ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
º Current Selection Available Selection Disabled Selection º
º Optional Description of Current Selection º
ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ

ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ[ Use Arrows To Pick Color, Space Bar To Change It ]ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
º Color Setting Background Foreground Hilight º
º º
º [Menu Window ] [Blue ] White Yellow º
º Menu Selection Bar Light Grey Blue Yellow º
º Disabled Selection Blue Cyan Light Blue º
º Data Entry Window Blue White Yellow º
º Current Data Field Cyan Black Yellow º
º Other Data Field(s) Light Grey Black Yellow º
º Help Window Brown White Yellow º
º Active See Also Bar Black Yellow Yellow º
º Inactive See Also Bar Brown Yellow Yellow º
º Prompt Window Cyan White Yellow º
º Prompt Answer Bar Black Yellow Yellow º
º Status Window Red White Yellow º
º PixCat Logo Window Green Blue Black º
ÈÍ [F10]=Finished ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ [Esc]=Cancel ͼ

You adjust color by "pointing" to a color setting type like "Menu
Window", pointing to a color type like "Background", and pressing the
spacebar to vary that color. The result of your changes will be
simulated in the "Sample" window. Keep selecting color to be changed
and pressing "Enter" until you are satisfied with the colors you've
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Specifically, use:

UP/Down Arrows to to highlight the color setting to be changed ("Menu
Window", "Menu Selection Bar", etc.).

Left/Right Arrows to pick which color to change ("Background",
"Foreground", "Hilight").

Spacebar to change color for the highlighted color setting and type.

F10 to "lock in" your changes and return to the "Config" menu.

Esc key to "cancel" your changes and return to the "Config" menu.

Home key to jump to the beginning of the list.

End key to jump to the end of the list.

F. Selecting Printer

To specify printer, select "Config" from the primary selection menu
then select "Printer Selection" from the Config Menu:

ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[ Select Processing Option ]ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³ Information Print [Config] OS Shell Exit ³
³ Revise Configuration Parameters (Colors, Printer, Directories) ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
³ Color Selection ³
³[Printer Selection ]³
³ Directories ³
³ Save Configuration ³
³ Exit (Esc) ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ

When "Printer Selection" is highlighted, press "Enter" to display the
printer selection screen:

ÉÍÍÍÍ[ Use Arrows To Move To Printer, Press Enter To Select It ]ÍÍÍÍ»
º [Epson FX+ (80/100/86e/286e) ] Epson EX 800/100 º
º Epson MX Graphics Printer Epson LQ500/510 º
º IBM Graphics Printer OKIDATA ML 192/193 º
º OKIDATA ML 182/120F OKIDATA with IBM Plug & Play º
º Panasonic KX P1092/1093 SPG 8050/8070 º
º Star Gemini 10x/15x Toshiba P351 º
º º
º º
ÈÍ [Enter]=Select ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ [Esc]=Cancel ͼ

A list of available printer configurations, read from the "*.CFP"
file(s) in the current directory, will be displayed. By "current
directory", I mean the directory you were in when you invoked PixCat.

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Note: if your printer is emulating another printer, USE THE SETTING FOR
THE PRINTER BEING EMULATED. For example, if you have an Okidata 192
but have it set up to emulate an IBM Graphics Printer, then select "IBM
Graphics Printer".

Any settings modified from this screen will be active during this
session only unless explicitly saved by using the "Save" option on the
primary selection menu.

Specifically, while in the "Printer Selection" window use the:

Arrow keys to Move through the printer list and "Point" to a displayed
printer.

Home key to jump to the top of the displayed list.

End key to jump to the bottom of the displayed list.

PgDn key to page down; to display the next page of printers.

PgUp key to page up; to display the previous page of printers.

F10 or Enter key to "lock in" your printer selection and return to the
primary selection menu.

Esc key to return to the primary selection menu WITHOUT CHANGING
the previous printer selection.


G. Selecting Directories

You will need to tell PixCat "where" to find your graphics libraries.
This is done by specifying valid "DOS Directory Paths" for each of the
different types of graphics. To do so, select "Config" from the
primary selection menu then select "Directories" from the Config Menu:

ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[ Select Processing Option ]ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³ Information Print [Config] OS Shell Exit ³
³ Revise Configuration Parameters (Colors, Printer, Directories) ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
³ Color Selection ³
³ Printer Selection ³
³[Directories ]³
³ Save Configuration ³
³ Exit (Esc) ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ






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When "Directories" is highlighted, press "Enter" to display the
directory specification screen:

ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ[ Specify Directories ]ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
º º
º NewsMaster(tm): º
º C:\NEWS\GRAPHICS\ º
º º
º PrintMaster(tm): º
º C:\PRINTMAS\ º
º º
º Print Shop(tm) and New Print Shop(tm): º
º C:\PS\ º
º º
ÈÍ [F10]=Finished ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ [Esc]=Cancel ͼ

The "Directory Path" lines let you specify directories that contain
your graphics libraries. These can be changed later when you actually
select libraries for printing. You can key in a new directory or key
in changes to the directory path already displayed. Several "edit"
keys and capabilities have been provided for your convenience and are
listed below. Included is the option of "Overlay" or "Insert" mode.
In "Overlay" mode, entered characters replace the character under the
cursor. In "Insert" mode, entered characters are inserted at the
cursor by pushing all remaining characters to the right.

When in the display screen use the:

UP or Down Arrows to "move" to a directory.

Left or Right Arrows to move left or right within directory.

Home key to jump left to the beginning of the path.

End key to jump right to the end of the path.

Backspace to delete the character to the left of the cursor.

Delete to delete the character under the cursor.

Shift Delete to delete from cursor to end of line.

Insert key to toggle between "Insert" and "Overlay" modes.

F10 or Enter key to "lock in" your directory changes and return to the
"Config" menu.

Esc key to "undo" any changes that have been entered and return to
the "Config" menu.

other keys (a-z, A-Z, 0-9, ".", ":", and so on) to enter changes to
the directory.
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When you try to "lock in" directory changes, PixCat will verify
adequate syntax; if any syntax errors are detected, PixCat will
produce an error message and automatically position cursor at the first
inappropriate character.

If a path is specified but the last backslash ("\") is not specified,
one will be automatically provided.


H. Selecting a Graphics Library to Print


To select and print a graphics library, select "Print" from the primary
selection menu then select the appropriate type of library from the
Config Menu:

ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[ Select Processing Option ]ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³ Information [Print] Config OS Shell Exit ³
³ Print Catalog Of Graphics ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
³ NewsMaster(tm) Library(s) ³
³[PrintMaster(tm) Library(s)]³
³ Print Shop(tm) Library(s) ³
³ NeW Print Shop(tm) ³
³ Form Feed ³
³ Line Feed ³
³ Exit (Esc) ³
ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ

A list of graphics libraries in the specified Directory Path will be
displayed:

ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ[ Select Library From C:\PRINTMAS\ ]ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
º (New Dir) [STANDARD] GALLERY1 GALLERY2 NMNEWS º
º ULIB4 NMBIZ NMSPORTS NMTRAVEL TOURISM º
º EARTH RAISONS FANTASY AA-AZ BA-BL º
º BM-BZ CA-CH CI-CZ DA-DZ GRAPHIC4 º
º GRAPHIC5 ULIB EA-EZ FA-FZ GA-HZ º
º IA-LZ MA-OZ PA-PZ PEANUTS1 QA-RZ º
º SA-SL SM-SZ TA-TZ UA-ZZ º
ÈÍ [Enter]=Select ÍÍÍÍÍ [Arrows]=Move To Library ÍÍÍÍ [Esc]=Cancel ͼ

"(New Dir)" lets you "point" to a different directory containing your
graphics libraries. Selecting "(New Dir)" displays a window comparable
to the "Directories" window displayed from the "Config" menu.

You can print a graphics library appearing in the displayed list by
pointing to it and pressing enter. During library print, the screen
will display progress by listing pictures as they are formatted and
whether they are currently printing. You can stop printing at any
time, before printing of a library has completed, by pressing the
"Esc" Key.
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Specifically, while pointing to a library use the:

Arrow keys to move to another library or to move to the "(New Dir)"
Directory Path specification.

Home key to jump to the beginning of the library list.

End key to jump to the end of the library list.

Enter key to select a graphics library and begin printing it. You
can stop printing at any time, before printing of a library
has completed, by pressing any key.

Esc key to return to the primary selection menu.


While printing a library use the:

Esc key to pause and optionally stop printing. You will be
prompted to determine whether you want to stop or continue
printing.































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I. Product License, Distribution, and Support.

This software and manual are both protected by United States Copyright
Law and International Treaty provisions. Unauthorized reproduction
and/or sales may result in imprisonment and fines. Copyright
infringers may also be subject to civil liability.

PixCat is distributed under a marketing approach called "Shareware":

This product may be freely copied and shared with others as described
below. However, if you use it, we expect you to register your copy(s)
by sending a check for $10.00 for each copy to:

MIDPA Softworks
P.O. Box 48121
Fort Worth, TX. 76148

(Fort Worth Texas residents add 7.75% Sales Tax,
Other Texas residents add 7.25% Sales Tax)

You Can: Copy this program for trial use and archival purposes. You
can distribute this program for trial use by others on a
private, non-commercial basis. You can make this product
available for public access via clubs or telecommunications
BBS Systems.

You can continue to use each REGISTERED copy of this
program "like a book". By "like a book", we mean that you
can freely transfer this product from user-to-user and to
multiple computers or media provided that there is NO
POSSIBILITY of it's being used by two different people on
two different computers at the same time (just "like a
book" can't be read by two different people at two
different locations at the same time).

You Cannot: Continue using PixCat without registering your copy(s).

You cannot permit more than one person to use PixCat on
more than one computer at the same time without REGISTERING
EACH COPY.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT WILL ONLY BE PROVIDED TO REGISTERED USERS.

Please send any comments regarding this product to Richard A. Sharon
c/o MIDPA Softworks (using the address listed above) or CompuServe ID
76416,2213.

Several enhancements to this product are currently under development,
more enhancements are in the planning stages. However, any future
evolution of this product will depend on volume of registered users;
this product will not continue to grow and improve unless you register
your copy.
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Customization of PixCat, or development of other products, may be
arranged by contacting MIDPA Softworks directly using the address
listed above.

















































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and Send to: MIDPA Softworks
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Your Name:_____________________________________________________________

Company: _____________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

City: ________________________________ State: ________

Zip Code: _____________

Phone: (______)______-____________
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Unit Total
Quantity: Product: Price Cost


_________ PixCat Version 2.6 Registration (only) @ $10.00 __________

_________ PixCat Registration and 5.25" Disks @ $20.00 __________

_________ PixCat Registration and 3.5" Disks @ $20.00 __________

Subtotal __________

Fort Worth Texas residents add 7.75% sales tax,
other Texas residents add 7.25% sales tax __________

Total __________















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MIDPA Softworks Customer Survey
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Please help us improve PixCat by filling out the following survey and
including it with your registration form. Thank You.
_______________________________________________________________________

I use PixCat with the following computer(s):

[ ] IBM PC, XT or AT [ ] IBM PS/2 Model(s):___________________

[ ] Other(s) please specify:______________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Minimum Size Ram Memory Used:___________Kilobytes

I use PixCat with the following printer(s) (please specify manufacturer
and model number):
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

I use PixCat with the following operating system(s):

[ ] MS-Dos or PC-Dos Version:_____________________________________

[ ] Other(s) please specify:______________________________________

______________________________________________________________

I use PixCat with the following software product(s):

[ ] NewsMaster(tm) [ ] PrintMaster+(tm) [ ] PrintShop(tm)

[ ] Other(s) please specify:______________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Using a scale of 1 to 10 (1 = terrible, 5 = average, 10 = excellent),
please indicate:

[ ] Your general satisfaction with this product.

[ ] How easy is this product to use?

[ ] How practical or useful is this product?


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MIDPA Softworks Customer Survey
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The following questions require more lengthy responses. Please feel
free to use additional sheets of paper if necessary.

How did you find out about PixCat? Where did you get your copy from?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

What would you say are the best features of PixCat?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

What would you say are its worst features?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Please list any extraneous or useless features of PixCat.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Please describe enhancements to PixCat, or related products, you would
like to see.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

What similar products have you seen or used?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________


Thank you for the time and effort you spent on this survey, we
appreciate your feedback. And, most of all, thank you for being a
customer of MIDPA Softworks.





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