Category : Printer + Display Graphics
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Filename : PIXCAT.HLP

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PIXCAT HLP

PIXCAT is Copyright 1988,1990 by Richard A. Sharon

This file contains all the help text used in the PixCat
program.

*B 1,Help Overview

For your convenience, PixCat is based on a system of
menus. You can press your [Arrow] keys to "point to" a
menu item. PixCat uses a "Menu Bar" to highlight the menu
item you are currently "pointing to". Pressing [Enter]
invokes the highlighted menu item. More on menus later.

PixCat also includes a context sensitive help system. You
are displaying a help window right now.

Press [F1] at any time for context-sensitive help.

Press your [PgDn] key for more information. On some
keyboards, this is labelled [Page Down].

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ÄÄPgDnÄÄ on the bottom border of a help screen means that
more help window "pages" follow. You can display them by
pressing [PgDn]. On some keyboards, that key is labelled
[Page Down]. For example, you pressed [PgDn] to get to
this screen.

ÄÄPgUpÄÄ on the bottom border of a help screen means that
there are previous "pages". Pressing [PgUp], sometimes
labelled [Page Up], would redisplay those pages. Pressing
[PgUp] would take you back to the help screen displayed
prior to this one.

ÄÄPgUp/PgDnÄÄ means there are both previous and following
help pages.
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In addition to pressing [F1] to invoke help, you can also:

Press [Esc] to exit any help screen.

Press [Alt-X] at any time to exit PixCat.

Highlighted portions of a help window, resembling menu
bars, indicate related help topics usually prefaced by the
heading "Also See:". You can use your [arrow] keys to
point to one of these topics then press [Enter] to display
it. For example:

Also See: ^Menu Keys^ ^Editing Keys^ ^Help Index^
^Mouse Support^
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*B 2,Help Index

Help Index
----------

^Help Overview^ ^Form Feed^
^Configuration^ ^Line Feed^
^Change Colors^ ^Menu Keys^
^Select Printer^ ^Mouse Support^
^Specify Directories^ ^New Dir^
^Save Configuration^ ^OS Shell^
^Editing Keys^ ^Print Graphics^

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*B 3,Menu Keys

Menu Commands
-------------

Arrow Keys - move the selection bar
Home - jump to first menu item
End - jump to last menu item
[Enter] - selects menu item under bar
[Esc] - backup 1 menu

You may also select a menu item by pressing its
highlighted letter or by using a mouse.

Also See: ^Mouse Support^ ^Help Index^
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*B 4,Print Graphics

Print Graphics
--------------

This prints a catalog of all pictures in a graphics
library for the selected product. Pictures are printed in
a matrix approximately seven pictures wide by eight
pictures deep depending on the printer selected.

All libraries will be listed for the specified product and
directory. Simply point to the desired library and press
Enter (details follow on the next page). After printing,
the library list will be redisplayed with the selection
bar pointing to the library just printed.
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Use:
Arrow Keys - move the selection bar
A-Z - to jump to the next library beginning
with that letter
Home - move to the top of the list
End - move to the bottom of the list
PgUp / PgDn - move to additional pages of list
Enter - to print the highlighted library
Esc - to pause printing or return to menu

You can also select "(New Dir)" to change directory

Also See: ^Mouse Support^ ^New Dir^ ^Help Index^
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*B 5,New Dir

Select A New Directory
----------------------

When you display a library selection screen, it may not
contain the libraries you expected. This can happen if
you specified an incorrect DOS directory. This function
lets you change directory to one that does contain the
libraries you are interested in.

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Enter a valid DOS directory path. Generally, these are of
the form:

d:\dirctry\subdir\subdir\...\
ÂÄ ÄÄÄÂÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÂÄÄ ÄÄÂÄÄÄ ÄÂÄ
disk driveÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄ directories

or blank for current directory.

Refer to your DOS manual for details.


Also see: ^Editing Keys^ ^Mouse Support^ ^Help Index^
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*B 6,Specify Directories


Specify Directories
-------------------

This function is used to specify directories that the
various graphics libraries reside in.

When you display a library selection screen, it may not
contain the libraries you expected. This can happen if
you specified an incorrect DOS directory. This function
lets you change directory to one that does contain the
libraries you are interested in.


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Enter valid DOS directory paths for each of the types of
libraries. Generally, these are of the form:

d:\dirctry\subdir\subdir\...\
ÂÄ ÄÄÄÂÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÂÄÄ ÄÄÂÄÄÄ ÄÂÄ
disk driveÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄ directories

or blank for current directory.


Refer to your DOS manual for details.

Also See: ^Configuration^ ^Editing Keys^ ^Help Index^
^Mouse Support^
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*B 7,Configuration


Configuration
-------------

Configuration lets you change screen colors, select what
type of printer you will be using, and specify directories
containing your graphics libraries.

Also See: ^Change Colors^ ^Select Printer^
^Specify Directories^ ^Save Configuration^
^Help Index^
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*B 8,Change Colors

Changing Colors
---------------

This function lets you change screen colors. A sample
window will be displayed showing you the result of your
color selections.

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To change colors, use:

Arrow Keys - to select the color to be changed
(Menu, Help; background, foreground)
Home - move to the top of the list
End - move to the bottom of the list
Space Bar - change the highlighted color
F10 - to implement the changes
Esc - to restore the original colors

Also See: ^Configuration^ ^Mouse Support^ ^Help Index^
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*B 9,Select Printer

Selecting Printer
-----------------

This function lets you tell PixCat what brand of printer
you are using. This is critical, PixCat can't accurately
print graphics unless you specify what type of printer you
have. If your printer is not listed, experiment by trying
some of the other listed settings. For many printers,
the Epson or IBM settings will work. If your printer is
not listed but you find a selection that works -or- if no
selection works with your printer, please notify us. It
is our intent to make PixCat compatible with as many
printers as possible.

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To select a printer, use:

Arrow Keys - to move the selection bar to point to
a printer specification
Home - move to the top of the list
End - move to the bottom of the list
Enter - select the highlighted printer
Esc - to restore the original printer


Also See: ^Configuration^ ^Mouse Support^ ^Help Index^
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*B 10,Editing Keys


Cursor Movement
---------------

Arrow keys - cursor movement
Ctrl-LeftArrow - word left
Ctrl-RightArrow - word right
Home - beginning of field
End - end of line/field
Ctrl-Home - beginning of first field
Ctrl-End - end of last field
Tab - next field
Shift-Tab - previous field
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Inserting and Deleting
----------------------

Ins - toggle insert mode
Del - delete character at cursor
BackSpace - delete character left
Ctrl-BackSpace - delete word left
Ctrl-T - delete word right
Ctrl-U - delete to end of field
Ctrl-Y - delete to end of form
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Other Editing Keys
------------------

Enter - process current field
Ctrl-Enter - process all fields
Ctrl-R - restore field
Esc - abort data entry

Also see: ^Mouse Support^ ^Help Index^
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*B 11,OS Shell



OS Shell
--------

This will allow you to exit to DOS. When you are finished
in DOS, type 'EXIT' to return to PixCat. File COMMAND.COM
must be available for this to work.

Also see: ^Help Index^
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*B 12,Quit



Quit
----

This selection allows you to exit PixCat.

Also see: ^Help Index^
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*B 13,Save Configuration

Saving Configuration
--------------------

PixCat will "remember" your configuration settings for you
if you "save" them using this option. Configuration
settings that are saved include screen colors, printer
selection, and directories the various graphics libraries
reside in.

When exiting PixCat, if you changed any of these settings
but neglected to save them, PixCat will ask whether you
want them saved. If you say no, all configuration changes
since the list save will be lost.

Also See: ^Configuration^ ^Mouse Support^ ^Help Index^
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*B 14,Form Feed

Form Feed
---------


This selection sends a form feed to your printer. This
will advance your printer to top of the next page.

This is especially useful if you just (prematurely)
"stopped" printing a graphics library and want your
printer ready to start a new page.

Also see: ^Line Feed^ ^Help Index^
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*B 15,Line Feed

Line Feed
---------


This selection sends a line feed to your printer. This
advances your printer to the start of the next line.

Also see: ^Form Feed^ ^Help Index^
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*B 16,Mouse Support

Mouse Support
-------------

PixCat also supports a mouse if one is detected. For
menus you can use the mouse and mouse cursor to point to
a menu selection then press left mouse button to invoke
it. On other screens, the mouse works as follows:

Mouse movement - same as using the arrow keys.
Left Button - same as pressing [Enter].
Right Button - same as pressing [Esc].

Also see: ^Help Index^
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*B 23,Date



Date
----

Enter today's date in MM/DD/YY format.


Also see: ^Editing Keys^
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*B 24,First Name



First Name
----------

Enter your first name.


Also see: ^Initial^ ^Last Name^ ^Editing Keys^
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*B 25,Initial



Initial
-------

Enter your middle initial, or leave blank if you
don't have one.


Also see: ^First Name^ ^Last Name^ ^Editing Keys^
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*B 26,Last Name



Last Name
---------

Enter your last name.


Also see: ^First Name^ ^Initial^ ^Editing Keys^
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*B 27,City



City
----

Enter the name of the city in which you currently
live.


Also see: ^State^ ^Zip Code^ ^Editing Keys^
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*B 28,State



State
-----

Enter the 2-letter abbreviation for your state.


Also see: ^City^ ^Zip Code^ ^Editing Keys^
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*B 29,Zip Code



Zip Code
--------

Enter your 5 or 9-digit Zip code.


Also see: ^City^ ^State^ ^Editing Keys^
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*B 30,Amount



Amount
------

Enter amount of invoice in dollars and cents.


Also see: ^Numeric Fields^ ^Editing Keys^
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*B 31,Numeric Fields


Numeric Fields
--------------

Editing numeric fields is different than normal
text fields. Digits before the decimal point are
right justified and space filled. Digits after
the decimal point are left justified and zero
filled. Pressing [Enter] will process the whole
numeric field and pressing the decimal point will
process only the digits before the decimal point.


Also see: ^Editing Keys^
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