AMOS SCREEN DESIGNER Programme Name : ScreenDes.AMOS Author : James Robert Crosby Address : 83 Vine street Wallsend Tyne and Wear NE28 6JB Date : August 1990 The idea of this programme is to allow an Amos user to create large IFF screens which can be loaded into any of their own programmes. The size of the screen can be selected from a startup menu, This can be anything from 320 - 1000 wide or 250-1000 high. I have include some REM statements to help you follow the programme well thats the general Idea. But please bear in mind I have Only been using Amos for just over a week. So any future Versions should be better And include more features ( See bottom of file ). ____________________ USING THE PROGRAMME. -------------------- Load the programme either By RAMOS or By the AMOS EDITOR the Name is :- "ScreenDes.AMOS" When it is run press any key to enter the configuration menu. In this menu you can define the Screen Size by clicking on the + or - boxes next to Width and Height, These values increase and decrease in steps of 10. B E W A R N E D At the momment the largest screen sizes are :- width 1000 height 250 or width 320 height 1000 There is some error checking to try to prevent any larger screens being defined. Next you can select either a Hires or Lores by click on the Resolution Box Next select the total amount of colours the choice is 8 16 32 If you select 32 colours in Hires (this is not allowed) then the error checking will knock this back down to 16 When you are Happy with your setup then click the OK BOX ...............................MENUS................................ The screen will then clear and the Drawing screen will be displayed If you press the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON then the MENUS and the COLOUR BAR will appear on the Drawing screen. This will not spoil anything which is displayed on the drawing screen. IF the MOUSE is MOVED OUTSIDE the MENU BOX then the whole of the DRAWING SCREEN will be Redisplayed. ............................ PEN COLOUR ............................ Press the RIGHT MOUSE button to display the MENUS and Then you can Select another PEN colour by clicking on the Colour of your choice. This will then be used for any drawing or filling operations. DRAW should be selected after this so the new colour is set. ....................... SELECTING A DRAWING TOOL ................... Press the RIGHT MOUSE button to display the MENUS then press the LEFT MOUSE button to select one of the TOOLS a bell will sound to indicate that a Tool has been selected. ....................... LINE BOX CIRCLE ELIPSE .................... Selecting Any of these tools will draw a rubber band type Circle/Box e.t.c at the current mouse position. These can be expanded by holding down the LEFT Mouse button. Once the button is released they are Then draw on the screen using the current PEN COLOUR. ................................. CUT .............................. To cut any part of the screen just MOVE the MOUSE to the TOP LEFT HAND corner of the block and MOVE the MOUSE towards the BOTTOM RIGHT HAND corner KEEPING the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON DOWN. Whem the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON is released a copy of the OBJECT is cut from the screen this can then be PASTED anywhere by PRESSING the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON again. IF at ANYTIME the RIGHT MOUSE button is pressed then Normal Drawing Mode is restored. The screen can still be scrolled during the pasting process. ................................. FILL ............................... ANY area of the screen can be filled by just selecting fill and pressing the Left Mouse Button over the area Remember any area that is not fully enclosed will cause the fill pattern to leak out onto other parts of the display. You can use any of the 34 built in fill patterns. If you wish to alter any of these patterns then read page 69 of the amos manual ( SET PATTERN ) this will tell you how to change them from the Sprite definer. ......................... SCROLLING THE SCREEN ....................... To scroll the screen just press any of the CURSOR KEYS this will allow you to veiw and draw on any part of your screen. I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE THIS UTILITY EASY TO USE I HOPE IN THE END YOU A LEAST FIND IT OF SOME USE, AND WORTHY OF INCLUSION IN YOUR DISK COLLECTION. If after you have tried this programme you think It`s ok then please distribute it in the Amos PD Library, or if you think the idea`s Ok BUT there are changes you would like to see then please let me Know. I do How ever intend to continue working on this ( when Time Allows) to include the following extra features. 1. At the moment if the screen size is to small for a picture to be Loaded into then an error is produced. I intend to try and reconfigure the screen during the Loading procedure. 2. There is no Zoom or Spray options. I will include these in any future version. 3. To include the option of loading in Sprites/Bobs to use as brushes. 4. Try and include an option to draw dual bitplane screens. And veiw the completed screen during the scrolling procedure. 5. Anyting else you think could be included.