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(с) STELS/MIF                             
                                          
             Обращение                    
          История создания                
           Распространение                
          Комплект поставки               
        Отличия v1.21 от v1.2             
      Описание самого редактора           
        Системные требования              
  В каком направлении ведутся работы      
  A little about us                
                                          
  ATTENTION!!!                   
To everyone who, for some reason, had    
it is inconvenient to use the key "SS"       
in this version you can press instead    
keys "M","N","B".                        
                                          
You can return to the previous paragraph      
by clicking SS+Enter.                           
                                          


                                          
 Treatment                   
                                          
First of all, I want to say that my       
the editor is intended for people who   
believe that:                              
                                          
-Graphics for Spectrumshould be done   
 on Spectrum. With the exception of a few   
 in some cases.                             
-Art Studio 128 is not the limit       
Spectrum capabilities.                 
-Spectrum Rules.                          
                                          
At first, of course, somewhat unusual      
work, but Art Studio is not   
standard for graphic editors.      
                                          
Some people puzzle me about this:      
rosom:"when will the full version be released?",    
so I answer: this editor with       
from the very beginning was conceived as illegal -   
the valuable system and me (and maybe not only)   
I will fill the editor with new tools -   
tools, for now, of course, any      
reasons won't make me give it up      
case.                                     
                                          
And in general I think that Spectrum must    
continue to live, because this is a machine on       
which the coolness of the program does not depend on    
from megabytes and megahertz, but depends    
only from professionalism and skill    
coder who wrote it.                    
 This of course in no way means   
that Spectrum'do not need more memory    
or performance, but the development of these       
parameters should be passed gradually,   
and not spasmodically (like the PC).          
After all, look at what is being done now at    
software market PC .Whatever program,      
this requires more and more MB and MHz. And everyone  
times the new miracle is inoperable    
the program turns out to be the user's fault -   
a developer who did not have time or could not      
carry out another upgrade of your PC.     
And no PC will replace our Spectrum!    
Spectrum - is a computer of developed techno- 
logical, it may be small, but it is       
software in its own way -   
vitia was far ahead of iron, but       
for PCs this process is reversed -   
regulation.                                 
 Okay, enough on this topic, otherwise       
no kilobytes are enough.             
   History of creation               
                                          
                                          
And all this fuss with the editor began    
at the end of summer 1998. About a month and a half       
I didn't do anything on the Spectrum,       
except for the passage of Black Raven,   
and have not yet completed it on both   
difficulty levels did not calm down. Then    
started to come to my senses little by little and       
feeling a surge of creative energy       
(I spent almost the rest of the summer coding in       
Spectrum for 12..15 hours per day)       
took on writing some graphic designs  
what effects that I was going for -    
get to Art Studio inthen I already   
Fiddled with the rotation procedure       
screen to any degree, but unfortunately    
faster than 2.5 seconds. at 3.5 MHz       
the screen did not want to rotate. And then   
I decided to switch this effect to          
Art Studio 128 ,but having suffered with this    
work for three days (spending about 20 hours)   
I abandoned this disastrous business. Nevertheless   
I still need to insert these effects somewhere   
I wanted to and I started writing       
shell from which it would be possible to burn -   
Arrow and launch various effects.     
After two weeks of continuous operation      
such a shell was written, and so       
as in Art Studio I don't care most      
I liked the fact that the main menu is always    
hangs on top and works with the entire screen -   
it had to be turned up,   
then down, then in my editor I decided      
avoid this by placing it under menus       
second screen. In connection with this, it is required -   
It was possible to enter another key (Cancel),   
for which I chose “SS”.       
Another main difference from Art Studio,   
this is a completely icon-based interface        
(The idea was given by Stranger).                    
I then decided on the top part of the screen -   
thread for many reasons:              
I decided to move the stack and some there   
system variables, in addition, having      
the stack is literally right in front of      
it was convenient to debug procedures with the eyes -   
it, and also solved the problem of protection    
from lamers (it was impossible to use   
with the "Magic" key).                        
 By this time (summer is over)      
I have already decided to make a full-fledged edit -   
tor, and I had to start writing   
regular functions (Drawing primitives,   
Setting attributes, etc.) because without this is not an editor. This is what I did   
the rest of the year. Now that my    
the editor has almost all possible features -   
the same as Art Studio,I started work   
above new ones that have not yet been implemented in    
one editor (on Spectrum) effectively -    
tami. Now the main principle of my editor is  
TORA is an open architecture, which       
again, it wasn’t in any I’ve seen   
editor, and now any person,       
those who fumble around in Asm can write their own      
a tool for this editor, and besides   
to connect the new bells and whistles to   
the editor does not need to delve into      
its internals and change something,       
it is enough to simply add a new ins-   
 transfer to disk and you're done.             
                                          
                                          
  Distribution               
                                          
This version is a Shareware product -  
the volume is distributed freely, but       
who wants to get a more advanced one   
version on the issue of acquiring the image      
join the creative group "MIF".        
                                          
                                          
                                         
  Delivery set               
                                          
At the moment, the disk should have          
the following files are present:               
 -GS_Help-this Help.                      
 -Help-Loadable Help.                 
 -Graphical shell.                   
 -Ten tools (that's how many   
  they are written at the moment).          
  - and there may also be several fonts,      
  both 16x16 and 8x8.                    
                                           
  Differences between v1.21 and v1.2            
                                          
                                          
Now about some improvements,           
 in which version 1.21 differs from      
 version 1.2:                           
  -Through the "Glitch" icon you can now       
  emulate "Reset". I advise you      
  try it (looks impressive).     
  -Now when browsing the catalog           
  it is loaded completely, as well as      
eCrane files (27 sec. long)      
 inare distinguished by increased brightness,        
hthis is very convenient.                       
 -By popular request, the user-       
inexit from any tool.          
  is carried out not only with the  key      
 "SS", classes perform the same role       
inishi: "B","N","M".I also bring        
syour apologies for not having done so earlier      
sdid this because keyboard at          
 menya is 40-key, then use      
kkeys "SS" did not cause any       
  difficulties, which cannot be said about           
  other computers.                          
 -Debug functions removed, without        
  which, in my opinion, has become convenient -       
  to work with it and, in addition, it is free -       
  there was a small piece of memory in        
  which I transferred some processes to      
  stupid tools, for what reason       
  their length has decreased.                   
  -"Cleaning RAM-Disk"                   
  -"Tool loading"               
 -The length of the editor itself has been reduced       
  for the optimization carried out.          
 -And of course there are a lot of glitches        
  less.                                 
                                          
                                          
  Description of the editor itself           
                                          
                                          
                                          
Immediately after launching the editor, turn on -       
autoloading of tools is read, and       
if the tool name begins with        
capital letter - then it is loaded,        
otherwise the tool is ignored.            
                                          
At the top of the screen are          
eight very useful functions, they are        
are always in memory and you do not        
you can change their composition and location      
on the working screen.                    
                                          
 1."Help"                       
 If you are reading this now, then you       
 know how to use this function.      
 For normal operation of this function      
 must be present on the disk    
 file "Help.C".                                            
 2."?" (Tool help)           
 To read Help for a specific      
 the tool needs to select this function    
 section and the appeared pointer          
 indicate the instrument you are interested in       
trument.                               
                                          
 3.The function is used for                    
 fast loading into the tool memory       
 cops. In this case, you should pay       
special attention to the fact that        
 only those tools are loaded        
 whose names begin with           
capital letters. This is very convenient,       
 because if some tools you      
 If you don't want to load, then you only need       
 only with the help of any commander          
 change the first bulls in the names       
 tools.                           
                                          
 4. "Trash bin" (Undo).                 
 Allows you to go back one step -       
 back. (for example, if you don't...    
 clearly ruined the picture), and       
 works in contrast to Art Studio       
 always.                                
                                          
 5."saving and loading a picture"  You can also look at the dis-  directory   
ka, in which files are 27 seconds long.      
 are highlighted higher for clarity -    
 brightness. Can upload files    
 less than 6912 bytes long. When writing      
 file that already exists on       
 disk, the file is automatically copied -       
 falls back to its old place.              
 There is also a small, but very       
 useful function "Merge Screen",       
 allows you to combine the picture       
 with a picture on disk.                  
                                          
 6.Allows you to view the list of tools.      
 tools available on the disk.          
                                          
 7."Eye"                                
 The most harmless, but very useful,    
 function. Allows you to see the picture -      
ku.                                    
                                          
 8."Glitch"                                
 Now this is certainly not a glitch, but      
 but wear will be much reduced          
 "Reset" buttons.                        
                                          
 System requirements              
                                          
For normal operation you need:        
- 128K RAM                               
- Z80(3.5)MHz                            
- At least one 5.25" drive              
- Information display device (Monitor)   
- Presence of at least six buttons            
- The desire to draw something               
                                          
Some more complain about the small       
RAM-Disk (25bsectors),but I think       
that I will not add the ability to store   
 picture memory (and all tools       
ocas only take up half of the RAM), then      
a larger RAM-Disk is not needed yet. *Address to users of 48K machines.     
 The editor will no longer launch -      
exit from this mode, because some       
Users with a 48K computer have declared -       
they say that there is almost nothing in the editor        
doesn't work, although I won't warn you at all -       
 I looked at his work in this mode.      
                                          
                                          
  In what direction are the works being carried out      
                                          
                                          
                                          
-Further improving usability.    
                                          
In the near future it is planned to release   
such tools:                       
                                          
-For working with sprites                  
-Memory manager for loading pictures   
 in RAM                                   
-Lens (plane deformation), etc.      
                                          
                                          
The demand for printed printers is being investigated   
boards (if there is a sufficient number for -   
maybe I'll take care of Kazov)                
 The idea of one toy is also being considered,   
Which one - I won't say until I release the demo,    
I'll suddenly fail.                          
                                          
                                          
 A little about us                  
                                          
                                          
Most likely you hear about the group "MIF" 
for the first time.                                  
This group was formed  04/20/1999       
this group included all members of the former       
"New Line"                               
Stels,Stranger,Scooter ,                 
and also Doom Star                        
There are four of us in total.                        
                                          
                                          
The author of the program and this Help          
 I am -                              
  Kucher Alexander Vasilievich  (Stels)    
Birthday: April 28, 1981          
                                          
                                          
                                          
Unfortunately, I don’t have a phone yet      
so, your thoughts, objections, wishes, comments, etc.                
 It is advisable to send in writing       
form at:                          
                                          
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 Many thanks to all those who have already        
 wrote. Write to everyone who is not too lazy.