Draw

Draw Version 2.0 (rev. 2.5) Short Documentation page of 6 1 Draw – A New Desk Accessory for Object Oriented Drawing Version 1.1 (07/02/87) © 1987 by Günther Blaschek Draw is a simple desk accessory that supports + drawing of text, rectangles, rounded rectangles, ovals, lines and arrows + moving, copying and resizing objects + editing of text + different fonts, styles and font sizes (9,10,12,14,18,24,36 and 48) + left, centered and right justification of text + framing text + moving objects pixel by pixel with the cursor keys + the same pen and fill patterns as in MacPaint + line widths from 1 to 12 + hair lines (only when printed on a LaserWriter) + drawing in a grid (1 to 32 pixels) + copying pictures between Draw and the Clipboard Draw does not support – polygons, splines, free-hand drawings, arcs and wedges – full justification of text – subscript, superscript, condensed and extended text – more than one font, style or font size in the same text – flipping or rotating objects – multiple duplication of objects – grouping objects – zooming – printing – saving pictures as files – object oriented editing of MacDraw or MacDraft etc. pictures Draw is Clipboard-oriented. This means that Draw does not save pictures in files for later use. All you can do is copy a picture into the Clipboard and paste in into a word processor document or into a scrapbook. However, if you copy such a picture into the clipboard and paste it into Draw again, it can be modified. WARNING: When you close Draw, the current picture will not be saved. You will have to copy it to a scrapbook or elsewhere before leaving. How to use Draw Once you are familiar with a Mac-like drawing program, you will find it easy to create Draw pictures. In the following, you will find some useful hints that should enable you to make efficient use of Draw's capabilities. • Squares, Circles & Co.: As in most other Mac-like drawing programs, the shift key may be used to constrain the movements of the mouse. This is in particular useful for drawing squares, circles, horizontal and vertical lines. Simply press the shift key while drawing rectangles, rounded rectangles, ovals and lines and watch what happens. When the shift key is down during a move or resize operation, the selected objects will only move horizontally or vertically. Draw Version 2.0 (rev. 2.5) Short Documentation page of 6 2 • Copying Objects: The most simple way to copy selected objects is to press the option key and moving the objects. This will cause an identical copy of all selected o…