Summary

Mdraw is an object oriented drawing package for ReGis terminals.


Startup Information

Programs needed (all these should go in the `mdraw:' directory)
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mdraw.exe	- Object oriented drawing program
vregis.exe	- convert mdraw file to `.pic' screen dump and/or TeX file
sixel.com	- Runs one of the following screen dump programs:
	sixland.exe	- Landscape screen dump
	sixel.exe	- Portrait screen dump


Files needed (this should go in the mdraw: directory)
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mdraw.mdr	- Title screen


Logicals and symbols needed
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mdraw	- `assign <disk-directory-path> mdraw'
mdraw	- `mdraw :== $mdraw:mdraw.exe'
sixel	- `sixel :== @mdraw:sixel.com'
vregis	- `vregis :== $mdraw:vregis.exe'

Before drawing, make sure the terminal can draw ReGIS graphics, and make sure
that it is in VT300-8Bit mode from the setup menu. To start drawing, just type
`mdraw' at the prompt, and you will see a title screen which displays the
version number. Press a key (but not return) or mouse button and the screen will
clear and crosshairs will appear. You may now begin entering commands, either
from the keyboard or through the mouse and menu. To turn the menu on, press the
F20 key. To get a simple help screen, press the `help' key.

Once you have an mdraw file (with the extension `.mdr') that you want to print
out in one form or another, you can call the `vregis' command. The mdraw to
sixel conversion program `vregis' has command line parameters: 

`vregis [-x] [-t] [-l] [-o] [-v] file[.ext] (...file[.ext]...) '. 

The `-v' will just view the picture without doing any screen dump, so there will
be no raw `.pic' file. 

The `-x' means to output a TeX file, this file may be referenced from another
TeX file with the \input command. 

The `-o' means to output a TeX file and also includes commands to draw a box
around the image. This file may be included in any other TeX file just like the
-x option. 

The `-t' is like `-x' but has TeX handle the smaller fonts, but it doesn't
handle math characters, so you'll have to go in and put dollar signs around all
the funny symbols. 

The `-l' means to output a landscape `.pic' file, with no TeX file. 

It defaults to look for a `.mdr' file, and if you give it a `.ext' extension the
rest of the command line will be assumed to be that type file, until another
file extension is found. 

Remember! you must have the VT330 in `VT300-8bit' in the General Set-up of the
set-up menu for the mouse to work properly, if you don't you will get a message
and the program might crash.