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TtoDInstr
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| Filename: | TtoDInstr |
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File contents
This file describes the commands which can be used with the Bio module TtoD. units <mm|inch> Change the units that co-ordinates are specified in. Either millimetres (mm) or inches (inch). font -number <no> -name <name> -size <size> Specify the local font. The number is the internal Draw file font number. The name is the Risc OS font name, such as Trinity.Medium. The size is the point size of the text. If you have defined a font previously in the same file, just put �font -number <number>� to recall the definition. line -start <x,y> -end <x,y> [-width <w>] [-line <&BBGGRR00>] Draw a line. Start and end parameters are in x,y format (e.g. -start 10,10). The width is the line width that will be used. Zero represents the thinnest line the device can produce. The colour is a hex number, the format of which is &BBGGRR00, so colour &2020ff gives a lightish red colour. rectangle -first <x,y> -second <x,y> [-width <w>] [-line <&BBGGRR00>] [-fill <&BBGGRR00>] Draws a rectangle. The co-ordinate pair can be specified any way you like, as long as the two co-ordinates represent opposite corners. Width and colour as above. sprite -first <x,y> -second <x,y> -file �file� -name �name� Reads in a sprite from file �file� and displays sprite called �name� in the file. The first and second co-ordinates specify the bounding boxes. ltext -x <x> -y <y> [-path] -text �text� Displays the text in the text parameter at the specified x,y co-ordinates; the x,y are at the bottom left. The path parameter converts the text to a path (Risc OS 3 only) ctext -first <x,y> -second <x,y> [-path] -text �text� The text centred vertically and horizontally in the box, with optional conversion to a path. (Again, path parameter is Risc OS 3 only). ellipse -centre <x,y> -horz <x> -vert <y> [-line <&BBGGRR00>] [-fill <&BBGGRR00>] Draws an oval (ellipse), centred at the specified co-ordinates, with major and minor diagonals specified by horz and vert. path [-width <w>] [-fill <&BBGGRR00>] [-line <&BBGGRR00>] Starts a path object move -to <x,y> Moves the �cursor� in the path object. draw -to <x,y> Draws a line in the path object. curve -to <x,y> -first <x,y> -second <x,y> Draws a bezier curve to the specified co-ordinates, using first and second as control points. close Close the path. end End the path object.
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(Again, path p| 000006b0 61 72 61 6d 65 74 65 72 20 69 73 20 52 69 73 63 |arameter is Risc| 000006c0 20 4f 53 20 33 20 6f 6e 6c 79 29 2e 0a 0a 65 6c | OS 3 only)...el| 000006d0 6c 69 70 73 65 20 2d 63 65 6e 74 72 65 20 3c 78 |lipse -centre <x| 000006e0 2c 79 3e 20 2d 68 6f 72 7a 20 3c 78 3e 20 2d 76 |,y> -horz <x> -v| 000006f0 65 72 74 20 3c 79 3e 20 5b 2d 6c 69 6e 65 20 3c |ert <y> [-line <| 00000700 26 42 42 47 47 52 52 30 30 3e 5d 20 5b 2d 66 69 |&BBGGRR00>] [-fi| 00000710 6c 6c 20 3c 26 42 42 47 47 52 52 30 30 3e 5d 0a |ll <&BBGGRR00>].| 00000720 44 72 61 77 73 20 61 6e 20 6f 76 61 6c 20 28 65 |Draws an oval (e| 00000730 6c 6c 69 70 73 65 29 2c 20 63 65 6e 74 72 65 64 |llipse), centred| 00000740 20 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 73 70 65 63 69 66 69 65 | at the specifie| 00000750 64 20 63 6f 2d 6f 72 64 69 6e 61 74 65 73 2c 20 |d co-ordinates, | 00000760 77 69 74 68 0a 6d 61 6a 6f 72 20 61 6e 64 20 6d |with.major and m| 00000770 69 6e 6f 72 20 64 69 61 67 6f 6e 61 6c 73 20 73 |inor diagonals s| 00000780 70 65 63 69 66 69 65 64 20 62 79 20 68 6f 72 7a |pecified by horz| 00000790 20 61 6e 64 20 76 65 72 74 2e 0a 0a 70 61 74 68 | and vert...path| 000007a0 20 20 5b 2d 77 69 64 74 68 20 3c 77 3e 5d 20 5b | [-width <w>] [| 000007b0 2d 66 69 6c 6c 20 3c 26 42 42 47 47 52 52 30 30 |-fill <&BBGGRR00| 000007c0 3e 5d 20 5b 2d 6c 69 6e 65 20 3c 26 42 42 47 47 |>] [-line <&BBGG| 000007d0 52 52 30 30 3e 5d 0a 53 74 61 72 74 73 20 61 20 |RR00>].Starts a | 000007e0 70 61 74 68 20 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 0a 0a 6d 6f 76 |path object..mov| 000007f0 65 20 2d 74 6f 20 3c 78 2c 79 3e 0a 4d 6f 76 65 |e -to <x,y>.Move| 00000800 73 20 74 68 65 20 90 63 75 72 73 6f 72 91 20 69 |s the .cursor. i| 00000810 6e 20 74 68 65 20 70 61 74 68 20 6f 62 6a 65 63 |n the path objec| 00000820 74 2e 0a 0a 64 72 61 77 20 2d 74 6f 20 3c 78 2c |t...draw -to <x,| 00000830 79 3e 0a 44 72 61 77 73 20 61 20 6c 69 6e 65 20 |y>.Draws a line | 00000840 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 70 61 74 68 20 6f 62 6a 65 |in the path obje| 00000850 63 74 2e 0a 0a 63 75 72 76 65 20 2d 74 6f 20 3c |ct...curve -to <| 00000860 78 2c 79 3e 20 2d 66 69 72 73 74 20 3c 78 2c 79 |x,y> -first <x,y| 00000870 3e 20 2d 73 65 63 6f 6e 64 20 3c 78 2c 79 3e 0a |> -second <x,y>.| 00000880 44 72 61 77 73 20 61 20 62 65 7a 69 65 72 20 63 |Draws a bezier c| 00000890 75 72 76 65 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 73 70 65 63 |urve to the spec| 000008a0 69 66 69 65 64 20 63 6f 2d 6f 72 64 69 6e 61 74 |ified co-ordinat| 000008b0 65 73 2c 20 75 73 69 6e 67 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 |es, using first | 000008c0 61 6e 64 0a 73 65 63 6f 6e 64 20 61 73 20 63 6f |and.second as co| 000008d0 6e 74 72 6f 6c 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 73 2e 0a 0a 63 |ntrol points...c| 000008e0 6c 6f 73 65 0a 43 6c 6f 73 65 20 74 68 65 20 70 |lose.Close the p| 000008f0 61 74 68 2e 0a 0a 65 6e 64 0a 45 6e 64 20 74 68 |ath...end.End th| 00000900 65 20 70 61 74 68 20 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 2e |e path object.| 0000090e
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