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Charts/ReadMe
This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.
Some of these files were originally commercial releases in the 1980s and 1990s, but they are now widely available online. I assume that copyright over them is no longer being asserted. If you own the copyright and would like files to be removed, please contact me.
| Tape/disk: | Home » Archimedes archive » Apps » PipeDream 4 (1991) (Colton Software) (Examples Disc).adf |
| Filename: | Charts/ReadMe |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 07D3 bytes |
| Load address: | FFFDDE43 |
| Exec address: | CB71DA3E |
File contents
%OP%VS4.1283 (06-Apr-92), Colton Software, R4000 2029 4983 8986 %OP%WC28,1288,508,1360,0,0,0,0 %CO:A,12,72% Charts in demonstration PipeDream 4 This directory contains some sample charts and some simple tutorials showing you how to create your own charts. The file %H4%charts%H4% contains some general information; read this first. The directories Election, Inflation and Worldcup contain simple spreadsheets with live charts. The directories 1_3Dbars and 2_Penguins give instructions on making your own charts. Pictures contains some draw files which you can use in making your own charts. If you like, you can also use your own draw files. Remember that the demonstration version cannot save charts and so the charts that appear in the documents will not be updated dynamically as they would be if loaded into the real PipeDream. You can, however, see the charts live by bringing up the PipeDream menu and selecting Edit Chart from the Charts menu. This will put the chart into an edit window. When you change the values in the spreadsheet the chart will redraw in the editing window. You can also change the format of the chart in the editing window. You may find that when investigating charts it is best to use a wide screen mode. If you have an A5000 computer and a multi-sync monitor try mode 39. If you have an earlier computer try mode 16. To change the screen mode, bring up the menu on the coloured palette icon at the bottom-left of the window, slide across the mode arrow and type the number in at the bottom of the menu. Finally, fonts. The charts in this directory use Trinity and Homerton outline fonts. If you have these fonts available, all well and good. If you do not have outline fonts the charts will be displayed with system font. System font is rather ugly when used in graphics. If you have this, please remember that charts are much prettier when using outline fonts. %CO:B,12,60%%CO:C,12,48%%CO:D,12,36%%CO:E,12,24%%CO:F,12,12%
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