Cross-Stitch Designer Shareware Version 2.0 Copyright 1992 By HobbyWare All Rights Reserved 11/26/92 Cross-Stitch Designer is a Windows 3.1 program that allows you to design Cross-Stitch patterns. A pattern is drawn with the mouse by placing stitches on a pattern displayed on the screen. The types of stitches supported include full, half, quarter, and outline stitches. The colors of these stitches can be selected from a list of stitches or from a list of custom thread colors that you provide. A pattern can be printed at any time in either the stitch mode or a symbolic mode where symbols are used to represent the various thread colors. To use Cross-Stitch Designer, you will need a mouse, a VGA graphics adapter, and a printer. In addition to the basic 16-color VGA adapter mode, this program supports the 256 color mode. This mode allows pure colors to be displayed instead of the dithered colors produced with the 16 color mode. Obviously, for a program such as Cross-Stitch Designer, thread color representation is very important. Thus, to get the most from this program, it is recommended that an adapter that supports the 256 color mode be used. The following files should have been provided with your copy of Cross-Stitch Designer: xstitch.exe - Program file xstitch.hlp - Help file manual.wri - User's Manual, in Microsoft Write format sharew.prn - Explanation of Shareware & Licensing threads.cus - Custom thread list threads.dmc - DMC thread list default.pal - Default thread palette empty.pal - Empty thread palette lamb.pat - Example pattern pitch.pat - Example pattern prayer.pat - Example pattern readme.txt - This file To install Cross-Stitch Designer, create a directory (such as '\XSTITCH') and copy all of the above files into it. Next, add a program item for Cross-Stitch Designer to one of your Windows program groups. If you need more assistance in installing Cross- Stitch Designer, then please read the provided User's Manual. This manual can be viewed and/or printed using Microsoft Write which is a simple word processor provided with windows. An example pattern is provided with Cross-Stitch Designer. To load this pattern, select the FILE:OPEN menu item and then select the "lamb.pat" file located in the Cross-Stitch Designer directory (that you created). To get on-line help information, select the HELP:INDEX menu item. This will activate the Cross-Stitch Designer help window. Cross-Stitch Designer is distributed using the shareware distribution method. This method allows you to try-out this program before buying it. If you are not a registered user of Cross-Stitch Designer, you may evaluate the program for up to 30 days. If you find this program useful and/or you use this program after the trial period, you are expected to register your copy. To register, please send a $30 check or money order and the registration form to: HobbyWare 9686 Spruce Lane Fishers, IN 46038 The registration form which is included in the on-line help of Cross-Stitch Designer is accessed by HELP:INDEX:REGISTRATION. After displaying the form, it can be printed-out by selecting FILE:PRINT TOPIC of the help window. Please also read the file SHAREW.PRN for a more detailed explanation of the licensing requirements of this program. All questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome from both registered and unregistered users. Please send these to the above address. Also, you can currently receive support directly from the author via the GENIE BBS and Compuserv. On GENIE, this support is provided under the GENIE Hobby Roundtable, category 34, topic 8. On Compuserv, send mail to the author at 71543,1504. Thank you for using Cross-Stitch Designer. I look forward to hearing from you. R. Scott Horton HobbyWare ______________________________________________________________ Revision History VERSION 2.0 1. Added selectable font and font size for symbolic display and information print-out. 2. Added support for 256 color VGA mode. 3. Revised pattern file and palette file to save font name and size used for symbolic mode. 4. Revised pattern and palette file to save the selected symbol for each palette color. 5. Revised pattern file format to save the definitions of those threads used in the pattern. 6. Revised file open to automatically update the thread list if a color specified in a pattern is not in the list. If the thread is listed but has a different color definition, then the user is prompted to select either the color currently in the thread list, or the color in the pattern. 7. Revised pattern information print-out to only list threads used in the pattern. 8. Added more DMC thread definitions for a current total of 230 colors. ______________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.