File DESCRIBE.TXT copyright 1991-1993 by Novagraph, Dallas, Texas All Rights Reserved Contents: A Description of Chartist(tm) System Requirements System Capacities Standard Library Shapes Product And Version Information CHARTIST(tm) Chartist Shareware Version Chartist Registered Version CHARTIST-2(tm) (Enhanced Version) Chartist-2 Enhanced Features Chartist-2 Enhanced Version CHARTIST-2 UPGRADE OPTION (For Registered Chartist Users) Multple Copy and Network / Site License Pricing Contact Information A Description of Chartist(tm) ============================= Chartist is a Microsoft Windows(tm) 3.1+ application. With Chartist you can create, edit, and print flow charts, organization charts, or other charts that use similar components. Through the use of the Windows Clipboard, you may also paste all or part of the charts you create into other documents, providing the application can read Clipboard bitmaps or metafile pictures. As with most Windows applications, you may run multiple copies of Chartist on your computer, with each copy simultaneously operating on a different document. Data may be exchanged among copies of Chartist, using the Clipboard. Chartist supports the text, graphics and color capabilities of your display and printer. Text in a Chartist document may use any number of the fonts available from your printer. A Chartist document is one or more pages in size. The orientation of pages depends upon the settings for your printer. Within a Chartist document there may be one or more symbols. A symbol is a a polygonal shape with optional text or graphics inside it. The text inside a symbol may be in any of the fonts available from your printer. More than one font may be used for the text inside a symbol. Lines may be drawn between symbols. The lines are routed automatically, with "influence" from the user as to symbol entry and exit points. Lines may be drawn with or without arrowheads, in different thicknesses, with solid, dotted or dashed pen styles, and with three different routing styles (straight, curved, square turns). When symbols are moved around the document, any associated lines are rerouted and redrawn as necessary. Lines may also be labeled with text. Advanced features include the ability to set up "hypertext" references withing symbols to other Windows documents (including other Chartist documents); the ability to load device independent bitmaps, such as scanned photographs, or other artwork into symbols; and the ability to customize, save and restore color palettes. The goal of Chartist is to give you an easy way to create charts quickly, while taking advantage of the advanced features of your printer, and providing data interchange with other Windows applications. System Requirements ================== Microsoft Windows 3.1 VGA or EGA display (or better) Mouse Windows-supported graphics printer System Capacities ================= Maximum chart size: 60" height and width Maximum symbols: 2000 per document Text: 65K characters per document Line Routes: 64KB Fonts: 64KB Standard Library Shapes (All included) ====================================== General & Orginizational Charting: Rectangle, Shadow Rectangle, "3D" Rectangle, Title (Borderless) Additional For Flowcharting: Comment Left, Comment Right, Delay, Decision, Disk (2 Forms) Document, "Drum" Storage, Ellipse (or Circle), Hexagon, Keyboard, Oval, Off Page Connector, Parallelogram (I/O), Rounded Rectangle, Tape (Reel), Tape (Ribbon), Transfer, Trapezoid (Manual Op), Merge (Down Triangle), External (Up Triangle), Video Terminal, Comm Link, Subroutine, Line Bypass (Crossover) Additional For CCITT-SDL: Signal Input External Left and Right, Signal Input Internal Left and Right, Signal Output External Left and Right, Signal Output Internal Left and Right Product And Version Information: ================================ The information below describes CHARTIST, CHARTIST-2, CHARTIST-2 UPGRADE OPTION. CHARTIST Chartist: all features in the above description, 30day evaluation period, full documentation, sample files, complete Windows help system no program restrictions (no crippling), copy and distribute freely (commercial distributors see README.TXT file in this distribution) Chartist Registered Version (Single User License): $79.00 plus shipping and handling ($3.00 to US, $6.00 elsewhere) latest release additional shape library and customization notes printed manual, including how to make new shapes technical support for 1 year, phone & mail update notification for 1 year CHARTIST-2 (Enhanced Version) Chartist-2 is an enhanced product, upward compatible with Chartist. In addition to all of the features of Chartist, Chartist-2 includes: Chartist-2 Enhanced Features: * OLE CLIENT AND SERVER SUPPORT - Requires Win 3.1 or later - Link or embed Novagraph Chart Objects into other Windows applications that support OLE (Object Linking and Embedding). - Link or embed OLE objects from other applications into symbol pictures and symbol references. * ADVANCED GROUP EDITING FUNCTIONS - GROUP RESIZE: Allows all or part of a chart to be stretched or shrunk in size, including inter-symbol spacing. - TEXT GROW/SHRINK: Enlarge or reduce the text in all selected symbols by 2 points per "bump". - RE-ALIGN TO GRID: Re-snaps selected symbols to the nearest grid points. - ALIGN TO ROW / COLUMN: Lines symbols up into columns or rows. * SUPPORT FOR LARGE BLOCKS OF TEXT - Automatic word wrapping of text in symbols, when editing. - Automatic re-flow of text when symbols are re-sized or shapes are changed. * TEMPLATES - Use any Chartist-2 document file as a template for new charts. * TEXT FILE EXCHANGE FORMAT - Text file format for charts. Use to integrate Chartist-2 with user software. Documented in manual. * ROTATE, FLIP SHAPES - Symbol shapes may be rotated in 90 degree increments, or reflected about the horizontal or vertical. * ROTATE TEXT - Symbol text may be rotated in 90 degree increments. Chartist-2 Enhanced Version: $125.00 plus shipping and handling ($3.00 US, $6.00 elsewhere), printed manual, technical support for 1 year, phone & mail, update notification for 1 year CHARTIST-2 UPGRADE OPTION available to registered Chartist users, $50.00 (proof of registration within last 12 months reqd) Chartist-2 Enhanced Version Disk (see above) Multple Copy and Network / Site License Pricing =============================================== All Prices In US$ Individual Copies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Percent Chartist Chartist-2 Units Disc Per Cpy Per Cpy ------------------------------------ 1 0.00% 79.00 125.00 2 - 5 25.00% 59.25 93.75 6 - 10 30.00% 55.30 87.50 11 - 25 35.00% 51.35 81.25 25 - 50 40.00% 47.40 75.00 51 - 100 45.00% 43.45 68.75 Over 100 50.00% 39.50 62.50 Note: Actual shipping charges added to above. Network/Site Pricing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maximum Chartist Chartist-2 Users ------------------------------------ 5 226 357 10 386 611 25 792 1,253 50 1,376 2,177 100 2,292 3,627 250 4,525 7,159 500 7,451 11,789 1000 11,996 19,981 2500 22,338 35,423 5000 39,571 62,613 Shipping $3.00 domestic, $6.00 international. One copy of software and document is included with a license granting the multiple use level. Contact Information =================== Novagraph, Inc. PO Box 850115 Richardson TX 75085-0115 (214) 231-2169 (Voice) (214) 235-0607 (FAX) Compuserve ID: 74036,2325 An order form is available in the file ORDER.TXT in this distribution. Chartist and Chartist-2 are trademarks of Novagraph, Inc. Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. SG 6/93