From 507a6bebd9f9fbb28355076c8488479414de52bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yves Rizoud Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 23:58:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated help screens (Grad ellipse, Resolution:Pixel size, Palette:Sort) git-svn-id: svn://pulkomandy.tk/GrafX2/trunk@835 416bcca6-2ee7-4201-b75f-2eb2f807beb1 --- helpfile.h | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/helpfile.h b/helpfile.h index 2da8c652..a63b6994 100644 --- a/helpfile.h +++ b/helpfile.h @@ -1017,12 +1017,12 @@ static const T_Help_table helptable_spheres[] = HELP_TEXT ("Selects the ellipses with gradation as the") HELP_TEXT ("active drawing tool.") HELP_TEXT ("") - HELP_TEXT ("*** The current version of this tool isn't") - HELP_TEXT ("the right one; ***") - HELP_TEXT ("*** so we'll explain how to use it when it") - HELP_TEXT ("will be done ***") + HELP_TEXT ("Draw the shape like a normal ellipse, and") + HELP_TEXT ("then position the spot-light and click the") + HELP_TEXT ("left mouse button to finish the shape.") HELP_TEXT ("") - HELP_TEXT (" If you trace a sphere or an ellipse with") + HELP_TEXT ("") + HELP_TEXT ("If you trace a sphere or an ellipse with") HELP_TEXT ("gradation with the right mouse button, the") HELP_TEXT ("result will be the same figure filled with") HELP_TEXT ("the Back-color.") @@ -1723,13 +1723,26 @@ static const T_Help_table helptable_resolution[] = HELP_TEXT ("copy its dimensions to the image's.") HELP_TEXT ("") HELP_TEXT ("- Pixel size") - HELP_TEXT ("If you choose Double pixels, Grafx2 will") - HELP_TEXT ("emulate lower resolutions by drawing a 2x2") - HELP_TEXT ("rectangle for each pixel. As a result, the") - HELP_TEXT ("image will appear bigger in the normal view.") - HELP_TEXT ("If you choose 'Wide' or 'Tall' pixels, it") - HELP_TEXT ("will simulate video modes that have") - HELP_TEXT ("non-square pixels.") + HELP_TEXT ("If you choose any Pixel size other than") + HELP_TEXT ("Normal, Grafx2 will emulate a lower") + HELP_TEXT ("resolution by scaling up everything it") + HELP_TEXT ("displays, including the menus and mouse") + HELP_TEXT ("cursor. In Double, Triple and Quadruple") + HELP_TEXT ("mode, the image will appear zoomed x2, x3 or") + HELP_TEXT ("x4, keeping the original proportions. The") + HELP_TEXT ("scaling is done in software, with no linear") + HELP_TEXT ("interpolation, so it can't cause blur. This") + HELP_TEXT ("setting is especially useful if your") + HELP_TEXT ("hardware or drivers don't support the low") + HELP_TEXT ("resolutions you need, but it also allows you") + HELP_TEXT ("to draw in low-resolution while staying in") + HELP_TEXT ("window mode.") + HELP_TEXT ("If you choose one of the scalers called") + HELP_TEXT ("Wide, Tall, Wide2 and Tall2, this will") + HELP_TEXT ("emulate a video mode which has rectangular") + HELP_TEXT ("pixels (longer horizontally or vertically),") + HELP_TEXT ("like some video modes of the C64, Amstrad") + HELP_TEXT ("CPC, and Commodore Amiga.") HELP_TEXT ("") HELP_TEXT ("- Video mode") HELP_TEXT ("Click on a video mode to select it.") @@ -2168,7 +2181,13 @@ static const T_Help_table helptable_palette[] = HELP_TEXT ("palette. Otherwise, the two colors used will") HELP_TEXT ("be its extremities.") HELP_TEXT ("") - HELP_TEXT ("- Sort: sort the palette by color ranges") + HELP_TEXT ("- Sort: sorts the palette by color ranges.") + HELP_TEXT ("If you click with the left mouse button, it") + HELP_TEXT ("will sort by H S L; and if you click with") + HELP_TEXT ("the right mouse button, it will sort by L") + HELP_TEXT ("only. Note that you can choose a range of") + HELP_TEXT ("colors before sorting, and instead of the") + HELP_TEXT ("whole palette it will sort this range.") HELP_TEXT ("") HELP_TEXT ("- Used: Indicates the number of colors used") HELP_TEXT ("in the picture.")