 0 - QTIMAGE 1.0

  1         What it is
  2         What files can handle
  3         Installation
  4         Execution
  5         Look
  6         The menus
  6.1            File menu
  6.2            Colours menu
  6.3            Image menu
  6.4            Filters menu
  6.5            Transfor menu
  7         System requirements
  8         Release history
  9         Special thanks
  10        Info and copyrights


  1    What it is
  
  QTIMAGE is a photo-retouching program for the Sinclair QL.
  It  can modify _pic format images, which can eventually  be imported
  in other documents.
  A series of filters can be applied on the images, to achieve various 
  artistical effects.
  QTIMAGE is  based on PHGTK by  David  Westbury, is written in SBASIC 
  and compiled under QLIBERATOR.
  
  
  2    What files can handle
  
  The software works only on _pic files.
  Other  formats (like  JPG, GIF and  PNG)  must  be converted in _pic
  format before editing.
  
  3    Installation

  Are you kidding me? This is not Windows!
  Simply  unpack the zip file onto a folder and  QTImage will be ready 
  to use.

  4    Execution

  Launch QTImage_obj, is simple!
  
  
  5    Look
  
  Program interface is made of five overlapped areas. 
  From top to bottom they are:
  
  1 - Title bar, with the buttons for window handling.
  2 - Menu bar, containing the commands for file editing.
  3 - Icon bar, with the shortcuts to the most important commands.
  4 - Work area, showing the images.
  5 - Status bar, with the file name and the current zoom level.
  
  
  6    The menus
  
  6.1  File menu
  
  This allows file  operations, it is  possible to open an image file, 
  save or close it.
  This menu allows also importing other file formats to _pic.
  From here, it is also possible to exit the program.
  
  
  6.2  Colours menu
  
  This menu allows changing colour brightness and balance.

  
  6.3  Image menu
  
  From this menu  it is possible to change the current  zoom level and 
  resize the image.
  

  6.4  Filters menu
  
  This menu contains a series of filters  which can be applied to  the
  image.
  
  
  6.5  Transform menu
  
  This menu allows flipping and rotating the image.
  
  
  7  System requirements
  
  QTIMAGE  requires SMSQ/E 3.0  or later, fileinfo2  3.5, DBAS  and
  the Home Things.
  

  8  Release history

  1.1 - 01/07/2017 - Graphics interface improved (icons)
                   - File export in JPEG format added
                   - Funcion UNDO added
                   - Contextual help added
                   - German language added
                   - French language added
                   - Automatic language check added
                   - Now remember the system palette choosen
                   - Minor bugfix
 
  1.0 - 16/09/2016 - Initial release

  
  9  Special thanks (in alphabetical order)

  - Andrea Carpi
  - Bob Spelten Jr.
  - David Westbury
  - Dilwyn Jones 
  - Per J. Witte 
  - Roberto Porro
  - Stefano Guida

  
  8  Info and copyrights
  
  QTIMAGE is a freeware program.
  Copyright Quantum Technology, all rights reserved.

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 12 - File menu

  This menu allows the following operations on files
  For more information click on the items.

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 13 - Colours menu

  This menu allows working on the colours of the picture.
  For more information click on the items.

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 14 - Image menu

  This menu allows resizing the image.
  For more information click on the items.

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 15 - Filters menu

  This menu allows applying artistic filters on the image.
  For more information click on the items.

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 16 - Transform menu

  From this menu it is possible to rotate and flip the image.
  For more information click on the items.

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 17 - Open image icon

  Open up a PIC file

  WARNING! Only PIC image in mode 32 or 33 are supported.

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 18 - Close image icon

  This icon allows closing the current image.
  If the image has been modified without saving, the program asks via a menu
  whether the user wants to save the edits or discard them.

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 19 - Save image icon

  This icon allows saving the edited image.
  This doesnt' allow saving the image in a different position or changing
  its name. For this purpose, use the "Save as" option.

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 20 - Colour balance icon

  This open up the colour balance menu.

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 21 - Brightness icon

  This recalls the menu for brightness adjustments.

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 22 - Horizontal flip icon

  This creates a mirrored image, by rotating the original one 
  around the vertical axis.

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 23 - Vertical flip icon

  This creates a mirrored image, by rotating the original one 
  around its horizontal axis.

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 24 - Rotate left icon

  Rotates 90 counterclockwise the image.

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 25 - Rotate right icon

  Rotates 90 clockwise the image.

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 26 - Zoom icon

  Open up the zoom menu.

  WARNING! This does not modify the image.

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 27 - Resize image icon

  Bring up the image resizing menu.

  WARNING! This will modify the image.

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 28 - Open image

  Load and show a PIC file.

  WARNING! Only PIC file format in mode 32 or 33 are supported.

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 29 - Quit

  Exit the program. If an unsaved file is still present, it will
  ask whether to save the edits.

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 30 - Close image

  Close the existing image. If this has not been saved, a menu will
  open up asking whether the user wants to save it or not.

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 31 - Brightness control

  Open up the brightness menu.
  Brightness can be modified in a -255 - + 255 values range. Negative values
  will make darker the image, while positive values will make it
  brighter.

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 32 - Colour balance

  Open up a menu for colour balance control.
  Using this menu it is possible to modify the three primary
  colour components (red, green, blue).
  Allowed values are in the range -255 / + 255.

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 33 - Zoom

  Image zoom level control.
  The zoom level is adjustable between 10% and 200%.
  100% is the real size of the image.

  WARNING!
  This option does not resize the image.

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 34 - Resize

  Allow for image resizing. 
  Image can be resized from 10% to 200% of its
  original size, being 100% the original size.

  WARNING!
  Doing this will modify the image: resizing back the image to 100%
  might not bring back the original image. 

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 35 - Undo icon

  Allow undo last operation.

  WARNING!
  You can undo olny the last operation.  

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