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Saga Systems Limited
2 Eve Road,
WOklng,
• Surrey GU21 4JT
England
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Tel: (04862
)22977
Telex: 8813487
PLUGGING IN THE HARDWARE
Make sure your spectrum is turned off before you
commence.
P
lug the interface into the user port at the
rear of the mach
ine, then plug your joystick, or the Saga
GP if you are lucky enough to have one, into the interface. Power can now be turned on again, and the
spectrum should come up with the normal sinclair copyright message.
LOADING UP THE SOFTWARE
You are now ready to
load STYLE. Pla
ce the cassette in
your tape·player with the
relevant side facing up
(
i.e.
joystick or graphics-tablet), and type:-
LOAD "STYLE"
Then press play on your tape player and settle down
with this manual while the program
loads. (Chances are
you will only need to read it once anyway). Once the
program has loaded, you shou
ld be confronted with the
main menu,
In the top left of the screen, you will see a small
pOinter. This can be moved
w
ith the joystick or the
p
e
n.
Simply move the pointer so that its point is in the box
containing the ICON of the function you require, and
press the button (use the space bar on the joystick
version), its as simple as that.
Note that a mode can be ex
ited at any time by
l
ift
ing
the pen and pressing the button, or by pressing the
"
x"
key on the joystick version,
a
lso, with
in the various
modes in the joystick version, the pointer can be moved
faster by keeping the fire button
p
ressed.
The Joystick and Graphpad version of STYLE are
functiona
l
ly ident
ical. The following description is written
for Graphpad operation but if you intend to use Sty
le
with a joystick then read "Space bar" for button
A DESCRIPTION OF EACH FUNCTION
LINE
This mode allows you to draw straight lines accurately.
This is done by
m
o
ving the pointer to the start of the line
you want to draw and pressing the button. The line will
elastic-band out as you move the pen and can be placed
on the page by pressing the button
again.
LINES
The next line starts where the
l
ast one finished, thus
giving you joined up lines.
RAYS
Each line starts from the same start pos
ition. This is
particularly useful for pie
charts.
CIRCLES
This mode allows you to draw circles as accurately as
the spectrum can. This is done by moving the pointer to
the center of the circle you des
ire, and pressing the
button. Then move the pointer to any point on the
circumference of the desired circle, and press the button
again. The circle will then be dra
w
n.
BOXES
This mode makes it possible to draw accurate
rect
ang
les. The pointer is moved to one of the corners of
the
req
u
ired box and the butt
on is pressed. The box
w
ill
then
e
last
ic out and is
p
laced on the sc
reen by pressing
the button aga
i
n. 
TRIANGLES
This mode is used to draw triangles. One corner is
placed by moving the pointer and pressing the button, a
line will then elastic-band out, and the nsxt corner is
specified by pressing the button. Finally. the last two
lines elastic-band to the third corner and the triangle is
completed by pressing the button again.
DRAW
This mode allows the user to draw in freehand on the
screen. It must be said that it is relatively useless on the
joystick version, however it is an extremely useful feature
on the GP version. In this mode, the pen should be kept
on the tablet at all times, and the button held down when
you want to draw. If you lift the pen while the button is
pressed or vice-versa, you will be returned to the main
menu.
FILL
This function allows you to fill in an enclosed shape.
Simply move the pOinter to a position that is inside the
enclosed shape. If for any reason the shape should "leak"
or you have filled the wrong shape, the machine will
beep three times after filling. Holding the button down
during these beeps will cause the shape to be unfilled.
POINTS
This mode simply places a pixel wherever the pointer
IS when you press the button.
GRID ON/OFF
This function will displace or remove a grid of yellow
and white squares, which show where the attribute bytes
are. This is very useful for colour pictures.
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TEXT
In order to place text onto the screen, the pointer is
moved to the point where the text is to start, and the text
is typed in using the keyboard. Most characters and
symbols work. including delete. When text is finished,
pressing enter will return you to the beginning of this
mode, alternatively, should your text reach the right hand
side of the screen, you will also be returned.
ERASE
This mode allows a block erase function (for detailed or
small eraSing, the zoom function should be used) and
works in exactly the same way as the boxes mode,
except that once the box is specified, anything inside the
box is erased.
ZOOM
This mode is probably the most useful editing tool in
the package, and allows the user to zoom a piece of the
screen up with eight times magnification, change it with
pixel accuracy. and then shrink it back down again to its
normal size. It is used by placing the small rectangle over
the part of the screen that you want to zoom and
preSSing the button. Within about a second, the zoomed
image should appear on the screen. The cross can tt;en
be moved around the image, and pixels changed by
pressing the button (i.e. if the pixel under the cross is set.
it will become reset. and vice·verca).
CLS
This is simply a clear screen function. You will be told
to press the button within three seconds. Failure to do
this will result in a beep and return to the main menu
with the screen still intact. otherwise, the screen will be
cleared.
UTILITY
This function will bring up another menu including the
following features;. 
TWO TYPES OF SHADING FOR FILL: Selection of one
of these will mean that any filling is done using that
shade until it is changed again by the user,
TWO TYPES OF BRUSH FOR DRAW: Selection of one
of these will result in the computer asking for a filename.
Pressing delete while typing in this name will cause the
name to clear, and allow another one to be typed in, On
completion of the filename the computer will then load or
save the screen, and retur" to the main menu.
COLOUR
This function will display another menu incorporating
the following features:
UNIVERSAL PAPER CHANGE: A colour is selected from
the bars displayed, and all paper on the screen is
changed to that colour.
LOCALISED PAPER CHANGE: A colour is selected from
the bars displayed, you ore returned to your picture and
the selected colour can be placed at any time by holding
down the button over the area.
UNIVERSAL INK CHANGE: As for universal paper
change except that the ink colours are affected.
LOCALISED INK CHANGE: As for localised paper
change except that it is ink colours that are changed.
RETURN TO BLACK AND WHITE: This function IS
similar to the clear screen function except that it ,;lears all
colour, but leaves the picture intact.
NOTE: IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED TO ADD THE COLOUR
OF A DESIGN LAST
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SAVING STYLE TO MICRODRIVE
Style can be saved to microdrive by usmg the following
procedure.
1, Break out of style by taking it into utilities mode and
selecting the storage to tape icon. When asked for a
filename, just press enter and the illegal filename error
will appear
Type in the line:-
30 LOAD '''M'':1; ''CODE''CODE
3. Change the SAVE n$SCREEN$ in line 120 to:-
SAVE '''M'';l;n$SCREENS
4. Change the LOAD n$SCREEN$ in line 130 to.-
LOAD '''M'';1,n$SCREEN$
note that in instructions 3 and 4, the other part of the
lines should not be altered
5. The program is now ready to be saved. Insert a blank
cartridge into microdrive 1 and type the following:�
SAVE '''M'';1;''RUN"'LlNE 10
Once this has saved. the code can be saved using the
instruction:·
SAVE '''M'';1;''CODE''CODE 25000, 40534
Style should now be on microdrive. and can be loaded
using RUN
A SPECIAL NOTE FOR THOSE OF YOU USING TABLET
Occassionally you may find it difficult to place the
pointer at an exact point on the screen. If this is so,
simply lift the pen, and place it down on the tablet a
millimeter or so away.
A Short Overview of The Hardware for STYLE
The main STYLE interface consists of a Kempston
compatible joystick interface and two Analogue to Digital
converter channels.
In exceptional circumstances, some games may appear
not to work, if this is the case, then before loading type
In'
The joystick is read using IN 3'/ i.e. if we say
LET A=IN 31
then for up A-8. for down A=4, for left A=2, for right
A 1 and for fire A-1 6.
The analogue to digital converters have their imputs on
pins 5 and 9 of the joystick connector and measure
voltages in the range of 0 to 2·5 Volts, any larger voltage
applied to these or any other connections on the interface
will cause irrepairable damage to the unit. YOU HAVE
BEEN WARNED!!
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The following pro�ram reads the analogue to digital
port:
10 OUT 95,X
20 LET A=IN 31
30 IF A<127 THEN GO TO 20
40 PRINT IN 95
50 GOTO 10
Where X=4 for converter 0 and X=5 for converter 1
GOOOBYE!
The staff of Saga Systems hope you enjoy using this
package, and would welcome any improvements that
you may be able to think of. If you are interested in our
other products you can obtain an up to date catalogue
from us or ask any supplier
©SAGA SYSTEMS L TO 1985
Copyright exists for the Hardware and
Software and this Manual. No part of this
Hardware, Software or Manual may be
reproduced in any shape, form or medium
without prior permission from Saga
Systems Ltd,
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INTERNATION
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*** ERRATA ***
There follows a short list of errors that
have cropped up in the documentation
To load style use:-
LOAD ""
And not LOAD "STYLE" as stated in the
instructions.
The section on the brushes for use with
draw does, in fact, refer to the "storage to
and from tape" icons.
It should read as follows:-
TWO TYPES OF BRUSH FOR DRAW:
Selection of one of these will mean that
any drawing is done using that brush, until
the brush is changed again by the user.