Paint-Scrap Info by Dennis N. Seitz 6/3/89

( DEN S on Qlink )

Paint-Scrap is a utility that will allow you to convert an entire GeoPaint file to a Photo Scrap, so it can be pasted into a GeoPublish document. Unlike other similar utilities, this one will convert the ENTIRE GeoPaint file, not just a portion of it. The advantage is that much larger scraps can be created because the file does not have to be loaded into memory all at once to allow viewing it on the screen. Less than an entire page can be pasted into a GeoPublish document by using the technique described below.

To convert a GeoPaint file, double-click on the Paint-Scrap icon on the desktop. Select open from the file menu, and a dialog box will appear with a list of all the GeoPaint files on the current disk. You can change DISKs and DRIVEs and CANCEL using the icons to the right of the file list. Click on the file you wish to convert to highlight it, then click on the OPEN icon to convert it. A "Converting file..." message will appear while Paint-Scrap reads the GeoPaint file data into a buffer and converts it to photo scrap format. Maximum size allowed for the GeoPaint file is about 28K. If the file is too large or complex, a dialog box will appear informing you of this and the conversion will be stopped.

After the file is converted, another message, "Saving scrap..." will appear. Make sure that you have enough room on the disk for the scrap, usually about the same amount as the GeoPaint file size plus 1K. If there is not enough space, a dialog box will appear informing you of that and the conversion will be stopped.

Assuming no errors, the "Saving scrap..." message will disappear and the mouse will be positioned over the file menu again. If you have the photo manager on the same disk as the scrap, you can select it from the geos menu and paste the new scrap into a photo album.

When you have finished converting files, select quit from the file menu to exit to the desktop.

To paste less than an entire page into a GeoPublish document: