Small Basic: Shapes Editor

Overview

This article introduces a Small Basic program called "Shapes". This is a program for editing picture with Small Basic Shapes objects.

Output

Output of "Shapes" program is a Small Basic program which shows picture you created. So you can modify the output program to move and rotate the picture. Program RQB683-3 is a sample output program.

Usage

These instructions are for Shapes 1.5b.

Import

Import as program ID XFZ657-15, remove comment from lines with File objects and save the program as "Shapes1_5b.smallbasic".

Pen and Brush

Click Pen Width menu and change the pen width. Click Pen Color menu and select pen color. Click Brush Color menu and select brush color.

Shapes

Click Rectangle, Ellipse, Triangle or Line menu and drag on the window to draw these shapes. Created shapes can be re-sized or rotated to drag one of the pinches on the shape. Click twice on the menu to add shapes consecutively.

Cut, Copy and Paste

Select a shape and click Cut menu to cut the shape, Copy menu to copy the shape. After cut or copy, click Paste menu to paste the shape. Cut and Paste will change the shape z-order also.

Save and Open

Click Save menu to save shapes to a Small Basic file. On the textbox on Save popup window, push Ctrl+A and Ctrl+C to copy the source code, paste it to Small Basic IDE or your text editor and save it as a Small Basic program.
Click Open menu to read shapes from saved file. On the textbox on Open popup window, enter filename of the saved shapes program.

History

Following list shows typical versions of Shapes editor.

Version	Released	Program ID	Description
0.72	2012-09-11	XFZ657-7	Oldest version which is introduced in Small Basic Forum.
0.8	2012-09-12	XFZ657-8	Supported re-sizing shapes.
0.9	2012-09-14	XFZ657-9	Supported rotating shapes.
1.0	2012-09-15	XFZ657-10	Supported copy and paste. [*]
1.12	2012-09-18	XFZ657-11	Supported file input. [**]
1.2	2012-09-20	XFZ657-12	Supported shortcut keys. [**]
1.31	2012-09-20	TLW744-0	Supported palette loading and consecutive shapes addition. [**]
1.42	2012-10-16	TLW744-3	Supported cursor keys and new UI for shapes menu. [**]
1.5b	2013-03-30	XFZ657-15	Supported to run output program in remote.

[*] A part if this program is published as GTV460. This part outputs move and rotation code. You can insert GTV460 in WriteShapes subroutine if you need.
[**] A part if this program is published as GTV460-0. This part outputs move and rotation code. You can insert GTV460-0 in WriteShapes subroutine if you need.