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From: stroyan@hpfcdc.HP.COM (hpfcrg Mike Stroyan)
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Subject: Re: Spreadsheets & stuff
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Date: Mon, 1-Sep-86 12:44:43 EDT
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> On a further note, I find that the color scheme used for Maxiplan graphics
> is kind of poor for doing monochrome stuff.  It helps to be able to use
> dpaint to spruce the graphs up but dpaint can't do pattern fills
> -sigh-

   Dpaint can do pattern fills with a little fancy manuevering.  The trick
uses the "merge in back" option under the spare picture control.  This
takes the spare picture and copies it into the front picture at each point
which is currently in the background color.

   You set background to a color not used in the picture.  Fill the area
with background, then load the spare picture with a pattern and do a
merge in back.  This involves a lot of steps, but gets the job done in
a very flexible way.

Mike Stroyan, [hplabs!]hpfcla!stroyan

P.S. The snap grid is immensely useful for making pattern screens.