Abstract for GDDM Using the Image Symbol Editor

Preface

• Latest GDDM information
• GDDM publications

Summary of changes

Introducing the Image Symbol Editor

• What is an image symbol?
• The two modes of image symbols
• Mode-1 image symbols
• Mode-2 image symbols
• Image symbol sets

Starting and using the Image Symbol Editor

• Commands for starting the Image Symbol Editor
• Overview of the Image Symbol Editor
• Program function keys
• Cursor and tab keys
• Selecting the next step
• Defining the characteristics of a new image symbol set
• Using the Symbol Set Characteristics panel
• Cell characteristics
• Storage form
• Cell format
• Character code range
• Selecting a symbol
• Defining a symbol
• Compass keys
• Displaying an image symbol
• Saving an image symbol set and exiting the Image Symbol Editor
• Using the help panels

Creating and editing image symbols

• Defining an image symbol set
• Creating a normal-sized image symbol
• Drawing a large symbol
• Multicolored symbols
• Editing multicolored symbols
• Monochrome terminals
• Filling in areas of the symbol
• Using another symbol as the basis for a new symbol
• Copying a reference symbol
• Shifting symbols
• Merging symbols
• Mixing colors
• Changing the color of image symbols
• Swapping symbols
• Updating the reference symbol

Appendix A. Summary of Image Symbol Editor commands

• Descriptions

Appendix B. Programmed symbol loading

• Naming conventions
• Further fields in the Symbol Set Characteristics panel
• Summary of characteristics for PS sets to be loaded by GDDM
• Summary of characteristics for PS sets to be loaded by other methods

Appendix C. Image Symbol Sets supplied with GDDM

Glossary

Index