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 ====== Sketch Pad ======
Sketch Pad is a drawing package from Sigma Research of Cambridge which could be used with either the cursor keys or a joystick.


The program works by allowing you to draw ellipses, circles, rectangles and arcs to build up your picture, adding text in a variety of sizes and then allowing you to alter the colours and fill shapes before saving the picture or printing it out.


The save function does not output a standard screen dump - instead it produces a listing of the objects drawn saving hundreds of bytes per picture (but making it slower to redraw the screen in the future).


Advertised features included:


  *Screen dump to any Epson compatible printer
  *Microdrive save and load of screens
  *Use of stipple gives a vast range of colours
  *Graphics and text can be freely mixed
  *Automatic drawing of many shapes
  *Filling of regular or irregular shapes in any colour
  *Drawings saved on microdrive can be redisplayed from within any SuperBASIC program using simple procedures supplied on microdrive

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Title: **Sketch Pad**\\ 
Language: Unknown\\ 
Author: Unknown\\ 
Publisher: [[qlwiki:Sigma Research]]\\ 
Year of Publication: 1985\\ 
Platforms Suitable for: Sinclair QLs\\ 
Price in February 1985: £14.90\\ 
Reviews: QL User (June 1985), QL User (November 1985)\\ 
Sources Available from: n/a\\ 
Latest Version available from: Unknown