## Display Device Driver Reference for OS/2

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### Testing Video Device Drivers using CorelDraw Version 2.5

CorelDRAW version 2.5 is a 32-bit Presentation Manager* application that has multiple graphical tools. Corel** provides utilities such as CorelCHART **, CorelTRACE**, and CorelPAINT**. It also accepts various import and export formats such as PCX, TIFF, BMP, PIC, and GEM**. A mosaic visual file manager lets the user see the files in a bit map before opening them.

Conventions

Throughout this scenario, keys to be pressed are denoted by brackets ([ ]) , such as [F9], [Ctrl+PgDn].

Cursor keys are denoted by [Up], [Down], [Left] and [Right].

A string of characters is denoted by quotations (" "), such as "CD\FP".

Typographical mistakes can be fixed with the backspace key.

If the instructions state to select an item, move the cursor to that item and press [Enter].

When asked to select an item such as Menu | Item, click on each item in left to right order.

Begin Test

Corel Utilities

1.Open the folder with the Windows Corel icon. If you do not have CorelDRAW installed, refer to your CorelDRAW Installation Manual for instructions.

2.Open and close every icon in the folder except CorelDRAW and MOSAIC.EXE. Note that CCAPTURE.EXE has no menu bar. To close CCAPTURE.EXE, press [Alt+ F4].
Mosaic and CorelDraw

1.Double-click on MOSAIC.EXE.

2.Double-click on DART.CDR. CorelDRAW is started.

3.Select Display | Show Preview.

4.Press [F9] to see the full screen view. Press [Enter] to continue.

5.Click on the maximize button to maximize the screen.

6.Select File | Open...

7.Scroll and select SEASIDE.CDR. A sketch of the drawing is displayed on the right side.

8.Click on Open to display the drawing.

Verify that video corruption does not occur in all operations.

Edit

Importing a GIF File

1.Select File | New...

2.Select File | Import...

3.Scroll and select .GIF format; select OK.

4.Change to the \TESTBETA\GRAPHICS\PICTURES directory.

5.Select 800x600.GIF and select Open.

6.Drag the bottom-right dot toward the lower-right corner of the drawing. The picture is enlarged.

Adding Text to Drawing

1.Select File | Open...

2.Scroll and select SEASIDE.CDR. A sketch of the drawing is displayed on the right side.

3.Click on Open to display the drawing.

4.Click on the text icon (the letter A) in the toolbox. The word Text is displayed at the top.

5.Move the '+' pointer to the top middle of the drawing and click at that location. A TEXT dialog box appears.

6.Type "This is my drawing" at the cursor in the input box.

7.Highlight Avalon as the font name. Try a different font each time.

8.Click on Bold-Italic at(?) bottom.

9.Scroll up the point size to 40. Try a different point size each time.

10.Finally, select OK to show the text. The preview screen will show the text in bold, italic, and 40-point size.

11.Click on the arrow icon in the toolbox. The text is selected.

12.Drag the left middle dot to the left edge on the drawing. The words are stretched out.

Verify that video corruption does not occur in all operations.

Graphical Editing

1.Select the light pole (left of the .CDR file).

2.Select Edit | Duplicate. There are two light poles together. One pole is still selected.

3.Drag the selected pole to about half way toward the left side of the drawing.

4.Select Transform | Rotate and Skew...

5.Change the Rotation Angle to 90.0 degree and select OK. The pole should be sideways.

6.Select Edit | Select All...

7.Select Transform | Stretch and Mirror...

8.Change both horizontal and vertical to 75% and then select OK. The picture is resized.

Save and Retrieve a Drawing

1.Select File | Save As...

2.Type "MINE.CDR" as the file name and click on Save.

3.Select File | Exit.

4.Make the Mosaic window active. MINE.CDR is one of the selections.

5.Double-click on MINE.CDR to bring it up.

6.Press [F9] to view the file in full screen.

7.Press [Enter] to continue.

8.Select Edit | Select All.

9.Select Arrange | Group. There are over 100 objects in the drawing.

10.Select File | About CorelDraw!...

11.Select OK to remove the title page.

Finishing

Exiting and Cleaning Up

1.Select File | Exit to exit CorelDRAW.

2.Select NO to save changes in MINE.CDR.

3.Make the MOSAIC window active.

4.Select File | Exit to exit MOSAIC.

5.Open a OS/2 Full Screen or OS/2 Window.

6.Change to the \COREL32 directory.

7.Delete the file MINE.CDR.

Verify that video corruption does not occur in all operations.