View source for Skyhigh 16 How to use SKYHIGH

Howdy partners!!

Somehow I got the feeling that not all people know
all the small gimmicks in Skyhigh. Someone might even
have small difficulties in operating it. So just in case
it could be so, I decided to do a chapter to help.
Basically the operating system is the same as is in
the previous issues, but as the mag has been going
through some changes lately there might be some
minor improvements here aswell.   So why not just take
a look at it all !!!

HOW TO USE SKYHIGH


Well first I would like to say that we (Raz and I)   have
tried to make it as user-friendly as possible all the
way. If you should have any ideas or improvements
please let us know and we will see what we can do !!!
Ok let's go :


THE MENU


At the top you can see what issue you are reading at
the moment - just in case...

The menu is working with icons in a kind of window-
system. You can control the pointer (the arrow) with
either the cursor keys or the joystick in port 2.

I guess everybody know how to move the pointer to a
certain area and click, so I'll skip that. All I'll write
is the directions.

JOYSTICK
--------

Joy-directions    : move the pointer.

Fire                  : Choose or load.


THE KEYBOARD
------------

The cursor keys works the same way as the joystick
so that shouldn't be a problem.

Return : Choose or load.<br/>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>         : Return to the text. (will be explained later)

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The menu is divided into 4 windows :

Chapters (main)<br/>
Chapters<br/>
System<br/>
Music<br/>


Chapters (main)

In this window you'll find 7 icons. Each one is a cate-
gory of its own. Choose one of them and see the dif-
ferent chapters in the window down under.
Each of the main-icons can hold up to 8 chapters.
So the wise reader has already calculated a bit and
found out that the mag can hold 56 'chapters' (more
or less!!!)

Chapters

The 2nd window will be named after the category you
have choosen. Meaning : if you choose the main icon
" Addies " then the window will be called :
Yes that's right : " Addies ". What a surprise..
To load the chapter simply move the pointer over it,
and press fire/return..
The outfit turn automatically to   the   textscreen when
a chapter has been loaded

SYSTEM

This is the window you can choose wether you would
have music on or off. Simply 'click' on the icon.
The 2nd icon is also quite obvious.
If you want to go to the text simply 'click' on the :
Go2 text icon and off you go. But as said earlier this
is not the only way. Besides 'the Go2 text' icon and
the star (*) on the keyboard you can also move the
pointer to the upper left corner (also a star!!!), and
'click'...

MUSIC

Well, this should be quite obvious as well. Simply
click on the tune you want, and it will be loaded im-
mediately. In case I have decided to use more than 3
tunes (like in this issue!!) you can scroll up'n'down at
the side. Quite simple!!!


THE TEXT-SCREEN

The text reading part can also be operated by using
either joystick in port 2, or the keyboard.

The text can either be as upscroll or as the well-
known page-shift system. Pick the one you like the
best and just use it...

JOYSTICK
--------

Up         : Scroll up<br/>
Down      : Scroll down<br/>
Right     : Increase page<br/>
Left      : Decrease page<br/>
Fire       : Return to menu<br/>

KEYBOARD
--------

Cursor up        : Scroll up<br/>
Cursor down     : Scroll down<br/>
Cursor right     : Increase page<br/>
Cursor left     : Decrease page<br/>
Return            : Return to menu<br/>

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You should also notice the info line.   It's   the changing
line in the yellow raster-split. Here you can always
see the name of the chapter + the name of the tune/
composer.

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Ok I guess, and hope, that everybody knows how the
magazine works now..

So why don't ya load anotha chapta now...


BIZ KID