CharPad 2.3 User Manual - Subchrist Software, 2019.

Table of Contents.

Introduction:-

What is CharPad?
Does Anyone Still Use a Commodore 64?
What Are Character-Mode Graphics?
Program Features.

Character Images:-

High-resolution (two colour).
Multi-colour (four colour).

CharPad's forms:-

The Project Palette.
The Character Image Editor.
The Character Set.
The Tile Editor.
The Tile Set.
The Map Editor.
The Snapshot Ripper.

Using CharPad:-

Keyboard Shortcuts.
Compression and Decompression.

File handling:-

Importing Data From Files.
Exporting Data To Files.

CharPad's project file formats, technical descriptions:-

CTM File Format, Version 5.
CTM File Format, Version 4 (Deprecated).
CTM File Format, Version 3 (Deprecated).
CTM File Format, Version 2 (Deprecated).
CTM File Format, Version 1 (Deprecated).

Reference material (Commodore 64, VIC-II, video system basics) :-

VIC-II Register Map.
VIC-II Colour Palette.
VIC-II Video Bank Selection.
VIC-II Video Matrix Selection.
VIC-II Character Set Selection.
VIC-II Sub-routine Library.