**** *** **********›          DESK TOP PUBLISHING›                 by›   Ron Fetzer, member of OL' HACKERS›           A.U.G., Inc. NY››      DEMO OF DESKTOP PUBLISHING!››     To  run the DEMO you must have an›EPSON or COMPATIBLE printer and a "1st›XLEnt" word  processor.  Load the file›"DESKTOP.EPS" into your word processor›and print it. USE ONLY DRIVE #1. After›each   picture  is  printed  you  will›receive a prompt on the screen to turn›the  paper  back  to  the  top  of the›picture. When you have done that press›the  space  bar  to continue printing.›HAPPY DESK TOP PUBLISHING!  NOTE  that›you must have the other 3 programs  to›run demo: DESKTOP.EPS-RON1.DSK-TRECK1.›DSK. All 3 files are on side 2.   DEMO›DOCUMENTATION follows and can be  used›by you with modifications!››              ********››      Have  you  ever  yearned  for  a›program that could put  pictures  into›your  word processing text? Is there a›program that lets you wrap text around›a  picture? Are you dismayed that only›the "EXPENSIVE" computers can do  such›printing? Take heart! Your lowly 8-Bit›Atari   computer   can  do  all  these›things›     If  you  own  a  1st  XLEnt  Word›Processor  vesion 2.1 you can do these›things  easily.  The  1st  XLEnt  word›processor is the perfect  vehicle  for›desk  top  publishing.  It  has a very›sophisticated  PICTURE  FORMATTER  and›many   great   features   as   a  word›processor. The PICTURE FORMATTER works›with  EPSON and COMPATIBLES as well as›the ATARI XMM801 printers.  This  word›processor  rivals  for ease of use and›features WORD PERFECT and many  others›costing  hundreds  of  dollars. If you›want to buy this  word  processor  you›can  get  it  from  AMERICAN   TECHNA-›VISION,  15338  Inverness   St.,   San›Leandro, CA 94579. Tel 1-800-551-9995.›The price is $25.00  plus   $4.75  for›shipping.  In  my  opinion it is worth›the price.›     To  load  the  PICTURE  FORMATTER›into your computer press any key while›the word  processor  is  loading.  The›PICTURE    FORMATTER   can   print   2›different types of pictures. They  are›COMPRESSED  and  NORMAL.  In  each  of›these  two  categories  you  can get 4›different   size   pitures   They  are›NORMAL SIZE, 2 X  HEIGHT,  2  X  WIDTH›and  2 X HEIGHT & WIDTH. Thus you have›a choice of 8 different size pictures.›In  addition   you   also   can   crop›pictures.    It   is   very   strongly›suggested you take a sample 62  sector›MICRO  PAINTER  picture  and print out›all 8 sizes as a  standard.  You  will›need  to know how much space each size›occupies in your document.›     The PICTURE FORMATTER works  only›with 62 sector MICRO PAINTER pictures.›After the picture is  loaded  you  can›add  text to the picture with any kind›of font.  We  will  use  a  compressed›format  for  this  article.  The   1st›prompt  to  SAVE  will  save  it  as a›standard 62 sector  picture.  This  IS›NOT  the  picture that will be used in›your document.  When  the  2ND  prompt›comes  "DO  YOU  WANT  TO  PRINT  IT?"›please  answer "D" to save it to disk.›Your word processor must know the  way›you  have formatted it in order to use›it. The word processor will  not  pick›up  a  standard  62 sector picture, it›must have been saved to disk with this›option.  Since  the left margin of the›text on  your  word  processor  is  10›please  type  in  the same number when›the prompt from the PICTURE  FORMATTER›asks  you  for  the left margin of the›picture. Printing of the  picture  can›be  done  in  NORMAL  or  INVERSE.  In›NORMAL  you  get a normal printout. In›INVERSE you get a  negative  printout.›Select NORMAL. Once you have saved the›picture this way you can use it  in  a›document.›     Most of the time you will use the›COMPRESSED   NORMAL   size   in   your›document.  A  compressed picture is 27›letters or characters  across  and  17›text  lines  high. This information is›need when you write your document.›      Start   writing  your  document.›Wherever you want the  picture  to  be›put  into  the  text write the command›OPTION+F'ep:D1:PICTURE.NAM' and  below›it  write the command OPTION+F'ps:TURN›PAPER BACK TO TOP OF  PICTURE'.  I  am›assuming  you  do  not  have a printer›driver with a REVERSE LINE  FEED  CODE›on  your  word  processor.  When   the›picture  is finished printing a prompt›will come on the screen  to  turn  the›paper  back to the top of the picture.›Since the picture takes 27 letters  on›the left side of your document and the›left margin is 10  you  NOW  MAKE  the›LEFT  MARGIN for your text 38. Now you›will be able  to  write  NEXT  to  the›picture  for   17   text   lines   the›continuation    of    your   document.›REMEMBER your picture is only 17  text›lines  high,  therefore  you need this›left margin of 38  for  only  17  text›lines.  Go  to  the preview section on›your word processor and check out  the›number  of  lines.  After  the 17 text›lines change the LEFT MARGIN  of  your›word  processor  back  to 10 by giving›the command  OPTION+F'lm10'.  Now  you›can  continue  writing  in  a   normal›fashion.  A  2  X  HEIGHT picture will›occupy 32 text lines.›      If  you  decide  to  print  your›picture in the  middle  of  your  text›with  no  text next to the picture you›have to add one more  command  to  the›text.  The  word  processor  does  not›count  the lines when it is printing a›picture therefore  you  must  add  the›command  OPTION+F'cl+16'  to  increase›the  line  count  by  16  so  the page›breaks will be correct. These are then›the  commands  that  should  appear on›your    word    processor    document:›OPTION+F'ep:D1:PICTURE.NAM'  below  it›should be OPTION+F'ps:TURN PAPER  BACK›TO  TOP OF PICTURE' and if you have no›text next to the picture you must have›the command OPTION+F'cl+16'›     If  your  word  processor printer›driver has a REVERSE LINE FEED CODE of›OPTION+Z  then  the  2nd  command   of›OPTION+F'ps:TURN  PAPER BACK TO TOP OF›PICTURE'  will  be  replaced  with  17›OPTION+Z's. Now the whole  process  is›automatic  and  you  just  watch  your›printer do its thing.›     I  have 2 printers an EPSON FX-80›and an ATARI XMM801. I can  do  double›column  printing with the XMM801 but I›cannot do it with the EPSON. In double›column  printing  you  make  your TEXT›COLUMNS as follows: 1st  COLUMN.  Left›margin  =  2;  Right  margin = 38. 2ND›COLUMN. Left margin 42,  Right  margin›78.›     When you format your PICTURES for›2 column printing. The picture for the›first column should have a left margin›of 7. The picture for the  2nd  column›should  have a left margin of 47. Both›pictures must  be  in  the  COMPRESSED›style  in  order  to  fit   into   the›columns.  After  each picture printing›command you  must  also  increase  the›line  count.  Please  add  the command›OPTION+F'cl+16' after each picture  so›the  page  breaks  will  be   correct.›Sometimes  in  2  column  printing the›printer goes into 1/8 line spacing  to›prevent  that  I   use   the   command›OPTION+F'sb27'   and   OPTION+F'sb54'.›This is the code for 6 lines per  inch›for  the  XMM801 printer. I place that›below the picture printing command.›     Now you can include  pictures  in›your  document  to make a presentation›more   interesting.   You   can   even›illustrate  your  articles  by using a›drawing   program   and   saving    or›converting  your  graphics image to 62›sectors to be used  with  the  PICTURE›FORMATTER.  Your  8-Bit ATARI computer›can now do all the  things  the  "MORE›EXPENSIVE" computers do.››>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›