›                PRINT STAR›                    by›             Thomas J. Andrews›  ›  ›  Print Star is a program originally›  written for the purpose of  printing›  documentation files in  multiple›  formats. It requires a 48k Atari›  8-bit computer, one or more  disk›  drives, and an Epson compatable›  printer. Print Star reads text files›  that have 40 character records and›  formats them into two or three›  columns printed at 6 or 8 lines per›  inch, on standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch›  paper.›  ›  Print Star is menu driven, and thus›  is easy to operate. When you are›  asked for the file name, pressing›  RETURN will give you the default›  drive directory. Entering a file›  name with no device code will›  automatically use the default drive.›  To change the default drive number,›  use "Dn:",("n" will be the new drive›  number). Don't forget the colon.›  ›  To put an unformatted file into 40›  (or fewer) character records, do›  this: Use a word processor that›  allows you to PRINT (not save) to a›  disk file, such as Textpro,›  Speedscript, or Atariwriter Plus.›  Load the unformatted file, set your›  left margin to 2 and your right›  margin to 39. Also set your page›  length to be as long as possible,›  and eliminate top and bottom›  margins. Now "PRINT" the document to›  a disk file, and use this file for›  Print Star.›  ›  Print Star is a shareware program›  and as such you are bound by your›  Honor as an Atarian to pay my›  suggested fee if you use it. My fee›  is: a letter with suggestions for a›  better program. I wish to develop›  Print Star into a multi-purpose text›  file printer that is both versatile›  and easy to use. In order to do›  this, I am asking for suggestions›  for features that you would like to›  see in such a program. Already›  suggested are the ability to read›  other than 40 coulmn character›  files, a "print preview" feature so›  that you can see how full a page is›  with different formats, and the›››››  ability to start with other than the›  first page. I'm sure there are more›  ideas out there. If anyone has an›  idea for a program that they'd like›  to see done, I'd be happy to hear›  about it-maybe I could do one!›              Send all replies to:›  ›               THOMAS J. ANDREWS›               7805 US ROUTE 20›               MANLIUS  NY  13104›  ›  ›  Many thanks to Ken Wickert, intrepid›  8-bit librarian for A.C.E. of›  Syracuse, NY and Atari 8-bit›  booster extrordinaire, for his help›  with the development and›  distribution of this program.›                             Truly,›                          Tom Andrews›  ›  Please send E-MAIL comments to Ken›  Wickert about this program and I›  will forward them to Tom.›  GEnie K.WICKERT›  CompuServe 70731,2322›  Delphi KWICKERT›  ›                            *Ken*›  ›  ›››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››