DP Tool Club 17/CD_ASCQ_17_101194.iso/vrac/hqfax13.zip/README.HQF

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This is the Readme file for CompuServe members who are first time users of
One-Step High Quality FAX, (HQ-FAX), Copyright (c) 1993 by HTF Consulting.

This file contains information about the following subjects.
  1) General information about the shareware distribution method,
  2) Information required by the ASP, (Assoc. of Shareware Professionals),
  3) How to register and registration benefits,
  4) Product support,
  5) Installing HQ-FAX,
  6) First time use,
  7) Context-sensitive Help screens provided with HQ-FAX, and
  8) Producing ECL files, (Epson Control Language print-to-disk files).


DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying.
If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to
register. Individual programs differ on details, some request registration
while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the
software to an updated program with printed manual.

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the
copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as
stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like
commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality.
(In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones)! The main difference
is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right
to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
specific group. For example, some authors require written permission
before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should
find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commer-
cial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier,
because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low,
prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee --
if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.

DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
======================
Users of HQ-FAX must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"HQ-FAX is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed
or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchant-
ability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for
damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of HQ-FAX."

HQ-FAX is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user
for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do
not give HQ-FAX away altered or as part of another system. The essence of
"user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with
quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for
programmers to continue to develop new products.

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If you find this program useful and find that you are using HQ-FAX regularly
after a 30 day trial period, you should register and make a payment to HTF
Consulting of $24.00 + $3.00 Shipping & Handling ($27.00 total). The $24.00
registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer.

Users may register through the registration procedure in the Compuserve
Shareware Registration Forum (GO SWREG), or by mailing a check along with
the included order form to this address.
          HTF Consulting
          436 Whitehall Rd. Suite F
          Alameda, Ca. 94501
Users may also register by telephone: [phone]


Registration benefits will include but may not be limited to the following:
  1) A 30 page user manual full of how-to information & clearly written
     technical information about Group-3 FAX and related subjects.
  2) 1 business day turn around for technical questions through the
     CompuServe IBMCOM Forum, (GO IBMCOM).
  3) 120 calendar days of telephone support (one business day turnaround).
  4) 900 number telephone support will be provided for one year.
  5) Technical problems requiring a software fix will be addressed ASAP.
  6) An option to purchase one or more sets of commercial pre-printed
     forms (digitized) which work with and enhance the product.
  7) Free upgrades on a Semi-annual basis. (Frequent suggestions for
     enhancements will be implemented as resources permit).
  8) A $24.00 credit towards the purchase of FAXHAVEN, a package which
     will make processsing of received FAXes a 1-STEP snap for DOS users.
     (Available in the 2nd quarter of '94.)

Pre-registration product support will be confined to start-up assistance
through the Compuserve IBMCOM BBS User-Id [72240, 1745], and through the
U.S. mail. See the address for HTF Consulting below. You may also contact
us by telephone: [phone]

You must treat this software just like a book.  An example is that this
software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from
one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it
being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book
cannot be read by two different persons at the  same time.

You are encouraged to pass a copy of HQ-FAX along to your friends for
evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that
they can use it.  All registered users will receive a copy of the latest
version of the HQ-FAX product. Future enhancements are in the works.

Commercial users of HQ-FAX must register and pay for their copies of
HQ-FAX within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.
Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting HTF Consulting at the
address listed below.
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HTF Consulting at the address below for authorization. This authorization
will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as
adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors
may begin offering HQ-FAX immediately. However HTF Consulting must be
advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest
version of HQ-FAX).

ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
===================
The ASP Board has set up an office of Ombudsman and appointed an ASP member
as áOmbudsman. The Ombudsman's sole role is to ámediate ádisputes ì
between ASP members and their customers. The Ombudsman reports to ì
the Board situations where he/she feels Board action or knowledge ì
is appropriate.

All ASP Members and Associate Members are required to cooperate with the
Ombudsman when so requested. The following text is required by the ASP.

[This program is produced by HTF Consulting, a member of the Association
of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related
problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be
able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem
with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members'
products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon,
MI, 49442-9427 USA, FAX [phone] or send a CompuServe message via
CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.]

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
======================
As you are reading this Readme file, it is assumed that you have trans-
ferred the complete umcompressed HQ-FAX package to a diskette. If not,
please do so right away. The installation of HQ-FAX is very simple, but
it assumes that it will install itself from a diskette.

1)   Mount the installation diskette into drive A: or B:

2)   Enter A: or B: Make sure that the DOS prompt  changes  from
     C:> to A:>, or from C:> to B:>. This is very important!

3)   Enter "Install".  If you wish the package to install itself on any
     other than C:\HQFAX, enter the pathname in the Install command.
         Example (1): "Install D:\Hqfax",
         Example (2): "Install C:\Doc2fax"

Now you can watch HQ-FAX install itself. It will only take a minute.
This install procedure will NOT update your Autoexec.bat file. It will
place a customized "Hqfax.bat" file in the root directory, drive C:, so
that it will change to the C:\HQ-FAX directory (or the directory that
you specified) before executing the HQ-FAX procedure.
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ATTENTION! The first time that you run HQ-FAX, you will need to fill in
the field which specifies the FAX file format that you wish to use. This
format must be compatible with your FAX modem product.

Also the first few times that you use the product, you should study the
context-sensitive help screens accessed by pressing the <F1> key. The
help screen provided depends on where the cursor is when you press <F1>.
If the cursor is in a filename field, the appropriate list of file names
will appear. If the cursor is in any other field, general help appears.

That's it! We're ready to go. Start by entering "HQFAX" at the DOS prompt.

Once again the mailing address for HTF Consulting is:
HTF Consulting
436 Whitehall Rd. Suite F,
Alameda, CA. 94501
Telephone: [phone]
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 Producing Epson Print Files

 This  section  provides detailed instructions for producing Epson Print
 files  of  your  documents from your word processor. These files are the
 input files that HQFAX uses to  produce  the  FAX-ready, letter-quality
 images of your documents. You do not  need  an  EPSON  printer, but you
 must be able to print to a disk file as if it were an EPSON printer.
 You must do this without upsetting the print driver which you have
 installed for your real printer.

 If áyour Word Processor produces graphics integrated with text, áit ámay ì
want áto  know what graphics resolution you wish to send to the áEPSON-LQ ì
printer. áThe  correct choice for HQ-FAX is 180 X 180 d.p.i. This is áthe ì
resolution closest to the Group-3 FAX resolution of 200 X 200 d.p.i. áHQ-ì
FAX áwill ádo a credible job of  translating áhigher áresolution áimages, ì
(thanks to the infinite patience of Richard  Harper of the Association of ì
Shareware Professionals), but the results will be at  best no better than ì
if you choose 180 X 180 d.p.i. Also it will be more of a strain  for your ì
word processor and HQ-FAX.

 If you use any of the following word processors; 1) WordPerfect, 2) áMS-ì
Word, á3) MS-Works, 4) WordStar, or 5) any Windows application, ásee áthe ì
specific ásub-section áfor  your  application.  If you use áanother áword ì
processor  or  spreadsheet  package,  proceed with the instructions áthat ì
follow.



 PRODUCING EPSON PRINT FILES FROM ANY STANDARD APPLICATION PACKAGE.


 If  áyou are using a spreadsheet package or a word processor other áthan  ì
those  álisted  above,  do  the following. Consult the áreference ámanual ì
for  your  specific  application  package for the details for áperforming ì
the following steps.
   1) Install the printer driver which most closely matches the EPSON LQ
      or EPSON LQ-510.

   2) Make the EPSON printer the active or current printer inside your
      application (document, spreadsheet or whatever).

   3) Study the documentation for your application to learn how to insert
      custom print controls into your document. This will be necessary to
      use the custom print controls documented in the section Epson Cus-
      tom Print Controls.

   4) Use the print command in your application to print to a disk file.
      The disk file MUST have the ".ECL" file extension, and it must be
      stored in a directory such as C:\hqfax or the directory of your
      word processor.

   5) Run the HQFAX command, identify the ECL file that you wish to
      convert, and enter the other conversion parameters as well.






 PRODUCING EPSON PRINT FILES FROM MICROSOFT WORD 5.0

   1) First, be sure that you have an EPSONLQ PRD file installed in áyour             ì
MS-Word ádirectory. This may require you to find your print ádriver ádisì
kette from your MS-Word diskettes.

   2) If you have not done so, create your MS-Word document using all áof ì
the áfeatures áof the Epson LQ-510 printer. Find áthe ásection á"Entering ì
Special áCharacters" in the MS-Word for DOS User manual, page á41. áStudy ì
this section to learn how to insert the HQFAX Custom Print Control ácharì
acters into your MS-Word document to produce oversized characters.

   3) From the MS-Word main screen, enter <ESC> to select the Command Menu.
      Enter 'P' for the Print Menu. Enter 'O' to select options.

   4) áFrom the Print Menu, enter <F1> to get the list of áprinters. áUse ì
the áarrow keys to position the cursor over the EpsonLQ printer and áthen ì
hit the <ENTER> key.

   5) áFrom the Print Menu select the File option. At the áprompt á"Print ì
FILE name:"enter a filename with the ".ECL" file extension. Store the ECL ì
file in your C:\Word directory or C:\hqfax.

   6) Exit MS-Word, run the HQFAX command, identify the ECL file that you ì
wish to convert, and enter the other conversion parameters as well.


 PRODUCING EPSON PRINT FILES FROM MICROSOFT WORKS 2.0

   1) First, be sure that you have an EPSONLQ PRD file installed in áyour
irectory. This may require you to find your print driver ádisì
kette from your MS-Works diskettes.

   2) If you have not done so, create your MS-Works document using all of ì
the features of the Epson LQ-510 printer.

   3) áFrom within MS-Works, enter <Alt P> to select the Print Menu. áUse ì
the arrow keys to select the Printer Setup option. Hit <ENTER>.

   4) áUse áthe arrow keys to position the cursor in áthe áprinter ámodel ì
options. Select the EPSON LQ-510.

   5) áEnter á<Alt áP> to select the Print Menu. Use the áarrow ákeys áto ì
select áthe áPrint a File option. Enter 'F' to print to a file. áEnter áa ì
filename áwith áthe á".ECL" file extension. Store the ECL áfile áin áyour ì
C:\Works directory or C:\hqfax.

   6) Enter <Alt F> to select the File Menu. Exit MS-Works.

   7) áRun áthe áHQFAX command, identify the ECL file that áyou áwish áto ì
convert, and enter the other conversion parameters as well.

 There  áapparently  is no capability within MS-Works to ácustomize áyour  ì
printer  driver.  This means that the custom print controls documented in ì
the following section will not be available to you. You will not be áable ì
to produce over-sized characters. Sorry folks!






 PRODUCING EPSON PRINT FILES FROM WORDPERFECT 5.1

   1) First, be sure that you have an EPSONLQ PRS file installed in your WordPerfect
      directory. This may require you to find your print driver diskette from your MS-
      WordPerfect diskettes.

   2) If you have not done so, create your WordPerfect document using all of
      the features of the Epson-LQ printer. Find the Printer Commands section
      in the WordPerfect for DOS Reference manual, pages 405,6. Study this
      section to learn how to insert the HQFAX Custom Print controls into your
      WordPerfect document to produce oversized characters.

   3) From the WordPerfect main menu, enter <Shift>F7 to select the print menu. From
      the  Print menu, enter 'S' to select a printer. Use the arrow keys to  position
      the  cursor to the Epson LQ-510. Enter 'E' to edit the printer selection.  Enter
      'P' to modify the printer port. Use the arrow keys to position the cursor over
      the  selection  OTHER. Now enter the name of the disk file  that  WordPerfect
      will print to. Remember the ".ECL" file extension. Store the ECL file in your
      C:\WP directory or C:\hqfax.

   4) From the WordPerfect main menu, print the current document to the .ECL file.

   5) Exit WordPerfect, run the HQFAX command, identify the ECL file that you wish
   to convert, and enter the other conversion parameters as well.


 PRODUCING EPSON PRINT FILES FROM WORDSTAR 5.0

   1) If you have not done so, create your WordStar document using all of the
      features of an Epson-LQ printer. You will need to have set up a PDF for an
      EPSON-LQ printer. This PDF should write to a disk file. Find the Custom
      Print Controls section in your WordStar Reference manual, page 30. Study this
      section to be able to insert the HQFAX Custom Print Controls into your
      WordStar document to make oversized characters.

   2) From the WordStar main menu, enter <Alt F> to display the File Menu. Use the
      arrow keys to select the Print option.

   3) From the Print Setup screen, hit the <ENTER> key continuously until the cursor
      is in the printer field. Use the arrow keys to select the EPSONLQ printer from
      the directory of printers below. You should have a PDF set up for an EPSON LQ-500
      printer to write to a disk file.

   4) Hit the <ENTER> key until the cursor is in the field "Redirect to output port".
      Enter the filename with the ".ECL" file extension. Store the ECL file in your
      C:\WordStar directory or C:\hqfax.

   5) Exit WordStar, run the HQFAX command, identify the ECL file that you
      wish to convert, and enter the other conversion parameters as well.






 Producing EPSON Print Files from Windows Applications


 To  use  HQFAX  with any Windows application, you must select an  EPSON  24  pin
 Letter-Quality printer (LQ-500 or similar model) as your active printer and select
 "On File" as the output device. Here's how.

 1) From the Program Manager Panel, activate (double-click on) Main.

 2) From Main, activate (double-click on) Control Panel.

 3) From Control Panel, activate Printers.

 4) From the list of available printers in the pull-down menu, select
    an EPSON-LQ.

 5) From the Printer pull-down menu, select Printer Setup.

 6) Click on the Connect button. From the pull-down menu of output devices,
    choose "On File". This will redirect Epson-LQ printer output to a disk
    file which you will name when you are ready to print the document.

 7) Inside the Printer Setup panel, make sure that this is the active

 Your  áEpson 24 pin printer is now active and you can print your  ádocuì
ment  áusing  áthe  Print  option of the File pull-down ámenu. áWhen áyou ì
select áthe  print  option, Windows  will prompt you for an áoutput áfile ì
name. Enter a filename with  the  .ECL  file  extension so that HQFAX can ì
find it. Now you are ready to convert  and  FAX  the  document. You áneed ì
not áexit Windows! Simply exit your word processor, go  to  the  áProgram ì
Manager window  and click on the DOS prompt. You can run  HQFAX  to
 convert and send your document from the DOS prompt within Windows.

 There  áapparently  áis no capability within áMS-Windows áto  ácustomize  ì
your  Epson  printer  driver.  This  means that the custom print controls  ì
documented  áin  the  following  section  will not be available áto áyou. ì
You will not be able  to  produce  over-sized characters with the Windows ì
printer ádriver. If you wish to make use of  the áOver-sized ácharacters, ì
you ámust áinstall the EPSON-LQ printer driver provided  with áyour áword ì
processor áif áavailable. áYou will need to customize it áby áadding áthe  ì
Special  áPrint Controls listed below. Consult the user manual áfor áyour ì
word  áprocessor áfor specific information about ácreating áCustom áPrint ì
Controls.






 Using Various Type Sizes

 The  fancier EPSON-LQ printers provide for a range of type sizes from á8 ì
points  áto  á32  ápoints.  HQ-FAX  faithfully áinterprets áthe áEPSON-LQ ì
printer commands  which  alter  the  pitch  and  point-size of the ácharì
acters to be printed (or FAXed). If you have  a  print driver  with  your  ì
word áprocessor áfor áan EPSON ESC/P2 printer, you  will  ábe  áable  áto ì
produce the range of type sizes mentioned above, directly from your áword ì
processor.

 The áEPSON ESC/P2 printers are: ActionPrinter 5000, LQ-570, LQ-870, áLQ-ì
1070 áand LQ-1170.  IF  you do not have a print driver available for áone ì
of the above listed printers,  you  will appreciate the following.


 Epson Custom Print Controls

 HQ-FAX offers a few Custom Print Controls to enhance the FAX images. The ì
specifics  áof  áproducing these Custom Print Controls áwithin ádocuments ì
varies áfrom one word processor  to another. Please see the section áProì
ducing áEpson Print Files for information  regarding  having  your  áword ì
processor áproduce Custom Print Controls  that  work  together  áproperly ì
with HQ-FAX.


 The Custom Print Controls offered by HQFAX are:

 <Cntl>E (hex 05) This control code indicates Double-size characters to
t is a toggle switch, meaning that the first occurrence of
      <Cntl>E turns on Oversize and the next occurrence turns it off.

 <Cntl>F (hex 06) This control code indicates  Triple  size characters to
      HQFAX. It is a toggle switch as well. The first occurrence of <Cntl>F
      turns on Triple-size, the next turns it off.

 <Cntl>G (hex 07) This control code indicates ~Quad~ sized characters to
       HQFAX.  It too is a toggle switch, The first occurrence of <Cntl>G ì
turns on Quad-size, the next turns it off.

 <Cntl>Q (hex 11) This control code indicates Double-Height characters to ì
HQ-FAX áIt  too  is  toggle switch, meaning that the first occurrence áof  ì
<Cntl>Q turns on Double-Height,the next turns it off.

 <Cntl>W (hex 17) This control code indicates Double-Wide characters to
     HQFAX. It too is a toggle switch. The first occurrence of <Cntl>^W
      turns on Double-wide, the next turns it off.


 When  áusing  these  features, the user must account for the fact  áthat  ì
the  áover-sized characters are taller and/or wider than ánormal ácharacì
ters, and format the page  accordingly.  When  your word processor puts a ì
page ánumber or footnote at the  bottom  of  a  page, HQFAX will ádo áthe ì
courtesy of removing whitespace near the bottom of the page in  order áto ì
make room for the page number or footnote.