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- MICROPRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
-
- Change Description for WS 5.0 Updates
-
- American WordStar Professional Release 5
-
- Inline Update #091
-
- Anomaly Corrections and Enhancements Description
-
- This is a description of the anomaly corrections and enhancements that appear
- in this first update and distinquish it from the original release (#085). This
- update fixes high priority anomalies that generated frequent calls to the
- Technical Support Group.
-
- PRODUCT CORRECTIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS
-
- Program disk 6 updated files:
- WS.EXE, WSMSGS.OVR, WSHELP.OVR, DRIVERN.OVR, DRIVERT.OVR, PRINT.TST
-
- WS.EXE Corrections:
-
- NEC P5 can now select "Proportional" font from ^P= menu--get "Proportional
- Cond" and LQ2500 can now select "Roman Prop" from ^P= menu--get "Roman Prop
- Cond"
-
- (.CW) now controls the character spacing for daisy wheel printers.
-
- Form Feed (^PL) with Repeat Prior Find Replace (^L) in document no longer
- gives screen registration, line/page number errors.
-
- Can now use .LQ to print letter quality with upward compatibility for WS 4.0
- files without re-editing. (.LQ affects fonts selected by ^A, ^N, .CW...)
-
- ^QT now deletes past characters with high bits set.
-
- The superscript roll (.SR) default value changed from (80/1440") to (90/1440")
-
- "Ask for personal dictionary" is now asked everytime the dictionary is run.
- Misc problems in WSCHANGE also fixed.
-
- Attempt to enter a dot command while a in dot command line is no longer fatal.
-
- Page preview no longer changes program to non-document mode.
-
- Tabbing if no tabs in headers or footers is no longer fatal.
-
- Text following .lm2/.lm .10" will now start in the correct place.
-
- Headers and footers when beginning on page 2 are no longer scrambled.
-
- A block is no longer appended when file contains tab characters.
-
- Print time reforming of centered lines using DRAFT printer as been corrected.
- (see centered portion of PRINT.TST)
-
- Phantom blank & rubout now prints correctly with both fixed & prop fonts.
-
- Cursor registration is now corrected while fast typing in large paragraph with
- off-screen page break.
-
- Lotus file insert of GENERAL format and leading zero truncation is now handled
- correctly.
-
- Quattro (empty cells) has been handled correctly.
-
- Dbase merge print anomalies have been corrected.
-
- Block Mark/Save or abandon lock-up, effecting 384K.PAT, has been corrected.
-
- There is now support for sheet feeder bins >4.
-
- DRIVERN.OVR
-
- Divide overflow with sheet feeders: HP LaserJet and Brother HR40 w/CF500
- installed as Diablo 630 w/F33 sheet feeder has been corrected.
-
- ^PQ, ^PW, ^PE, ^PR codes no longer print before preceding spaces. Horizontal
- spacing before pix tags and custom print controls has been fixed.
-
- Redundant CR before CRLF has been eliminated (INSET problems?)
-
- Daisy wheel printers' positioning has been corrected.
-
- Improved sheet feeder support
-
- Color strings set at 'correct' places
-
- Improved interface to INSET. Fixed Inset mixed font support and "over-struck
- character" anomaly.
-
- DRIVERT.OVR Correct custom print controls (print extras) handling fixed.
-
- PRINT.TST Aligns right column on right margin (See Pg.1 Ln 49) changed from
- (.CO2,.4") to (.CO2,.3")
-
- Removed DRAFT printer default. File will now print using the user's default
- printer. Fixed by deleting <@> (symmetrical sequence) on first line while in
- non-document mode.
-
- INSTALLATION disk (3 updated files) PRCHANGE.EXE, INSTALL.OVR, CHANGE.OVR
-
- PRCHANGE.EXE: Custom print controls (print extras) and Memory Allocation
- Problems fixed.
-
- INSTALL.OVR: AST, DOS 3.3 memory allocation failure fixed.
-
- CHANGE.OVR: AST, DOS 3.3 memory allocation failure fixed.
-
- PRINTER DATA BASES
-
- This Inline #091 data base required a third (Printer Data 3) release disk.
-
- Printer Data 1 contains all new and fixed non-laser printers.
-
- Printer Data 2 contains HP and HP style (clones) laser/page printers (with the
- exception of the non-laser HP DeskJet that did not fit on PRDATA 1).
-
- Printer Data 3 contains all the non-HP style laser/page printers.
-
- CORRECTIONS, ENHANCEMENTS, NEW PRINTERS ADDED:
-
- Printer Data 1:
-
- ASC256 Fixed
- Ascii 256, Custom, Preview, Simple, Typewriter, Xtract all were in the
- released version but incomplete. Made FPS and adjusted some values.
-
- AT&T 470/471/475/476 Fixed
- Fixed several problems, including substitution tables and miscellaneous
- erroneous values in the PDF.
-
- AUTOLF Fixed
- Made FPS and adjusted some values.
-
- Brother HR-10/-15/-25/-35 New
-
- Brother HR-20/-40 Fixed
- Fixed spacing, bidirectional printing, font selection, etc.
-
- C.Itoh 1550/8510 Fixed
- Fixed substitution tables and fonts.
-
- C.Itoh Starwriter F-10 Fixed
- Fixed spacing, etc.
-
- Citizen 120-D (Epson mode) Fixed
- Fixed bold and doublestrike problems. Both fonts and PDF affected.
-
- Custom Generic: Modifiable Fixed
- See ASC256
-
- Diablo 630 Fixed
- Fixed spacing, bidirectional printing, font Selection.
-
- Diablo 630 ECS Fixed
- Fixed spacing, font selection, etc..
-
- Diablo 630 with WP Options Fixed
- Fixed spacing, substitution, etc..
-
- Diconix 300 InkJet (Epson mode) Enhanced
- Used UK version to get extended fonts.
-
- Epson FX-80 & FX-100 Fixed
- Fixed substitution, fonts
-
- Epson FX-85/-185/-286 Fixed
- Fixed substitution, fonts, menu name
-
- Epson FX86e/286e/EX800/1000 (Epson) Fixed
- Fixed substitution, fonts
-
- EPLQ0850
- Epson LQ-850/1050 New
-
- Epson LQ-2500 Fixed
- Fixed minor flags. Underscore is a hardware problem.
-
- Epson LX-80 Fixed
- Fixed substitution
-
- Epson MX-80 & MX-100 Fixed
- Fixed substitution, line feeding, etc..
-
- Epson RX-80 & RX-100 Fixed
- Fixed substitution, etc..
-
- HP PaintJet New
-
- HP QuiteJet (IBM char set) Fixed
- Made FPS, fixed fonts and substitution. Fixed bold/doublestrike on some
- fonts.
-
- HP ThinkJet (IBM Mode) Fixed
- Fixed DNITproblems. Fixed some bold/doublestrike problems.
-
- IBM Quietwriter I/II (slow w/.uj) Fixed
- Bold bug was caused by these fonts being overwritten by the next entry.
- Additional minor fixes were made. Added feeders and notes.
-
- IBM Quietwriter I/II (fast no .uj) Fixed
- Added feeders and notes. Fixed PS.
-
- Juki 61 New
-
- Juki 6300 New
-
- NEC 8023A-N Fixed
- Fixed substitution table.
-
- NEC 8023A-C New
-
- NEC Spinwriter 2010/2030/8010 Fixed
- Fixed daisy problems.
-
- NEC Spinwriter 2015/3515/7715/8815 Fixed
- Fixed daisy problems.
-
- NEC Spinwriter 2050 Fixed
- Fixed daisy problems.
-
- Okidata 84 Step 2 Fixed
-
- Okidata 92/93 Fixed
- Fixed bold/doublestrike problem.
-
- Okidata 192/193 (IBM) Fixed
- Fixed some fonts.
-
- Okidata 292/293 Fixed
- Fixed proportional.
-
- Okidata 292/293 (IBM) Fixed
- Fixed proportional.
-
- Panasonic KX-P1091i Fixed
- Fixed some font strings.
-
- PREVIEW Diskfile: Formatted Fixed
- See ASC256
-
- Qume Sprint 11+ Fixed
- Fixed daisy stuff.
-
- RICHO LP6000 New
-
- Silver Reed EXP-500 daisywheel New
-
- Silver Reed EXP-550 daisywheel Fixed
- Fixed daisy stuff.
-
- SIMPLE
- Generic: Modifiable Fixed
- See ASC256
-
- Tandy DMP-130 (IBM mode) Fixed
-
- Tandy DMP-2100 New
-
- Tandy DMP-2100P (IBM mode) New
-
- Tandy DMP-2100P (Tandy mode) New
-
- Tandy DMP-2110 Fixed
-
- Tandy DMP-2110 (IBM mode) Fixed
-
- Texas Inst. TI855/865/857 Fixed
- Fixed delays.
-
- Toshiba P321SL/P341SL (IBM mode) New
-
- Toshiba P351 New
-
- Toshiba P351SX (IBM mode) New
-
- Toshiba P1340 Fixed
- Fixed fonts, substitution tables, etc...
-
- Toshiba P1351 Fixed
- Fixed fonts, substitution tables, etc...
-
- TYPEWR Generic: Backspacing Fixed
- See ASC256
-
- XTRACT Diskfile: MailMerge use Fixed
- See ASC256. Outstanding bug (changing soft CR to hard CR) being
- investigated.
-
- PRINTER DATA 2:
-
- Brother HL-8 Laser (HPLJ+ mode) Enhanced
- Changed to support UK release.
-
- Hewlett-Packard DeskJet Fixed
- DNIT string, menu name, output device. Added flag for overprint
- doublestrike with offset to all fonts. Added standard/legal paper
- as feeders.
-
- HP LaserJet Models Enhanced
- Changed to support UK release.
-
- Okidata Laserline 6 Enhanced
- Changed to support UK release.
-
- Olivetti PG108 Laser New
-
- Panasonic KX-P4450 Laser Partner Enhanced
- Changed to support UK release.
- Disks affected: 6 Updated (5.25" 360kb)
-
- Disk Name Part # Date Code
-
- (on disk label & directory volume label)
-
- Program 5255A 8322
- Installation/Customization 5256A 8322
- Advanced Customization 5257B 8307
- Printer Data 1 5258A 8322
- Printer Data 2 5259B 8322
- Printer Data 3 5268 8322
-
-
- Disks affected: 4 updated (3.5" 720kb)
-
- Program/Advanced Page Preview 5271A 8322
- Installation/Customization 5272B8322
- Printer Data 1 & 2 5274A 8322
- Printer Data 3/Dictionaries 5190 8322
- (Spelling, Thesaurus, Definitions)
-
-
-
-
- American WordStar Professional Release 5
-
- Inline Update #092
-
- Anomaly Corrections and Enhancements Description
-
-
- INLINE DESCRIPTION:
-
- The improvements and corrections highlighted below are specific to the differ-
- ences between the Inline/#091 and the Inline/#092 and how they will
- effect the single user.
-
- PRODUCT CORRECTIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS:
-
- PREVIEW.OVR and WS.EXE have been modified to allow the main Preview program
- files to reside on the R/O program drive but font files to be created on
- the R/W shared drive.
-
- The EGA mono and the EGA 64K monitor problems have been fixed.
-
- LSRFONTS.EXE has had 2 anomalies fixed. The "Type Style Number" embedded at
- the front of each soft font file is now transferred correctly into the
- Printer Data Base and now all third party fonts are identified by their
- names instead of the cryptic "UNKNOWN 12/6".
-
- PATCH.LST has been corrected to adjust for the change of patch adresses during
- development.
-
- TUTOR: New stand alone Tutor corrects a number of Tutor anomalies.
-
- PRINTER DATA BASE
-
- Printer Data 1 contains all new and fixed non-laser printers.
-
- Printer Data 2 contains HP and HP style (clones) laser/page printers.
-
- Printer Data 3 contains all the non-HP style laser/page printers. (It also
- contains the non-laser HP DeskJet due to insufficient disk space
- on both Printer Data 1 and 2.)
-
-
- CORRECTIONS, ENHANCEMENTS, NEW PRINTERS ADDED
-
- ALPS P2000 (Epson mode) New
-
- CANON LBP-8 A1/A2 Fixed
- Fixed select strings for Line Printer and Courier 20 fonts.
-
- CITIZEN MSP-10 & MSP-20 Fixed
- Changed vert & horz position and FF string. Took out double underscore
- character.
- Selected LPT1 as printer output device.
-
- CORDATA LP-300 Fixed
- Changed FF string, took out double underscore, set page printer bit to 1.
-
- DICONIX 150 INKJET (EPSON MODE) Fixed
- Changed FF & quit job strings, took out double underscore.
-
- DICONIX 150 INKJET (IBM MODE) Fixed
- Changed FF & quit job strings, took out double underscore.
-
- DIGITAL (DEC) LA50 New
-
- EPSON FX-85/-185/-286 (FX-85 new in #092 Inline.) New
-
- EPSON GQ-3500 LASER Fixed
- Changed vert & horz position type, removed overscore, add quit job,
- changed output device, set page printer bit to 1.
-
- EPSON LQ-1500 VERSION 1.8 Fixed
- Changed to support the epson11 compose tables,
- corrected PS font widths, removed double underscore, changed FF type,
- select LPT1
-
- EPSON LQ-1500 VERSION 2.0 Fixed
- Changed FF type, removed double underscore, add reset, new epson11
- compose tables, corrected PS font width, select LPT1 as printer output
- device
-
- EPSON LQ-800 WITH ESC/P MODULE Fixed
- Changed FF type, corrected font width, changed order of ps fonts, select
- LPT1
-
- EPSON LQ-800/1000 Fixed
- Changed FF type, removed double underscore, reset added to dnit,
- corrected font width, changed order of ps fonts, new epson13 compose
- tables, select LPT1
-
- EPSON LQ-500 New
-
- EPSON LX800 New
-
- HP LASERJET IID New
-
- HP THINKJET (HP MODE) Fixed
- Removed underscore & double underscore, changed FF type, select LPT1,
- add R8 fonts and changed R8 font to map straight across, changed number of
- bold/double strikes, changed draft font mask
-
- IBM COLOR GRAPHICS 5182 Fixed
- Changed FF type, added text fonts, removed underscore & double underscore,
- select LPT1, fix language table
-
- IBM PC GRAPHICS PRINTER Fixed
- Removed underscore & double underscore, changed FF type, select LPT1
-
- IBM PROPRINTER Fixed
- Changed vert & horz position, removed double underscore, changed FF type,
- select LPT1, fix language table
-
- IBM PROPRINTER II & XL Fixed
- changed FF type, removed double underscore, select LPT1,
- corrected translation tables (wrap-around problem)
-
- IBM PROPRINTER X24/XL24 Fixed
- changed FF type & vert position, removed double underscore, select LPT1,
- corrected translation tables (wrap-around problem)
-
- IBM PROPRINTER III/III XL New
-
- IBM QUIETWRITER III Fixed
- changed FF type, removed underscore & double underscore, select LPT1,
- correct translation tables (wrap-around problem)
-
- IBM WHEELPRINTER 5216 Fixed
- changed FF type, removed underscore & double underscore, select LPT1
-
- IBM WHEELPRINTER E Fixed
- changed FF type, removed underscore & double underscore, select LPT1
-
- KYOCERA F-1000 LASER (HPLJ SERIES II) Fixed
- Fixed PC-8 & R-8 tables, portrait/landscape, FF type, Removed italics,
- Added feeder support
-
- MANNESMANN TALLY MT160/MT180 Fixed
- changedd vert position type, added ^M to FF string, quit job, removed
- underscore
-
- NEC P2-P3 -3 OR -6 Fixed
- changed FF type & compose table, removed underscore & double underscore,
- removed reset from quit job, corrected width
-
- NEC P2200 Fixed
- changed FF type, order of ps fonts, removed double underscore & reset
- from quit job, select LPT1
-
- NEC P5/5XL/6/7 Fixed
- changed FF type, removed underscore & double underscore, select LPT1
- changed color menu, changed order of ps fonts
-
- NEC P5200/P5300 Fixed
- Removed double underscore
-
- OKIDATA 2410 Fixed
- changed FF type, quit job, vert move types, complete color table
-
- OKIDATA 393 "PERSONALITY H" Fixed
- changed FF string, quite job string, removed vert up/down, order of ps
- fonts, corrected widths
-
- OKIDATA 84/92/93 (IBM) Fixed
- Changed vertical position type, quit job string, add FF string
-
- OKIDATA ML182/183 Fixed
- changed FF string, changed Inset driver name to "Okidata"
-
- OKIDATA ML182/183 (IBM) Fixed
- changed vert & horz move types, FF string, add quit job string
-
- OKIDATA OKIMATE 20 (IBM) Fixed
- changed vert & horz move types, FF string, quit job string
-
- OLYMPIA LASERSTAR 6 (DIABLO MODE) Fixed
- Changed FF string, removed double underscore
-
- PANASONIC KX-1090 Fixed
- Changed FF string, quit job, removed double underscore
-
- PANASONIC KX-P1091 Fixed
- Changed FF string, quit job, removed double underscore
-
- PANASONIC KX-P1091 (IBM MODE) Fixed
- Changed FF & quit job strings, reset added to job dnit, removed double
- underscore, ESC characters mapped straight across in compose table
-
- PANASONIC KX-P1091I (IBM PRO MODE) Fixed
- Changed FF & quit job string, removed double underscore
-
- PANASONIC KX-P1092 New
-
- PANASONIC KX-P1524 (Diablo mode) New
-
- PANASONIC KX-P1524 (Epson LQ) New
-
- PANASONIC KX-1524 (IBM mode) New
-
- PANASONIC KX-1592 New
-
- PANASONIC KX-P1595 (IBM mode) New
-
- RICOH LP4080R Fixed
- changed vert position type, FF string, microjust value, select LPT1,
- set page printer bit
-
- STAR GEMINI 10X & 15X Fixed
- changed FF string, VMI move type, removed double underscore
-
- STAR NB24-10/-15 (IBM MODE) Fixed
- Removed double underscore, changed line height
- STAR ND-10/15 Fixed
- Changed FF type, order of ps fonts, removed double underscore,
- fixed double strike & compose tables
-
- STAR NX/NL/ND-10/-15 Fixed
- Changed FF & quit job string, changed menu name, removed double underscore
-
- STAR NX-1000 (IBM mode) New
-
- STAR RADIX-10/15 Fixed
- changed FF & quit job string, removed double underscore, fix bold &
- dstrike
-
- STAR SB-10 Fixed
- Changed FF & quit job strings
-
- STAR SD-SG-SR-10/15 (IBM) Fixed
- changed FF & quit job string, removed double underscore
-
- STAR SD-SG-SR-10/15 (STAR) Fixed
- Changed FF & quit job string, removed double underscore, fonts attributes
-
- TANDY DMP-130 Fixed
- changed FF type & quit job, select LPT1, changed vert position type
-
- TANDY DWP-230 (IBM mode) New
-
- TANDY DWP-230 (Tandy mode) New
-
- TOSHIBA P321/341/341e New
-
- TOSHIBA Pagelaser 12 (HP+ mode) New
-
- Disks affected: 11 (5.25" 360kb)
-
- Disk Name Part # Date Code
- (on disk label & directory volume label)
-
- 9 updated: Program 5255-B8356
- Installation/Customization 5256-B8356
- Advanced Customization 5257-C8356
- Advanced Page Preview 5261-A8356
- PostScript Files/Font Utility 5266-A8350
- ProFinder 5263-A8347
- Printer Data 1 5258-B8356
- Printer Data 2 5259-C8356
- Printer Data 3 5268-A8356
- 2 new : Tutor 1 5183 8353
- Tutor 2 5184 8353
-
- Disks affected: 7 (3.5" 720kb)
-
- 6 updated:Program/Advanced Page Preview 5271-B8356
- Installation/Customization 5272-C8356
- Printer Data 1 & 2 5274-B8356
- Printer Data 3/Dictionaries 5190-A8356
- (Spelling, Thesaurus, Definitions)
- MailList/TelMerge/PC-Outline/ 5275-A8347
- ProFinder
- PostScript Files/Font Utility 5174 8356
- 1 new: Tutor 5191 8353
-
-
-
- American WordStar Professional Release 5
-
- Inline Update Inline # 093
-
- Anomaly Corrections and Enhancements Description
-
-
- INLINE DESCRIPTION:
-
- This description contains the anomaly corrections that distinquish this update
- (#093) from update (#092). This is an update to the WS.EXE file (#Ameri-
- can 093) only.
- PRODUCT CORRECTIONS:
-
- Two PDF pathing anomalies found in the WS.EXE (#092) file have now been cor-
- rected:
-
- 1) When editing and printing a file in window #2, WS was using the PDF from
- the file in window #1.
-
- 2) In WINSTALL or WSCHANGE when entering a drive letter where PDF's can be
- found the program would halt.
-
- Disks Affected: 1 (5.25" 360kb)
-
- Disk Name Part #Date Code
- (on disk label & directory volume label)
-
- Program 5255C 9009
-
- Disks Affected: 1 (3.5" 720kb)
-
- Program/Advanced Page Preview 5271C9009
-