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- 2COL54
- Fixed bug in append -A option.
-
- Fixed bug when using aUtomargin -U with multiple files.
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- Added -Y4 function to update some preset options without resetting all others.
-
- Added left justify feature -[xx. Allows you to reduce or eliminate
- document's own built in margin. Also allows text to be left flushed.
-
- 2COL53
- 2COL will now print from 1 to 6 columns per page. This is particularly useful
- for printing labels and lists.
-
- 2COL can now print in landscape mode with printers such as the Deskjet which
- have this capability.
-
- 2COL will now allow a column width from 20 to 160 characters. The wider column
- widths will be useful for landscape mode or printing one 160 character-wide
- column across the page.
-
- These features are particularly useful when combined with the text width
- reformatting option -&R.
-
- The -N option has been modified to allow independant control of which options
- print at the lower left corner. See docs.
-
-
- 2COL52
- Registered users may now specify a custom initialization string. This can be
- used to set draft/LQ printing, select fonts, emphasized printing, etc.
-
- 2COL51
- Minor modifications for compatibility with 2MENU, the new 2COL interface for
- MS-Windows. See PRODUCTS.DOC.
-
- Added adjustment for font size switch option -Bxxx. Previously the switch for
- normal size font to subscript took place at 102 lines/page.
-
- Backspace characters (ASCII 8) are now ignored.
-
- 2COL50
-
- Added a -Y3 option to ignore custom default settings and,instead, use the
- standard defaults. This is intended for use with the 2COL menu/editing
- interface for MS Windows but may also be useful with the WP and WFW macros.
- This command is only relevant for registered users. For more information about
- the new Menu interface see PRODUCTS.DOC.
-
- Added option "-@" to print pages in reverse. This eliminates paper shuffling
- when printing on a deskjet,inkjet or a dot matrix with a cut sheet feeder. You
- can choose to print all or only the even or odd pages in reverse order.
-
- Modified even/odd printing to allow printing either the even pages first or the
- odd first. The -E option will now ask you if you want to print odd pages next.
-
- Added option -&R to allow paragraph reformatting. This will allow the entire
- width of a document to be expanded or contracted. It is useful with 17cpi
- printers which can only print 68 character-wide columns. It is also useful when
- printing a narrow formatted document to better utilize the full column width.
- This option is for registered users but unregistered users can test it with the
- -K option.
-
- Automargin has been modified to assume a document width equal to the reformat
- setting specified rather than the actual document width. Automargin will
- default to the wordwrap setting instead of the actual document width if the
- wordwrap setting is less than the actual document width.
-
- The escape character and the character following it are now deleted in wordwrap
- mode. In standard mode the escape is converted to ASCII 254.
-
- Now treats a single Carriage Return as a CR/LF.
-
- Improved printing of Wordstar documents.
-
-
- 2COL49
- Worked around compiler bug which caused -N option to not print page numbers.
-
- Added macro for BOXER text editor
-
- Increased default page fill (smaller bottom margin) for dot matrix printers
-
-
- 2COL48
- Page length adjustment has been added to the -D (page delimit) option.
-
- Printer initialization string has been modified to accommodate IBM type
- printers, such as the Proprinter II, Tandy, etc. These printers will only
- operate at 17 char/inch and must be used with the -W68 option.
-
-
-
- 2COL47
- Fix DOS 6 and QEMM compatibility problems.
-
- Added option (-J-2) to eliminate output of printer control characters. This
- allows output to be used for non-standard printers and sideways printing
- programs. It also permits four column printouts to be created.
-
- 2COL46
- Support for printing Wordstar files added.
- Page length adjustment added (-!xx) for A4, legal, etc.
-
- 2COL45
- Rewritten for new compiler. Bug reports appreciated :-)
-
- Wordwrap/filter (-&) feature added to print some wordprocessor files (such as
- .WRI, WS, WP Generic).
-
- New WP and WFW macros are available for registered users to print with 2COL
- without leaving WP.
-
- Automargin modified to automatically switch on wordwrap when lines are longer
- than column width unless -&- is included on the command line.
-
- The -V option now allows a percentage to be specified which determines whether
- partial last pages will be filled or eliminated.
-
- 2COL43
- When using the -V option, 2COL will now let you modify the line spacing to
- either fill or eliminate partial pages at the end.
-
- 2COL41
- Added option (-V) to provide a page count before printing.
- Fixed hang problem when trying to skip (-S) more pages than actually exist.
-
- 2COL40:
- Deskjet support added:
- 2COL has been tested with the Deskjet 500 printer and appears OK. If you
- experience problems with your model, please let me know.
-
- Fix problem with left margin (-M) option.
-
- Restore standard DOS printer timeout value.
-
- 2COL35
-
- Fix problem with pathnames exceeding 30 characters.
-
- Added option to print current date at page bottom.
-
- Add printer initialization on second pass of odd/even printing.
-
- Fixed problem which ocurred when using the fixpage option when printing
- odd/even and using the second pass option.
-
- Added the ability to temporarily turn off options which were turned on with the
- customizing feature.
-
- 2COL34
-
- Option (-Y) to customize default settings. Eliminates the need to enter
- command line options every time you run the program. Eliminates the need for
- batch files.
-
- Option (-?) causes 2COL to ask for filenames to print. Useful when 2COL is run
- from a menu or an icon. Filenames can still be entered on the command line as
- well.
-
- Changed the standard default setting (-F) for the top margin from 4 lines to 0.
- This is a result of feedback on how most people are setting up their printers.
-
- Modified the (-O) option, which prints odd pages only, to ask whether the user
- wants to print even pages next. This allows for printing both sides without
- rerunning the program.
-
- A "press any key to continue" message now appears whenever 2COL displays a
- message at exit. This makes it possible to read error messages when run from an
- icon or a menu program. Under these conditions the message would disappear
- before it could be read.
-
- The DOS printer timeout interval is now decreased while 2COL is running. Some
- people have commented that their system appears to hang sometimes while running
- 2COL. This is due to the long timeout delay DOS uses for the printer before
- printing an error message. If a shorter timeout causes any problems, I would
- appreciate hearing from you. It is good practice to make sure your printer is
- on-line before running 2COL.
-
- Added a 2COL icon and a PIF file for Windows.
-
-
- 2COL32
- Documentation improvements
-
- 2COL30
- Added a DEMO2COL.BAT to illustrate 2COL features
-
- Added a demo option (-K) which activates registered features for a one page
- printout.
-
- Fixed a bug which occurred when wrapping long lines with a blank in the 81st
- position.
-
-
- 2COL29
- People were using the left margin option without reading the instructions first
- and were having problems. Additional warnings in LARGE PRINT were added to the
- documentation.
-
-
- 2COL28
- New Automargin feature scans each file before printing and determines optimum
- margin and column width settings. Very useful when you need to create a left
- margin for hole punching and binding.
-
- Option added to print an exact number of pages/column, retaining all page
- breaks and blank lines.
-
- Escape characters(27) are now filtered out and replaced with ASCII(254).
-
- 2COL will now run slightly faster because trailing blanks have been eliminated
- from the end of each line.
-
- Fixed bug that caused page header not to print immediately following form feed.
-
- Line spacing control has been changed from n/72 inch to n/216 inch (n/180 for
- 24-pin). As a result there will be less variation in white space at the bottom
- of the page and lines will always be spread out as much as possible. Let me
- know if the change causes any problems with your printer.
-
-
-
- 2COL27
- A left margin option has been added. Read the instructions carefully before
- using it.
-
-
-
-
- 2COL26
- Registered users can now direct output to a file instead of the
- printer. The file can then be used for printing in background while
- running other programs. This option can also be used to redirect output
- to LPT2, COM1, COM2, etc.
-
- Also, registration requirements are now more flexible for 2col. Please read the
- "Registration" section of the manual.
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