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The PrintOMatic Xtra
Version 1.6.1 for Windows
Introduction
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The PrintOMatic Xtra is the premier printing tool for Macromedia Director and
Authorware. PrintOMatic adds a full set of page-layout, text and graphics
printing features to Director 5, Director 6, and Authorware 4 projects on
Macintosh and Windows.
This is only a brief "Read Me" file. The full documentation for PrintOMatic can
be printed from the demo movie PMATIC.DIR, or viewed from the on-line help file
available from the Director menu item "Xtras -> PrintOMatic -> PrintOMatic
Help"
Installing the PrintOMatic Xtra
-------------------------------
Simply drag the entire PMATIC directory into Director's XTRAS directory, and
launch Director. The PMATIC directory should contain the following files:
PMATIC.X32 The 32-bit version of the PrintOMatic Xtra.
PMATIC.HLP The PrintOMatic Xtra's on-line help file.
PMATIC.CNT Table of Contents file for on-line help.
-PMATIC.DIR The PrintOMatic demo movie.
The only file that is essential in run-time projects is PMATIC.X32.
If your project uses the PrintOMatic Xtra, you MUST include
this file in an XTRAS folder within the folder your projector is in. See the
Director documentation for more information about Xtras and projector files.
Using PrintOMatic's On-Line Help
--------------------------------
An on-line help file has been provided as part of the PrintOMatic installation.
This help file can be used right alongside Director's own on-line help file as
you work. To use the on-line help file:
Within Director, select the menu item "Xtras -> PrintOMatic ->
PrintOMatic Help". This will open the PrintOMatic Help file using
the Windows Help application.
PrintOMatic Release Notes
-------------------------
1.5 Fixed a bug in the Macintosh version that would print the wrong pages if a
specific page rage was selected in the Job Setup dialog. Added protective code
to defend against a Director bug that returns a text size of 0 from text fields.
Recompiled to remedy a bug that botched printing in Windows 95.
1.5.2 Fixed a bug that caused the Windows version to crash when calling
setPage 0.
1.5.3 Fixed a Windows bug that caused problems printing files from disk in
Windows 95.
1.5.4 Internal architecture was substantially re-written to bring the code up to
date for Director 6 and Authorware 4; PrintOMatic now provides limited
functionality in Authorware 4 as well as Director. Changed the reset command so
that the Page Setup and Print Progress settings are not reset along with the
document contents. Added getMargins and getLandscapeMode routines. Fixed a
Windows bug that caused true-color bitmaps to ╥wrap╙ by 16 pixels. Fixed Windows
drawStagePicture bugs in 16- and 24-bit color. Cleaned up some Windows print
dialog code that fixes some printing anomalies (will likely stop printing leaks)
in Windows 95. Changed the installation directory for the product: now ALL
PrintOMatic files are placed into a sub-folder of Director's "Xtras" folder:
"PrintOMatic Xtra" on the Mac, and "PMATIC" on Windows. Updated the help
launcher code to be compatible with both Director 5 and Director 6 Help
applications.
1.5.5 Fixed a Windows bug that caused setLandscapeMode routines in 1.5.4 to hang
or crash. Fixed a Windows bug that prevented the global print command from
working in 1.5.4. Rolled back to MSVC 2.0 for 32-bit Windows version due to
anomalies in later versions that return a -1 error code when trying to print.
Fixed a bug that prevented the splash screen from going away after the Xtra was
registered. Fixed text alignment problems in drawText in the Macintosh version.
Fixed Windows bugs that prevented adding image files from disk to a document min
1.5.4. Made PICT opcode error reporting more robust on Windows. Fixed crashing
bugs in 16-bit Windows printPreview with EPS placeholders on the page. Fixed
16-bit Windows indexed PICT rendering glitches. Updated code to prevent drawing
of PICT cast members on Windows (because Director crashes). Made
drawStagePicture improvements that should reduce visual glitches in printing
from the offscreen buffer.
1.5.6 Fixed a Windows bug that caused periodic freezing when using append to add
pictures to frames. Fixed crashing problem with setProgressLoc on Windows. Added
clearProgressLoc command to reset the location of the progress window to the
center of the screen. Fixed a Windows opcode bug when converting some 1-bit PICT
images.
1.5.7 Added brand-new printStage routine. Added brand-new registration code
that allows users to enter a serial number from the Xtras menu to register the
Xtra. Fixed a bug that caused some calls to the global print command to crash.
1.5.8 Recompiled to fix recurring -1 errors in 32-bit Windows and
other anomalies.
1.5.9 Made the Xtra "Safe for Shockwave" to enable use in Shockwave 7. Fixed
a corrupt message table in the Macintosh version that caused registration
problems, setPageNumSymbol bugs, and other odd behavior.
1.6 Added support for printing Director 7 Text members directly. Modified
stage-grabbing code for better 16-bit display compatibility.
1.6.1 Fixed a Windows bug that caused the captured stage image to "wrap"
in 16-bit color depth. Fixed a Windows bug that sometimes caused text characters
to be dropped at the beginning of pages. Changed instantiation code to allow
for better error trapping when no printer is installed.
1.6.2 Fixed a Windows bug that could cause crashing when printing the
Stage in 16-bit color.
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