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- This page covers notes for PrintCAD 1.30 that are not included in the
- v1.18 manual.
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- Version 1.30 follows version 1.18. This and future versions will
- match the version of PrintGL that includes the same function.
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- The /YA option turns on ADI binary file handling. With this set
- PrintCAD interprets ADI binary files (as well as HP-GL). By sending
- binary data in blocks via DOS functions, instead of one coordinate
- at a time via interrupt 78h, the data is sent significantly faster.
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- PrintCAD now automatically puts its swappable work area in the high
- part of DOS base memory. The L suboption of /X says to put the
- resident area in at the bottom of DOS memory (as before). The W
- suboption of /X says to put the swappable work area at the bottom of
- DOS memory.
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- PCADDV.EXE is no longer needed and should not be used.
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- The DOS environment variable PRINTCAD is examined by PrintCAD and if
- it is nonblank then it is put in front of the command line
- parameters. When you need to exceed the 127 character DOS command
- line limit, put some of the parameters in the PRINTCAD variable, for
- example
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- SET PRINTCAD=/CRGB... /S... /W...
- PCAD /P*.PLT ...
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- The /FU driver has been removed and replaced by /FL!.
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- /F@ supports the Canon BJC880.
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- /F& is a native mode driver for the Canon BJC800/820 and BJ200.
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- /FD+! supports the Canon LBP 8 Mk 4 at 600 dpi. The ! suboption
- switches from blank area data compression to CaPSL 4 data
- compression.
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- /F4+! supports the IBM 4029 LaserPrinter with 600 dpi PPDS upgrade.
- Adding the ! suboption to /F4 switches from blank area data
- compression to IBM 4029 data compression.
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- HP-GL output allows up to 24 pens.
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- Six additional shading patterns are available, A is 6.2%, B is 3.1%,
- C is 1.6%, D is 87.5%, E is 62.5%, and F is 37.5%.
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