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- MailManD
- ========
- Public Domain Demo
- Of MailMan
- Introduction
- ============
-
- This is the public domain version of MailMan which is exactly the same
- as the commercial version except for the save and print options.
- If you would like a copy of the fully featured MailMan then you can
- obtain a copy from the address at the end of this file.
-
- There are many label printing and address book applications available
- from various sources but many of these offer only very basic solutions
- which fail to meet the needs of most users (including myself). This was
- the reason I wrote MailMan. It offers a flexible approach to what
- seems a simple task, so no matter what printer, type of paper, etc.
- you have, MailMan will meet your needs and give you pleasing results.
- It supports outline fonts, Draw files and will even automatically
- centre the text, so you can give your labels that professional look.
-
- Getting started
- ===============
-
- MailMan loads in the usual way and initialises on to the icon bar.
- Click select to call up the address book which acts as the central
- point for all the applications functions.
-
- Users with RISC OS 2 need to ensure that they have already loaded some
- fonts otherwise MailMan will fail to load - sorry!
-
- Loading MailFiles
- -----------------
- MailFiles are loaded in the standard way, by either double clicking on
- them or dragging them to any of MailMan's windows or on to the icon on
- the icon bar.
-
- Loading Drawfiles
- -----------------
- Draw files can be loaded be dragging them to any of MailMan's windows or
- on to the icon on the icon bar.
-
- Main features
- =============
-
- Outlined below are the main functions MailMan offers and explains those
- which are not self-explanatory:
-
- Note: the accompanying MailFile is provided to help you grasp the use
- of the functions and options, quickly and easily and is there to be
- experimented with.
-
- Address Book
- ============
-
- Records
- -------
- Compact - Removes all the blank records stored in memory. If the file
- contains spaces then these will be treated as text and the file will
- not be deleted.
-
- Note: The use of any of the record options reverts the selection of files
- to the Current record+ state - see below.
-
- Sort
- ----
- Sorts all the records with respect to any line.
-
- Search
- ------
- Active fields - These are the fields that are included in the search.
-
- Show
- ----
- Label - Opens the label window.
- Page - Displays an A4 page of labels.
-
- Selection
- ---------
- Selection is used to chose which records you wish to output to the
- printer. The results of your selection will also be shown in the Page
- viewer window.
-
- Current record+ - This selects a page of records starting with the one
- currently displayed in the address book.
-
- All records - Selects all records.
-
- Records ranged - Selects only those records which are given by the
- range you have chosen.
-
- Records containing - Like the search option, this will select those
- records that contain the text you have specified.
-
- Note: This search is not case sensitive and does not take the Active
- fields option in the search section into account.
-
- Print
- -----
- Prints using the standard RISC OS printer drivers.
-
-
- Label
- =====
-
- The label displays the current record shown in the address book.
-
- Fonts
- -----
- Move the mouse pointer over the arrow next to the font name to display
- the font menu.
-
- The leading is the spacing between each line of text.
-
- Offsets
- -------
- This is where all the options that effect the label are selected.
-
- Label size
- ----------
- Chose the size of your label. The default is based on an A4 piece of
- paper with two columns of labels.
- All the measurements are in OS units. These are the units used to draw
- lines on the screen. I have used these for simplicity sake and to
- minimise rounding errors if I were to use millimetres etc. At an
- estimate they are roughly equal to 0.14 of a millimetre - I think!
- So 1400 OS Units = 1400*0.14 = 196mm.
-
- Text format
- -----------
- You can either use fixed offsets which will give all your labels the
- same horizontal and vertical starting point or use the centre text
- option. Please note that centre text will change any fixed text offsets
- you may have entered.
- Ignore empty lines - This option, when selected, will ignore any lines
- which are unused so the text is all together. When deselected, any
- lines that are unused will be shown, so text is spaced out.
-
- Draw format
- -----------
- You enter the size of the box you wish the Draw file to appear in and
- it is scaled to fit this box.
- Position at - simply give the co-ordinates of the top left hand point
- where you want the picture to be displayed.
- Remove - removes the currently loaded Draw file.
-
- Fields
- ------
- Select and deselect the fields you want to be displayed.
-
- Page
- ====
-
- Most of the features here are self-explanatory, there are only a few
- points that may need clarification.
-
- Settings
- --------
- The label offsets are relative to the printer margins, so changing your
- printer margins will effect the positioning of your labels on the page.
-
- Display menu
- ------------
- This gives you two options Page and Output. Page governs what you see
- on the screen and output governs what the printed result will contain
- (Boxes/Text).
-
- This concludes my summary of MailMan's main features, I hope some of it made
- sense.
-
- Tip
- ===
- To set up MailMan to print on your particular type of label paper (this
- would normally be labels on A4 sheets of paper as the printer driver is
- meant for A4 sized paper only - although you can use continuous label
- paper if you wish) it is best to use the following steps:
-
- - Set the printed output to boxes only.
- - Load a piece of normal A4 paper.
- - Roughly estimate the margins, gaps, etc..
- - Print.
- - Place a page of Labels on top of the A4 piece with boxes on them, and
- hold them up to the light.
- - See if the boxes match the outlines of your labels.
- - Adjust until they do.
-
- Note: It is sometimes useful to make the boxes smaller than the actual
- label size to allow for minor differences when loading paper in your
- printer. If you have a sheet feeder etc. then this is probably not
- necessary.
-
- This application includes the following files:
- ==============================================
-
- !MailMan
- !Boot
- !Run
- !RunImage
- !Sprites
- Settings
- Sprites
- Templates
- WimpExt
- !ReadMe
- MailFile
- DrawFile
-
- Thanks
- ======
- Jon Ribbens for writing the excellent WimpExtension module.
-
- =======
- Site licenced copies of MailMan are available at a cost of £15.95 inclusive.
- These entitle the user to make an unlimited number of copies to be used on
- as many machines as you like, within the same site.
-
- Single user copies of MailMan are available at a cost of £5.95 inclusive,
- and may only be used on one machine and only copied for your own personal
- use.
-
- Overseas orders please include return postage.
-
- If you have any comments, bug reports or suggestions for improvements or
- would like a copy of MailMan, then please write to:
-
- Dean Sivell
- 24 Birchwood Avenue
- Beckenham
- Kent
- BR3 3PZ
-
- Please make cheques payable to: Dean Sivell
-
- Disclaimer
- ==========
-
- No warranty is made with respect to the program, its quality or performance,
- its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The program is sold
- "as is". You, the user, assume responsibility for the selection of this program
- to achieve your intended results, and for the installation, use and results
- obtained from the program.
-
- MailMan Version 1.00 (28-6-93)
- © Dean Sivell June 1993
-