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- Title: LAZYPRINT
- Author: Kate Crennell <bca@isise.rl.ac.uk>
- Version: 2.38
- Title From: Documentation
- Author From: Documentation
- Version From: Documentation
- Supplier: Kate Crennell <bca@isise.rl.ac.uk>
- Date: 08/03/97
- Keywords: Printing utilities
- Shareware: Yes
- Machine: Archimedes
- Operating system: RISCOS
- Memory requirements: 128 kbytes
- Peripherals needed: HP (or emulated PCL) printer
- Other s/ware needed:
- Directory: micros/arch/riscos/f008
- Date mounted/updated: 17/04/97
- File names: lazyprint.arc
- Unarchived files: 23
- Unarchived size: 139 kbytes
- Omissions:
- See also:
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- Acquiring the package:
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- Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2
- (see the "tools_help" file in micros/arch/riscos/tools for further info).
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- Description:
-
- !LazyPrint sends simple text, Draw or Sprite files to a Hewlett Packard
- printer. This allows easy selection of printer parameters such as paper
- orientation, margin sizes and hardware fonts for text printing jobs such as
- program listings, simple letters and address labels. Draw and Sprite files
- can also be printed at any magnification and position on the page in colour
- or black-and-white.
- It does this using HP languages (PCL-5 including HP-GL/2) within the
- printer to form the characters, draw the lines etc. and so is much faster
- than the Acorn or Computer Concepts printer-drivers which send the
- information as bit-maps. Sprites are sent as bit-maps for which LazyPrint is
- no faster than printer drivers.
- Unlike printer drivers, LazyPrint is truly multi-tasking, always allowing
- the computer to work on other tasks while it is printing.
- !LazyPrint is written in Fortran.
-