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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for TEXTorPS Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use these choices to find out how to use help, to get extended help, to go to a
list of keys, or to go to the help index.
Help for help
Provides detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to
use help.
Extended help
Displays general help.
Keys help
Displays a list of keys.
Help index
Displays the help index.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to obtain information on how to use the Help facility.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Extended Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to obtain general information on the tasks you can perform
while you are viewing a help window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to display the help index.
The help index lists the titles of the help information that is available.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the
keys.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Extended Help for TEXTorPS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
(C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1992
TEXTorPS is an application program that can enhance the usability of the OS/2
PostScript Drivers by permitting the user to leave the printer in PostScript
mode and still print text sent to the printer spooler by applications which are
not PostScript aware.
When TEXTorPS is running, PostScript printer jobs are undisturbed, but other
text files are modified by the insertion of a PostScript program to interpret
the job as ASCII text. The user may specify the font, typesize, line spacing,
margins, orientation, page numbers and strings on each page.
The ASCII text mode which is supported is not the full PPDS datastream mode,
and does not support graphics, control characters other than CR/LF and FF, or
the block graphics characters. The National Language Characters of codepage 850
are available as an option.
Starting TEXTorPS
TEXTorPS uses a character device monitor on any LPTn port device monitor chain
and can optionally redirect the output to another printer driver, such as a
serial attached PostScript printer or LAN printer. Normally you want to install
TEXTorPS for a local printer using the command
TEXTORPS lpt1
Alternative installation if problems are observed
First, open the settings notebook of your printer icon to the output page, and
right mouse button click on the port icon above LPT1 (or the port you are
using), select "open settings" and then spin the timeout from 45 seconds to
about 600 seconds. Then close the printer icon, and right mouse button click
on it, select create another, and install the same printer driver for LPT2,
also using the PostScript Driver, as a second printer icon on your desktop.
Some drivers will insert printer specific mode selection strings in front of
the actual PostScript job, causing Textorps to fail to recognize the job as
PostScript and attempt to print it as text. To avoid this problem, setup the
LPT2 printer object to use the "Generic PostScript" driver, following this two
printer icon technique. This may be necessary with some HP 4M drivers, for
example. Set this second printer to be the default printer. Now you will start
textorps using the command
TEXTORPS lpt2 lpt1
and copy files to lpt2 in order to print them. This technique may be required
if false "printer is offline or out of paper" messages are received from the
output port. Try just adjusting the output port timeout value first as
described above; if that still fails, use the two printer icon method just
described.
The length of time of display of the program logo with the copyright notice is
determined by the System Logo setting on the Logo page of System settings in
the Setup icon in the OS/2 System Folder.
If you want to install TEXTorPS for a printer on a LAN, you must also define a
printer using the PostScript Driver set up for an unused LPTn port. For
example, suppose you have issued the command
NET USE LPT3 \\server\queue
to redirect LPT3 to the LAN. You have also set up a printer (by dragging from
the Printer template) for LPT2 (which will not have a physical printer or
Port). Make LPT2 the default printer on your system. In this case, the command
is
TEXTORPS lpt2 lpt3
Output of either text or PostScript may be sent to LPT2. Valid PostScript will
be forwarded to LPT3. Files dragged to the Print Manager may be indicated as
"printer specific" to obtain the TEXTorPS formatting. Selecting "plain text"
will result in the system Courier formatting and will continue to work with
TEXTorPS installed.
More Information
For more help, view the following topics by double clicking the highlighted
word:
o key assignments
o Menu Help (Options)
For help about any control on any window, select the control and press F1.
Use the tab key to move to controls without activating them.
Installing Textorps
In addition to copying Textorps to a directory on the path, or installing it
on the desktop, you may want to consider automatic startup by shadowing
TextorPS to the startup folder. To be able to use the online help information,
be sure to place
set help = d:\path
in config.sys, where
path
contains the directory in which TEXTORPS.HLP is installed.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following windows or actions are on the Options Submenu. Click on one for
more help.
o Margins...
o Font...
o Pagination...
o Other Options...
o Save Defaults
o Restore Defaults
o Exit
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Margins Window Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
o Paper Size
o Edge Margins
o Orientation
o Folio Mode
o 1 Page / Print
o 2 Page / Print
o 4 Page / Print
o Outline pages if 2UP/4UP
o OK
o Cancel
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1.1. Paper Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this List Box to inform the program of the paper size in your printer. Be
sure to also set the appropriate paper size on your printer front panel;
TEXTorPS does not force the correct size at present for maximum compatibility
with printers. You may specify the 7.25x10.5 inch executive size, the 8.5x11
inch, or 8.5x14 inch sizes, or the 182x257 mm or 210x297 mm sizes, or select
the A4, A5, B5, letter, or legal size names. It is no longer necessary to
specify margins in the same units as the paper size.
This option is on the Margins window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1.2. Edge Margins ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Specify the Top, Left, Right and Bottom distances between the printed body text
and the paper edges. If landscape orientation is specified, the top margin
is the margin above the printed text body along a long edge of the paper. Any
page numbers or page label strings are printed outside the body of the text
in the margin area.
This option is on the Margins window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1.3. Landscape Orientation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to rotate printing by 90 degrees. In landscape mode on 8.5
by 11 paper with half inch margins, for example, the lines are 10 inches long
and there are fewer lines than in portrait mode (the default, non-landscape
mode).
This option is on the Margins window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1.4. Folio Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option if the ultimate document will be copied to both sides of
each sheet and you wish the margins to be reflected for even numbered
pages. For example, to permit binding, you might want large left margins on
odd numbered pages. If left margin = 2 inches and right margin = 0.5 inches,
and Folio mode is selected, the left margin for even numbered pages will be 0.5
inches and the right margin for those pages will be 2.0 inches. At the same
time, text specified for the Top Right corner will be placed in the Top Left
corner for even numbered pages, so that it is at the outside edge for all
pages.
This option is on the Margins window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1.5. 1 Page/ Print Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option for the normal printing of one page on each sheet of paper,
as contrasted with 2 Pages / Print or 4 Pages / Print These other
options allow compressed printing of more than one page per sheet while keeping
the page breaks at the normal places.
This option is on the Margins window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1.6. 2 Page/ Print Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option for the compressed printing of two pages on each sheet of
paper, as contrasted with 1 Page / Print (which is normal size output) or
4 Pages / Print. These options allow compressed printing of more than one
page per sheet while keeping the page breaks at the normal places. This option
is also called "2 UP" printing, and can be used for draft printing or more
efficient use of paper. You may want to consider changing the Font Size with
2 UP printing, because the page images are reduced so two fit on a rotated
sheet.
This option is on the Margins window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1.7. 4 Page/Print Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option for the compressed printing of four pages on each sheet of
paper, as contrasted with 1 Page / Print (which is normal size output) or
2 Pages / Print. These options allow compressed printing of more than one
page per sheet while keeping the page breaks at the normal places. This option
is also called "4 UP" printing, and can be used for draft printing or more
efficient use of paper. You may want to consider changing the Font Size with
4 UP printing, because the page images are reduced so four fit on a sheet.
This option is on the Margins window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1.8. Outline pages if 2UP/4UP ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Deselect this option to eliminate the gray outlines of pages when two or four
pages are printed on each sheet of paper. This option has no effect unless
either 2 Pages / Print. or 4 Pages / Print. is also selected.
This option is on the Margins window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1.9. OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select OK (or press enter with OK selected) to accept the changes you have made
and close the window. To save the changes permanently, select Save Defaults
from the Options menu.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1.10. Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select cancel to abandon the changes you have made and close the window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Font Window Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
o Standard Fonts
- Courier (The only NON PROPORTIONAL font)
- Helvetica
- Helvetica Narrow
- Times Roman
- Symbol (Not normally appropriate)
o PostScript Plus Fonts
- Helvetica Light
- Helvetica Black
- ITC Avant Garde Gothic
- ITC Bookman
- ITC Zapf Chancery
- ITC Zapf Dingbats (not normally appropriate)
- New Century Schoolbook
- Palatino
o Size
o Lead or line spacing
o Oblique/Italic
o User Specified Font
o OK
o Cancel
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.1. Standard Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one of these fonts for printing if you have a normal PostScript printer
such as a 4019 without a font card.
o Courier (The only NON PROPORTIONAL font)
o Helvetica
o Helvetica Narrow
o Times Roman
o Symbol (Not normally appropriate)
You may also select the fontsize and select either or both of the
Oblique/Italic or Bold attributes. If your printer has a font not listed
here, you may specify it in the user specified fontname box and select
that option. The spelling must be exactly that known to the printer.
This option is on the Font window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.2. PostScript Plus Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one of these fonts for printing if you have an Enhanced PostScript
printer such as a 4019 with a PostScript font card.
o Helvetica Light
o Helvetica Black
o ITC Avant Garde Gothic
o ITC Bookman
o ITC Zapf Chancery
o ITC Zapf Dingbats (not normally appropriate)
o New Century Schoolbook
o Palatino
You may also select the fontsize and select either or both of the
Oblique/Italic or Bold attributes. If your printer has a font not listed
here, you may specify it in the user specified fontname box and select
that option. The spelling must be exactly that known to the printer.
This option is on the Font window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.3. Font Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this control to select the size of the printed characters. The indicated
size is approximately the nominal character height in pts, which are about 72
pts per inch. (72pts/25.4mm) Also specify the lead size, which is the
distance in pts from the bottom of the first line to the top of the second
line. The sum of the font size and lead size is the line pitch in pts. The
lines per inch are 72 divided by the line pitch in pts. For 6 lines per inch,
10 pt font size and 2 pt lead can be used, or 11 pt font and 1 pt lead.
Earlier versions of TEXTorPS fixed the lead at 20 per cent of the font size.
This option is on the Font window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.4. Lead Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this control to select the distance in pts from the bottom of the first
line to the top of the second line. There are about 72 pts per inch.
(72pts/25.4mm) Also specify the font size, which is the size of the
printed characters. The sum of the font size and lead size is the line pitch in
pts. The lines per inch are 72 divided by the line pitch in pts. For 6 lines
per inch, 10 pt font size and 2 pt lead can be used, or 11 pt font and 1 pt
lead. Earlier versions of TEXTorPS fixed the lead at 20 per cent of the font
size.
This option is on the Font window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.5. Oblique/Italic Bold Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use these controls to modify the style of the printed characters. There may be
no effect on certain fonts which are not provided in all forms.
This option is on the Font window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.6. User Specified Font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If your printer has a font not listed, you may specify it here. The spelling
must be exactly that known to the printer. Enter the name in the Edit Box and
select the circle to its left.
This option is on the Font window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Pagination Window Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
o String 1
o String 2
o Line numbers
o Page Numbers
o Typesize in margins
o TL (Top Left) Text
o TC (Top Center) Text
o TR (Top Right) Text
o BL (Bottom Left) Text
o BC (Bottom Center) Text
o BR (Bottom Right) Text
o OK
o Cancel
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.1. String 1 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this edit box to define a string to be placed on each page of every printed
job. Select where on the paper to place it by selecting S1 in one of the four
locations
o TL (Top Left) Text
o TC (top center)
o TR (top right)
o BL (Bottom Left) Text
o BC (bottom center)
o BR (bottom right)
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.2. String 2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this edit box to define another string to be placed on each page of every
printed job. Select where on the paper to place it by selecting S2 in one of
the four locations
o TL (Top Left) Text
o TC (top center)
o TR (top right)
o BL (Bottom Left) Text
o BC (bottom center)
o BR (bottom right)
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.3. Number lines in left margin ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Check this option to cause source text line numbers to be printed in the left
margin of each printed line. This is useful for drafts or program listings.
The numbers are printed in the typesize selected below the option.
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.4. Page Number ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You may number each page of every printed job. Select where on the paper to
place the number by selecting N in one of the four locations
o TL (Top Left) Text
o TC (top center)
o TR (top right)
o BL (Bottom Left) Text
o BC (bottom center)
o BR (bottom right)
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.5. Top Left ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one of the following for printing in this location
o S1 (First specified String)
o S2 (Second specified String)
o Page Number
o Nothing (blank)
o Job (Jobname if available. It is only available if the print command is used
or a file is dragged to the printer object or if an application program
generates a jobname.)
o Date (Format indicated by Country Information is used.)
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.6. Top Center ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one of the following for printing in this location
o S1 (First specified String)
o S2 (Second specified String)
o Page Number
o Nothing (blank)
o Job (Jobname if available. It is only available if the print command is used
or a file is dragged to the printer object or if an application program
generates a jobname.)
o Date (Format indicated by Country Information is used.)
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.7. Top Right ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one of the following for printing in this location
o S1 (First specified String)
o S2 (Second specified String)
o Page Number
o Nothing (blank)
o Job (Jobname if available. It is only available if the print command is used
or a file is dragged to the printer object or if an application program
generates a jobname.)
o Date (Format indicated by Country Information is used.)
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.8. Bottom Left ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one of the following for printing in this location
o S1 (First specified String)
o S2 (Second specified String)
o Page Number
o Nothing (blank)
o Job (Jobname if available. It is only available if the print command is used
or a file is dragged to the printer object or if an application program
generates a jobname.)
o Date (Format indicated by Country Information is used.)
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.9. Bottom Center ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one of the following for printing in this location
o S1 (First specified String)
o S2 (Second specified String)
o Page Number
o Nothing (blank)
o Job (Jobname if available. It is only available if the print command is used
or a file is dragged to the printer object or if an application program
generates a jobname.)
o Date (Format indicated by Country Information is used.)
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.10. Bottom Right ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one of the following for printing in this location
o S1 (First specified String)
o S2 (Second specified String)
o Page Number
o Nothing (blank)
o Job (Jobname if available.)
o Date (Format indicated by Country Information is used.)
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.11. Type Size in Margins ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this control to select the type size for the page numbers or label strings
printed in the margins of each page. The type face is always the same as that
used for the text printing.
This option is on the Pagination window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Other Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
o Minimize on Startup
o Blank Page Suppression
o Copy Stream to TEXTORPS.DMP
o National Language Characters
o Add PS EOF at end of job
o OK
o Cancel
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.1. Minimize on Startup. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to cause TEXTorPS to self-minimize on startup in the future.
This option is on the Other Options window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.2. Supress Blank Pages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to cause TEXTorPS to supress printing and numbering of any
pages which are blank.
This option is on the Other Options window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.3. Include NLS Characters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to cause TEXTorPS to generate fonts which contain the
accented characters of codepage 850 for European languages. This option
increases the font generation time significantly and should be left off if you
won't be using those characters.
This option is on the Other Options window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.4. Copy Stream to TEXTORPS.DMP ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to cause TEXTorPS to generate a file containing the
datastream sent to the printer. This option is not compatible with redirected
output (LAN). This is for debug and test purposes only. The generated file is
TEXTORPS.DMP and is located in the directory in which TEXTorPS is running.
This option may not be set as default, it must be turned on after starting the
program. The option may be turned off and on to catch selected jobs. The
output file may not be viewed until TEXTorPS is closed by choosing the Exit
action under Options or pressing F3.
This option is on the Other Options window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.5. Add PS EOF to end of job ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to cause TEXTorPS to generate a PostScript End Of File
character at the end of the job. This option is not compatible with using a
separate job to download fonts or set PostScript graphics scaling; it will
force a printer logical reset at the end of each job in the printer stream. If
this option is selected, jobs already containing an EOF character will have a
second one added. This character is useful if certain printable EPS files
which fail to reset the printer and fail to contain an EOF character at the end
are to be printed sequentially. Try this option if succesive EPS files are
increasingly incorrectly scaled or positioned.
This option is on the Other Options window.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5. Save Defaults ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu item to save all present selections and entries for use at the
next time the program is started.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.6. Restore Defaults ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu item to restore all selections and entries to the default
values last saved.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.7. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu item or Press F3 to exit the program. It is necessary for the
printer to be on and the spooler working for this exit to complete. If you have
trouble, try End Task from the task list. That will work for most printer
drivers. The normal exit procedure will exit after any job presently being
spooled by TEXTorPS is completed. A flush job is sent to permit shutdown with
some printer drivers, but will be ignored by PostScript printers.
Press Esc to Close Help Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The list of keys is arranged in groups.
FUNCTION KEYS
F1
Context sensitive help, or extended help
F2
Extended help
F3
Exit program
HELP KEYS
F1
Get help
F2
Get extended help (from within any help window)
Alt+F4
End help
F9
Go to a list of keys (from within any help window)
F11
Go to the help index (from within any help window)
Esc
Previous Help Panel, or End help if only one panel
Alt+F6
Go to/from help and programs
Shift+F10
Get help for help
SYSTEM KEYS
Alt+F6
Switch to the next windowed program
Alt+Esc
Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs
Ctrl+Esc
Switch to the Task List
WINDOW KEYS
F3
Close a window
F10
Go to/from the action bar
Arrow keys
Move among choices
End
Go to the last choice in a pull-down
Esc
Cancel a pull-down or the system menu
Home
Go to the first choice in a pull-down
PgUp
Scroll the contents of the window up one page
PgDn
Scroll the contents of the window down one page
Underlined letter
Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs
Alt+F10
Go to/from the action bar
Alt+F4 or F3
Close the window
Alt+F5
Restore the window
Alt+F7
Move the window
Alt+F8
Size the window
Alt+F9
Minimize the window
Alt+F10
Maximize the window
Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar
Go to/from the system menu
Shift+Esc or Alt
Go to/from the system menu of a text window
Press Esc to Close Help Window