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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
ECPage, a DOS page printing program for HP Laserjets
Download filename: ECPAGE.ZIP
ECPage is a form (page) design program that is very easy
to use, so easy that a novice can be using it to create
forms within minutes. On-Line help is just a [F1]
keystroke away at any point in the program. Despite it's
simplicity however, users will find that they can create forms of
great complexity. The printed output rivals that of 'Desktop
Publishing' type programs costing hundreds of dollars.
Home users, schools, organizations, offices, government agencies
and programmers will all find a place for this fast and easy
to use page design program. Notices, bulletins, signs,
menu's, announcements, invitations, business forms and other
forms or page designs can be quickly designed and printed, with
'Desktop Publishing' quality, to either paper or disk.
ECPage uses the scalable fonts within the Hewlett Packard
Laserjet model 3, 4L or 4 in point sizes from 1.01 - 99.99
points. Limited font support is available for users with a
Hewlett Packard Laserjet 2P & 2D or true PCL4/5 clone.
Whether you need a quick & dirty 'For Sale' sign or a complex
form, ECPage can handle it.
FEATURES
With ECPage text lines can be printed right, left or
center justified using scalable proportional fonts from
1.01-99.99 points on the supported Laserjet printers. Further
enhancements allow PCL lines and boxes - shaded and/or
filled in with gray scale/patterns - to be used. Scaled
'Check-Off' boxes can be created to size match the font used.
ECPage allows design elements to be placed with pin point
accuracy anywhere on a page, including over other
elements, something few word processing programs can do.
ECPage has the ability to print it's output, in portrait
or landscape orientation, to a Laserjet or to a diskfile.
The relatively small diskfile, in ASCII format, contains the full
page formatting in PCL code. With a COPY /B to a supported
Laserjet 3 or 4 printer the page is quickly printed, exactly as
created, complete with the proportional fonts. If you are
using LJKIT1 functions with your Clarion 2.1 reports, ECPAGE
can write to disk the report detail code to place the ECPAGE
design into a CLarion 2.1 report procedure.
Note: these disk files may be of interest to programmers
or advanced users as they can be downloaded onto a Laserjet as
a 'Macro' overlay and then printed out when 'filled in' from a
database report. The original version of ECPage was
developed in-house just for this purpose. Other users may
create or duplicate many of their business forms and store
them on disk. Just COPY /B the filename to a Laserjet model 3 or
4 from a batch file, DOS command line or within a program for a
new blank form. Changes are easily made without making obsolete
a costly paper forms inventory.
REGISTRATION
ECPage is a copy-righted program, not released to the
public domain, and requires a nominal single user
registration fee of $16. Low cost site and enterprise
licenses can be obtained.
The shareware version is completely functional - not limited in
any way. A trial period is permitted before registration.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
ECPage is a DOS 3+ program that will run on any XT, AT, clone
or PS/x system. A faster CPU will result in better
processing speed. A color EGA/VGA monitor is recommended,
but not required. A hard drive with 2+ MB available and
system RAM of 640KB are needed. A Hewlett Packard Laserjet
model 3, 4L or 4 printer is needed although program can be used
with a LJ2P/D or clone. No added printer memory is needed. May
be run in Windows 3.1 as a DOS program - full screen.
LASERJET MODEL 2 AND CLONES
Only limited font support is available for users with a
Laserjet Model 2P/D or true clones. A clone should
support font 90 degree rotation and offer full PCL 4 or 5
emulation. The only scalable font support ECPage users with a
Laserjet 2P/D or clone will have are those available in
Hewlett Packard's "Type Director" scalable soft fonts,
limited to those in 'DECORATIVE WORDS 1, CGTIMES and
UNIVERS. These soft fonts must be obtained from Hewlett
Packard as no fonts are contained in this program. Create them
with Type Director and download in desired type face and point
size to the printer for use.
Limited font cartridge support is also available for the
proportional non-scalable fonts within Pacific Data Products '25
in 1' cartridge - #CF120, or most of those in Hewlett Packard's
Times/Helv Z1A and S2. Other cartridges may or may not offer
satisfactory font justification.
SUPPORT
Registered users can post e-mail messages to Dave Erickson for
bug reports or if support is needed.
UPGRADE POLICY
Registered users are allowed to upgrade at no added cost when
future versions are released.
WARRANTY
There is NO warranty made by the author. During the trial
evaluation period you can determine if ECPage will or will not
work for your purpose. The distribution method and low
registration fee reflects the lack of any warranty for ECPage.
The author will not be responsible for damages, of any nature,
resulting from the use, or inability to use, the software.
SOUND INTERESTING?
If ECPage sounds like it's something you could use, download it
from the source where you obtained this description file. Copy
the PKZIPED archive file ECPAGE.ZIP into a directory on your
system labeled \ECPAGE and type the command: PKUNZIP ECPAGE
A set of 2 files will self-extract:
1. A Readme, giving a brief description
2. The program archive, ECPAGE2.ZIP
Unarchive the program files with: PKUNZIP ECPAGE2
ECPage is started by typing the command: ECPAGE within the
\ECPAGE directory.
PKUNZIP V1.1 or later is needed to unarchive these files. It is widely
available as a 'Shareware' type program. (From PKWARE). Other UnZIPping
utilities may also be used, such as UNZIP.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
'Truetype' or 'Postscript' fonts are not currently supported in
this release, nor is the import of .PCX files.
ECPage is not a 'WYSIWYG' (What you see is what you get) program.
Rather, the form elements are laid out in row/column positions. While
it is easy to use, very complex forms will require time to lay
them out. The results are worth it.
If this program sounds interesting, try it - you'll like it.
Thanks for your interest,
Dave Erickson
AOL ID# DavidE2452
CIS ID# 70062,431
Delphi DAVERI
Or Write to the author at:
2318 Yankovich Road
P.O. Box 82910
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709