==<>*<>==¢ LittleLister #2 (Program is on this¢ OL' HACKER Newsletter Disk as:¢ "LLPRNTER.COM"¢ --------------------------------------¢ FEATURES:¢¢ INPUT: file formatted in a single¢ column, or unformatted.¢¢ OUTPUT: formatted in columns, with¢ several options.¢¢ Use with any DOS:¢ -----------------¢ With a command line DOS such as¢ SpartaDOS or DOS XL:¢¢ LL [input [output]]¢¢ LL alone will bring up the menu.¢ Default output is the printer P:. If¢ command line is used, the variable¢ settings last SAVED will be in¢ effect. File specifications may ¢ be used for input/output, and the¢ "D:" prefix is assumed by default.¢¢ With other DOS's, just load LL¢ like any other binary file, and work¢ from the menu.¢¢ Variables include:¢ ------------------¢ *input file¢ *output device (default = P:)¢ *starting page number (default = 1)¢ page pause¢ output options ¢ ASCII¢ (^ prefixes control characters;¢ @ prefixes inverse characters;¢ few special chars output in hex)¢ HEX¢ (all bytes represented in HEX -¢ e.g. $FF) ¢ ATASCII¢ (no transformation of bytes from¢ input file) ¢ output width¢ output page length¢ number of columns¢ column width¢ margin between columns¢ filler lines at top and bottom¢ * - not included in variables saved¢ by menu choice 'S'¢¢ Other features:¢ ---------------¢ -you can save special configurations¢ of LL.COM, by using 'S' option¢ and copying to a different *.COM¢ filename ¢ -outputs page header with filename,¢ and page number (if there are¢ at least 4 filler lines before¢ the first text line)¢ -allows any single column file to be¢ produced in multiple columns:¢ program listings, database output,¢ utility output, etc.¢ -chops off blanks at the end of each¢ text line (useful for trimming¢ Action! source code)¢ -produces output to any device (but¢ page pause is disabled when output¢ is to disk file)¢ -try ATASCII output to G: device,¢ the graphics printer utility for¢ Epson/Star ompatibles released¢ by Analog October 1985 issue -¢ very pretty!¢ -Action! programmers may output HEX¢ to disk to transform binary files¢ (character sets, code blocks) to¢ blocks for the Action! compiler.¢¢ Version 2 notes:¢ ----------------¢ - added HEX output¢ - compiled high enough to allow use¢ of the G: device by CF Johnson, for¢ pretty graphic output of listings.¢¢ ==<>*<>==¢
