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- 21UPRT.ZIP
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- Version 6.4 - 07/07/96
-
- Contents - 21UPREAD.1ST
- 21UP.EXE
- 21UPTEST.FIL
- FILE_ID.DIZ
-
- Author - Roger Lapp
- Arlington, TX
-
- CompuServe - 70573,2577
- Internet - 70573.2577@compuserve.com
-
- REXX PM program to print 2UP in landscape mode or 1UP in portrait mode
- on laser printers using PPDS, PCL or PostScript commands. Will number
- lines or support ANSI control characters. Suppresses multiple blank lines
- and page ejects. Supports A4 (European) paper size.
-
- The latest updates to this package are posted to the following two
- Forums on CompuServe:
- OS2USER Forum - Library 4 - Applications
- PCUTIL Forum - Library 2 - OS/2 Utilities
-
- The package also gets posted to various other locations around the world but
- I am NOT responsible for posting it or ensuring that they have the latest
- version. If you get this package from other locations then I would
- appreciate knowing what VERSION you got, the DATE you got it and the NAME
- and LOCATION that you got it from. If you post this package to other
- locations then I would appreciate knowing where you posted it.
-
- LOCATIONS KNOWN TO CARRY THE CURRENT VERSION OF 21UPRT.ZIP
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- OS2 Shareware BBS - Fairfax, VA
- America Online - OS/2 Forum
- http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/printer (21UPRTxx.ZIP)
- http://www.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/new (21UPRTxx.ZIP)
-
- This package is free for anyone to use or distribute in its entirety
- and I am not responsible for any problems that this program may cause.
-
- I DO ASK that if you find this package useful then please send me a note.
- This is only so that I may get an idea if anyone is using the program and
- if further enhancements would be worth my time.
-
- Many of the changes and enhancements to this program were a direct result
- of user suggestions and testing and I wish to thank all of these people.
- If you have any suggestions, problems or just have comments about the
- package then please let me know.
-
-
- GETTING STARTED:
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- 1. Copy 21UP.EXE to a directory which is included in the PATH statement.
- 2. Start 21UP. You may start it from a command line or you may create
- a 21UP object on your desktop or in a folder using standard OS/2
- procedures and start it from there.
- 3. From the Menu bar select PRINTER - SETTINGS.
- 4. Select the appropriate settings for your printer (Printer, Print
- Mode and Paper Size) and then select RETURN.
- 5. From the Menu bar select HELP - PRINT HELP.
- 6. The documentation will print. Read and follow instructions there.
- NOTE the INITIAL SET UP section, especially if the documentation
- did not print correctly (It should be readable enough to follow).
- 7. If you still have problems then DO THE FOLLOWING:
- - Print the 21UPTEST.FIL enclosed with the package.
- - Send me a note with the following information:
- - Which version number you are using (from the main screen).
- - The settings you used that were different from the defaults.
- - A description of the problem.
- - What lines (in the test file) printed in what columns and on
- what pages?
- - What was the first character printed on the last (continued)
- part of the last line (200)?
- - Any other information you feel will help.
-
-
- 21UP CHANGES:
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- V6.4:
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- 1. Fixed bugs with: 1UP printing in PCL4 mode
- Duplex printing
- PostScript printing on A4 and Legal paper
- 2. Changed the User printer function of Printer Settings to allow
- for up to 50 characters and to allow the block to be scrolled so
- you can see what you type. Also changed the documentation to
- clarify and give examples of what can be put in this field.
- 3. Added Page Num. on Main menu to allow you to set the initial
- page number (useful when printing selected lines).
- 4. Added VERY LIMITED support for generic 132 and 80 column non-laser
- printers. Not all options will work (no landscape printing).
-
- V6.3:
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- 1. Added support to Print Format to allow for wordwrapping instead
- of line length wrapping at the end of a line. It is now the default.
- 2. Added support to Reformat a file to a user specified line length.
- 3. Fixed printing for duplex and punched hole adjust.
- 4. Fixed bug with -P option.
- 5. Changes in the Help/Documentation.
-
- V6.2:
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- 1. Added support for the user to specify the 'printer name'.
- 2. Changed the layout of the Printer Settings menu to accomodate the
- 'printer name' selection.
- 3. Added support for selecting the Paper Tray.
- 4. Moved Printer Definition to the Printer Settings Menu.
- 5. Fixed bug in File Reset function.
- 6. Fixed bug with -M option.
- 7. Misc. other cosmetic changes.
-
- V6.1b:
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- 1. Fixed bug in Duplex printing.
-
- V6.1a:
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- 1. Fixed bug in 'From File' date and time specification.
- 2. Fixed bug in printing multiple files (Sometimes only partial files
- were printed).
-
- V6.1:
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- 1. Added support for Multiple Profiles. Changed the Main Menu:
- Replaced Save menu item with Profile. Submenus under Profile
- allow you to:
- a) Load the default profile
- b) Load other profiles
- c) Save the default profile
- d) Save other profiles
- There are NO changes to the default profile naming convention
- or initial loading.
- New profiles are recommended to have a file extension of .21P.
- Additional profiles will allow you to have several settings saved
- for the same or different printers.
- 2. Added a command line option of -Pprofilespec to specify the profile
- to be used.
- 3. Added support for Multiple File Selection
- - Up to 10 filenames may be passed on the command line.
- - A count of the number of files that have been selected has
- been added to the Main Menu.
- - You may select multiple files from multiple directories
- before you print. They will all be printed with the same
- print specifications.
- 4. The -M and -P options (if specified) must now be the FIRST
- options.
- 5. Added option: 'From file' to the Header Format section to use
- the date and/or time from the file instead of the current date
- and/or time.
- 6. Removed the highlighting on Radio buttons and Check boxes to
- conform to the accepted practice of displaying them.
- 7. Changed the look of 21UP to give a 'cleaner' feel.
- 8. Removed the requirement for the VPBEVEL.DLL and VPOBJ.DLL files.
- If you only used them for prior versions of 21UP then you may
- delete them.