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PRINTER DOLLY SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION FILE

The purpose of this file is to provide information that is either
in more detail or more current than the information in the manual.
The organization of this file is as follows:

Section 1 - How to get help from LaserScript Publishing.
Section 2 - Helpful hints on Deskjet and Laserjet Configuration.
Section 3 - EPSON LQ Configuration.
Section 4 - Insert-Token Documentation.
Section 5 - Landscape vs. Portrait with the laserjet IID, IIP, and
III.
Section 6 - HP Laserjet rectangles and lines tutorial.
Section 7 - HP Laserjet III special effects tutorial.

1. HOW TO GET HELP FROM LASERSCRIPT PUBLISHING.

The support line for registered users is [phone].  If we are
not in, you can leave a message on our answering machine and we
will return your call.  If you are just evaluating Printer Dolly,
we will try to answer your questions also.

2. HELPFUL HINTS ON DESKJET AND LASERJET CONFIGURATION.

Developing .DCF printer control files for these printers entails
numerous options because of the large number of cartridge and soft
fonts available.  To make things worse, Hewlett Packard titled
their Deskjet cartridges the same as they did their Laserjet
cartridges.  You therefore have A, B, C, etc. for both.

After selecting the top option entitled "Select Printers and Font
Cartridges," and then loading of the distribution diskette, you
will see a tall narrow window on the left side of your screen.
Although the instructions on the screen and in the printed manual
should be sufficient, there are some suggestions that may save you
some time and frustration getting exactly the file that you need.

If you scroll the window up and down you will likely notice that
the first part of the file applies to the Laserjet line and the
second part to the Deskjet line of printers.  Cartridge and soft
font options are indented one space in from printer choices.

Generally, the logic is that after a printer is listed, you will
find all of the cartridge and soft font options available for that
printer.  Since these products are somewhat complicated, however,
this configuration becomes more complicated.

We have provided Laserjet printer selections for the II, IIP, and
IID printers.  If you have a Laserjet, Laserjet+, or a Laserjet
500, you should select the Laserjet II.  It may have some options
that your printer won't be able to use, but it will allow you to
take full advantage of your printer.

The first complication to be explained is Symbol Sets.  After the
"HP LASERJET II" selection, for instance, you should find many
choices, all beginning with the name "Internal Font," each with a
different symbol set.  If you understand what symbol sets are,
simply scroll down and select the one you need.  If you don't
understand them, just select "ASCII" for now.  If you want to gain
an understanding, your printer manuals provide a good explanation
of this topic.  You will find that some cartridges and soft fonts
offer a choice of many different symbol sets while other do not.
Printer Dolly gives you a complete selection to allow you to take
advantage of all features.  Also, because Printer Dolly is designed
to be useful in many countries, it must work with the symbol sets
for different languages.

You may notice that Internal Fonts appear below each printer.  For
instance, you see HP LASERJET II and then a list of Internal Fonts,
then HP LASERJET IID, and again a list of Internal Fonts.  You must
be aware that THE INTERNAL FONTS FOR THE LASERJET II AND THE
INTERNAL FONTS FOR THE LASERJET IID ARE DIFFERENT!  If you have a
Laserjet II you should select the Internal fonts for that printer
and not for the Laserjet IID.

After the Internal font options, you will find the cartridge
options that appear as "x Laser Cart"  where x is the cartridge
number.  Again, sometimes there are multiple symbol options.  The
old line of Laserjet cartridges were named by these single letters
A through Z.  After these options, you will find the newer line of
cartridges, "Pro Collection, WordPerfect, Microsoft," etc..  After
these, you will find the soft font choices.

The idea is to select a printer and then your choices in any
sequence you desire.  The sequence you choose will be the sequence
that the control file will have when you use the Printer Dolly
memory resident program.  For instance if you have a Laserjet II
and you have the "F" Cartridge in one slot and the "Pro Collection"
Cartridge in the other slot, and you frequently use the "DC Soft
fonts for legal applications you would select as follows:

          HP LASERJET II
           F Laser Cart  ASCII
           ProColl Cart  ASCII
           ProColl Cart  Legal
           DC Soft Laser Legal

It is not necessary to select the Internal Fonts because these
options have everything that is available with the Internal Fonts.
Selection of the Internal Fonts would have just made your .DCF file
about 700 bytes larger.  This, in turn, makes the memory resident
program 700 bytes larger - and this is precious memory.  The above
configuration will cause the Printer Dolly memory resident program
to consume approximately 28K.

If you are concerned about resident memory requirements,
configuring the above into three separate .DCF files would save 4k
of resident memory.

In examining the Deskjet data in the second half of the file, the
same general logic applies.  Here, only two printers are offered,
the DESKJET and the DESKJET+.

The trial and error approach is recommended in the configuration
process.  If you create a .DCF file that is not useful, just delete
it and create another one - its very easy.

Questions that are not answered in the Printer Dolly Manual or in
this README file will probably be answered in your printers manual
or the manual that comes with your cartridge or soft fonts.  Call
us if you have any problems.

3. EPSON LQ CONFIGURATION
Epson is very easy to configure, you have only one choice: "EPSON
LQ Printers."  You should know, however, that this choice will give
you a control file for the highest function printer in the LQ line
which is the LQ2550.  If you have a lesser EPSON LQ printer, you
printer may not have some of the features in this control file.
You should consult your printer manual to learn your printers
features.

4. INSERT-TOKEN DOCUMENTATION

Insert-tokens are the character strings that immediately follow the
~| characters when the DOCUMENT INSERT FEATURE is used.  They are
designed to be as recognizable as possible in the few characters
that are allowed (usually six).  For instance, the code to eject to
the next page, regardless of printer, is     ~|EJECT_ (The
underline is included because no blanks can exist in the code).

When implementing font control, the code becomes more complex.  The
key to understanding the insert-tokens for font control is as
follows:

1.   The first two characters represent the typeface used -
     AV =      AVANT GARDE              LD =      LINE DRAW
     BC =      BAR CODE                 LN =      PCLINE
     BD =      BONDI                    LP =      LINE PRINTER
     BG =      BENQUIAT BOOK            LU =      LUBALIN
     BO =      BOOKMAN                  MI =      MICROSTYLE
     BH =      BRUSH                    OC =      OCRA
     BR =      BROADWAY                 PA =      PARK AVENUE
     CG =      CG TIMES                 PG =      PRESTIGE
     CN =      CORONET                  PR =      PRESENTATION
     CP =      COOPER                   SF =      SERIFA
     CR =      COURIER                  SV =      SOUVENIR
     CS =      CENTURY SCHOOLBOOK       TR =      TIMES RMN
     DO =      DOM CASUAL               TV =      TRIUMVIRATE
     FT =      FUTURA                   UC =      UNIVERS COND
     GR =      GARAMOND                 UL =      UNCIAL
     GT =      GOTHIC                   UN =      UNIVERS
     HC =      HELVETICA COND           UP =      EAM / UPC
     HD =      HEADLINE                 XX =      EPSON TYPE
     HO =      HELVETICA OUTLINE        ZH =      ZAPF HUMANIST
     HV =      HELVETICA                ZP =      USPS ZIP


2.   The second two digits are numeric and represent the point
     size. i.e. 10 point, 12 point, 16 point.

3.   The fifth character is B for Bold, I for Italic, X for both
     bold and italic, or just an underline character (_) if the
     font is neither Bold or Italic.

4.   The sixth character is P for Portrait or L for Landscape.
     This, however, is complicated if more than one multiple symbol
     font file was chosen for a single .DCF file.  The P can be
     replaced by a 2, 3, 4, or 5.  The L can be replaced by a 6, 7,
     8, or 9.  If you keep your .DCF files small and simple, you
     will not need to be concerned with this.

For instance:
     12 point Courier upright in landscape mode = ~|CR12_L
     14 point Helvecta Italic in Portrait mode  = ~|HV14IP
     10 point Gothic Bold Italic Portrait mode  = ~|GT10XP

This standard holds for all "normal looking fonts."  Dot Matrix
printers and the HP Deskjet printer have many more options than the
Laserjet.  Most of these options are either very stretched out
characters or characters that are squeezed.  Insert tokens for
these fonts deviate from this standard.

The purpose of this standard is to provide two advantages:
1.   The token should be recognizable.  This makes Printer Dolly
     easy to work with.

2.   Future versions of Printer Dolly will provide printer
     interchange capability.  To do this, all printer files must
     follow the same standard.

(1)  With this 1.0 version, the typeface is selected separately
     from the point size and pitch.  This allows complete
     flexibility in a relatively small file for Epson users.

5.   LANDSCAPE vs. PORTRAIT WITH THE LASERJET IID, IIP, AND III.

The following discussion only applies to use of the DOCUMENT INSERT
MODE.

Laserjet IID and IIP allow fonts to be printed in either
orientation but not on the same page.  The laserjet III allows
fonts to be printed either of four ways on the same page.  This can
lead to some confusion.

For the older cartridge and soft fonts, (other than the very latest
scalable and laserjet III internal fonts) fonts are tagged either
portrait or landscape in the Printer Dolly window.  If you are
using a IID, IIP, or III and you want to force the opposite
orientation for a font YOU MUST SELECT THE FORCED ORIENTATION
SELECTION AFTER EACH FONT SELECTION!

Beginning with the Laserjet III internal fonts and the scalable
fonts, fonts are no longer tagged portrait or landscape.  For these
fonts you no longer need to select the forced orientation after
each font - you just need to do it once.  This is because, with
these newer fonts, the printer command does not specify either
landscape or portrait orientation - you must specify it separately
or let it default to portrait.

6.     HP LASERJET RECTANGLES AND LINES TUTORIAL:

Laserjet II, IIP, IID, and III all have the ability to print rectangles of
various shades and patterns.  The Laserjet III has the additional ability of
printing lighter shades on top of darker shades which yields a very impressive
capability.

Before starting this process, it would be helpful if you could review the
rectangle fill section in the appropriate laserjet technical reference manual.
This manual does not come with your printer but it is very useful.  If you don't
have this manual, just continue to follow this tutorial, it is sufficient by
itself.

You will find a basic "Laserjet Rectangles / lines" selection for the II,
IIP, and IID in your Pconfig menu.  Also, if you have a Laserjet III, you
can make use of the "Laserjet III Rectangle" selection.  This tutorial will
guide you through the use of both of these powerful capabilities.

     BASICS - ENOUGH TO GET YOU GOING:
Rectangles are used in the "DOCUMENT INSERT MODE."  This tutorial assumes
a complete knowledge of this mode of operation.  If you are not familiar
with this, see your Printer Dolly manual.

There are six steps to printing a rectangle (or a line, which is a flat
rectangle).  This method may initially seem difficult, but it will become
very easy after you catch on.  It will take a little practice to become
really effective.

The process of drawing rectangles on your page requires you to:

-     Bring up your ASCII text editor or, if you don't have one, perhaps a
      word processor.  Start at the top of a clean page.

-     Pop up Printer Dolly and page down to the rectangles and lines
      section  (if it's not there, you must not have configured it in the
      "PCONFIG" step).

-     Enter the desired values in lines 1 through 6.

-     Insert all six tokens into your document.

-     Insert a "Move to the top left of form" token after your rectangle
      tokens.

-     Turn on COMMAND PROCESSING and send your document to the printer.
      Your rectangle will print according to the values you put into the
      six variables.

Now, you might be better off not reading any further right now and just
playing around with this until you feel comfortable.  BUT THEN DO COME BACK
AND READ ON, we have some handy suggestions in the remainder of this
tutorial.


     DETAIL INSTRUCTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS:

A page on the laserjet is addressed by dots.  There are 300 dots to an inch
either across or up and down.  All specifications are given in dots - this
can make your rectangles very accurate.  To print a rectangle you must go
through the six (sometimes only five) steps listed in the rectangles
section.  Right now you should have this section ready to pop up so you can
see the window as you read this tutorial.

All rectangles (or lines) are addressed by their upper left dot.  The first
two specifications are for defining where the upper left corner of your
rectangle will be placed on the paper.

      STEP 1.
The "Horizontal Position=" is for setting the left position across the page.
If, for instance, you specified 900 (300 dots per inch times 3) in this
field, the left side of your rectangle would be three inches from the left
margin.

      STEP 2.
The "Vertical Position  =" is for setting the top position down the page.
If, for instance, you specified 1800 (300 dots per inch times 6) in this
field, the top side of your rectangle would be six inches from the top
margin.

      STEP 3 and STEP 4.
The "Width of Rectangle =" and "Height of Rectangle=" allows you to set the
dimensions of your rectangle.  Again, you must remember that there are 300
dots per inch and the specification is given in dots for the purpose of
accuracy.  If you want to draw a line, you simply make either the width or
height very small - say two to ten dots.

      STEP 5.
The "Shade or Pattern ? =" specification is only needed if you are going to
use one of the optional shades or patterns.  If you just want to print a
solid black (or white with the Laserjet III) rectangle, you can bypass this
insert token.

If you want a shade, simply specify the percent dark.  2% would be barely
noticeable where 99% would look like solid black.  If you want a pattern,
specify 1,2,3,4,5, or 6 which is the number of possible patterns that can
be printed.  Don't worry, the next insert token tells the printer if you
mean shade or pattern.

      STEP 6.
The "Type of Fill      =" allows you to specify:

      "0" for solid black -  For this, it was not necessary to use the
      "Shade or Pattern" specification at all.

      "1" for solid white - This only works for Laserjet III printers.

      "2" for shaded fill - This means that the number in the previous
      insert token means shade.

      "3" for pattern - This means that the number in the previous insert
      token means one of the six patterns.

     TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS:

A useful technique for drawing rectangles on a document is to either put all
of the insert tokens at the beginning of the document or at the end.  If you
put them at the beginning, your text will show through the shaded rectangles.
If you put them at the end, the rectangles will cover up your
text (because they were printed last).

Assuming that you put them at the beginning, you will find that the lines
containing the insert tokens to draw the rectangles take up actual lines on
your page!  To take care of this problem, simply move the cursor back up to
the top of the page after all the drawing is done.  This is the "Move to top
left of form" command in the "PAGE MOVEMENT / CONTROL" section.

Many of you, especially those of you with Laserjet III printers, will find
that you are drawing many rectangles and are going through the process over
and over inserting all six (or five) tokens.  For instance, on the Laserjet
III printer, an outline box is drawn by first drawing a black box and then
a slightly smaller white box inside of it.  A technique to save you some
time is to first insert all six tokens for your first rectangle on a line,
then use your text editor to copy that line several times below.  You can
then easily use your test editor to put different values directly into the
tokens.

A point of frustration you may experience in the beginning is that getting
the rectangle to highlight just the right portion of your document is
somewhat of a trial and error process.  This is true as Printer Dolly does
not have a "What You See Is What You Get" graphical interface.  However, if
you can take a few minutes to become familiar with the relationship between
lines per inch and dots you will amaze yourself with how accurate you can
be the first time.

Remember, six lines per inch is exactly 50 dots per line.  Type at 10 cpi
would be exactly 30 dots per character(300 / 10). Drawing a highlight
rectangle over characters 10 - 20 on line 42 would require you to first
multiply 50 x 42 to recognize that you need a displacement of 2100 vertical
dots.  To get the horizontal starting point you would multiply 9 x 30 dots
for each character if you were using fixed 10 cpi type.

END OF RECTANGLE TUTORIAL

7.     HP LASERJET III SPECIAL EFFECTS TUTORIAL:

STOP !!  Before reading this tutorial, you must read and practice the HP
LASERJET RECTANGLES AND LINES TUTORIAL.  That data is a prerequisite for
this section.

The rectangles feature, as you are aware, is geared to plot all necessary
rectangles and shades either before any of the text occurs in a document or
after.  Unlike that feature, this feature is meant to be used immediately
ahead and around the text you want to be affected - just like most other
Printer Dolly features.

You should notice in the window (have it ready to pop up while you read
this), this section is divided into two distinct parts: "RECTANGLE
SPECS......." and "TYPE APPEARANCE SPECS...."

These two sections can be used either together or independently.

1.    RECTANGLE SPECS.

Since you read the rectangle section you know generally how to use this
feature.  This section is missing the first two steps "Horizontal position"
and "Vertical Position" because they are not needed - the assumption is that
you want to start the rectangle right where these insert tokens are.

The length you specify must be long enough to highlight your desired text
and the height must also be sufficient.  With a little trial and error you
will should get very good at this.  Now, a word about the height - Printer
Dolly must address any rectangle by the upper right corner.  It is therefore
necessary for Printer Dolly to space up one line, draw the rectangle to your
specifications, and then space back down.  THE CURRENT VMI OR LPI SETTING
IS VERY IMPORTANT HERE.  You can use the VMI and rectangle height settings
to get just about any effect you want.

Steps 3 and 4 work exactly the same as in the rectangle section.

2.    TYPE APPEARANCE SPECS.

Right before your text you can insert (1) a shade or pattern for your text
(this is optional if you want your text printed in solid white), (2) specify
black, white, shade or pattern, and (3) after the text is printed, return
the print mode back to black type.  For instance, printing the following
lightly shaded text in a darker shaded rectangle in CG Times Bold Italic at
40 point would require the following insert tokens:

Line one sets the font to 40 point CG times Bold Italic.
Line two sets the lines per inch large enough to space for this size font.
Line three sets the rectangle 3 inches wide.
Line four sets the rectangle high enough for this size font.
Line five shades the rectangle at 80 percent.
Line six draws the rectangle, specifies 10 shade type and prints the type
      along with going back to black print.
Line seven resets the printer to the default font.

~|CG99_500040
~|VMI__=00030
~|1WIDE_00900
~|2HIGH_00150
~|3SHADE80
~|4DRAW_2~|1SHPT_10~|2TYPE=2 Printer Dolly ...~|3BLACK
~|RESET_

If you copy this file to your printer and would like to see the effect, be
sure to have COMMAND PROCESSING on and also to have the proper .DCF file
active.  Otherwise you will get an ESCAPE MISMATCH.

As in the rectangle section, you should understand the printers capabilities
and practice this for awhile.  We think you will find it easy to use.

END HP LASERJET III SPECIAL EFFECTS TUTORIAL




END OF README FILE.