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CONTENTS AND DIRECTORY PRINTER
by Fender Tucker
THIS IS A SPECIAL VERSION OF CONTDIRPRINT. It only works in the 64 mode in
40-columns. It does not return to LOADSTAR.
CONTENTS AND DIRECTORY PRINTER will print the "t.contents xx" file that
you see when you choose Table of Contents from the LOADSTAR menu. It will
also print the directory of the disk that's in the drive. It will print it
in an area about 5" by 10" so you can cut it out, fold it once and keep it
in your disk sleeve. It works only on dot-matrix printers, not daisywheel
printers. It also won't work on printers that don't have a "subscript"
mode, such as some MPS series printers.
This program will work for any LOADSTAR 128, but since text was
formatted differently on issues #1 through #8, there is a prompt for you to
identify which LOADSTAR 128 it is, #1 through #8, or #9 on up.
Run the program, then insert Side One of any LOADSTAR 128 in the drive,
and try the second option, "Print Contents Sheet". The program
automatically loads a file called "driver" which is the driver for my STAR
NX-1000. If it prints a nice, small Table of Contents, then you don't have
to create your own printer driver. The current one will do.
If it doesn't print correctly, then run the program again and choose
the first option, "Create a printer driver". Then get your printer manual
and enter the codes for the prompted modes. They are:
Subscript Mode : 27 83 49
Elite Pitch : 27 77
Condensed Mode : 27 15
Line Spacing 7/72" : 27 49
Reset Printer : 27 64
The numbers are the codes for my NX-1000. You will probably need to enter
different numbers for your printer. If your printer doesn't use 72nds for
line spacing, use any fraction that approximates 1/10, such as 6/60 or
18/180.
The program will save them in a file called "driver". It's not
technically a printer driver; it's just a file with the codes needed for
certain functions saved as strings. However, if this file is on a disk when
the program is run, it will be loaded and when Option Two is chosen, the
printer will be set to these modes and "t.contents xx" will be printed.
The directory from any disk can be printed out. It will print in four
columns but small enough to fit into or on a disk sleeve.
You enter the codes just like they are in the manual. Usually it's a
string of one to three numbers separated by spaces. The numbers range from
0 to 255. Some printer manuals may not have the printer codes listed in
decimal numbers. If many of the codes start with 1B instead of 27, then you
need to enter them in HEXADECIMAL. To do this, make sure the very first
code you enter -- for Subscript Mode -- starts with a dollar sign ($). The
rest of the codes must be entered without the $. HEXADECIMAL numbers may
have the letters from A to F in them and are always two-digit numbers.
NOTE: Make sure you separate each number in each code with one space.
The program is small, and some may say quick and dirty, so if anything
goes wrong, just RUN it again and start over.
FT
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