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-=≡■} Another file downloaded at: Nightmare +49-(0)40-8902301 {■≡=-
A utility to print text files from a PC onto a Postscript(tm) laser printer
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The original zip file (PCPS730.ZIP) should contain the following files:
LICENSE .DOC - PCPS Plain English license specification
PCPS .EXE - Family mode version (OS2 and DOS)
PCPSD .EXE - DOS only version
PCPS .MAN - Detailed documentation
README .1ST - This file
LICENSE
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PCPS is released as shareware and for full details please refer to the file
LICENSE.DOC
Happy printing,
Paul Carapetis Internet: pjc@melb.bull.oz.au
c/- MicroSource
102 Allister Avenue
Knoxfield 3180 PH: (AH) 61 3 7632424
Australia.
Version 7.30 over 7.22
----------------------
Two additional arguments have been added:
-db to download an extended error handler to the printer
-z to better handle margins and banners for double sided printing
Also, the line %%EOF has been added to the end of the postscript output for
those spoolers requiring this to indicate that the end of job has been
reached.
This version and V7.22 have now been confirmed as working on DEC LN03R
printers.
Version 7.22 over 7.21
----------------------
A couple more bug fixes that crept in during the re-write for family mode
plus the addition of the argument "-k" which allows the user to specify
text to be printed in grey in the background.
Version 7.21 over 7.20
----------------------
Just a minor bug fix - the family mode version couldn't find the origin
directory of PCPS.EXE. Thank you to Wayne Mery for the bug report.
Version 7.20 over 7.10
----------------------
Added the following features as requested by many users:
- Modified and compiled for family mode. Two executables are now
supplied:
PCPS.EXE is family mode and will run under DOS and OS2
PCPSD.EXE is a DOS only version for those with memory worries
- All margins are now fully configurable (-e)
- Lines per page now configurable (-n)
- Support of both A4 and US paper sizes (-s)
- Ability to print Odd or Even pages for double sided printing (-a)
- Support printing ranges of pages (-v)
- Enhanced Gaudy mode
- Support of ^D (0x04) at start and end of print job (-x)
- Support of two paper bins (-h)
- Support of input from stdin
- Support of output to stdout
Apologies to those still awaiting the full PC font. I have not had time to
fully implement this - please be patient.
Version 7.10 over 7.02
----------------------
Some small changes to the postscript output for better compatibility and
the addition of a few more european characters including 0xe1 germandbls
for those german users.
Version 7.02 over 6.00
----------------------
The main change in this version over the previous is the addition of supporting
the european characters in the IBM/PC character set. All text fonts will now
print out these characters. I was going to wait until I had also created a good
PC font supporting all of the IBM/PC characters but decided that this feature
would be useful immediately to those many people in European countries who have
queried me about this feature. For those people running in a server environment
I have enhanced the access to the two support files PCPS.CFG and PCPS.PPF -
please read PCPS.DOC for details.
Version 6.00 over 5.33
----------------------
This version has had much "behind-the-scenes" work done on re-structuring and
cleaning up to make future enhancements easier. In addition, this version now
supports the PCPS.CFG and PCPS.PPF files, different screen sizes, and minus
arguments. See PCPS.DOC for more info. Also, the handling of the initial
prolog is now more efficient.
Thanks to Herb, Laurence and many others for the great suggestions. I again
ask those of you who have made other suggestions to be patient.
Version 5.33 over 5.32
----------------------
This version simply corrects a minor bug in the handling of Form Feeds. Thanks
to those people who have made many good suggestions for improvements - I ask
that you remain patient!
Version 5.32 over 5.31
----------------------
This version corrects a couple of bugs in handling TAB characters. Thanks
to Laurence Nicolson of the University of Liverpool for reporting them.
- TAB characters are now passed through if the -t switch is not specified.
- TAB spacing now aligns with the DOS TYPE command and most editors such that,
for a tab spacing of 8, the tabstops will be in columns 1,9,17 etc.
Version 5.31 over 5.30
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This version corrects a bug only apparent in "-i" mode with memory sort mode
active. There is also a small modification to the display output.