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READINIT.DOC
01/08/94
The READINIT.EXE program creates and maintains a file called READ.INI. The
READ.INI file is used to override certain defaults used by READ.EXE as well as
any self-viewing file created by READMAKE.EXE.
The specific defaults that can be changed:
* Printer port: Typically defaults to LPT1: but can be redefined to another
port or even a file name
* Printer string for regular text: Allows you to specify the string that will
be sent to the printer port if text is printed and all lines in the document
are 80 characters or less in length.
* Printer string for wide text: Allows you to specify the string that will be
sent to the printer if text is printed and any lines in the document are over
80 characters in length.
* String after partial document printed: Allows you to specify what string
should be printed after a full document is printed. This can include a page
eject character and/or printer reset information.
* String after full document printed: Allows you to specify what string should
be printed after a full document is printed. This can include a page eject
character and/or printer reset information. Defaults to /012 which is a
page eject.
* Color settings: You can change the four color sets used while viewing
documents within the program.
The routine maintains a (short) list of printer brands and some of the more
useful reset strings used for different modes. (Ask for the HPLJ settings to
get an idea.) This table can be expanded if people ask. Contact Wayne Software
at the address below; provide a list of required codes for all desirable
choices. Be reasonable with the number of choices. In any case, you can always
fill in any non-predefined codes that you want to.
READ and READMAKE-created files look for READ.INI in the following locations in
the following order:
C:\
your default subdirectory
the directory where READ.EXE or the self-viewable file was found
The READ.INI file is further described in READ.DOC.
Syntax:
READINIT [ /MONO | /-MONO | /COLOR | /-COLOR ] [ /-I ] [ /? ]
where:
"/MONO" or "/-COLOR" forces monochrome mode
"/-MONO" or "/COLOR" switches to color mode; the default
"/-I" skips reading READ.INI file if one found
"/?" or "/HELP" or "HELP" gives you syntactical help
Author:
This program was written by Bruce Guthrie of Wayne Software. It is free for use
and redistribution provided relevant documentation is kept with the program, no
changes are made to the program or documentation, and it is not bundled with
commercial programs or charged for separately. People who need to bundle it in
for-sale packages must pay a $50 registration fee to "Wayne Software" at the
following address.
Additional information about this and other Wayne Software programs can be found
in the file BRUCEymm.DOC which should be included in the original ZIP file.
("ymm" is replaced by the last digit of the year and the two digit month of the
release. BRUCE312.DOC came out in December 1993. This same naming convention
is used in naming the ZIP file that this program was included in.) Comments and
suggestions can also be sent to:
Bruce Guthrie
Wayne Software
113 Sheffield St.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
fax: (301) 588-8986
Foreign users: Please provide an Internet address in all correspondence.