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┌───────────────────────────┐
│ HpLabel │
│ │
│ Version 1.0 │
│ │
│ (C) 1992 │
│ Freestyle Software │
│ ALL Rights Reserved │
└───────────────────────────┘
AW, MAW! NOT ANOTHER DISK LABELER?!
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Yes, Virginia, there IS another disk labling utility on the
shareware market. HpLabel is an automatic labeling program that
reads a floppy disk in either A: or B: drive, and prints the file
names on a page label with a title that you assign. What makes it
different from most other labeling programs? HpLabel is designed
to use full page Avery(tm) labels and prints on a Hewlett Packard
Deskjet or LaserJet, or compatible printers. Most disk file read-
ing and labling programs use tractor labels and don't run on full
page printers. Wait, there's more! HpLabel will print labels for
either 5.25" or 3.50" diskettes! You can also choose the label
you want to print right on screen by simply moving the cursor to
the position of the label in a visual array. Printing single la-
bles of disk file names on full sheet lable pages was not a par-
ticularly easy task -- until HpLabel!
USING HpLabel
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First, read the user notice under 'Caveats' located later in
this document! It notifies the user of liabilities and specific-
ally instructs users about correct use and possible damages when
using sheet labels in laser printers with this or any other
sheet label software.
From the Windows Program Manager, select New under File, and
type in the name and command line path where you placed HpLabel.
HpLabel is designed to use Avery diskette labels for 3.5" drives
(Avery 5196), or labels for 5.25" drives (Avery 5197). The 3.5"
labels are 2.25 X 2.25 inches, and the 5.25" labels are 1.5 X 4.0
inches. Obviously, the limitations of HpLabel are the require-
ments for legitimate diskette labels, and HP compatible printers
with BOTH 6 point and 12 point fonts available to the printer,
either as internal fonts or as cartridge fonts. If the 6 point
20 pitch fonts used to squeeze the file names into the smallest
possible space is NOT available, HpLabel will default to the
16.66 by 8.5 point Lineprinter font internal to most HP II comp-
atibles. In the later case, precise page registration becomes
critical, as the type size is much larger. HpLabel version 1.0
does NOT currently have user support for other type styes or font
sizes. It's ABSOLUTELY necessary to have at least the standard
courier type style INTERNALLY available in BOTH 12/10 and 6/20
font sizes. HpLabel version 1.0 does NOT provide support for soft
fonts, but DOES support two cartridge fonts for use in printing
the title of the printed label. Those are TIMES ROMAN 10/10, and
HELVETICA 10/10. To print labels with either Times Roman, or
Helvetica, simply insert the appropriate cartridge in your print-
er. If you have both cartridges, REMOVE the one you DON'T want!
As a final word about type styles and sizes, BEFORE you purchase
expensive labels, PLEASE try out HpLabel with plain paper to make
sure you have compatible fonts available in your printer!
When you have sheet labels, and HpLabel loaded, simply select
the label size by pressing the Change Disk Size button. Select
the drive with the Change Disk Drive button. Alternately, you
can double click on the greyed icon for one of the disk sizes or
drives to change them. Insert a diskette you want to label. Then
click on the number of the appropriate label position to print,
and fill in a title, optional comment, or select specific file
or directory names to be included by pressing Select Files But-
ton from the title entry dialog window. Continue by repeating
this process until all the label positions you want to print
are filled. Press the Print Filled Label Array button to
print the page of labels currently filled onscreen. To begin a
new page, press the Clear Filled Label Array button, and fill
a new page of labels for printing.
Select Preferences from the main menu, and Set Personal Pre-
ferences from the sub menu to customize default settings. If you
have trouble with default page registration, try experimenting
with margins on plain paper until you achieve a match with your
page of labels. If you want a different line type to seperate
the title from the files on a label, select an alternate in the
Title/File Seperator list. If you want a comment on a label to
appear beneath the title, check the Add Comment box. You can
also set a file search mask at any time. To save modified set-
tings, select Save Current Settings. HpLabel retrieves them
automatically at startup, and they remain in effect until you
change them again, or revert to the default settings. The maxi-
mum number of files that will fit on a label is 45. If you se-
lect Add Comment, then the maximum number drops to 40, as one
available line becomes dedicated to the comment. Remember, these
settings are ONLY saved if you choose to save them with the
option described above. If you have tediously tested margins and
saved the settings, and then choose to restore defaults, YOU MUST
RETRIEVE THE PAST SETTINGS BEFORE SAVING SETTINGS AGIAN. Other-
wise, the restored defaults will be those saved to the disk.
Label titles and directory path strings are NOT saved. If the
Title/File Seperator line is printed as a line of undesirable
characters, then your current Windows font character set contains
an unrecognizable figure. You can solve this by changing the
current font that Windows is using in the Win.Ini file, or by
selecting an alternate line type as described above in this para-
graph.
HpLabel is well bullet proofed for errors and is resistent to
system crashing. The most probable source of errors is from the
printer, or from the disk drives or one of the diskettes. If you
receive an error report, it will be specific and tell you exactly
what the problem is (printer not ready, drive not ready, bad sec-
tor on disk, etc.). Just attempt to correct it. The printer rou-
tine times each print communication between the computer and the
printer. If the printer does NOT send back a signal for more
than 10 seconds, then an error is presumed (if the printer runs
out of paper, etc.), and you will be notified. Otherwise, that's
about it. HpLabel is simple, useful, and practical.
FOR ETHICAL USERS
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Try HpLabel. Distribute it freely. If you're amused by
it, but find no use for it, don't worry about it. If it's cute,
but beneath your dignity, give it away. Still, if you find
yourself USING it, if it WORKS for you, the shareware license
fee is $20.00.
It's the nature and spirit of things that really make
them valuable to us. HpLabel CAN make organizing personal disk-
ette maintanence a great deal faster and easier. While there
are plenty of others on the market, HpLabel has several very rea-
sonable features you may not find at ANY price. It is a great aid
to owners or users of laser printers. These features can save you
personal time.
If HpLabel saves time, it saves money. At $20.00, the FS-
Label License is nominal. If it only saved a few accumulated
hours in the course of a season, it would still be significant.
Your own time is unquestionably worth more than a few dollars an
hour, isn't it?
HpLabel is copyrighted. If you use HpLabel, Send your check
or money order to Freestyle Software, 24307 Magic Mountain Park-
way, Suite 255, Valencia, CA 91355. The HpLabel license is only
$20.00. So if you use it, be dignified enough to register it.
It's the right thing to do. (Yeah, yeah...He's Naive!)
CAVEATS!
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NOTICE!
Please read this notice!!! Take special care when running la-
ble sheets through with lables removed! The heated drum on laser
printers can melt the waxed paper exposed from removed labels and
cause serious damage to the drum or drum cartridge. This is NOT
a problem with Deskjet inkjet printers as they have no heated
drum. Most users of laserjet printers have not reported problems,
but as a few users have, it's therefore best to be very careful
with label sheets that contain missing labels.
FURTHERMORE!
This program is provided on an as is basis! The user assumes
ALL risk as to the performance, quality, or reliability of the
product. No warranties, implied or otherwise, are made, includ-
ing, but not limited to, any 'implied' warranties of merchant-
ability, fitness, or suitability for any particular purpose or
design. A user waives ALL other claims, and the Freestyle Com-
pany, or any other purveyor or dealer of this product, becomes
free from responsibility of ALL liabilities or damages, includ-
ing, but not limited to, lost revenues or profits, unsuitability
of performance for a user's particular needs, damage to a user's
computer hardware or software, any other incidental or consequen-
tial damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this
program, even if the Freestyle Company has been advised of possi-
ble damages, or aware of software shortcomings.
OTHER FREESTYLE PRODUCTS
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If you like HpLabel, you might also find use for FSRead, a
very fast text file browser that allows loading files up to 425K
into memory. Change drives from an automacally built menu of
drives, or directories from a full graphic tree. Choose up to 36
color attribute combinations for file viewing. Mark text blocks,
or enter text strings for searches, and set place markers for ex-
tremely quick searching. Print out all, or just portions of any
text file. FSRead was written as a shareware documentation file
reader, and is entirely light bar menu driven, with pop-up inter-
active help. Then there's FSCalc, a pop up calculator with its
own printable tape. It can be run either from the command line or
as a TSR. FSCalc is a convenient personal calculator with calcu-
lator display features that make it as familiar as any palm tape
calculator. You may also be interested in FSText, a quick style
analyzer for readability, personal interest, and negativity of
writing for journalism, public relations, or advertising copy.
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END HpLabel DOCUMENTATION