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2. When you have the directory on the screen, you can move the cursor
   around it by using:
   o  the Arrow keys to move the cursor from file to file
   o  the End key to move to the last file on the screen
   o  the Home key to move to the first file on the screen

   If there are more files than can fit on one screen, the message
   "<PgDn: more>" appears at the bottom of the screen. Press the PgDn
   key to see the next screen, and the PgUp key to move back one
   screen. As the cursor moves, the current file is highlighted.

3. Press the Enter key to select the highlighted file. You are returned
   to the font selector screen, and the selected file name is displayed
   on the current font line. You can also press the Esc key to return
   to the program without selecting a file.

REMARKS
It's important to note that the memory of a laser printer can only hold
a finite number of fonts. This varies depending on the fonts you choose
and the amount of memory the printer has. This initial version of the
font selector will not warn you if you are over the memory limit. If
this happens, the printer may give you a message or it may just not
print some of the fonts.



Moving Fonts From One Font Line to Another

You can move fonts (including cartridge and resident fonts) from one
line to another, customizing the file exactly the way you want.

To move a font to another font line:

1. Move the cursor to the font you want to move.

2. Press the F6 key. The line is highlighted.

3. Move the cursor to the line where you want the font. This can be an
   available line or a line with a font already on it.

4. Press F6 again. The font moves to the new line. If there was already
   a font on the new line, the two fonts are swapped; that is, the
   existing font on the new line is moved to the old line.



Deleting and Undeleting Fonts

You can delete a font from a font line, making that line available for
a new font.

To delete a font:

1. Move the cursor to the font you want to delete.

2. Press the F4 key. The font is deleted and the line says {Available}.


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If you decide that you made a mistake and didn't really want to delete
a font, you can undelete it at the original location or at a new line.

To undelete a font:

1. Move the cursor to the line where you want to undelete the font.

2. Press the F5 key. This undeletes the last deleted font. This is
   another way of moving a font.


Moving Between Font Lines

When you are customizing a print control file, you will need to move
back and forth between the font lines. There are five keys available
for moving between font lines:

Pg Up         Moves the cursor to the first font line (B).

Pg Dn         Moves the cursor to the last font line (Z).

Tab           Moves the cursor to the next {Available} font line.

Up Arrow      Moves the cursor to the next higher font line. For
              example, if the cursor is on the D line when you press
              the Up Arrow, it moves to the C line.

Down Arrow    Moves the cursor to the next lower font line.

When you type a file name on a font line then move off the line with
one of the above keys, the font selector searches for the file just as
if you had pressed the Enter key. If the file doesn't exist or is not a
valid font file, the cursor doesn't move. For example, if you type
GA100BPN.USP at the B font line, then press the Down Arrow key to move
to the C font line, the font selector first tries to read the
GA100BPN.USP font file. If it succeeds, it moves the cursor to the C
line; if not, the cursor stays at the B line and the program displays
an error message.



Editing Font File Names

As you type font file names, you can edit your entries. Here are the
keys available for editing:

Home           Moves the cursor to the beginning of a file name.

End            Moves the cursor to the end of a file name.

Right Arrow    Moves the cursor one character to the right.

Left Arrow     Moves the cursor one character to the left.

Backspace      Moves the cursor one character to the left and replaces
               it with a space.


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Del            Deletes the character at the cursor and moves text over
               to fill the gap.

Ins            Opens up a space for text at the cursor by pushing text
               to the right.

Esc            Erases the file name and restores the old file name, if
               any.

Enter          Indicates you are done typing a file name and starts
               searching for the file.

Ctl Enter      Deletes from the cursor to the end of the file name.

Note: The font selector does not support the Pushright typing mode; it
is always in Overwrite.



Changing the Name of the Print Control File

The font selector produces a print control file with the name you
specified when you entered the program (PR.DEF by default) unless you
tell it differently.

To change the name of the print control file:

1. Press the F7 key. The cursor moves to the PRDEF FILE: area on the
   bottom line. You can press the Esc key if you don't want to change
   the file name.

2. Type the new file name and press the Enter key. If the print control
   file already exists, the top line says:
      Press Esc for no backup, F9 to make backup copy "filename.#ex"

   where "filename.#ex" is the name of the backup file. This name
   consists of the original file name plus an extension consisting of
   "#" and the first two letters of the original file name's extension.
   If the original file name has no extension, the backup file has "#"
   for an extension.

   Press the Esc key if you don't want to make a backup of the original
   print control file. Press F9 to make a backup copy.

Now when you exit or save the print control file, the changes are
written to the new file and the original file is not changed.

For example, if you want to change the name of the print control file
from PR.DEF to TR1FONTS, press the F7 key. The cursor moves to the
PRDEF FILE: area on the bottom line of the screen. Type TR1FONTS and
press the Enter key. If this file already exists, the top line says:
   Press Esc for no backup, F9 to make backup copy "TR1FONTS.#"






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Saving the Print Control File

At any time, you can save the print control file you are working on.
When you do this, the font selector creates the print control and
download batch files and leaves you in the program.

To save the print control file:

o  Press the F3 key. This creates the print control and download batch
   files.



Exiting the Font Selector

You can exit the font selector at any time. If you have made any
changes on the screen, the font selector creates a print control file
that incorporates the changes. It also creates a download batch file
that you can use to download the selected soft fonts to the printer.

To exit the font selector:

o  Press the F2 key. This creates the print control and download batch
   files, then returns you to the DOS prompt.



Exiting the Font Selector Without Saving Your Changes

You can exit the font selector without saving the changes you have
made. This is an unsave.

To exit the font selector without saving your changes:

1. Press the F9 key to unsave. The menu on the top line says [no-save].

2. Press the F2 key to exit. The changes to the print control file are
   not saved, and the download batch file is not created.




















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Using the Files Produced by the Font Selector

When you run the font selector, you create two output files:
o  a print control file; the default is PR.DEF.
o  a font download batch file; the default is SOFTDOWN.BAT.

The print control file contains width tables, codes (escape sequences),
and comments for soft, resident, and cartridge fonts. This file should
be on your working diskette or directory. If it's not, copy it there
now. The PC-Write print program uses this file when you print.

The font download batch file contains everything needed to
automatically download the specified soft fonts to the laser printer.

To download the soft fonts to the printer:

1. If you have a floppy disk system, place the font diskette in the A
   drive (and your second soft font diskette, if any, in the B drive).
   If you have a hard disk system, change to the PC-Write working
   directory. The soft font files and download batch file should
   already be on the font diskette or working directory.

2. At the DOS prompt, type the name of the download batch file, for
   example:
       SOFTDOWN

   and press the Enter key. The download batch program SOFTDOWN is run.
   After a short time, the printer delivers a short message and sample
   output for every font. Note: If you rename this file, it must have a
   .BAT extension or it won't work.

But what do you do if you need access to more than one set of soft
fonts? Let's say you want a set for marketing materials and a set for
normal documentation. If you're on a hard disk, there are two simple
solutions.

The first is to have two separate subdirectories, each with its own
print control file, its own SOFTDOWN.BAT, and its own font files. To do
this, first create two subdirectories. Then run the font selector in
your PC-Write working directory, creating the print control and
SOFTDOWN.BAT files for one set of soft fonts. Then copy these and the
appropriate font files into one subdirectory. Now repeat the process
for the other set of soft fonts and copy these files into the other
subdirectory. You can now edit and print text files in either
subdirectory.

The other solution is to keep all the font files in one subdirectory
but run the font selector twice, each time naming a new print control
file and a new download batch file. To learn how to give another name
to a download batch file, read the Remarks on page 8 of this Guide.
Alternatively, you can run the font selector once, giving a name to the
print control file and using the default download batch file name
SOFTDOWN.BAT. Then rename the download batch file with the DOS RENAME
command and run the font selector again, giving a new name to the print
control file and leaving the default name for the download batch file.



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A Sample Session

Here's a sample session that demonstrates how to use the font selector.
Suppose you want to create a print control file for the Hewlett-Packard
LaserJet that allows you to use the basic default resident fonts and
four larger Helvetica fonts: a 12 point regular font assigned to the C
font letter, a 14 point regular font for the D font letter, an 18 point
bold font for the P font letter, and a 24 point bold font for the S
font letter. The font selector program has a default print control
file. Use this to build on.

Let's say you have a hard disk and you've already copied the font
selector program (FONT.EXE) from the font selector diskette into your
working directory along with the appropriate soft font files. Follow
these instructions:

1. Change to your working directory. At the DOS prompt, type the
   following line then press the Enter key:
      FONT

   The font selector's initial screen is displayed and the top line
   says:
      File to load or create (Esc:cancel):  "<Default>"

2. Press the Enter key. The main screen appears with the cursor located
   on the PRDEF FILE: area of the bottom line. It looks like this:

+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Esc:  Exit Program.                                                   |
|Enter a new output print control file.                                |
|FONT  INPUT FONT FILE      DESCRIPTION                                |
| B                         {Available}                                |
| C                         {Available}                                |
| D                         {Available}                                |
| E                         12 CPI 12P Courier                         |
| F                         10 CPI 12P Courier                         |
| H                         Superscript                                |
| I                         {Available}                                |
| J                         {Available}                                |
| L                         Subscript                                  |
| M                         {Available}                                |
| O                         Overstrike                                 |
| P                         {Available}                                |
| Q                         {Available}                                |
| R                         {Available}                                |
| S                         Second Strike                              |
| U                         Underline                                  |
| V                         Lineprinter                                |
| W                         Double Underline                           |
| X                         {Available}                                |
| Y                         Portrait                                   |
| Z                         Landscape                                  |
|PRDEF FILE: "PR.DEF"                                                  |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

3. Type NEW.DEF and press the Enter key. The cursor jumps to the first
   available font line, which is B.

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4. Press the Down Arrow key to move the cursor to the C line and type
   the name of the 12 point Helvetica font file as follows, then press
   the Enter key:
       HV120RPN.R8P

   The program looks for the font file and copies the description onto
   the font line. It also stores the codes and width tables for the
   font in memory so it can copy them to the print control file when
   you exit the program. While this is happening, the message "Loading
   Font" appears on the message line. When the program finishes, the
   font line is highlighted again.

5. Press the Tab key to move to the D font line. Type the name of the
   14 point font file as follows and press the Enter key:
      HV140RPN.R8P

6. Press the Tab key 4 times to move to the P font line. Type the name
   of the 18 point font file as follows and press the Enter key:
      HV180BPN.R8P

7. Press the Down Arrow key 3 times to get to the S line, which already
   has a font on it. Let's move this font to the R line.

8. Press the F6 key. The S line is highlighted. Press the Up Arrow key
   to move the cursor to the R line. Press the F6 key again. The font
   that was on the S line is now on the R line.

9. Press the Tab key to move the cursor back to the S line and type the
   name of the 24 point font file as follows. Press the Enter key.
      HV240BPN.R8P

   The screen now looks like this:


























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+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|F1:HelpF2:ExitF3:SaveF4:DeleteF5:UndelF6:MoveF7:PRDefF8:Di F9:Unsave  |
|Enter a file name or select a function key.                           |
|FONT  INPUT FONT FILE      DESCRIPTION                                |
| B                         {Available}                                |
| C    HV120RPN.R8P         Helvetica 12.0 point, prop, portrait.      |
| D    HV140RPN.R8P         Helvetica 14.0 point, prop, portrait.      |
| E                         12 CPI 12P Courier                         |
| F                         10 CPI 12P Courier                         |
| H                         Superscript                                |
| I                         {Available}                                |
| J                         {Available}                                |
| L                         Subscript                                  |
| M                         {Available}                                |
| O                         Overstrike                                 |
| P    HV180RPN.R8P         Helvetica 18.0 point, prop, bold, portrait.|
| Q                         {Available}                                |
| R                         Second Strike                              |
| S    HV240BPN.R8P         Helvetica 24.0 point, prop, bold, portrait.|
| U                         Underline                                  |
| V                         Lineprinter                                |
| W                         Double Underline                           |
| X                         {Available}                                |
| Y                         Portrait                                   |
| Z                         Landscape                                  |
|PRDEF FILE: NEW.DEF                                                   |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

10. Press the F2 key to exit the program. The program creates the print
   control file NEW.DEF file and the download batch file SOFTDOWN.BAT,
   then clears the screen and returns you to the DOS prompt.

11. Turn on your LaserJet printer and, at the DOS prompt, type the
   following line then press the Enter key:
      SOFTDOWN

   This runs the download batch file, which loads the font files into
   the printer's memory. When the download process is complete, the
   printer sends a message telling you that the download process was
   successful and prints a sample of each of the new fonts.

Now you can create PC-Write documents using the new font letters and
print those with the PC-Write print program. The print control file can
be used repeatedly. You need only run the font download batch file
whenever you start the printer.













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Appendix A: Creating a Print Control File

You can customize the font selector's default print control file, or
you can change an existing file. If you don't already have a print
control file, you can create one with the MENULAZ program.

To create a print control file:

1. Copy the file MENULAZ.EXE from your PC-Write utility diskette onto
   your working diskette or directory.

2. Change to your PC-Write diskette or directory and type:
      MENULAZ  <Enter>

   The PC-Write Printer Picker Menu for laser printers appears on the
   screen.

3. Type the letter that corresponds to the type of laser printer you
   have. Another menu will appear on the bottom half of the screen.
   This menu lists the supported printer models. Type the number or
   letter next to your printer model.

For example, let's say you have a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Plus and you
want to create a print control file for the B cartridge. At the DOS
prompt, type:
   MENULAZ

The Printer Picker Menu appears on the screen:
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. Adobe PostScript        D.                      P.                |
| 2. Canon                   E.                      Q.                |
| 3. Corona                  F.                      R.                |
| 4. Digital (DEC)           G.                      S.                |
| 5. Hewlett-Packard         H.                      T.                |
| 6. QMS                     I.                      U.                |
| 7. Ricoh                   J.                      V.                |
| 8.                         K.                      W.                |
| 9.                         L.                      X.                |
| A.                         M.                      Y.                |
| B.                         N.                                        |
| C.                         O.                      Z.                |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
















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Type "5" to select Hewlett-Packard. The Hewlett-Packard menu appears on
the bottom half of the screen:
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Printer Picker.  Press letter or digit for your printer (Esc: pick group):|
|1. LaserJet/LaserJet    D. LJ/LJ+, M cartridge  P. LJ+, soft R8 old HELVAB|
|2. LJ/LJ+, A cartridge  E. LJ/LJ+, N cartridge  Q. LJ+, soft US new HELVAC|
|3. LJ/LJ+, B cartridge  F. LJ/LJ+, P cartridge  R. LJ+, soft R8 new HELVAD|
|4. LJ/LJ+, C cartridge  G. LJ/LJ+, Q cartridge  S. LJ+, soft US old MANUAA|
|5. LJ/LJ+, D cartridge  H. LJ/LJ+, R cartridge  T. LJ+, soft R8 old MANUAB|
|6. LJ/LJ+, E cartridge  I. LJ/LJ+, T cartridge  U. LJ+, soft US new MANUAC|
|7. LJ/LJ+, F cartridge  J. LJ/LJ+, U cartridge  V. LJ+, soft R8 new MANUAD|
|8. LJ/LJ+, G cartridge  K. LJ/LJ+, V cartridge  W. LJ+, soft US old TMSRAA|
|9. LJ/LJ+, H cartridge  L. LJ/LJ+, W cartridge  X. LJ+, soft R8 old TMSRAB|
|A. LJ/LJ+, J cartridge  M. LJ/LJ+, X cartridge  Y. LJ+, soft US new TMSRAC|
|B. LJ/LJ+, K cartridge  N. LJ/LJ+, Y cartridge  Z. LJ+, soft R8 new TMSRAD|
|C. LJ/LJ+, L cartridge  O. LJ+, soft US old HELVAA                        |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Type "3" to select the B cartridge. This creates the file PR.DEF that
is the basis for your customization.






































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Appendix B: The Font Selector Menu Options

The top line of the main screen contains a menu of the font selector's
options. Let's take a look at these.


F1: Help           To get help while using the font selector, press the
                   F1 key. A Help screen appears describing the menu
                   options.

F2: Exit           You can press the F2 key at any time to exit the
                   font selector program. If you have made any changes,
                   the font selector creates a new print control file
                   that incorporates the changes. It also creates a
                   download batch file that you can use to download the
                   selected soft fonts to the printer.

F3: Save           You can press the F3 key to create a new print
                   control file and a download batch file without
                   exiting the font selector.

F4: Delete         Pressing the F4 key deletes the current font. This
                   makes the font line available.

F5: Undelete       You can press F5 to undelete a font after you have
                   deleted it. You can undelete it at the original
                   location or at a new location, in which case the
                   font is effectively moved to a new letter.

F6: Move           You can use the F6 key to move a font from one font
                   letter to another. First, move the cursor to the
                   font letter you want moved and press the F6 key. The
                   line is highlighted. Then, move the cursor to the
                   line where you want that font and press F6 again.
                   The font is moved. If you move a font to an occupied
                   font letter, the fonts are swapped.

F7: Prdef          The font selector changes the original print control
                   file unless you tell it to place the changes in a
                   new file. In this case, it leaves the original file
                   alone. To place the changes in a different file,
                   press the F7 key when you are finished customizing.
                   The cursor moves to the PRDEF FILE field on the
                   bottom line of the screen so you can change the file
                   name. Now when you exit or save the print control
                   file, the changes are saved to the file you
                   specified.

F8:Dir             You can press the F8 key to see a listing of the
                   files on a disk or subdirectory. When you have the
                   list on the screen, you can use the Arrow keys to
                   move the cursor from file to file then select a file
                   by pressing the Enter key.





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F9: Unsave         As soon as you begin typing, another option is
                   displayed in the menu: the Unsave. If you press the
                   F9 key and then exit, the changes to the print
                   control file are not saved and the download batch
                   file is not created. It is as if you never ran the
                   program.




















































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Appendix C: Available Soft Fonts

The following is a partial list of third party soft fonts products,
derived from the Hewlett-Packard book LaserJet Printer Family Software
and Hardware Solutions and other sources.

ALPHABETS
   Wilkes Publishing Corp., 25251 Paseo de Alicia, #229, Laguna Hills,
   CA 92653
BALI FONTS
   Janus Associates, 94 Chestnut St., Boston, MA 02108
BIG FOOT FONTS
   Janus Associates, 94 Chestnut St., Boston, MA 02108
CONOFONTS
   Conographic Corp., 16802 Aston St., Irvine, CA 92714
DOWNLOAD FONT CONVERTER
   Prosoft, 7248 Bellaire Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605
FLOPPY FONTS OFFICE SERIES
   The Font Factory, P.O. Box 5429, Kingwood, TX 77339
FLOPPY FONTS PROFESSIONAL SERIES
   The Font Factory, P.O. Box 5429, Kingwood, TX 77339
FONT EFFECTS
   SoftCraft, Inc., 16 N. Carroll St., Suite 500, Madison, WI 53703
FONTCENTER FONTS
   FONTCENTER, 509 Marin St., #227, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
FONTWARE
   Bitstream, Inc., 215 First St., Cambridge, MA 02142
GLYPHIX
   SWFTE International, P.O. Box 219, Rockland, DE 19732
GPA SOFT FONT GENERATOR
   GRADCO Systems, Inc., 7 Morgan, Irvine, CA 92718
LASER FONTS
   SoftCraft, Inc., 16 N. Carroll St., Suite 500, Madison, WI 53703
LASERTEX VIRTUAL FONTS
   Network Technology Corp., 6825 Lamp Post Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306
LJ FONTS
   Weaver Graphics, Fox Pavilion Box 1132, Jenkintown, PA 19046
MAGICSERIES: MAGICFONT
   Computer Editype Systems, 509 Cathedral Parkway, 10A, New York, NY
   10025
PROFONT EDITING SYSTEMS
   FONTCENTER, 509 Marin St., #227, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
PUBLISHER'S TYPE FOUNDRY
   Zsoft Corp., 1950 Spectrum Circle, Suite A-495, Marietta, GA 30067
SDP FONT LIBRARY
   LEXISOFT, Inc., P.O. Box 1950, Davis, CA 95617
SOFT FONT DISKS
   Computer Editype Systems, 509 Cathedral Parkway, 10A, New York, NY
   10025
SOFTCRAFT FONT EDITOR
   SOFTCRAFT, Inc., 16 N. Carroll St., Suite 500, Madison, WI 53703
STRAIGHTFORWARD ZFONTS
   15000 Halldale Ave., Suite 115, Gardena, CA 90247
VENTURA PUBLISHER FONTS
   The Font Factory, P.O. Box 5429, Kingwood, TX 77339
VS FONTS
   VS Software, P.O. Box 6158, Little Rock, AR 72216

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Appendix D: Glossary

BIT-MAPPED FONT. A font in which each character is made up of a number
of dots. Each of these dots is represented by a bit in the computer's
memory.

DOWNLOADING. Transferring soft fonts from a disk to the printer's
memory.

ELITE TYPE. Typewriter type that runs 12 characters to the inch.

FONT. A complete set of characters in a given typeface. This includes
capital and lowercase letters, figures, punctuation marks, and commonly
used signs and accents.

FONT CONTROL LINE. A command line in a PC-Write print control file that
contains the escape sequence that accesses a font.

FONT LETTER. A letter that represents a font in PC-Write. A font letter
may be used in conjunction with the Alt key or the <Alt-G>.R command to
access a font.

KERNING. The process of adjusting the space between characters.

LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION. Printing across the length of the page.

LEADING. The spacing between lines of text; also called line spacing.

ORIENTATION. The direction of the print on the page. Portrait
orientation is printing across the width of the page. Landscape
orientation is printing across the length of the page.

OUTLINE FONT. A font in which each character is stored as an outline or
description. The advantage of this is that you can produce different
sizes and styles of characters from the same outline; the printer then
converts the outline to bits.

PICA. One-sixth of an inch; 12 points.

PICA TYPE. Type that runs ten characters to the inch. Also called ten
pitch.

PITCH. The number of characters per horizontal inch.

POINT. The printer's basic unit of measurement -- 0.0138 inch (1/72 of
an inch).

PORTRAIT ORIENTATION. Printing across the width of the page.

PRINT CONTROL FILE. A special PC-Write file that contains the codes for
fonts, line spacing, character width, microspacing, and other printer
controls for a particular printer.

SOFT FONT. A font stored in a disk file. It can be transferred into the
printer's memory.



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STROKE WEIGHT. The thickness of the print. Stroke weight can be light,
medium, or bold.

STYLE. For the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet, style is either upright or
italic.

SYMBOL SET. A sub-grouping of all the available characters in a font.

TYPEFACE. A named type design, produced as a complete font.

















































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