() () () () () () () () () () () () ()› ›       Newsletter Software Mods, by› Thomas J. Andrews,  member  of the› OL' HACKERS.  (Ed.  Tom, some time› ago, was the original  modifier of› this newsletter-and he has further› improved it. Thanks Tom, you did a› great job as usual! A.P.)›               ****› ›      My   Nov/Dec   '95   Ol'  Hackers› Newsletter  arrived  yesterday,  and I› read  how  Joe Hicswa had some trouble› printing  the  last  newsletter due to› inattention  to  the  printer,  and he› wanted  to  be  able  to  print just a› couple of the pages to fix it.  I also› read  that  other members comiserated,› having  had similar problems from time› to time themselves.› ›      Well,  allow me to add my name to› the  list  of  victims.  I haven't had› the problem with the newsletter, since› I usually read it from the screen, but› I  have had it with Print Star, and an› early  version  of Print Star is where› the  NEWSLTR.BAS  print  routines came› from.› ›      I fixed the problem in Print Star› with version 1.5, but never got around› to   making   similar   additions   to› NEWSLTR.BAS.    I  apologize  for that› oversight,  and wish to try to make up› for it now.  Therefore, I've made some› modifications to NEWSLTR.BAS, actually› the most extensive modifications since› I worked on Kris Holtegaard's original› program.› ›      NEWSLTR.BAS  will  now  print any› partial  block  of  pages you specify.› Just  before  printing,  you  will  be› asked if you want to print Every page,› or  a  Partial  block.    Press "E" to› print every page, or "P" for a partial› block.   If you press "P", you will be› asked  for  the  first  and  last page› numbers  of  the  proposed block.  The› first  page  must be 1 or greater, and› the last must be greater than or equal› to  the first.  If you specify a first› or  last  page greater than the number› of  pages required to print the files,› NEWSLTR.BAS will stop when it runs out› of files to print, even if nothing has› been printed.› ›      While  I  was  at  it, I made the› procedure  for  printing on both sides› of  the  paper easier, too.  Now, when› you  are  asked  if  you want to print› All, Odd, or Even pages, you will also› be  asked  if  you want to print First› the  Odd, then the Even pages.  If you› choose  this  new  option  by pressing› "F",  all  the odd pages (of the block› you  specify)  will  be printed first,› after which the program will pause for› you  to flip the paper over.  Once the› paper  is flipped, and your printer is› ready,    press    a   key   and   the› even-numbered pages will be printed.› ›      Another   thing  NEWSLTR.BAS  now› does  is  let  you  know which page is› currently   being   loaded   into  the› buffer.   This is to let you know that› everything is proceeding as it should,› and   things  haven't  gone  off  into› NeverLand.    Don't  be  alarmed  when› pages  are  loaded  that  aren't to be› printed.    It's  necessary for proper› formatting.› ›      A  few last modifications restore› the  left margin and cursor visibility› when   exiting  to  BASIC,  correct  a› couple of minor bugs, and improve part› of  the  error  trapping.   Finally, I› used  Turbo  BASIC  XL to renumber the› program  to  make  future  mods  a bit› easier to fit in.›  ›      Now,  if  the  phone company will› just get the line fixed so there isn't› so  much  static in it, like there has› been  ever since that first nor'easter› hit early this week, I'll ship this to› Alan Sharkis via GEnie so he can relay› it to Alex.› ›      I  hope  everyone approves of the› mods  I've  made  here.  If anyone has› any comments, suggestions, or problems› with  the  newsletter program, be sure› to  let  me  know.  I might be able to› help!    My  postal  address is on the› list  that is sent to all members.  My› Internet           address          is› T.ANDREWS16@GENIE.GEIS.COM  and I have› been  known  to  check  my  email more› regularly than my postal mail.›  ›  () () () () () Enjoy. () () () () ()›