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EZSAMPLE.ASC (v. 1.02) -- Sample EASYTYPE Generic "ASCII" File
Prior to EASYTYPE, most typesetters were required to receive all files from
clients in ASCII format--like this file. Or, they had to convert files to
ASCII. Otherwise, their typesetting programs or front-end systems just
wouldn't properly handle them. Such a pain! (You can tell a normal ASCII file
by the fact that it will display without "funny" characters or other problems
if you use your computer's built-in TYPE function. For example, look at this
file by typing TYPE EZSAMPLE.ASC. By comparison, try that with EZSAMPLE.WS--
a typical WordStar file--or EZSAMPLE.WP--a typical WordPerfect file!)
This presented many problems, not the least of which were wasted time and
rekeyboarding errors. Furthermore, all line ends were "hard." That is, they
wouldn't automatically reformat with a typesetting or word processing program.
An end of a line was the end of the line, period. (Ouch! Such a pun....)
Typesetters had to manually fix virtually every line. Still further, ASCII
files have no such things as bold, italic or other printer codes.
EASYTYPE solves all these problems and more, even for ASCII files. And because
almost all word processing programs permit creation of such files, EASYTYPE
opens the world of intelligent, cost-effective word-processing-to-typesetting
translation for almost any computer owner. Lines endings within paragraphs are
translated to typesetting "soft" line ends. So the typesetter can reformat
lines to proper length with a single, quick command.
But that's only the beginning. . . .EASYTYPE's numerous options are
available for ASCII files too. For example, even though ASCII files don't
have codes for bold, etc., EASYTYPE makes that possible through a simple,
powerful, copyrighted macro-key system. EASYTYPE can convert up to 13 of your
macro characters to whatever codes you assigned SIMULTANEOUSLY! Even ordinary
text--or codes AND text--can be assigned to any macro. For example, in this
file, we could assign the left curly brace found on most computer keyboards
but generally not used in typesetting to mean "go to boldface type, one size
larger than normal text, they type EASYTYPE and return to normal size and
typeface." Then, if we were to typeset THIS file, we could simply type the
left curly brace for each occurrence of "EASYTYPE" and have every such
occurrence automatically substituted. Without error. Automatically. Of course,
like all EASYTYPE funtions, a set of macros can be saved and used again and
again for future files. An unlimited number of configurations can be created
for your many applications, any of which can be called upon by EASYTYPE,
modified, then saved again--repeatedly.
With EASYTYPE's intelligent file translation, you can discover a whole new
world of possibilities and convenience, just as we have in our own typesetting
studio. Congratulations on moving up to a powerful new tool!