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OVERLAY Version 1.1 by Orbit Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 2875-B
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
(312) 469-3405
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Overlay is a program designed to take a graphic image such as a logo, add
positioning information and store the combination in a Hewlett Packard LaserJet
Plus or LaserJet Series II printer as a overlay macro.
An overlay macro is a macro that can be automatically printed on every page
until stopped by resetting the printer or disabling the overlay function.
The graphic image must be in a HP LaserJet Print format to work. That is, the
proper escape codes must be in the graphic image file for this program to work
properly. The program does not convert any print formats. If you can copy the
file to your LaserJet using the DOS command
C> COPY /B filename PRN
and get a printed image, this program will work for you.
PROGRAM EXECUTION
At the DOS prompt, enter the following command:
OVERLAY [/s] filename macro-id cursor-x cursor-y p/t dest
[/s] - optional switch to print sample page for testing
filename - the full name of the image to be copied
macro-id - a number between 0 - 32767 for an ID number
cursor-x - the offset in dots from the left margin (300 dots = 1 inch)
this is the logical margin, not the physical margin
cursor-y - the offset in dots from the top margin (300 dots = 1 inch)
this is the logical margin, not the physical margin
p/t - permanent or temporary, default is Permanent
dest - destination of overlay, default is PRN. This can optionally be a
disk file that can later be copied to the printer with the
DOS COPY /B command.
After the overlay is loaded in the printer, the program will enable the overlay,
print a page, and disable the overlay.
USING AN OVERLAY
Overlays can be used from within your word processor or nearly any other
program. To activate an overlay, enter the following sequence:
<ESC>&f#y4X where # is the macroid assigned to the overlay
To disable an overlay that is printing on every page, enter the following
sequence:
<ESC>&f5X
The enable and disable commands will work on the current page. The enable
sequence will take effect on the next page out of the printer. The disable
sequence will stop the overlay for the current page. This gives you the
capability to activate an overlay for the first page of a letter and disable it
for remaining pages.
REVISIONS
01/05/88 Version 1.1
/S switch added to turn off sample page print.
Code was added to allow the raster image to be positioned higher on the page.
Raster image copy fixed. A raster image would fail if the hex '1A' pattern
was found in the graphic image.
12/18/87 Version 1.0
Original Release
PUBLIC DOMAIN
This program is placed in the public domain and may be freely distributed as
long as the program is not sold. It may be placed on Bulletin Boards (BBS).
This program may be included on collections of public domain diskettes for
distribution when the only charge associated is for media and copy costs.
In every case, distribution must include the three unmodified files.
FILES INCLUDED
OVERLAY.EXE - The executable program
OVERLAY.DOC - This document
ORBIT.RAS - The Orbit Enterprises Logo for demonstration
COMMERCIAL
Orbit Enterprises produces software for the Hewlett Packard LaserJet Printer
family. Software includes E-Z-Set, a simple menu driven setup utility that
eliminates the need to learn the LaserJet ESCape Sequences, and, FormSet, a
powerful forms generation package for the LaserJet Plus and LaserJet Series II
printers. A demo disk is available.
In addition, we also publish a newsletter that is free to users of HP LaserJet
printers. Call or write for your free subscription.