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READ.ME for Lp version 1.1C
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Lp is a print spooler for the Psion Series 3.
It was written to address a specific problem with OPL development
on the Series 3 - there is no way to access the printing
capabilities of the HWIF system within the OPL language. In
particular, it is not possible to access the printer driver
selected by a user and so produce print enhancements such as
bold, underline etc. in a device-independent manner.
Lp is written in C and provides this functionality to OPL
programs, by interpreting generic print controls embedded in text
files that are to be printed. An application creates such files
in a \TMP directory on the Series 3, and these can then be
printed asynchronously (i.e. when the user chooses) rather than
as the application runs. Lp is of most use to third party
developers, rather than to end-users directly.
Lp has been released by Ferret Information Systems as
'Charityware' because of its general utility, and because it
would not be in the best interests of end-users to juggle
multiple conflicting print spoolers.
If you make use of the program, either on your own behalf or by
distributing it to others as part of a product, please make a
donation of 1 UK pound to 'Shelter - the National Campaign for
the Homeless' for each copy used, or a single donation of 20 UK
pounds for twenty or more copies.
Please forward all comments and questions to the e-mail address
below or post them in the psion/series3 conference on Cix if they
are of general interest.
David Palmer
dpalmer@cix.compulink.co.uk