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This file contains information which was available too late to make it into
the manual. You should probably skim this information when you start learning
EasyFlow (at which point it won't make a great deal of sense) and then read
it in detail after you are comfortable with your ability to use the program.
Support for 24 pin IBM ProPrinters
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EasyFlow now supports the IBM X24E and XL24E ProPrinters. There is nothing
particularly exceptional about using these printers. You make the appropriate
choices at printer configuration time and carry on.
HP LaserJet Series II
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Page 6-12 of the manual make reference to "Memory considerations in landscape
orientation". Due to improved font handling by EasyFlow, the restriction
mentioned is no longer a problem; EasyFlow will work fine in landscape
orientation on a 512K LaserJet.
As a result of this improvement, the "US/International" question is now used
with all three sizes of printouts (16, 25 and 33 CPI). The idea now is that
the download operation will go faster by selecting the US option.
New format for shape libraries
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EasyFlow now has an improved format for some shape library files, which reduces
disk usage. If you attempt to use an older custom shape library or alternate
shape library you will get an error message:
FONT FILES ARE WRONG VERSION
If this happens, you need to use the utility program NEWLIB.EXE to convert the
shape library from the old format to the new format. The program NEWLIB.EXE is
on one of the original distribution disks (the installer does NOT copy it onto
your hard disk). To convert a library to the new format:
1) Insert the original distribution disk which contains NEWLIB.EXE into
drive A.
2) Type A:NEWLIB path\library (giving the path to and the name of the
library to be converted).
You will have to do this procedure for each library to be converted.
For example, if you have a copy of alternate libraries LIB-003 and LIB-004 in
directory C:\EASYFLOW on your hard disk, you would use the following commands
from DOS:
A:NEWLIB C:\EASYFLOW\LIB-003
A:NEWLIB C:\EASYFLOW\LIB-004
"Page Too Complex" on an HI Plotter
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On some HI plotters (PC 695, DMP 40, 41, 42, 51, 52, 56A and 56C) you may get a
message saying "Page Too Complex" when you attempt to plot a large complex
chart. This only happens if you are attempting to plot a very large chart on
a small piece of paper, in which case the text would be so small as to be
unreadable. The solution is to use a larger scale factor, so that the chart
isn't so small. If in doubt, try larger scale factors until the chart
plots without the message appearing.
GoScript
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Charts produced by EasyFlow can be used with GoScript (a PostScript language
interpreter). For this to work you must first create a printer configuration
which outputs charts to disk in naked (as opposed to encapsulated) PostScript.
You can do this from the main menu by selecting the following choices:
Printer Configure
Create a Configuration
Graphics File
GoScript File
You can control the size of the final printout by utilizing the Scale factor
from within EasyFlow. To access this, press SHIFT/F6 or select CHART OPTION
EDITOR from the MISC menu. This puts up a whole series of items. The item of
concern is SCALE FACTOR. It is usually set to 1.00. If you want your chart
twice as big, enter 2.00. If you want it half as big, enter 0.50. If you want
your chart to always fit on one page, enter 0.00.