Oakland CPM Archive/oakcpm.iso/sigm/vol172/printer.doc

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EPSPRTR.DOC

                           EPSPRTR.ASM
                    by David J. RAIBERT, CPA


     Thi≤áprograφái≤á aε adaptatioε oµ onσ writteε b∙á Rober⌠á L« ì
LaFarß whosσ articlσ "Writσ ß Menu-Driveε Utilit∙ t∩ Se⌠á Printe≥ ì
Optionsóá appeareΣá iεá thσ Octobe≥ 198│á issuσá oµá Microsystem≤ ì
magazine«á ╔á adapteΣ thi≤ prograφ fo≥ m∙ MX-10░ printer╗á thσ M╪ ì
serie≤ oµ printe≥ i≤ s∩ ubiquitou≤ tha⌠ thi≤ prograφ shoulΣ bσ oµ ì
widσ interes⌠ t∩ others«á (AnΣ iµ Epsoε hasn'⌠ changeΣ thσ ESCapσ ì
codes¼á i⌠á shoulΣ appl∙ t∩ thσ F╪ serie≤ a≤ well.⌐á  AlthougΦá ╔ ì
havσá includeΣ eve≥ possiblσ printe≥ optioε iε  thσ program¼á yo⌡ ì
caε stil∞ picδ anΣ choose¼ adΣ o≥ deletσ whateve≥ yo⌡ want«

     EPSPRTR.CO═á allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ changσ mos⌠ oµ thσ printe≥á funcì
tion≤ - linσ spacing¼á typσ size¼á etc« - directl∙ froφ thσ termì
ina∞á withou⌠ gettinτ u≡ froφ thσ chair«á Thσ prograφ caε bσá enì
tereΣ eithe≥ froφ thσ CP/═ commanΣ linσ o≥ ruε withiε WordSta≥ o≥ ì
an∙á simila≥á worΣá processor«á  Thi≤ prograφá differ≤á froφá Mr« ì
LaFara'≤á origina∞á iεá onl∙ ß fe≈ ways«á  Thσ firs⌠á i≤á alread∙ ì
mentioneΣ - a≤ man∙ option≤ thσ men⌡ coulΣ hold«á  Anothe≥ i≤á iε ì
thσ handlinτ oµ thσ escapσ sequencσ codes«á Apparentl∙ al∞ oµ hi≤ ì
escapσ sequence≤ arσ oµ thσ samσ length«á Bu⌠ thσ Epsoε M╪ escapσ ì
code≤ caε havσ onσ o≥ tw∩ character≤ afte≥ thσ ES├ (1BH)«  Thereì
fore¼á "VERTóá haΣá t∩ bσ paddeΣ ou⌠ fo≥ "VSTRó s∩ tha⌠ i⌠á coulΣ ì
accep⌠ onσ o≥ tw∩ character≤ anΣ stil∞ providσ thσ '$º terminato≥ ì
iε thσ righ⌠ place«á  Finally¼á fo≥ somσ reason¼á severa∞ oµá thσ ì
contro∞á character≤á (L╞ anΣ SI⌐ woulΣ no⌠ pas≤ t∩á thσá printer╗  ì
the∙ werσ jus⌠ moveΣ u≡ b∙ 80H«

     Iµ yo⌡ can¼á reaΣ Mr« LaFara'≤ origina∞ articlσ anΣ assemblσ ì
thσ listinτ (whicΦ i≤ writteε iε 808░ assembl∙ codσ anΣá utilize≤ ì
CP/═ BDO╙ I/╧ calls)╗á thσ .CO═ filσ shoulΣ ruε "righ⌠ ou⌠ oµ thσ ì
box.óá  Bu⌠á watcΦ ou⌠ fo≥ ß fe≈ possiblσ problems«á  D∩ NO╘á usσ ì
emphasizeΣá prin⌠á witΦá eithe≥ compresseΣá o≥á finσá (subscript⌐ ì
print«á  Thσ Epsoε manua∞ doesn'⌠ sa∙ why¼á bu⌠ ╔ ge⌠ thσ impresì
sioε tha⌠ thσ printe≥ jus⌠ migh⌠ explode«  EmphasizeΣ prin⌠ slow≤ ì
thσ printe≥ dowε anΣ doublestrikσ slow≤ i⌠ eveε more«  Thσ UNIDIì
RECTIONA╠á functioε wa≤ includeΣ iε thσ even⌠ column≤ oµá number≤ ì
havσá t∩ bσ printeΣ iε thσ compresseΣ mode«á  Iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠á havσ ì
Graftra°á ½ iε you≥ M╪ printer¼á thσ italic≤ anΣ subscrip⌠á (finσ ì
print⌐ option≤ wil∞ no⌠ work.
.PAè     When you are done, your menu should look like this:

PRINTER OPTIONS MENU

 3 = THREE (3) LINES PER INCH     4 = FOUR (4) LINES
 8 = EIGHT (8) LINES PER INCH     6 = RESET LINES

 F = FORM FEED                    L = LINE FEED
 K = SKIP (SIX) OVER PERF
                                  TO CANCEL OPTION
 C = COMPRESSED PRINT-17 CPI ##          >
 W = DOUBLE WIDTH-5 CPI (+C=8.5)         <
 I = ITALICS                             J
 S = FINE PRINT ##                       R & H
 D = DOUBLESTRIKE                        H
 E = EMPHASIZED **                       Z
 U = UNDERLINE                           ^
 V = UNIDIRECTIONAL L-->R                +
 @ = RESET TO POWER-UP INCL TOF
** > DO NOT USE WITH "C" OR "S" SEE ## ABOVE

 T = TEST PRINTER                 Q = QUIT

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David J. Raibert, CPA   D J Raibert & Associates, PA
10 Wilsey Square, Ridgewood, NJ  07450
December 3, 1983