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- CDLABEL for Windows
-
- by Gene Toye
- 07/25/93
-
-
- Introduction
-
- CDLABEL for Windows is a Windows 3.1 application designed to print labels
- for CD jewel boxes. Two labels are printed, a 15 cm by 11.7 cm label for
- the back of the jewel box and a 12 cm by 12 cm label for the cover insert.
-
- System Requriements
- Windows 3.1
- Printer with corresponding Windows driver (support for graphics and
- True Type required)
- VBRUN200.DLL (not included to reduce size of ZIP archive, commonly
- available)
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- How to Use CDLABEL
-
- CDLABEL prints to the default printer configured within Windows. As
- CDLABEL uses the printer font metrics to display an accurate preview of the
- label, the printer must be configured when CDLABEL is executed.
-
- The CDLABEL window consists of five buttons across the top with a preview of
- the current label below. The five buttons are:
- Edit Label - displays dialog for editing text within label.
- Print Label - prints label.
- Half Scale or Full Scale - Toggle between full scale preview and half.
- scale preview. CDLABEL defaults to a half.
- scale preview on displays less than 600 pixels
- in height.
- About - Display CDLABEL about dialog.
- Exit - Exit CDLABEL.
-
- The Edit Label dialog has the following items:
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- Clear All Fields button - clears all text from the text input fields.
- Spine Font button - displays Font dialog for selection of spine
- text font. Default font is Arial 14 point.
- Spine Text field - single line text input field for back label
- spine text.
- Copy Spine Text button - copies text from Spine Text field into Title
- Text field.
- Title Font button - displays Font dialog for selection of title
- text font. Default font is Arial 36 point.
- Title Text field - single line text input field for title text.
- Body Font button - displays Font dialog for selection of title
- text font. Default font is Arial 14 point.
- Title Text field - multiple line text input field for title text.
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-
- To create a label, press the Edit Label button. Enter the desired text and
- font combinations, then press Ok. The label will be previewed. Note that
- lines too long are truncated when printed, including the body. If such lines
- are noted, either insert a carriage return (if body text) or reduce the
- font size to fit. As the back label and the front label are formatted the
- same, there will be a 1.4 cm right margin on the preview and the back label.
- This is due to the smaller size of the front label (12 cm versus 13.4 cm).
-
- When the label is ready, press the Print button. The upper label is for the
- back of the jewel box, behind the cd holder insert. Fold the two spine
- labels up at a right angle to to back of the label. Remove the insert from
- the jewel box and place the label in the cavity. Replace the cd holder.
- Place the lower label from the printout in the lid of the jewel box.
-
- Terms of Use
-
- CDLABEL for Windows is Copyright (C) 1993 by the author, Gene Toye. It is
- Freeware, meaning it may be used without payment to the author. It is
- not public domain and rights to it remain with the author. It
- may be freely uploaded to BBSes. Commercially distribution is permitted
- so long as no fee is charged for the software itself, only for the media
- and labor involved in said distribution.
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- How to Contact the Author
-
-
- I welcome comments and bug reports. Since this is Freeware, I make no
- guarantees as to its usefulness or freedom from bugs. I wrote it
- primarilly to fulfill a personal need for a CD Label printer.
-
- Internet: gtoye@oc.com
- America Online: GToye (don't expect quick turnaround here)
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- Snail Mail: Gene Toye
- 1601 San Francisco
- Carrollton, TX 75007
-