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MICROMETRIC
98 Dade Avenue ■ Sarasota, FL 34232 ■ Voice/FAX (813) 377-2515
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█ Welcome to LASERMAN, a utility program to print text █
█ files on a laser printer in a variety of styles! █
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PROGRAM: LASR-MAN
VERSION: v2.11 - replaces version v2.10, r05/10/91
RELEASE: r05/24/91
╒╡ PROGRAM SUMMARY ╞══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
LASR-MAN v2.11: A laser printer utility for ASCII file with sixteen styles.
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LASR-MAN v2.11: Laser printer utility for ASCII files with sixteen styles; por-
trait or landscape orientation with 10, 12 or 16 chars/inch (cpi) printing on
one or both sides of each sheet; landscape at 16 cpi, two 72 lines pages on one
side, four pages both sides; booklet (single files) or manual (multiple files =
chapters). Config. files allow printing on legal size paper/non HP printers.
r05/24/91 Micrometric <<ASP>>
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
LASR-MAN v2.11: LASERMAN will print unformatted ASCII files (those without
printer control characters) on a laser printer in any one of sixteen styles.
These styles include the normal portrait or landscape orientation with either
10, 12 or 16 characters per inch (cpi). Multiple passes may be made, printing
on both sides of each sheet. Additionally, using the landscape orientation at
16 cpi, two pages may be printed on each side of a sheet. This allows up to
four pages each with 72 lines to be printed on a single sheet of letter size
paper. The program also has the ability to print individual files where each is
in the form of a booklet or a group of files may be printed together as chap-
ters of a book in the form of a manual. Configuration files are included to
allow printing on legal size paper. r05/24/91 Micrometric <<ASP>>
╒╡ REQUIREMENTS ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
IBM PC, XT, AT or true compatibles operating with PC/MS-DOS, version 3.0 or
later, any monitor, Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer or compatible. May also be
used with other laser printers after defining their printer command codes in
the optional configuration file.
╒╡ MAJOR FEATURES ╞═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
* Eight Major Print Styles:
Single and double sided standard portrait orientation.
Single and double sided standard landscape orientation.
Single and double sided landscape with 2 pages printed per sheet.
Booklet.
Manual (a merge of multiple files into one document).
* Three character pitch options with standard portrait and landscape orienta-
tion: 10, 12, or 16.7 characters/inch.
* Optional page header that may be customized to include the file name, its
last date and time updated, current date and time, and the page number.
* No need to type the paths and names of files to be printed.
* Preview how a file's pages will look when printed before selecting a file.
* Preview each sheet before it is printed.
* Context sensitive help available for all actions.
* Tag individual or groups of files on a directory for printing.
* Will print up to seventy-file files of 1000 pages in one program pass.
* Ability to substitute from zero to ten spaces for tabs.
* Ability to select only files whose archive bit is on and then turn it off
after printing.
* User interface is with pop-up window menus whose colors are user selectable.
* Menus follow the IBM SAA/CUA (System Application Architecture-Common Usage
Access) guidelines.
* Specify most options on the program's command line and then over-ride them
with the program's menus.
* Change program options and save the changes as the defaults.
* Configuration files allow all printer command codes and printer messages to
be user customized.
* The ability to change any of the printer command strings and informational
message with a configuration file.
* Automatic color display on systems so equipped.
* Specify the file names to be displayed and then tagged for printing with DOS
wildcard characters.
* Determine the required number of printed pages for any file before its print
selection.
* May be set for reverse printing of the second print pass to allow use of any
input tray.
* A special document file to assist in determining the proper operating proce-
dures for the various printing styles.
* Installation/upgrade program that also has context sensitive help.
* Manual of more that seventy pages may be printed with this program.
* Registered users may suppress the shareware reminder message display.
╒╡ ENHANCEMENTS THIS RELEASE ╞════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
+ Converted to the INST-MAN program for installation.
+ Moved the shareware registration process to INST-MAN.
╒╡ CORRECTIONS THIS RELEASE ╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
- Default file not found when PATH length and current directory were long.
- Changed batch file for new version of PATH-MAN.
╒╡ SHAREWARE PRICING ╞════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
Program Registration - with manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30.
Latest Version Diskette - 3.5" or 5.25" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10.
Both - Registration with latest diskette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35.
For registered users only - Latest manual & diskette. . . . . . . . . . . .$12.
╒╡ SPECIAL INSTALLATION INFORMATION ╞═════════════════════════════════════════╕
1. TO INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO DISPLAY CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP, THE HELP-MAN SYS-
TEM MUST ALSO BE INSTALLED.
2. FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE BATCH FILE "LASERMAN", THE PATH-MAN SYSTEM MUST
ALSO BE INSTALLED.
3. For initial installations, a default configuration file, DEFAULT.LMC, will
need to be selected the first time that LASERMAN is run. For full details
on this procedure, see the section "DIRECTORY FUNCTION, Config file" in the
LASR-MAN manual.
╒╡ Ver Date PROGRAM RELEASE HISTORY ╞═══════════════════════════════════════╕
2.11 05/24/91 - CORRECTED PROBLEM(S):
- Default file not found when PATH length and current directory
were long.
- Changed batch file for new version of PATH-MAN.
2.10 05/10/91 + Converted to the INST-MAN program for installation.
+ Moved the shareware registration process to INST-MAN.
- CORRECTED PROBLEM(S):
- Corrected number of passes for Double Landscape Style and the
second pass message displayed.
- Corrected problem with printing both landscape and portrait
styles in the same program run.
2.01 03/25/91 - CORRECTED PROBLEM(S):
- Booklet style type with only one file selected would print
incorrectly.
2.00 03/18/91 + General program reorganization to follow the IBM SAA/CUA (Sys-
tem Application Architecture/Customer User Access) guidelines.
+ Added an installation program that matches LASERMAN program
architecture and includes context sensitive help.
+ Simplified the procedures for specifying the data path and
configuration files.
+ Added user selection of menu colors to the program.
+ Added saving current option settings as defaults.
+ Revised the method of handling data directories with greater
that seventy-five files.
+ Expanded the file tagging options.
+ Allow changing of options without having to re-tag files.
+ Allow entering and saving of the registration serial number.
1.30 01/14/91 + Add reverse printing option.
+ Change print page menu to print sheet menu and add output path.
+ Change shareware message display.
+ Change Elite printing styles to 8 lines/inch.
+ Change end pass messages for default HP IIP printer.
+ Add two additional style types, Landscape and Double sided
landscape.
+ Add custom options to the header & make underlining optional.
+ Add the substitution character to use for control characters to
the configuration file.
+ Add page preview to the select file menu and sheet preview to
the print menu.
+ Change handling of the end of a file: if the last page consists
of from one to five characters and they are all control or
blank characters, they will be ignored.
+ Add action message displays.
+ Allow return to the Option menu from any point in the program.
+ Move the shareware screen display to the end of the program.
1.21 10/07/90 - CORRECTED PROBLEM(S):
- Correct screen display of the archive bit status option.
- Expand manual.
1.20 09/17/90 + Add end print pass notes to the configuration file.
+ Add option to allow multi-file output to start on next page.
+ Add option to force the display to monochrome.
1.10 07/25/90 + Add graphics at the end of option selection.
+ Add error handler for printer/disk not ready.
1.00 07/23/90 * Initial test release.