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Drag and Drop Printing V2.0 A Shareware Package from: FLFSOFT, INC. P. O. Box 306 Oak Creek, WI 53154-0306 _______ ____|__ | (R) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 1993-1994 FLFSOFT, INC. All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be copied without the express written permission of FLFSOFT, INC., P.O. Box 306 Oak Creek, WI 53154-0306 Trademarks FLFSOFT and Drag and Drop Printing are trademarks of FLFSOFT, Inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other produt names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledge. Drag and Drop Printing V2.0 Table of Contents About This Manual .......................................1 Conventions .............................................1 What is Drag and Drop Printing? .........................1 Definition of Shareware .................................1 License Information .....................................2 Disclaimer of Warranty ..................................2 Ombudsman Statement .....................................2 New Features in v2.0 ....................................3 Program Requirements ....................................3 Installation ............................................3 Registration ............................................5 Registration Benefits ...................................6 Description of Files ....................................6 Quick Start .............................................6 Menu Options ............................................7 Page Setup ............................................8 Font ..................................................9 Print Setup ...........................................10 Preferences ...........................................10 Print Options ......................................10 Show Print Dialog ..................................11 Shell Printing .....................................12 General Options ....................................12 Help ....................................................13 About ...................................................14 About This Welcome to Drag And Drop Printing. The Manual documentation included in this package provides comprehensive information on installing and using Drag and Drop Printing version 2.0 for Microsoft Windows. Conventions To help you find information, the Drag and Drop Printing documentation adheres to the following conventions: Symbols Symbol Meaning * Indicates an item in a list or step in a single-step procedure 1. Indicates a step in a multiple-step procedure What is Drag and Drop Printing is a utility that Drag and allows you to Drag & Drop print ASCII files easily under Windows. Printing is easy with Printing? Drag and Drop Printing, all you have to do is drag a file from file manager and drop it on top of the Drag and Drop Printing icon. It's that simple, drag, drop and print! Definition Shareware distribution gives users of a chance to try software Shareware before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with a printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. Drag and Drop Printing is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" -1- software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using Drag and Drop Printing and continue to use Drag and Drop Printing after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $15.00 to FLFSOFT, INC. The $15.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Commercial users of Drag and Drop Printing must register and pay for their copies of Drag and Drop Printing within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting FLFSOFT, INC. Anyone distributing Drag and Drop Printing for any kind of remuneration must first contact FLFSOFT, INC. at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASPASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering Drag and Drop Printing immediately (However FLFSOFT, INC. must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Drag and Drop Printing.). You are encouraged to pass a copy of Drag and Drop Printing along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of the Drag and Drop Printing system. (This section written by Paul Mayer, the author of GRAB Plus, and provided courtesy of the Association of Shareware Professionals.) License For complete license information please see the file LICENSE.DOC Information on your distribution disk. Disclaimer For complete disclaimer information please see the file WARRANTY.DOC of Warranty on your distribution disk. Ombudsman This program is produced by a member of the Association of Statement Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP OmbudsmanOmbudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to The ASP Ombudsman, at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to: ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536 -2- New Drag and Drop Printing has many new features that help you Features in quickly and easily print files. This section provides an v2.0 overview of the new features in Drag and Drop Printing v2.0. * File size is now only limited by available memory * Ability to select and drop multiple files at one time * All controls are now in 3D * Setup Dialog renamed to Page Setup Dialog * Spin buttons added to Page Setup Dialog * "Shell" Printing, which allows you to invoke various Windows programs to print files associated with them. * "Simulated" duplex printing, which allows you to print on both sides of the page by first printing the odd pages and then printing the even pages. * Customization of the program icon and description. * Enhanced Installation procedure * Removed unnecessary items from the DDP Main Menu Program Computer: Any AT, 80286, 386, 486 or PS/2 computer that will Requirements run Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher. Software: An installed copy of Microsoft Windows, version 3.1 or higher. Printer: Any Windows-supported printer. Installation The options you choose in Install determine which features of Using the Drag and Drop Printing will be installed on your system. DDP Install You may choose one of two options. Program Full Installation Install the complete Drag and Drop Printing system, help files, and an ASCII text version of the documentation. Custom Installation Lets you install only the options you want to use. Disk space requirements vary based on the options you choose. As you choose options, Install tells you how much disk space you need. 1. If Windows is not already running, type win at the DOS prompt. 2. Insert the Drag and Drop Printing v2.0 program disk in drive A, and close the drive door. 3. From the File menu, choose Run (ALT, F, R) 4. Type A:INSTALL and then press Enter. -3- 5. Accept the path that Install proposes. - or - To choose your own directory, either click on the drop down list and select the path or type a new path in the Directory box. 6. Click the Full Install or Custom Install button. 7. If you chose to install the Drag and Drop Printing program, the install program will try to install the file CTL3D.DLL in your WINDOWS/SYSTEM directory. If a previous version of this file exists, you will be prompted to: Yes overwrite the file, No do not install the file, or Cancel the install. CTL3D.DLL is used by Drag and Drop Printing to create the 3 dimensional effects on various dialogs. Newer versions of CTL3D.DLL are compatible with previous versions, and should not cause any problems. 8. To accept the Program Manager group that Install proposes, click on the Create button. Click on the Skip button to not create a Program Manager group. You may click on the drop down list to install Drag And Drop Printing in one of your current program groups. Note: If you choose to install Drag and Drop Printing in your StartUp group, Drag and Drop Printing will be run every time you run Windows. You may also run Drag and Drop printing every time Windows begins by adding the program to the RUN= or LOAD= lines in your WIN.INI file. -4- Registration Drag and Drop Printing V2.0 is shareware, or "Try before you buy" by Mail software. If you use the program, you must register. Registration is $15 (USD). For your convenience the registration form can be printed from the file ORDER.FRM on your distribution disk.REGISTER.DOC Send registrations to: FLFSOFT, INC. P. O. Box 306 Oak Creek, WI 53154-0306 (Specify disk size.) Wisconsin residents must add the appropriate sales tax. Add $1.50 (USD) for shipping and handling in the U.S., Add $2.00 (USD) for shipping and handling in Canada, Add $5.00 (USD) for shipping and handling outside the U.S. and Canada. Registration You can register Drag and Drop Printing with Master Card, Visa, by Credit American Express, or Discover card from Public (software) Library Card by calling PsL at one of the following numbers 800-242-PsL or 713-524-6394 or by FAX at 713-524-6398 or by CIS Email at 71355,470. You can also mail credit card orders to PsL at: Public (software) Library P.O. Box 35705 Houston, TX, 77235-5705. Drag and Drop Printing is product number 11178. "THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY" Registrations are taken by PsL as a convience to FLFSoft, Inc. customers. Any questions about the status of shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, etc, must be directed to FLFSoft, Inc. To insure that you get the latest version, PsL will notify FLFSoft the day of your order and we will ship Drag and Drop Printing directly to you. Orders by You may register your copy of Drag and Drop Printing by sending an CIS Email Email to FLSFoft, Inc at 75010,237 on CIS or 75010.237@compuserve.com via the internet. We will ship you a registered copy of the program and bill you. -5- Registration Registered users of Drag and Drop Printing will receive the Benefits following benefits: * A registered copy of the program. * A professionally printed and bound copy of the user manual. * Three months of technical support by mail or CompuServe. * Notification of upgrades, with special pricing for registered users. * A certificate to receive the JCSM Shareware Collection CD at 1/2 the normal price * An introductory membership to CompuServe Information Service (CIS) (sign-up fee waived) and a $15 usage credit. * A certificate to receive a 1 year Shareware Magazine for $14.95 Description The following is a partial list of the files that are contained of files in the package you receive. A full list of the files can be found in PACKING.LST DDP2.EXEDDP.EXE Drag and Drop Printing executable file DDP.HLPDDP.HLP Drag and Drop Printing help file DDP.INIDDP.INI Drag and Drop Printing initialization file CTL3D.DLL Dynamic Link Library for 3D effects DDPSPIN.DLL Dynamic Link Library for "Spin" Controls LICENSE.DOC Software License agreement WARRANTY.DOC Software Warranty agreement. If any of these files are missing from your installation disk, please contact FLFSoft, Inc. for a replacement disk. Quick Start Running Drag and Drop Printing is quite simple. First you must execute the Drag and Drop Printing program. This may be done in one of three ways: * Select RUN from the program manager menu. This will cause the run dialog to be displayed. Enter <DRIVE>:\<DIR>\DDP2.EXE. Substitute the drive and directory where you installed Drag and Drop Printing for <DRIVE> and <DIR> in the previous example (if you used the INSTALL program default the directory will be DDP2). Once you have entered the command line, press O.K. If you have problems executing Drag and Drop Printing using the RUN command, please refer to your Microsoft Windows User Guide. * Opening File Manager, selecting the subdirectory where Drag and Drop Printing is located and then double-clicking on the DDP2.EXE program. * Adding Drag and Drop Printing to your StartUp group is the most efficient method to install Drag and Drop Printing. This will cause Drag and Drop Printing to be executed each time that you start Microsoft Windows. If you need further help in adding program items to groups, please refer to your Microsoft Windows User's Guide. -6- After you have executed Drag and Drop Printing, it will appear as an icon on your desktop. To print text files with Drag and Drop Printing use the following procedure: 1. Open file manager. 2. Select the subdirectory that contains the file you wish to print. 3. Select the file you wish to print by clicking on it. - or - Select multiple contiguous files by clicking on the first file you wish to select, hold the SHIFT keys while selecting the last file to be selected. - or - Select multiples non-contiguous files by clicking on the first file you wish to select, hold the CTRL keys and select the other files. 4. Once the file is selected, drag the filename from the File Manager to the top of the Drag and Drop Printing icon and release it. While you are dragging the file from File Manager to the Drag and Drop Printing icon, the file will be represented by one of two icons. The first icon is what File Manager uses to represent files. As you drag the file across the desktop, the file will change to a circle with a slash through it (the international symbol for Do Not Enter). The Do Not Enter icon is displayed whenever the file is on top of something that will not accept it. When the filename is placed on top of Drag and Drop Printing, the icon will change back to a file icon, indicating that Drag and Drop Printing will accept the file. For more information on the drag and drop technique, see Dragging Icons to Perform Tasks in your Windows User's Guide. -7- Menu Drag and Drop Printing has six main menu options. Each option Options will be explained briefly here and in more detail in the next section. Drag and Drop Printing's menu will appear when you single click on its icon. Page Setup Allows you to set Page Headings, Page Footings, Margins and Printer Setup. FontFont Allows you to select the Font, Font Style and Font Size. Printer Setup Allows you to select printing on your Default Printer or a Specific Printer, select the Paper Orientation, Size and Source. Preferences Allows you to select various setup options for the program. Help Displays the Drag and Drop Printing help file. About Displays the Drag and Drop Printing about dialog. Page The Page Setup dialog allows you to specify the page heading, page Setup footing and print margins. A Page heading is a line of text that will be printed at the top of each page. A page footing is a line of text that will print at the bottom of each page. To add a page heading or footing: * Enter the desired text in the Heading or Footing box. * Select the check box to the right of the Heading or Footing box to select the text to be printed. If the Heading or Footing box is not selected, the heading or footing will be saved when OK is selected, but it will not be printed. (A check box is selected if you see an 'X' in the box). * Choose the OK button. The following special characters may be used in the Heading or Footing: %d Current Date %t Current Time %f Full file name (including path) %p Current page number -8- The vertical bar character (|) separates the heading and footing into text to be left justified, centered and right justified. Any text to the left of the first vertical bar will be left justified. Any text to the right of the first vertical bar will be centered. Text to the right of a second vertical bar will be right justified. The vertical bar must be separated by at least one space. For example: Left justified text | Centered text | Right justified text Will print: Left justified text Centered text Right justified text Another example: | | Page %p Will print: Page 1 To adjust margins: * Enter the margin in the Left, Right, Top or Bottom edit control - or - * Use the Spin controls next to the Left, Right, Top or Bottom edit control to adjust the margin. Note: Spin controls are the up and down arrows located just to the right of the margin edit areas. Clicking on the up arrow increases the margins by 1/10 of an inch, clicking on the down arrow decreases the margins by 1/10 of an inch.REGISTER.DOC Font You can use the Fonts menu option to display the Fonts dialog. The Fonts dialog allows you to modify the Font, Font style and Font size for the entire document. These changes only apply to the documents being printed; they do not actually modify the contents of the file. Your font selections will be stored in the DDP.INI file and used each time you use Drag and Drop Printing. -9- To change the Font, Font Style or Font Size using the Fonts dialog: * In the Font box, type or select a Font Name. * In the Fonts Style box, type or select a Style. * In the Size box, type or select a Font Size. * Choose the OK button. Print Setup The Print Setup dialog allows you to select a printer, change paper orientation, size and source. The Options... button will allow you to further configure your printer. The options available on the Options... button will depend on the specific printer. To modify the printer click on either the Default Printer or on the Specific Printer. If you select Specific Printer, a list of installed printers will be displayed. Select one from the list. The printer selection is only stored for this Windows session. The next time you restart Windows Drag and Drop Printing will use your default printer. To modify the paper orientation, select either Portrait or Landscape. Landscape printing has the wider edge of the paper as the top and Portrait has the narrow edge of the paper as the top. Landscape Portrait -------\ -----\ | | | | |______| | | |____| Preferences The Preferences dialog gives you the ability to customize Drag and Drop Printing to suit your personal preferences. Print Simulated Duplex Printing Options Duplex printing saves paper by printing on both sides of the paper. Simulated duplex printing allows duplex printing on printers that do not internally support duplex printing. Duplex Printers If you have a printer that internally supports duplex printing you must change the duplex printing option from the Printer Setup option. From the Printer Setup dialog box, choose the Options button. In the Duplex Printing group box, select the option you want to use. Choose the OK button and print as normal. -10- Simplex Printers Drag and Drop Printing implements duplex printing by first printing the odd pages, pausing to allow you to re-insert the pages and then printing the even pages. After the odd pages are printed a dialog will appear requesting you to re-insert the pages in the printer. When the dialog appears you will need to re-order the paper and put it back into the printer. Depending on how your printer feeds paper you will have to turn the paper over and/or re- order the sheets of paper. Experiment with duplex printing with a small file until you determine the correct method to put the pages back in the printer. Some printer manufacturers recommend that you do not print on both sides of the paper. Please refer to your printer manual for more details. Show Print You can use the Show Print Dialog option to determine if Drag and Dialog Drop Printing will show the Print Dialog before printing. The following options are available on the print dialog. Range Options All This will print all pages of the file Pages This option will only print the pages entered in the To and From edit boxes. Note: You cannot use Pages when you have the Simulated Duplex Printing selected. General Options Print to File This option will cause your document to be printed to a file rather than your printer. You will be prompted for a file name when printing begins. Setup This button will bring up the Printer Setup dialog. -11- Shell "Shell" printing allows you to print files created with your Printing favorite programs by just dropping the file on top of the Drag and Drop Printing icon. This process of "Shell" printing is implemented in two phases. The first phase is when you install applications in Windows. As an option, applications my add information to a special Windows file called the "REGISTRATION DATABASE". The second phase is when you use the File Manager Associate command to associate a file extension with a program. Once this association is completed, Drag and Drop Printing can retrieve information about the application that is associated with the file and determine if the application can be run to print the file. If there is no program associated with the file , Drag and Drop Printing will just print the file as ASCII text. General Set Program Description Options The Set Program Description allows you to change the description of the program when it is running under Windows. There are two options for the program description: Program Name This option will display the program name (DDP v2.0) as the description of the program. Printer Name This option will display the printer and port name as the description of the program. The format of the description is 'printer name' on 'port name'. Printer name is the name of the printer when you installed the driver. Port Name is the name of the port that the printer is connected to. An example is 'HP LaserJet III' on 'LPT1:' Setting The Set Program Icon option allows you to change the icon that is Program displayed when Drag and Drop Printing runs on your system. To Icon change the icon scroll through the list and select the icon of your choice. -12- Help Drag and Drop Printing contains on-line help. The Help menu item is used to access the on-line help. When Help is selected a graphical table of contents is displayed. The following items will be displayed: * What's New in Version 2.0 * How to... Print Files Change Fonts Set up Margins, Headings & Footings Set up the Printer Set up Preferences * Legal Information Copyright Warranty License Shareware Concept * Order Information Registration Benefits Upgrades Order Form * Company Information Contacting FLFSoft, Inc. Detailed help can be accessed on any of these topics by clicking on them with your mouse. A second method for obtaining help is to select the Search button on the Help dialog. A Search dialog will then be displayed. Type the item that you need help with in the Search Dialog box. As you begin to type, a list of help topics beginning with the letters typed will be displayed. When you find the right item, click on it with the mouse. A list of related topics will be displayed on the lower half of the dialog box. Select the topic you wish to view by clicking on it with your mouse. Finally, select Go To to view the help topic. If you need further assistance on help, refer to the Windows User's Guide. About Selecting the About menu item will display a dialog containing the following information: * Copyright notice * Registered users name * Windows mode * Free memory * Free system resources Click on OK when you are finished with the dialog. -13-