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SUMMARY OF GRAPHICS TO PRINTER ROUTINES (revised 12-14-88)
by John Halloran
To print the graphics chartwheel to any printer that supports graphics,
such as a dot matrix printer, laser printer, or ink-jet printer, you
should first try the DOS external command file, GRAPHICS.COM, which is
on the DOS system diskette that came with your computer. If you type
GRAPHICS at the DOS prompt before running the astrology program this
will make a graphics routine resident in memory that enables the Shift-
PrintScreen key command to send graphics to the printer. Ordinarily,
the Shift-PrtSc combination will only print out the ASCII characters
defined on the Monochrome Graphics card, even if the Color Graphics card
is in use. GRAPHICS.COM allows the computer to send bit defined graphics
to the printer, provided the printer will accept them.
In case GRAPHICS.COM does not work for your particular monitor and
printer combination, I am including on my distribution diskette some
alternative programs from the public domain. Also, I recommend a
commercial program called Pizazz which lists for 49.95. It produces
the most attractive version of my wheel that I have seen - it smooths
jagged edges to produce a high-resolution look and allows rotation
and positioning. Pizazz supports over 100 printers.
Each of the enclosed P.D. programs makes itself resident in memory
so you should reboot your system with Ctrl-Alt-Del before loading
and trying a new program. The programs enclosed are:
CITOH.COM HIGRAF-L.COM MLPS.COM
DMP200.COM HPPS.COM
EGAEPSON.COM LASERJET.EXE
EP2GEM.COM OKIDMP.COM
FXPRTS.COM OKIPRTSC.COM
GEM10GRF.COM THINKJET.EXE
GRAFTRAX.COM TOSHGRPH.COM
The above programs are contained in an archive file called
GRAPHICS.ARC on the distribution diskette. You will also find a
program on the distribution diskette called ARCE.COM which may be
used to extract a program from the archive. As an example of the
syntax involved, if the distribution diskette is on drive A: and
you want to extract CITOH.COM from GRAPHICS.ARC to a diskette on
drive B:, then from the A> prompt, you would enter:
ARCE GRAPHICS CITOH.COM B:
Or, if you want to extract to the ASTROL directory on drive C:, then
from the A> prompt you would enter:
ARCE GRAPHICS CITOH.COM C:\ASTROL
Additional information on using ARCE.COM will display if you type
ARCE with no parameters.
(more)
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CITOH.COM
"This is Marty Smith's GRAF.COM program modified for use with the C.Itoh
Prowriter printer. It replaces IBM's GRAPHICS.COM."
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DMP200.COM
This program works with a Radio Shack DMP-200 printer off an IBM-PC
equipped with an Enhanced Graphics Adaptor (EGA).
Author:
Dr. R. Brooks Van Horn, Jr.
701 Fall Place
Herndon, VA. 22070
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EGAEPSON.COM
This program works with Epson FX series printers off an IBM-PC equipped
with an Enhanced Graphics Adaptor (EGA).
Author:
Dr. R. Brooks Van Horn, Jr.
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EP2GEM.COM
"Modifies the vertical spacing on a Gemini printer to eliminate blank
lines when used with a graphics program designed to output to an Epson."
Makes highly elliptical chartwheels appear circular. May also eliminate
double-spacing encountered on other program printouts sent to a Gemini
10 printer.
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FXPRTS.COM
"Replacement for GRAPHICS.COM for the Epson FX-80 and FX-100 printers.
The program remains resident in memory to be activated with the
Shift-PrtSc keys." If this driver does not work for your Epson FX
printer, try EGAEPSON.COM instead.
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GEM10GRF.COM
"The GRAPHICS.COM program has been edited to support the GEMINI-10
printers using the CGA interface. The default GRAPHICS.COM supplied
with MS-DOS causes a venetian blind effect on copied images. This
edit replaces the graphics header for proper printer setup on the
GEMINI-10."
Author:
Steve Hathaway
10260 SW Bryton Ct.
Wilsonville, OR 97070
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GRAFTRAX.COM
This program works both with IBM graphics printers and with Epson MX
printers with the GRAFTRAX 80 option. It is also supposed to work with
older non-Epson-compatible Star printers.
"If you print the screen in GRAPHICS-mode, a LEFT SHIFT PrtSc will
print the screen LARGE--filling nearly an 8 1/2 x 11 page--and then
insert carriage returns to restore Top Of Form relative to where it
started. If you do a RIGHT SHIFT PrtSc, the screen is printed about 5
1/4 x 2 3/4 inches. No TOF reset is made, and multiple screen prints
will be contiguous. [good for capturing large numbers of horary charts]
"In either graphics print mode, you can abort printing by hitting
the ESC key. This can be used to suppress the carriage returns at the
end of the large screen print, for instance." [GRAPHICS.ARC has an
improved version of GRAFTRAX.COM as of 12/14/88 - check it out]
Author:
Marty Smith
310 Cinnamon Oak Lane
Houston, TX 77079
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HIGRAF-L.COM
By reducing it slightly, this program allows you to print the chartwheel
right side up.
Source:
PC Magazine
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HPPS.COM
HP LaserJet+/SeriesII CGA/EGA Print Screen Driver 7.1
Syntax: HPPS /? for help
/r reverse b/w
/2 SeriesII
Notes:
* Will not print properly w/64K EGA card in hi-res mode
* Only prints the blue pel plane
* Does not adjust for higher resolution monitors
Author:
Darin May
Society of Critical Care Medicine
251 East Imperial Hwy. Suite 480
Fullerton, CA 92635
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LASERJET.EXE
This utility will enable you to print the contents of your IBM PC or
PC/XT display screen to the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer.
The utility is designed to work with a CGA card. An EGA card will
produce an elliptical chartwheel.
The following commands must be in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to help
insure proper execution of the print screen utility:
MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P
MODE LPT1:=COM1
LASERJET A
Reboot your computer to automatically execute the commands in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file and load the print screen utility into memory.
Replace the 'LASERJET A' command with 'THINKJET' to use the THINKJET.EXE
driver instead. Both drivers work on the HP LaserJet with the difference
that THINKJET.EXE produces a larger chartwheel.
Although not required, several printing options are available with the
utility. If you wish to use any of the following options, they must be
entered within five seconds after pressing the 'Shift' and 'PrtSc'keys.
Only one option from each group (orientation, print position and paper
ejection) may be selected. The printing process will begin five seconds
after the last key is pressed.
Group Key Option
----- --- ------
Orientation * P Portrait (LaserJet only)
L Landscape (LaserJet only)
Print Position * T Top half of page
M Middle of page
B Bottom half of page
Paper Ejection * Y Form feed at end of print
N No form feed at end of print
* indicates default value
Author:
Developed but not officially supported by Hewlett-Packard.
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OKIDMP.COM
"Run OKIDUMP once at boot time to install it and then whenever you hit
<R>ight Shift PrtSc you'll get a small graphics dump to your OKIDATA
printer. Hit <L>eft Shift PrtSc and you'll get a larger printout rotated
90 degrees. This routine is invisible to normal text screen dumps."
Known to work on an OKI 84 printer.
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OKIPRTSC.COM
This program "replaces the GRAPHICS.COM program supplied as part of the
IBM PC-DOS operating system (an External DOS command). It provides
both text and graphics capabilities for IBM PC owners who have a color
graphics adapter and an Okidata 84/92/93 printer (without the Plug-N-Play
option).
"In graphics mode, 320 x 200 medium resolution pictures are shown with
varying shades of gray to represent the colors on the screen. A 640 x
200 graphics image is shown simply in black & white, the same as it
appears on the screen.
"Additionally, in graphics mode, [OKIPRTSC] automatically places the
picture in the middle of the page (no need to move the tractors or roll
the platen to get the picture centered on the page)."
Author:
Barry R. Nance
Business Software Services
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THINKJET.EXE
See LASERJET.EXE.
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TOSHGRPH.COM
This program bills itself as version 4.0 of GRAFTRAX, but for the
Toshiba P1340, P1351, or P351 printers. It uses the same commands as
GRAFTRAX.
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Tandy's GRAPHICS.COM
Another set of printer options is provided by the GRAPHICS.COM that
is distributed with Tandy (Radio Shack) computers. Options A thru E
support [A] the Tandy CGP-220 printer, [B] the Tandy DMP Standard printer,
[C] PC compatible printers, [D] PC compatible printers in Tandy mode,
and [E] the Tandy DMP-110 printer.
This screen dump utility must be obtained directly from Tandy.
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MLPS.COM
If Shift-PrtScr is not moving your paper to the next top of form then
load this memory-resident program beforehand.
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You can make loading MLPS.COM and any other form of GRAPHICS.COM automatic
by putting MLPS and the name of the GRAPHICS program in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. Of course, the programs must either be in your root directory or
in a bootable path.
If you end up using any of these programs, send a $5.00 contribution
to the programmer responsible for it.