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WP-ARC.TI Instructions for use Page 1
Formatters (WPOUTPUT, PSWPOUT, WPO:NAD, PSWPO:NAD, etc.) must be customized
before use. List them to your screen. Note lines like:
X PRINT #X:" XWalter H. Tietjen, Jr. ". Edit by replacing my name with your
name, my street address with your street address, & my city, state, & zip code
with your own. The "unprintable" control characters in the
fixed 12 characters per inch formatters are ^. & ^I before the name or address
part, and ^M after the name or address part. The single printable character
between the "^.^I" and the name or address part completes an "Escape Tab"
sequence to center the text. The formula to select the proper character is:
ASCII value of character = 49-(line length in characters / 2). Example:
"Walter H. Tietjen, Jr." has 22 characters including imbeded spaces.
So, 49-(22/2) = 49-11 = 38. The "printhead positioning" character for my name
is CHR$(38) or "&". The same formula is applied to the street address and the
city, state, & zip code lines. There are two Control Ms at the end of the
city, state & zipcode line to leave a blank line between the heading and the
inside address. (Note: A "printer initialization" sequence in ALL the formatters
turns on the printer's "Automatic LF" feature so ^M does BOTH a CR and a LF.)
A "dummy" run of EDITOR will be required to determine the positioning character
and the X value of the RPT$("^.^H",X) function in the proportional spacing
formatters. From the "Load and Run" screen of the EA module, answer the "File
name" prompt "DSK1.EDITOR". When it asks for another file name, just press
the ENTER key. Answer the "Program name" prompt "START". The EDITOR will ask
for a proportional spacing table file name. Answer in 2 keystrokes. If the
proportional spacing daisy wheel is an "American English" wheel, answer "02". If
the daisy wheel is a German (DIN 2137) character set wheel, answer "08". If the
daisy wheel is ASCII character set, answer "97". The "Text file name" prompt
will appear. Answer "Z" and press the ENTER key. The prompt "1) new or 2) old
file" will appear. Press the "1" key. Line 1 of the screen will say,
"0000/120 inch used this line", Lines 3-24 will fill with down arrows, and a
sprite cursor will be in the top left of the 22 line by 28 character text
"window". With the "Alpha lock" key up, type your name, but do NOT press ENTER.
Note the line 1 readout - write it down on paper. Now press ENTER and repeat for
your street address. Press ENTER then type your city, state & zip code. Note the
line 1 readout each time BEFORE pressing the ENTER key. When done, press FCTN 6
to exit the EDITOR program and use the disk manager to delete the "garbage" file
From the CorComp disk manager's load & run screen, answer the "File name" prompt
"EDITOR" and answer the "Program name" prompt "START". then proceed as above.
To determine the coarse positioning character and the X of RPT$("^.^H",X):
Coarse positioning character = CHR$(49-(INT(line 1 numerator/20)))
The X of RPT$("^.^H",X) = INT(Remainder from above/2)
If the remainder is zero, then delete the RPT$ function from the line.
Before using proportional spacing, the printer must be told the "Language group"
of the PS daisy wheel in use. On the Brother and Comrex printers, this is done
by setting dip switches 1-4 in bank 1 according to a table in the printer's
user manual.
WP-ARC.TI Instructions Page 2
Writing a friendly letter
Load & run EDITOR for proportional spacing or FSEDITOR for fixed 12 characters
per inch spacing. Use any valid file name you will recognize. At the "1) new or
2) old file" prompt, press the "1" key. Type the date, then a CONTROL B, then a
CONTROL Z. Now type the text of the letter OMITTING the return address, inside
address, and "Dear name" as the formatters (except the ....:NAD versions which
are designed for "FORM LETTERS" will automaticly add the return address/heading,
and prompt for entry of the inside address and the name that follows "Dear ".
For a paragraph indent, press CONTROL I before typing any text for the line.
While typing text, watch the space used readout on screen line 1. Try to get as
close as possible to "0960" WITHOUT exceeding the 0960 figure. Printed lines are
seperated from each other by pressing the ENTER key - a "down and left" arrow
similar to that found on many electric typewriter RETURN keys will appear. If
you exceed 8" (0960/120 inch), Use FCTN S to move the cursor sprite over a
space, then press ENTER to replace the space with a CR. Press FCTN S once to
double check the screen line 1 spacing readout, then use FCTN D to reposition
the cursor where you were and continue typing. In the event of a typo, use the
"arrow keys to position the cursor over the typo and replace wrong letters with
the correct lttters. To delete an unwanted extra letter, position the cursor
over the extra letter with the "arrow keys" then press FCTN 1 to delete the
character under the cursor. For "missing letter", position the cursor over the
character to the right of the missing letter with the "arrow keys" then press
FCTN 2. Note the "I" on the right side of screen line 1. This indicator verifies
"insert mode". Now press the missing letter. There will be a delay of about 2
seconds then the letter will appear. Exit "insert mode" by using any of the 4
"arrow keys". Reposition the cursor to the end of text using the "arrow keys",
and continue. End by pressing ENTER Twice then 2 CONTROL Is "Sincerely," or
other closing then press ENTER once and then FCTN 6.
When FCTN 6 is pressed, the text stored in RAM from >A000 to end of text is
sent to DSK2 under the filename entered at the "Text file name" prompt earlier.
Printing a letter
Select Extended Basic from the main menu. Type "OLD DSK1.WPOUTPUT" (fixed 12
pitch or "OLD DSK1.PSWPOUT" (PS) then "RUN". At the "File name" prompt, give the
same answer used in the editor. Answer the "Name","Street or PO Box", "City,
State & Zip" and "Dear " prompts as appropriate. (LINPUT statements - use commas
if desired - no problem). Note that a comma is AUTOMATICLY inserted after the
name or nickname which follows "Dear ". Do NOT enter one as this will cause 2
adjacent commas on the "Dear {name}," line of the printed letter.
Writing a form letter
Use EDITOR or FSEDITOR as above, but OMIT the CONTROL Z. Formatters for Form
letters are WPO:NAD (fixed 12 pitch) or PSWPO:NAD (PS). The name & address file
is generated with the XB program DSK1.NAD:GEN and appended with DSK1.NAD:ADD.
The filename DSK2.NAD is reserved for the mailing list used by DSK1.WPO:NAD and
DSK1.PSWPO:NAD formatters. Do NOT use this filename for any other purpose!
From XB command mode type: RUN "DSK1.NAD:GEN". Enter names, addresses, &
first names or nicknames in response to the prompts. When finished entering the
list of names & addresses, press the ENTER key leaving a "null string" as the
response to a "Name " prompt. Then enter the command line: RUN "DSK1.WPO:NAD" or
RUN "DSK1.PSWPO:NAD" as appropriate.
After each letter is printed, the printer will enter a "deselect state" to allow
those without a tractor feed to load a new sheet of paper. Load & position a new
sheet of paper in your printer then press the printer's "SEL" button. If using a
tractor feed and continuous forms, just press the "SEL" button on the printer.
WP-ARC.TI Instructions Page 3
Multiple IDENTICAL copies of catalogs,etc.
Use EDITOR or FSEDITOR to edit text and PSWPO:DISK or WPO:DISK formatter.
Enter a text "Header" to appear at the top of every page, CONTROL B, CONTROL L,
then begin text entry. Seperate pages by following the last line of a page with
the sequence: ENTER key followed by CONTROL L. End the last line of the last
page with ENTER then FCTN 6.
Correcting typos after they are discovered in a sample copy.
Load & run EDITOR or FSEDITOR as appropriate. At the "1) new or 2) old file"
prompt, press "2". The file named at the "Text file name" prompt will be loaded
into RAM starting at >A000 for editing. Use the "arrow keys" to position the
cursor sprite over the typo then type the right character over a wrong character
FCTN 1 to delete an extra character or FCTN 2 followed by a missing character.
Press FCTN 6 to put the corrected text file back on DSK2.
Special features (auto underline, shadow printing, etc.
Activate the features offered by your printer using the control characters and
escape sequences as specified in your printer manual. NOTE: As using CONTROL .
for escape would foul up the math routines used to calculate the added spaces
for a justified right margin, use CONTROL 1 to set the 8th bit of the character.
Example: For start auto underline on a Brother or Comrex printer, Escape E,
press CONTROL 1 then E. When Control 1 is pressed, an E will appear to the left
of the spacing readout on screen line 1. Then as the E is pressed, the E in
screen line 1 will vanish and an underscore with a + sign above it will appear
in the text window where the cursor sprite was and the cursor sprite moves to
the next position. The "escape sequence" graphics were chosen with the Brother
and Comrex printer command codes in mind. Printable text appears white on
magenta and graphic representations of control characters and escape sequences
appear white on light green to differentiate.
A CONTROL L (FORM FEED) appears as an F on a light green background. When a FF
immediately follows the STX or a CR code, the printer performs the formfeed then
waits for the operator to press the SEL button, then prints the header (the
short text prior to the STX code) or the name of the form letter addressee and
numbers the page and inserts a blank line pefore the text of the page. A
form feed between copies of a form letter produced with WPO:NAD or
PSWPO:NAD is AUTOMATIC! Do NOT add one between the CONTROL B and the first
line of text.
Automatic centering: While NOT in the Brother/Comrex command set, this is
software implemented: a CONTROL R immediately prior to the text of a short
(0900/120 inch or less) print line will abort an attempt to justify the right
margin and center the line in the 8 inch print width of the justified lines.
See file WP-INFO.TI for system compatibility information.
Software Author: Walter H. Tietjen, Jr.
2436 Oxford Road
Raleigh, NC 27608-1538