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  1.                     WS-COLMN.COM
  2.                   B∙ Stevσ Wilcox
  3.              121╡ SoutΦ Osceolß Street
  4.                   Denver¼ C╧ 80219
  5.                     303-936-0440
  6.  
  7. ReleaseΣá b∙ thσ autho≥ int∩ thσ Publiπá Domain«á (╔ ì
  8. woulΣ appreciatσ beinτ notifieΣ oµ an∙ error≤ in¼ o≥ ì
  9. improvement≤ madσ to¼ thσ program.)
  10.  
  11.  
  12.  
  13.      WS-COLU═á i≤ ß WordSta≥ specifiπ prograφá whicΦ ì
  14. take≤á ß tex⌠ filσ anΣ reformat≤ thσ page≤ iεá side-ì
  15. by-sidσ columns¼ a≤ i≤ typicall∙ useΣ fo≥ newslette≥ ì
  16. publication«á Eveεá user≤ witΦ version≤ oµá WordSta≥ ì
  17. tha⌠á suppor⌠ columε maneuver≤ ma∙ finΣ thi≤ prograφ ì
  18. easie≥á t∩ usσ iε mos⌠ applications¼á sincσ i⌠á wil∞ ì
  19. reforma⌠ aε entirσ filσ iε jus⌠ ß fe≈ seconds« 
  20.      
  21.  
  22.  
  23.                    USIN╟ WS-COLUM
  24.  
  25.      Thσá prograφá view≤á eacΦ pagσ iεá you≥á sourcσ ì
  26. documen⌠ a≤ ß "column"¼ anΣ handle≤ thσ sourcσ page≤ ì
  27. iε sets¼á dependinτ oε ho≈ man∙ column≤ yo⌡ wan⌠á oε ì
  28. thσá finisheΣ page«á Thσ firs⌠ se⌠ oµ page≤ iεá you≥ ì
  29. sourcσ documen⌠ becomσ thσ column≤ oε thσ firs⌠ pagσ ì
  30. oµá thσ outpu⌠ file«á Thσ nex⌠ se⌠ oµ page≤ froφ thσ ì
  31. sourcσ documen⌠ makσ u≡ thσ seconΣ outpu⌠ page¼ etc.
  32.      Thu≤á yo⌡á wil∞ writσ thσ sourcσá filσá a≤á yo⌡ ì
  33. normall∙á would¼á excep⌠á tha⌠á it'≤á widtΦá ma∙á bσ ì
  34. narrowe≥á iε orde≥ t∩ accommodatσ thσ column≤ oε thσ ì
  35. outpu⌠ page« 
  36.      Therσ arσ somσ limitations«á Yo⌡ canno⌠ usσ an∙ ì
  37. Do⌠ Command≤ iε thσ bod∙ oµ thσ text¼á sucΦ a≤ migh⌠ ì
  38. bσ useΣ fo≥ specia∞ formatting« Iε thσ casσ oµ page-ì
  39. breaδá command≤ (.P┴ anΣ .CP)¼á simpl∙ usσá carriagσ ì
  40. return≤á t∩á finisΦá ou⌠á thσá page«á 
  41.      Threσ printe≥ command≤ (^Px⌐ wil∞ automaticall∙ ì
  42. bσ carrieΣ beyonΣ onσ tex⌠ linσ iε thσ outpu⌠á file║ ì
  43. Boldface¼áá Underlininτá anΣá Double-strike«áá Thesσ ì
  44. shoulΣá sufficσ fo≥ nearl∙ al∞ applications«á Usσ oµ ì
  45. thesσá commands¼á though¼á shoulΣ no⌠ extenΣ ove≥á ß ì
  46. pagσ breaδ iε you≥ sourcσ document«á Instead¼ togglσ ì
  47. theφ ofµ a⌠ thσ las⌠ linσ oµ thσ page¼á theε bacδ oε ì
  48. fo≥á thσá firs⌠ linσ oµá thσá nex⌠á page«á 
  49.      Super/suΓ script≤ arσ usuall∙ limiteΣ t∩ ßá fe≈ ì
  50. character≤á oε onσ line¼á anΣ othe≥ exotiπá command≤ ì
  51. arσ rarel∙ used«á Iµ i⌠ i≤ necessar∙ t∩ extenΣ thesσ ì
  52. o≥á othe≥ printe≥ command≤ beyonΣ thσ enΣ oµ ß line¼ ì
  53. simpl∙á togglσ theφ ofµ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ thσá linσá anΣ ì
  54. bacδ oε agaiε a⌠ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ nex⌠ line.
  55.      Iµá you≥ printe≥ support≤á micro-justification¼ ìèi⌠á mus⌠ bσ disableΣ witΦ thσ Do⌠ CommanΣ (.U╩á off⌐ ì
  56. a⌠á thσ beginninτ oµ thσ file«á Thi≤ i≤ becausσá thσ ì
  57. printe≥ realign≤ character≤ iε eacΦ linσ a≤á needed¼ ì
  58. whicΦ throw≤ you≥ middlσ margin≤ ou⌠ oµ alignment.
  59.      Yo⌡á caε rese⌠ margin≤ witΦ thσ rule≥á linσá a≤ ì
  60. needed¼á allowinτá yo⌡á t∩ inden⌠ o≥ creatσá picturσ ì
  61. boxes«á Header≤ anΣ footer≤ ma∙ bσ createΣ witΦá Do⌠ ì
  62. Command≤ prio≥ t∩ thσ initia∞ text.
  63.  
  64.  
  65.                   RUNNING WS-COLUM
  66.  
  67.      Wheε you≥ sourcσ documen⌠ i≤ finisheΣ anΣ saveΣ ì
  68. t∩á disk¼á ruε WS-COLU═ (usinτ WordStar'≤ Ruε optioε ì
  69. iµ yo⌡ wish)« 
  70.  
  71. ---  Thσ screeε wil∞ promp⌠ fo≥ thσ inpu⌠ filσ name¼ ì
  72. whicΦ i≤ thσ namσ oµ thσ filσ yo⌡ jus⌠ finished«á Bσ ì
  73. surσá t∩ usσ thσ drivσ identifie≥ iµ thσ filσ i≤ no⌠ ì
  74. oε thσ loggeΣ drive.
  75.  
  76. ---  Nex⌠á yo⌡ wil∞ bσ prompteΣ fo≥ thσ outpu⌠á filσ ì
  77. name«á Thi≤á wil∞á bσ thσ ne≈ filσá iεá thσá column≤ ì
  78. format¼ createΣ froφ you≥ sourcσ file« Bσ surσ i⌠ i≤ ì
  79. ßá differen⌠á namσ froφ thσ inpu⌠ file¼á o≥ i⌠á wil∞ ì
  80. overwritσ you≥ sourcσ document.
  81.  
  82. ---  Thσ fina∞ entr∙ i≤ thσ startinτ column≤ fo≥ thσ ì
  83. subsequen⌠á tex⌠á blocks«á Thσá firs⌠á blocδá alway≤ ì
  84. start≤á iε columε ▒ (whicΦ yo⌡ d∩á no⌠á enter)«á Thσ ì
  85. number≤á yo⌡á ente≥ wil∞ bσ ho≈ man∙ column≤ t∩á thσ ì
  86. righ⌠á yo⌡á wan⌠ eacΦ oµ thσ othe≥ block≤ t∩á start« ì
  87. Ente≥ a≤ man∙ number≤ a≤ yo⌡ neeΣ (wel∞ actually¼ i≤ ì
  88. 1╣á enough?⌐á eacΦ separateΣ b∙ ßá space«á Yo⌡á wil∞ ì
  89. alway≤á ente≥á onσ fewe≥ numbe≥ thaε thσá numbe≥á oµ ì
  90. block≤ oε you≥ outpu⌠ page«á Thσ tota∞ widtΦ oµ you≥ ì
  91. outpu⌠ pagσ ma∙ no⌠ exceeΣ 25╡ character≤ (tel∞ tha⌠ ì
  92. t∩ you≥ printer!)
  93.      Fo≥á example¼á iµá you≥ sourcσ filσ tex⌠ i≤á 2╡ ì
  94. column≤ widσ anΣ yo⌡ wan⌠ fou≥ tex⌠ block≤ t∩ ß pagσ ì
  95. iε you≥ outpu⌠ file¼ yo⌡ wil∞ specif∙ somethinτ likσ ì
  96. "3▒á 6▒á 91"«áá Thi≤á wil∞á creatσá fou≥á block≤á 3░ ì
  97. character≤á widσá anΣá leavσ ßá fivσá columεá margiε ì
  98. betweeε eacΦ tex⌠ block.
  99.      Yo⌡á ma∙á ge⌠á ß "Pagσá block≤á overlapóá erro≥ ì
  100. messagσá eveε iµ you≥ columε number≤ arσá apparentl∙ ì
  101. correct«á I⌠á likel∙á mean≤ tha⌠ therσá arσá severa∞ ì
  102. "invisibleóá space≤á hanginτ ou⌠ thσ righ⌠á sidσá oµ ì
  103. you≥á sourcσá filσ makinτ thσ blocδá wide≥á thaεá i⌠ ì
  104. appears.
  105.  
  106.      Afte≥á runninτ WS-COLUM¼á you≥ newl∙á formatteΣ ì
  107. filσá ma∙á bσ printeΣ o≥ vieweΣ usinτá WordStar«á Iµ ì
  108. necessary¼á yo⌡á ma∙á modif∙ thσ outpu⌠á filσá usinτ ì
  109. WordStar«á Fo≥ instance¼ yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ suppres≤ o≥ ìèreinstatσáá pagσáá numberinτá a⌠áá certaiεáá points« ì
  110. Remember¼á though¼ an∙ change≤ (particularl∙ printe≥ ì
  111. controls⌐ entereΣ fo≥ onσ tex⌠ blocδ wil∞ bσ carrieΣ ì
  112. acros≤ t∩ thσ nex⌠ blocδ unles≤ yo⌡ togglσ theφá ofµ ì
  113. a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ thσ line.
  114.