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.HEPRINT ver 1.20                  User's Guide                 page #

Introduction

PRINT.COMá allow≤á ß WordSta≥ use≥ t∩ takσ advantagσ oµ man∙á do⌠ ì
matri°á printe≥á function≤á tha⌠á arσ no⌠á easil∙á accesseΣá witΦ ì
WordStar«  Somσ oµ thesσ feature≤ are:

     o    Usσá oµ soliΣ underlinσ provideΣ b∙ printe≥ a≤á opposeΣ ì
ááááááááááto the dashed underscore by WordStar.

     o    Usσáá oµá thσá printer'≤á BOLDFAC┼á anΣá DOUBL┼á STRIK┼ ì
áááááááááácapabilities rather than WordStar multi-strike.

     o    Man∙á prin⌠á contro∞á character≤á arσáá toggles¼áá thu≤ ì
áááááááááádo⌠á matri°á printe≥ implementatioε oµ superscrip⌠á anΣ ì
áááááááááásubscrip⌠á become≤á easie≥ (yo⌡ caεá actuall∙á usσá ^P╘ ì
ááááááááááand ^PV for these respective functions).

     o    .L╚ caε no≈ changσ Linσ Heigh⌠ oε thσ printer¼á eveε iε ì
áááááááááámid-document!



Use of PRINT 1.20

PRIN╘á 1.2░á ma∙ bσ ruε froφ CP/═ o≥ froφ withiε WordSta≥á (usinτ ì
thσ ╥ Command)«á  Yo⌡ ma∙ providσ thσ filσ namσ oµ thσ filσ t∩ bσ ì
printeΣá oε thσ commanΣ line¼á o≥ PRIN╘ wil∞ promp⌠ fo≥ thσá filσ ì
namσá (NOTE║á Iµ usinτ froφ WordSta≥ ╥ command¼á allo≈á PRIN╘á t∩ ì
promp⌠ fo≥ thσ filσ name.⌐  Example≤ arσ below:

          A> PRINT <return>

          or

          A> PRINT filename <return>

PRIN╘á read≤á thσ filσ anΣ print≤ it¼á usinτá thσá prin⌠á contro∞ ì
character≤á anΣá do⌠ command≤ entereΣ iε WordSta≥ (no⌠á includinτ ì
MailMerge dot commands).

Belo≈á i≤á ß completσ lis⌠ oµ do⌠ command≤ understooΣá b∙á PRINT« ì
The∙ operatσ identicall∙ a≤ iε WordSta≥ witΦ ß fe≈ exceptions:

     .LH n     Set≤ linσ heigh⌠ t∩ n/48tΦ oµ aε inch« (Defaul⌠ i≤ ì
ááááááááááááááá8/48tΦ ╜ 1/╢ inch).

     .PL n     Sets page length to n lines (Default: 66).

     .MT n     Sets Top Margin to n lines  (Default: 3).
     .MB n     Sets Bottom Margin to n lines (Default: 8).

     .HM n     Sets Number of Lines between Heading and Text.
     .FM n     Number of lines between Footer and Text.
               Default for .HM and .FM is 2.è
     .PC n     Print≤á Pagσá Numbe≥ iε columεá εá (Default║á 33)«  ì
áááááááááááááááThis command resets the Footer_Text.

     .PO n     Page Offset (printer's left margin).ì

     .PA       Forces a page break.

     .CP n     Conditional page break.

     .HE       Sets Header text
     .FO       Set≤ Foote≥ text«á  Thσ defaul⌠ Footer_Tex⌠ i≤ thσ ì
ááááááááááááááápage number in the column specified by .PC.

 ááááááááááááááPRIN╘á 1.2░ doe≤á no⌠ recognizσ ^╦ iεá Headinτá o≥ ì
áááááááááááááááFoote≥ (useΣ fo≥  changinτ forma⌠ oε eveε anΣá odΣ ì
ááááááááááááááápages).

     .OP       Omit Page Numbers

     .PN n     Start≤á numberinτ page≤ witΦ pagσ n«á  Iµ ε i≤ no⌠ ì
áááááááááááááááspecifieΣ (o≥ i≤ 0)¼á thσ Footer_Tex⌠ i≤ rese⌠á t∩ ì
áááááááááááááááit≤á default¼á anΣá pagσ numberinτ begin≤á a⌠á thσ ì
ááááááááááááááácurrent page number.

     .PP n     Pagσá Pause«á  Thi≤ i≤ no⌠ ß WordSta≥ do⌠ command¼ ì
ááááááááááááááábu⌠ .P╨ ▒ allow≤ PRIN╘ t∩ pausσ betweeε pages¼ anΣ ì
ááááááááááááááá.PP 0 disables this feature.

     .BP n     Bidirectiona∞ Printinτ i≤ oε (default⌐ iµ ε i≤ no⌠ ì
ááááááááááááááázero¼ anΣ Unidirectiona∞ printinτ i≤ turneΣ oε fo≥ ì
áááááááááááááááεá equa∞ t∩ 0«á  (A≤ releaseΣ fo≥ thσ GeminΘá 10x¼ ì
áááááááááááááááthi≤á featurσá i≤á als∩ possiblσ througΦá thσá ^P╒ ì
áááááááááááááááprint toggle.)

Al∞á othe≥á do⌠á command≤ arσ ignoreΣ anΣ the∙á wil∞á no⌠á affec⌠ ì
printing«  WordSta≥ allow≤ certaiε do⌠ command≤ t∩ appea≥ onl∙ a⌠ ì
thσ beginninτ oµ thσ tex⌠ (.LH¼á .MT¼á...)«  With¼ PRIN╘ 1.20 yo⌡ ì
ma∙á placσá thσ commanΣ anywherσ (jus⌠ ignorσ thσ WordSta≥á erro≥ ì
message)«á  Fo≥ instance¼á .L╚ wil∞ allo≈ thσ use≥ t∩ changσ linσ ì
heigh⌠áman∙ time≤ anΣ PRIN╘ 1.2░ wil∞ accoun⌠ fo≥á variation≤á iε ì
effectivσ pagσ length«

A≤á distributed¼á PRIN╘ i≤ installeΣ fo≥ usσ oε GEMIN╔á STA╥á do⌠ ì
matri° printers.  Here are the print controls as installed:

     ^PA       Elite print (12 CPI)
     ^PB       Boldface (emphasized) print toggle
     ^PC       Pause Printing
     ^PD       Double Strike print toggle
     ^PE       graphics characters toggle
     ^PH       Backspace
     ^PI       Tab
     ^PJ       Same as Line Feed
     ^PM       Same as Carriage Returnè     ^PN       Pica Print  (10 CPI)
     ^PQ       italics toggle
     ^PR       download character set toggle
     ^PS       underline toggle
     ^PT       superscript toggle
     ^PU       unidirectional print toggle
     ^PV       subscript toggle
     ^PW       Wide print toggle
     ^PX       X-out toggle
     ^PY       Compressed print (17 CPI)

Consult the Installation Notes for modification.

Limitations and Known Bugs

Duσ t∩ lacδ oµ memor∙ iε 64δ CP/═ computers¼á usσ oµ thσá printe≥ ì
command≤ whicΦ requirσ tw∩ passe≤ pe≥ lineô i≤ limiteΣ t∩ onσ sucΦ ì
featurσá a⌠á a⌠ time«á  A≤ distributed¼á PRIN╘ onl∙ ha≤ tw∩á sucΦ ì
features║á X-ou⌠ (^PX⌐ anΣ downloaΣ characte≥ se⌠ (^PR)«  Yo⌡ ma∙ ì
no⌠ usσ botΦ oµ thesσ feature≤ a⌠ thσ samσ time║ yo⌡ canno⌠ x-ou⌠ ì
you≥ downloadeΣ characters«á [Editoria∞ Note║ ho≈ man∙ peoplσ usσ ì
botΦá iµá eithe≥ oµ thesσ featue≤ anyway?▌á  A≤á written¼á ╔á haΣ ì
planneΣ fo≥ thσ PrintLinσ Procedurσ t∩ bσ recursivσ t∩ solvσ thi≤ ì
problem¼ bu⌠ I jus⌠ didn'⌠ have the memory to recursσ.

.paè.HEPRINT ver 1.0             Installation Guide                 page #

Terminal Installation

PRIN╘ 1.2░ wa≤ writteε fo≥ TURB╧ Pascal«á  Termina∞á Installatioε ì
wil∞á bσá automatiπá wheε compileΣ iε TURB╧ (assuminτá TURB╧á wa≤ ì
properl∙ installed)«á  A≤ distributed¼ PRINT.CO═ 1.░ wa≤ compileΣ ì
oεá aεá Osbornσ ╔ (Televide∩ 912C/925éá screeεá compatible)«á  Fo≥ ì
othe≥á compilers¼á yo⌡ ma∙ neeΣ t∩ writσ somσ routine≤á tha⌠á arσ ì
built-in to TURBO (DelLine, GotoXY, LowVideo, NormVideo,...).


Printer Installation

Mos⌠á printe≥ feature≤ arσ installeΣ iε CONFIG1.PAS«á  Thi≤á filσ ì
(whicΦá i≤á INCLUDEΣá a⌠á compilσ time⌐á contain≤á thσá followinτ ì
procedures:

     INIT_PRINT   - Printer initialization
     UNINIT_PRINT - Printer Conclusion sequence
     CTRL_PRINTER - All special print controls (^P)



INIT_PRIN╘á initialize≤ thσ printe≥ anΣ relateΣá variables«á  Thσ ì
firs⌠á WRIT┼á statemen⌠á i≤á thσá actua∞á initializatioεá oµá thσ ì
printer«á  Thσ followinτ loo≡ initializeΣ thσ PRINTER_STATU╙ (al∞ ì
feature≤á arσá turneΣá ofµá excep⌠á wσá begiεá witΦá PIC┴áá prin⌠ ì
(FLAG[14]).

HighlighteΣá betweeεá thσ horizonta∞ bar≤ arσ variable≤ tha⌠á arσ ì
relevan⌠á t∩á certaiεá specia∞á prin⌠áá features«áá  TwoLine_Ctrlé ì
contain≤á ßá lis⌠á oµá feature≤ tha⌠ requirσ tw∩á passe≤á oµá thσ ì
printe≥ t∩ print«á  A≤ released¼ thesσ arσ ^P╪ anΣ ^PR«  X-ou⌠ i≤ ì
obviousl∙á donσ witΦ tw∩ passe≤ oµ thσ prin⌠ head«á  Oε ßá GeminΘ ì
printer¼á thσá downloaΣá se⌠ mus⌠ bσ printeΣá separatel∙á oµá thσ ì
regula≥á characte≥ se⌠ (thu≤ tw∩ passes)╗á ╔ don'⌠ kno≈ tha⌠ thi≤ ì
i≤ truσ oε aε Epsoε printer«á  Iµ yo⌡ redefinσ printe≥á function≤ ì
tha⌠ arσ listeΣ (o≥ no⌠ listeΣ iµ yo⌡ adΣ ne≈ functions)¼ yo⌡ ma∙ ì
neeΣá t∩á edi⌠á thσ initia∞ valuσ oµ TwoLine_Ctrl.ôá  D∩á no⌠á pu⌠ ì
spaces in this variable.

UNINIT_PRIN╘á send≤á ßá contro∞á sequencσ a⌠á thσá conclusioεá oµ ì
printing.

CTRL_PRINTE╥á contain≤ code≤ fo≥ thσ variou≤ ^╨á prin⌠á commands«  ì
An∙ programme≥ shoulΣ bσ ablσ t∩ figurσ i⌠ out«  Thσ forma⌠ i≤ a≤ ì
follows:

1     nn : begin
2             if state then
3                write(lst,on_code)
4             else
5                write(lst,off_code);
6             flag[nn] := state;
7          end;è
The nn in line 1 is the ASCII code (ie. ^A = 1, ^Z = 26).
Line 3 : sends the code to turn ON the feature (ON_CODE).
Line 5 : sends the code to turn OFF the feature (OFF_CODE).
Line 6 : OMIT this line if the code is included in TwoLine_Ctrl.

Notσá tha⌠á thσ changσ iε font≤ i≤ different«á  B∙ selectinτá onσ ì
prin⌠ size¼á yo⌡ mus⌠ manuall∙ bσ surσ tha⌠ thσ onσ yo⌡ selec⌠ i≤ ì
on while all other is off.  Take ELITE print for example:

     1 : if state then
           begin
              write(lst, ON-CODE);
              flag[1] := on;       {Elite is on}
              flag[14] := off;     {PICA is off}
              flag[25] := off;     {Compressed is off}
           end;


DOTCMD.PA╙á als∩á contain≤ ß linσ tha⌠ mus⌠ changσá witΦá printe≥ ì
type«á  Sincσá thσ do⌠ commanΣ .L╚ no≈ chnage≤ thσ linσ heigh⌠ oε ì
thσ printer¼á thi≤ commanΣ mus⌠ als∩ bσ installed«á  Thi≤ sectioε ì
of code is commented for easy installation.

Fo≥á thosσ prin⌠ control≤ tha⌠ requirσ tw∩ linσ fo≥ printinτ (ie« ì
DownloaΣá Charace≥ se⌠ oε thσ Gemini)¼á yo⌡ mus⌠ als∩ modif∙á thσ ì
PrintLine▓ procedurσ iε thσ maiε program«  Becausσ eacΦ situatioε ì
i≤ unique¼á anΣ programminτ experiencσ i≤ requireΣ here¼á ╔á wil∞ ì
no⌠á (cannot⌐á g∩á int∩ detai∞ oεá modificatioεá here«á  Fo≥á thσ ì
experienceΣá programmer║á looδ fo≥ thσ CAS┼ statemen⌠ tha⌠á tell≤ ì
PRIN╘ ho≈ t∩ creatσ thσ tw∩ differen⌠ lines«  Seσ thσ X-ou⌠ a≤ aε ì
example.



Compiling

Wheεá compilinτá thσá codσ iε TURB╧ t∩ ß .CO═á file¼á i⌠á ma∙á bσ ì
necessar∙ t∩ changσ thσ ENDIN╟ Addres≤ iε orde≥ t∩ bσ ablσ t∩ ruε ì
PRIN╘á froφá withiεá WordStar«á  Thi≤ i≤ ß resul⌠á oµá TURB╧á anΣ ì
WordSta≥ havinτ differen⌠ sizσ reloaders«á  A≤ distributed¼ PRIN╘ ì
wa≤á compileΣ oε ß CP/═ versioε oµ TURB╧ witΦ thσ endinτá addres≤ ì
set t∩ CC00¼á anΣ i⌠ seem≤ t∩ worδá jus⌠á fine«

Therσ i≤ als∩ somσ codσ whicΦ i≤ commenteΣ ou⌠ fo≥ compilinτ witΦ ì
TURB╧á 3.0«á   Thi≤ i≤ thσ codσ fo≥ readinτ thσ CP/═ commanΣ linσ ì
wheε PRIN╘ i≤ invoked«á  Iµ yo⌡ compilσ witΦ TURB╧ 3.0¼á youá ma∙ ì
comment-ou⌠á thσá TURB╧ 2.░ code¼á anΣ usσ thσ 3.░ codσ whicΦá i≤ ì
marked in the MAIN PROGRAM.