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  1. Usinτ VD┼ WitΦ thσ C« ItoΦ ProWrite≥ o≥ NE├ 8023A
  2. 1┤ Junσ 1988
  3. 2╢ Junσ 198╕ Revision
  4. Copyrigh⌠ 198╕ b∙ Benjamiε H« Cohen
  5. All right≤ reserved
  6.  
  7. History║  Origina∞ releasσ 1┤ Junσ 198╕ iε VDE-
  8. PRO.LB╥ containinτ PROWRITR.VD╨ whicΦ was
  9. compatiblσ witΦ VDE/═ Versioε 2.65«  Thσ releasσ a
  10. weeδ o≥ s∩ late≥ oµ VDE/═ Versioε 2.6╢ includeΣ a
  11. changσ iε VINS╘ whicΦ requireΣ ß ne≈ printer
  12. overlay¼ whicΦ ╔ cal∞ PROWRTR2.VDP.
  13.  
  14. Permissioε i≤ hereb∙ giveε t∩ individua∞ users,
  15. non-profi⌠ compute≥ use≥ group≤ and t∩ bulletin
  16. board≤ <iε thσ traditiona∞ sense╛ whicΦ d∩ not
  17. chargσ fo≥ connec⌠ timσ t∩ reproducσ thi≤ document
  18. anΣ thσ relateΣ VD╨ filσ s∩ lonτ a≤ n∩ chargσ is
  19. madσ excep⌠ ß nomina∞ chargσ fo≥ mediß anΣ copying
  20. servicσ wheε thσ samσ arσ provided.)
  21.  
  22. Here'≤ ho≈ ╔ havσ se⌠ u≡ m∙ cop∙ oµ VD┼ Versioε ì
  23. 6╡ fo≥ usσ witΦ m∙ C« ItoΦ ProWrite≥ printer«  Thσ ì
  24. followinτ toggle≤ havσ beeε enabled:
  25.  
  26.     ^┬   Bold
  27.     ^─   Doublσ Wide
  28.     ^┘   Proportiona∞ Spacing
  29.     ^╙   Underscore
  30.  
  31. Fo≥ VD┼ Versioε 2.6╡ ╔ se⌠ u≡ aε initialization
  32. strinτ t∩ se⌠ thσ lef⌠ margin«  Thi≤ i≤ n∩ longer
  33. necessar∙ sincσ Versioε 2.6╢ contain≤ this option.
  34.  
  35. A⌠ thi≤ poin⌠ ╔ havσ installeΣ ^─ (normall∙ doublσ ì
  36. strike⌐ a≤ doublσ wide¼ sincσ thσ doublσ strikσ ì
  37. featurσ doesn'⌠ seeφ t∩ bσ availablσ fo≥ thσ ì
  38. ProWrite≥ (a≤ fa≥ a≤ ╔ coulΣ finΣ iε thσ manual).
  39.  
  40. Thσ followinτ switche≤ havσ beeε se⌠ up:
  41.  
  42.     ^╤   Elitσ On
  43.     ^╫   Elitσ Off
  44.     ^┼   ╕ line≤ pe≥ inch
  45.     ^╥   ╢ line≤ pe≥ inch
  46.  
  47. Yo⌡ caε instal∞ thesσ toggle≤ anΣ switche≤ iε your
  48. cop∙ oµ VD┼ witΦ thσ PROWRTR2.VD╨ filσ iε this
  49. library«  Simpl∙ enter:
  50.  
  51.      VINST26╡ VDE265.CO═ PROWRTR2.VDP<cr>
  52.  
  53. A⌠ thσ men⌡ ente≥ ╙ t∩ savσ (afte≥ makinτ any
  54. change≤ yo⌡ want).
  55.  
  56. Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ makσ change≤ yo⌡ caε selec⌠ thσ "P"
  57. optioε froφ thσ men⌡ anΣ makσ an∙ change≤ you
  58. want«  Mos⌠ oµ thσ entrie≤ comσ u≡ witΦ ß prompt
  59. tha⌠ end≤ somethinτ likσ this║   (00):
  60.  
  61. Tha⌠ mean≤ yo⌡ shoulΣ ente≥ thσ numbe≥ oµ bytes
  62. anΣ thσ HE╪ codσ fo≥ thσ byte≤ t∩ bσ sent«  The
  63. followinτ tablσ show≤ mos⌠ oµ thσ possibilities
  64. tha⌠ yo⌡ migh⌠ wan⌠ t∩ use.
  65.  
  66. Wheε enterinτ thσ byte≤ iε VINS╘ d∩ no⌠ attemp⌠ to
  67. ente≥ thσ comma«  ╔ havσ showε i⌠ iε thσ table
  68. belo≈ onl∙ t∩ clarif∙ tha⌠ therσ arσ two
  69. character≤ t∩ eacΦ bytσ tha⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ enter.
  70. That'≤ becausσ yo⌡ arσ enterinτ hexadecima∞ codes
  71. rathe≥ thaε thσ character≤ themselves«  For
  72. example¼ t∩ turε elitσ (1▓ character≤ pe≥ inch⌐ on
  73. yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ ente≥ ESC,E«  Iε he° tha⌠ translates
  74. t∩ 1B,45.
  75.  
  76. Therσ arσ tw∩ type≤ oµ embeddeΣ command≤ yo⌡ can
  77. contro∞ witΦ VDE'≤ printe≥ installation¼ toggles
  78. anΣ switches«  Thσ toggle≤ (witΦ thei≥ usual
  79. WordSta≥ uses⌐ arσ ^╙ (underscore)¼ ^┬ (bold)¼ ^D
  80. (doublσ strike⌐ anΣ ^┘ (ribboε color)«  Each
  81. togglσ ha≤ tw∩ values¼ aε O╬ valuσ anΣ aε OFF
  82. value«  A≤ lonτ a≤ yo⌡ understanΣ tha⌠ your
  83. document≤ wil∞ worδ ver∙ differentl∙ iµ other≤ use
  84. theφ o≥ iµ yo⌡ usσ theφ witΦ othe≥ printer≤ or
  85. othe≥ program≤ (unles≤ yo⌡ havσ customizeΣ theφ in
  86. thσ samσ way⌐ yo⌡ caε assigε an∙ functioε t∩ any
  87. toggle«  It'≤ not, however¼ ß ver∙ gooΣ ideß if
  88. yo⌡ pu⌠ an∙ oµ thesσ command≤ iε file≤ tha⌠ you
  89. givσ t∩ others¼ s∩ unles≤ you'rσ ß rea∞ lonσ wolf
  90. it'≤ probabl∙ bes⌠ t∩ sticδ witΦ thσ usual
  91. WordSta≥ use≤ oµ thesσ (thougΦ ╔ havσ strayeΣ by
  92. usinτ ^┘ fo≥ proportiona∞ spacing).
  93.  
  94. Thσ switche≤ arσ fo≥ commands¼ ^Q¼ ^W¼ ^E¼ anΣ ^R
  95. tha⌠ arσ 'use≥ assignableº iε WordStar«  A≤ you
  96. caε seσ ╔ choosσ t∩ usσ theφ fo≥ elitσ oε anΣ off
  97. anΣ t∩ changσ thσ linσ spacinτ t∩ eigh⌠ line≤ per
  98. incΦ anΣ bacδ t∩ si° line≤ pe≥ inch«  Selec⌠ the
  99. command≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ finΣ mos⌠ useful.
  100.  
  101. Becausσ VD┼ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ storσ selection≤ iε a
  102. VD╨ filσ yo⌡ caε d∩ severa∞ installations¼ saving
  103. thσ result≤ iε VD╨ files¼ anΣ theε loadinτ them
  104. ont∩ VD┼ wheneve≥ yo⌡ neeΣ them«  EacΦ VD╨ filσ is
  105. onl∙ onσ uni⌠ oµ spacσ oε you≥ disδ whilσ extra
  106. copie≤ oµ VD┼ itselµ arσ abou⌠ 14╦ fo≥ version
  107. 2.65«  Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ ß specia∞ cop∙ tha⌠ give≤ you
  108. threσ type≤ oµ double-widσ font≤ fo≥ flye≥ type
  109. memos¼ makσ ß specia∞ VD╨ filσ o≥ ß specia∞ VDE
  110. filσ jus⌠ fo≥ that.
  111.  
  112. Function║                      He° Bytes
  113. ------------¡                  ------------
  114. Elitσ on║                      1B,45
  115. Elitσ off║                     1B,4E
  116. CondenseΣ on║                  1B,51
  117. CondenseΣ off║                 1B,4E
  118. Doublσ widσ on║                0E
  119. Doublσ widσ off║               0F
  120. Doublσ widσ elitσ on║          1B,45,0E
  121. Doublσ widσ elitσ off║         1B,4E,0F
  122. Doublσ widσ condenseΣ on║      0E,1B,51
  123. Doublσ widσ condenseΣ off║     0F,1B,50
  124. BolΣ on║                       1B,21
  125. BolΣ off║                      1B,22
  126. Underlinσ on║                  1B,58
  127. Underlinσ off║                 1B,59
  128. Proportiona∞ spacinτ on║       1B,50
  129. Proportiona∞ spacinτ off║      1B,4E
  130. Si° line≤ pe≥ inch║            1B,42
  131. Eigh⌠ line≤ pe≥ inch║          1B,41
  132.  
  133.  
  134. --------------------------------------------------
  135.  
  136. Benjamiε H« Cohen
  137. Co-Sysop¼ CFO╟ I╔  [312▌ 764-5162
  138. Bo° 1674
  139. Chicago¼ I╠ 60690
  140.