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- %OP%VS4.13 (28-Apr-92), Gerald L Fitton, R4000 5966 9904 9938
- %OP%DP0
- %OP%IRY
- %OP%PL0
- %OP%HM0
- %OP%FM0
- %OP%BM0
- %OP%LM4
- %OP%PT1
- %OP%PDPipeLine
- %OP%WC2,1236,76,1748,0,0,0,0
- %CO:A,12,72%
- %C%Printing PipeLine Files
- %C%by Gerald L Fitton
- %L%Keywords:
- %L%Printing Fitton
-
-
- One of the other files in this directory is called something such as
- [4PL9502]. It contains a brief description of the contents of other
- directories on this disc. The 4PL indicates that this disc is
- primarily for use with PipeDream 4. The numbers 9502 indicate that the
- disc is the PipeLine disc for the 2nd month of the year 1995.
-
-
- %L%Smart Quotes and Ligatures
-
- Some of the files on this disc contain smart quotes such as ‘ & “ (you
- can enter the first by holding down the <Alt> key and tapping the
- number keys 1 4 4 on the numeric key pad). If your screen shows rather
- strange characters and not smart quotes in the first line of this
- paragraph then double click on the file [Standard] in this directory.
- This will install a 'newer' version of the System font screen drivers
- than you have in your ROMs. Ligatures such as fi and fl are used in
- places instead of separate fi and fl characters. If your screen
- display does not show the ligatures then double click on [Standard].
-
- The reason why the smart quotes have appeared in some of these files is
- that they originated in a different package (such as Impression Style
- or FireWorkz) where smart quotes seemed more appropriate. These
- characters may cause some problems when printing using PipeDream
- printer drivers (see below) in that they might not translate to a
- suitable printed character. If this happens to you then you can modify
- the PipeDream Printer Driver file so that ‘ is printed as ' and that
- the other smart quotes and ligatures are translated appropriately.
- Alternatively you can drag the PDCmdFil called [NoTopBit] into the file
- you want to print and it will convert all the smart quotes to 'unsmart'
- quotes and convert all the ligatures back to separate characters.
-
-
- %L%Printing PipeLine Files
-
- You can print out the files on this disc in one of two ways.
-
- The first way of printing is to use PipeDream's own printer drivers.
- This is fast because it uses the fonts resident within the printer. I
- recommend it to you.
-
- In PipeDream 4 the Printer type and PipeDream printer driver is saved
- with the file. I have saved the Printer type as 'Parallel' and the
- PipeDream printer driver as 'PipeLine' with every [ReadMe] file on this
- disc. You can either select your own printer driver before printing as
- described in the next paragraph but a simpler way is to make a copy of
- your preferred printer driver and call it PipeLine.
-
- You can select PipeDream's printer drivers through the Print menu. Use
- <Ctrl PD> (Printer Driver) to open the menu. Click the select (left)
- mouse button on the arrows to the right of Printer type until the word
- Parallel appears in the box. In the next row you will probably find
- the name of a PipeDream printer driver file such as PipeLine.
-
- Alternatively this is how you make a copy of your PipeDream printer
- driver. Load any PipeDream file. Place the pointer in the file window
- and execute <Ctrl PGD>. A window called Edit printer driver will open.
- Use the up and down arrows to select your preferred printer driver.
- Click on the OK box. Place the pointer in the new window and click the
- select (left) mouse button. Tap <F3> to open the Save dialogue window.
- Change the name of the file to PipeLine and click on the OK box. A
- copy of your preferred PipeDream printer driver is created with the
- name PipeLine and is saved into your !PipeDream.PDrivers directory.
-
- The page length has been set to 0 and the left margin to 4 characters
- (see the Print - Page layout menu accessed with the key
- short cut <Ctrl PY>). Justify has been turned off (Files - Options
- menu). The page width has been set to 72 characters (this just fits a
- mode 12 screen). This set of options is suitable for most printers
- using PipeDream printer drivers. If you have problems such as a very
- narrow left margin or text spilling over the right hand side of the
- paper, then you may have to adjust these values.
-
- I do not recommend using RISC OS printer drivers for printing out the
- [ReadMe] files but, if you prefer RISC OS drivers you can use the
- Print - Printer font menu to select a font of your own choice. You
- will probably have to reformat the text afterwards using the block
- reformat command <Ctrl EFB>. Printing is much slower using RISC OS
- drivers such as the RISC OS 2 !PrinterDM or RISC OS 3's !Printers but,
- if you have outline fonts, then you will get a more pleasant result.
-
- Using RISC OS printing you will probably find that a left margin
- setting of 4 is too small (try 8 characters) and you will have to set
- the page length to about 60 lines. You can change the left margin and
- page length settings through the dialogue boxes in the Print - Page
- layout menu; Justify may be turned on through the File - Options menu.
-