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IMAGEPRINT Print Quality Enhancer Version FOUR for the IBM PC and IBM/Epson/Compatible dot matrix printers (USA) IMAGE Computer Systems P.O. Box 647 Avon, Connecticut, USA 06001 Ph: (203) 678-8771 (ENGLAND) IMAGE Computer Systems 27 Cobham Road Wimborne, Dorset, England BH21 7PE Ph: (0202) 876064 (C) Copyright IMAGE Computer Systems 1985-1990 All Rights Reserved IMAGEPRINT is (C) Copyright IMAGE Computer Systems 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990. Non-registered users are granted a limited license to use IMAGEPRINT on a trial basis for the purpose of determining whether IMAGEPRINT is suitable for their needs. Use of IMAGEPRINT, except for this limited purpose, requires registration. Use of non-registered copies of IMAGEPRINT by any person, business, corporation, governmental agency or other entity or institution is strictly forbidden. This notification is an abbreviation of the full license requirements listed in the Appendix Section "Rules and Regulations." IMAGE Computer Systems is a member of ASP, the Association of Shareware Professionals. Registration of IMAGEPRINT costs $42.95 (plus $3.00 shipping and handling) and gives you the right to use IMAGEPRINT, the latest version with all of the fonts and a printed manual. See the Section "Registering your copy of IMAGEPRINT" and the order form for all details. Order by mail or phone. MasterCard and VISA accepted. You are encouraged to give unmodified copies of IMAGEPRINT distribution diskettes to your friends and acquaintances. We want to reach as many people as possible with this product. The programs and the documentation on the IMAGEPRINT diskette(s) are copyrighted. No programs or documentation can be added or deleted or altered. See the APPENDIX Section "Rules and Regulations" for details. ALPS/TM ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. BROTHER/TM BROTHER U.S.A., INC. CANON/TM CANON U.S.A., INC. CITIZEN/TM CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. EPSON/TM EPSON AMERICA, INC. HERCULES/TM HERCULES CORP. IBM, PC-DOS, PC, PC-XT, PC-AT, PCjr, PS/2 MODEL 30-50-60-70-80 GRAPHICS PRINTER, PROPRINTER, CGA, EGA, VGA/TM IBM CORP. IMAGEPRINT, METATEXT/TM IMAGE COMPUTER SYSTEMS. MS-DOS, MICROSOFT WORD/TM MICROSOFT CORP. MULTIMATE/TM MULTIMATE INTERNATIONAL CORP. NEC PINWRITER/TM NEC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. OKIDATA/TM OKIDATA CORP. PANASONIC/TM PANASONIC INDUSTRIAL CO., INC. PC-WRITE/TM QUICKSOFT. STAR MICRONICS/TM STAR MICRONICS, INC. TANDY/TM TANDY CORP. VOLKSWRITER/TM LIFETREE SOFTWARE, INC. WORDPERFECT/TM WORDPERFECT CORP. WORDSTAR, WORDSTAR 2000/TM MICROPRO INTERNATIONAL CORP. IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS What is ImagePrint? ......................... 1 What does ImagePrint include? ............... 1 What printers does ImagePrint work with? .... 3 What computers will ImagePrint run on? ...... 3 ImagePrint files ............................ 4 Registering your copy of ImagePrint ......... 4 Support from IMAGE Computer Systems ......... 5 Installing ImagePrint ....................... 6 Starting ImagePrint ......................... 7 Using the full screen menu ................ 7 Using a command line ...................... 10 Typewriter mode ........................... 14 Creating a Text File to Print ............... 15 Using the IMAGEPRINT Editor IE ............ 15 Using your word processor ................. 15 Backslash Commands .......................... 16 Fonts ..................................... 17 Print quality ............................. 22 Character attributes ...................... 22 Character offsets ......................... 24 Cancelling character attributes/offsets ... 24 Print density ............................. 24 Lines per inch ............................ 25 Straight-through mode ..................... 25 Soft Hyphens when formatting .............. 26 Printing a backslash ...................... 26 Color control ............................. 26 Formatting Commands ......................... 27 Enable formatting ......................... 28 Page length ............................... 29 Page number ............................... 29 Move to next page ......................... 29 Printing page range ....................... 29 Headers and footers ....................... 29 Set header and footer width ............... 31 Kill header and footer definitions ........ 31 Lines per inch ............................ 31 Line spacing .............................. 32 Start paragraph ........................... 32 Word wrap with justification .............. 32 No word wrap .............................. 32 Ragged right margin ....................... 33 Left margin ............................... 33 Right margin .............................. 33 Extra gutter, even pages .................. 33 Extra gutter, odd pages ................... 33 Temporary indent .......................... 34 Center line ............................... 34 Force printing ............................ 34 Force paper movement ...................... 34 Stop before printing page ................. 34 Immediate backslash execution ............. 34 Comments .................................. 35 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix ImagePrint backslash commands summary ....... 36 ImagePrint formatting commands summary ...... 37 Major error messages ........................ 37 Technical notes ............................. 39 THE IMAGE PRINTING UTILITIES ................ 40 Rules and Regulations ....................... 41 ORDER FORM .................................... 43 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT IS IMAGEPRINT? IMAGEPRINT allows you to produce high quality printing on your standard IBM or Epson or compatible dot matrix printer. Text input to IMAGEPRINT can come either directly from the keyboard (typewriter mode) or from a disk file. The text input can contain embedded backslash ("\") commands, which select bold, underlining, double width, italics, etc. Text can be formatted (left and right justification, margins, etc.) with a word processor, or by using IMAGEPRINT's built-in formatting capabilities. WHAT DOES IMAGEPRINT INCLUDE? Characters - IMAGEPRINT allows you to print an IBM PC's extended character set in letter quality. All of the standard text characters, mathematical symbols, national characters and graphics characters are included. Character attributes - IMAGEPRINT provides all of the standard printer character attributes like 10 or 12 cpi (characters per inch), bold, underline, italic, double width, and compressed. Additional features provided by IMAGEPRINT include half-high, true superscript and subscript, Epson printer color control and proportional character spacing. Print Modes - There are five IMAGEPRINT print qualities: - Draft quality. Your printer's standard dot matrix output. - Low quality 3 pass printing. - Low quality single pass printing for proofing. - High quality 3 pass printing (this is the default output). - High quality 6 pass extra-dark printing. Fonts - All IMAGEPRINT font files have a standard name format: FONTxx, where xx is the number of the font. 1 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- IMAGEPRINT includes 25 fonts: Standard fonts: FONT0, Courier FONT8, OCRA FONT1, Cubic FONT9, OCRB FONT2, Elite FONT10, Small FONT3, Italic FONT11, Pica FONT4, Orator FONT12, Block FONT5, Typewriter FONT13, Graphics FONT6, Roman FONT14, Spreadsheet FONT7, Outline FONT15, Clifton Large headline fonts: FONT16, Helv-18B FONT21, Helv-26 FONT17, Helv-20 FONT22, Roman-32 FONT18, Helv-20B FONT23, Helv-32 FONT19, OldEnglish24 FONT24, Cent-34 FONT20, Cent-26 Font numbers above 15 are headline fonts and their approximate size in "points" (72 points = 1 inch) is included in their names. For example, Helv-26 is 26 points. Headline fonts should normally be printed using the "\P" proportional spacing command because they look much better that way. Formatting - IMAGEPRINT recognizes "dot commands" that set margins, text micro-justification, even and odd page gutters, automatic centering, headers, footers and line spacing. Backslash commands, including double width, do not affect the formatting. See the Section "Formatting Commands" for more details. Editing - IMAGEPRINT includes an "ASCII" editor, suitable for creating or modifying text files for printing with IMAGEPRINT. You can print or preview within the text editor. Previewing - IMAGEPRINT can preview what your printed output would look like on Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA screens. 2 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT PRINTERS DOES IMAGEPRINT WORK WITH? IMAGEPRINT is compatible with any of the following dot matrix printers: ALPS P2000, ASP1000 Brother M1509, M1709 Canon PW-1156A, PW-1080A, PW-1088A, A-50, A-40 Citizen MSP series, 120D Epson DFX, EX, FX, GX, JX, LX, RX printers Epson LQ 24 pin printers or compatibles (use "-E" option) Epson compatible printers Fujitsu DX2200 IBM Graphics Printer or compatibles IBM Proprinter or compatibles NEC Pinwriter Okidata 92/93 (IBM compatible versions; use "-M" option) Okidata 192/193 (IBM versions), 320/321 Okidata 390 24 pin series Panasonic 1080, 1180, 1091, 1191, 1092, 1093, 1095, 1592, 1595 Star Micronics NL/NP/NX/SD/SG series Tandy DMP 130/132/430 THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LIST!. Almost all printers are IBM and/or Epson compatible. If in doubt about your printer's suitability, check that it recognizes the following control sequences: (ESC = ASCII 27) ESC "3" - set line spacing in 216ths of an inch ESC "L" - double density graphics mode (for Epson "MX" type printers) or ESC "Z" - quadruple density graphics mode IMAGEPRINT works with printers connected to parallel port LPT1: (PRN:), LPT2:, or LPT3:. A printer with a serial interface will also work if you use the DOS "MODE" command to redirect output. For example: MODE LPT1:=COM1: would redirect printer output to serial port number 1. See your DOS manual for more information about the "MODE" command. WHAT COMPUTERS WILL IMAGEPRINT RUN ON? IMAGEPRINT works with any IBM Personal Computer, (PC, PC-XT, PC-AT, PCJr, PS/2, etc.) and any true compatibles or clones. It runs under PC-DOS or MS-DOS versions 2.0 and above. 3 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- IMAGEPRINT FILES NOTE: There may be a "README" file on your diskette. If it exists, it contains information about recent program changes or alterations, or explanations about additional files on your diskette not listed below. IMAGEPRINT includes the following files: IP.EXE The IMAGEPRINT program IPV4.DOC The documentation ORDER.FRM The registration order form FONT0...FONT24 The 25 font files The following four text files can be printed with IMAGEPRINT: TUTOR_1.TXT Simple IMAGEPRINT demonstration TUTOR_2.TXT Detailed IMAGEPRINT demonstration FONT13.SHP Text file that shows FONT13's character shapes ALLFONTS.TXT Sample of all 25 fonts The following two files comprise the IMAGEPRINT editor: IE.EXE Easy-to-use "ASCII" text editor IE.DOC Documentation for text editor The following files comprise a utility program bundled with IMAGEPRINT: CONTROL.DOC CONTROL program documentation CONTROL.EXE Utility to control printer, boiler-plate text REM-CTRL.EXE Program to remove CONTROL from memory CONTROL.DAT Epson control code data file - used with CONTROL SAMPLE.DAT Text string data file - used with CONTROL REGISTERING YOUR COPY OF IMAGEPRINT IMAGEPRINT is distributed as User-Supported Software. Registration costs just $42.95 (plus $3.00 shipping and handling) and gives you the following benefits: (1) You gain the right to use IMAGEPRINT and you are supporting us in our effort to release quality software at a low price. (2) You get the latest version of IMAGEPRINT. This version has no opening screen with a need to "Press a key to continue". (3) You get a printed manual. 4 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- You can also order THE IMAGE PRINTING UTILITIES ($52.95, plus $3.00 shipping and handling), which combines the latest version of IMAGEPRINT with the latest version of METATEXT. METATEXT allows you to print directly from within your word processor, spreadsheet, etc., in high quality. See the Appendix Section "The IMAGE Printing Utilities" for more details. Order by mail or phone. We accept MasterCard and Visa. If you order by mail, you can use the order form at the end of this manual, or print out the file ORDER.FRM. Our address is: IMAGE Computer Systems P. O. Box 647 Avon, CT 06001 Ph: (203) 678-8771 If you send a check, it must be in US funds payable from a United States bank. The only exception is an international postal money order made out in US funds. You may also order our products from our English location. Their address is: IMAGE Computer Systems 27 Cobham Road Wimborne, Dorset England BH21 7PE Ph: 0202-876064 Prices in England are as follows: IMAGEPRINT Version 3 30 pounds The IMAGE Printing Utilities 50 pounds Shipping and handling for all orders 2 pounds If you order by check from IMAGE Computer Systems in England, be sure to send payment as English funds payable from an English bank. Otherwise, they will have to return your order. SUPPORT FROM IMAGE COMPUTER SYSTEMS It is our policy to provide full support to our registered users and to ensure complete satisfaction with our products. If you have a problem or question, give us a call. Otherwise send a letter, clearly stating your question. Include sample printouts if possible. Suggestions and comments are welcome from everyone. 5 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLING IMAGEPRINT COMPUTERS WITH FLOPPY DISKS ONLY: First, make working copies of the IMAGEPRINT diskettes. Usually IMAGEPRINT comes on two 5 1/4 diskettes, though some User- Supported Software distributors may compress everything onto one diskette or use a single 3 1/2 diskette. The diskettes are not copy protected, so they can be copied in the conventional way: 1) Put the IMAGEPRINT master diskette in drive A: 2) Put an empty formatted diskette in drive B: 3) Type "COPY A:*.* B:" 4) Put the IMAGEPRINT supplemental fonts diskette in A: 5) Put an empty formatted diskette in drive B: 6) Type "COPY A:*.* B:" The DOS "COPY" command is safer than the "DISKCOPY" command because the diskettes can be accidentally reversed and still not overwrite the IMAGEPRINT diskettes. Store the master diskettes in a safe place. If you are unfamiliar with this procedure, refer to your operating system manual. COMPUTERS WITH A HARD DISK: 1) Create a directory on your hard disk for the IMAGEPRINT files. For example "MD IMAGE" will create a directory called IMAGE. 2) Change your active directory to the newly-created IMAGEPRINT directory. 3) Place the IMAGEPRINT master diskette in drive A: 4) Type "COPY A:*.*". 5) Place the IMAGEPRINT supplemental fonts diskette in A: 6) Type "COPY A:*.*" again. All of the IMAGEPRINT files will then be copied to your hard disk. SETTING THE PATH To be able to run IMAGEPRINT from any directory or disk drive: 1) Alter your DOS PATH to include the IMAGEPRINT directory in the search for executable files. For example, if IMAGEPRINT is in C:\IMAGE, and you don't already have a search path, type in: PATH=C:\IMAGE 6 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2) IMAGEPRINT recognizes a special environment string called FONTS, which allows you to specify the search path for IMAGEPRINT fonts. For example, if the IMAGEPRINT fonts are in C:\IMAGE, type in: SET FONTS=C:\IMAGE Do not include a trailing backslash. If you have two 360K floppy drives and you want to have access to all 25 fonts, you can put the IMAGEPRINT number one disk in A: and the number two disk in B: and then type in: SET FONTS=B:\ If you run IMAGEPRINT from A:, it will then look on B: for any fonts it doesn't find on A:. If you are unfamiliar with search paths and environment strings, refer to your operating system manual. STARTING IMAGEPRINT Make sure you have the Disk Operating System (DOS) prompt displayed, then invoke IMAGEPRINT. The two methods of starting IMAGEPRINT (full screen menu or command line) are described below. You can abort IMAGEPRINT by pressing CTRL-C (the CTRL key, plus the "C" key at the same time). If your printer is not ready (off-line, out of paper, etc.), then the CTRL-C key combination may not be recognized because the part of your operating system that drives your printer may be in an endless loop. IMAGEPRINT will not time-out. This allows you, for example, to take your printer off-line while on the phone, and to resume printing later. USING THE FULL SCREEN MENU The syntax for running IMAGEPRINT in the full screen mode is: IP<ENTER> The <ENTER> symbol represents pressing the ENTER key. Do not type anything between IP and <ENTER>, or you will be starting IMAGEPRINT using the command line method described below. After invoking IMAGEPRINT, a full screen menu will be displayed. 7 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Some IMAGEPRINT options, such as Epson MX compatibility mode, Epson 24 pin printer mode and print previewing are not available with the full screen menu. Use the command line method of starting IMAGEPRINT instead. Press Function key F10 when you are finished making your selections. Press the ESC key if you want to abort IMAGEPRINT and return to DOS. Instructions about how to move between selection fields and how to edit the contents of the fields will appear on your screen. Context sensitive help will also appear near the bottom of your screen as you move from field to field. The following selection fields are displayed: FILE TO PRINT: Enter the name of the file you wish to print with IMAGEPRINT. The text file must be in "ASCII" format, containing only printable characters (A...Z, 0...9, etc.) and no printer or word processor control codes. See the Section "Creating a Text File to Print" for more details about ASCII files and the IMAGEPRINT editor. The default input source is "CON:," which indicates that input will come from the keyboard (CONsole). This is called typewriter mode and is detailed in the Section "Typewriter Mode." FONT: This is the font number you wish to use, and can be a one or two digit number. The font name will be displayed to the right of the font number. When IMAGEPRINT is invoked, FONT1 is the default font. FONT1, plus any other fonts you wish to use, must be on the same disk or subdirectory as IMAGEPRINT, unless you have set the FONTS environment string as described in the Section "Installing IMAGEPRINT." PRINT QUALITY: Draft - With this mode, IMAGEPRINT uses your printer's standard print quality and capabilities to print a rough draft of the text file. Fast - This mode uses an IMAGEPRINT font and is useful for printing rough drafts of a final copy which shows the font shapes. Only one print pass is made, instead of the default three print passes. 8 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- Quality - This is the default print mode for IMAGEPRINT. The print head makes 3 passes over each line, using an IMAGEPRINT font. Laser - In this mode, the print head makes 6 passes over each line, using an IMAGEPRINT font. This mode is useful if your printer has a worn ribbon. Otherwise, this mode may be excessively dark. CHARACTERS PER INCH: If you are using the standard size fonts (FONT0...FONT15), then the following characters per inch (cpi) densities are available: Compressed 17.1 cpi - With the compressed mode enabled, IMAGEPRINT compresses the current font to 17.1 characters per inch, yielding 136 characters per line on a letter width printer, and 233 characters per line on a wide carriage printer. 12 cpi - Printing at 12 characters per inch density, allowing 96 characters per line on a letter width printer, and 163 characters per line on a wide carriage printer. 10 cpi - This is the default setting of IMAGEPRINT. It will yield 80 characters per line on a letter width printer and 136 characters on a wide carriage printer. Double width 5 cpi - Selects double width (5 characters per inch) density. Each character takes up twice as much space as the standard 10 cpi density. Fonts 16 through 24 almost always look best when proportionally spaced (enabled with "\P" embedded in the text to be printed). PRINTER: Enter the number of the port to which your printer is attached. This will almost always be "LPT1:," the IMAGEPRINT default. Only numbers 1, 2 or 3 are valid selections. 80 COLUMN PRINTER: Set this flag to (Y)es if you are using a letter width (8 inch platen) printer. 136 COLUMN PRINTER: Set this flag to (Y)es if you are using a wide carriage printer. 9 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- RESET BIT 7 OF INPUT: Set this field to (Y)es if you are printing a WordStar(tm) document file. This will turn off bit 7 of every character, which is the standard way of "cleaning" WordStar document files to make them print correctly. If you use WordStar's non-document mode for editing, you don't have to enable this option. Resetting bit 7 limits IMAGEPRINT's range of character values to the range 0...127, making the IBM PC's extended character set unavailable. OPTIMIZE PRINT SPEED: (Y)es will select print head movement optimization, which can speed up printing. When enabled, IMAGEPRINT will send regular 10 cpi space characters to locate the print position, rather than always returning the print head to the left margin before each print pass. The default setting is "Y". Note - It is assumed that your printer is in 10 characters per inch mode if print head optimization is enabled. If your printer is not at 10 cpi print density because of a software command or the setting of your printer's DIP switches, text will print at the wrong location. USING A COMMAND LINE This method is suitable for running IMAGEPRINT from within a batch file, or if you don't want to use the IMAGEPRINT full screen menu to select options. You must first create a text file to print. See the Section "Creating a Text File to Print". The syntax for running IMAGEPRINT using a command line is: IP input-file [LPTx:] [dash options] {x=1,2,3} The "command line" is what you type after "IP." For example, in the following example, "LETTER.DAT -E" is the command line: IP LETTER.DAT -E The command line can be typed in as either upper or lower case. The input-file is the source of input to IMAGEPRINT. This can be either "CON:" (typewriter mode) or a disk file in ASCII format. 10 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- Following the input-file name is the printer port specification. This can be LPT1:, PRN:, LPT2: or LPT3:. If you don't specify the printer port, it will default to LPT1:. Examples: IP C:\LETTR\TEXTFIL {input from C:\LETTR\TEXTFIL} IP CON: {input from console (keyboard)} The dash options are dashes ("-"), immediately followed by one or two characters. Each dash option must be separated by at least 1 space from anything else. These dash options correspond to options displayed when the full screen menu method of starting IMAGEPRINT is used. Do not confuse command line dash options with backslash ("\") commands embedded in the printed text. The dash options are: -E : (E)pson 24 pin printer Use this option if you are using IMAGEPRINT with an Epson or compatible 24 pin printer. For example: IP -E The "-E" option maintains standard 6 lines per inch spacing. Without the "-E", 24 pin printers elongate IMAGEPRINT's output vertically, resulting in 55 lines on an 11 inch page, instead of the standard 66 lines. If the "-E" option is used, the "\S" (six lines per inch) and "\E" (eight lines per inch) backslash commands have no effect. Technical explanation: The same ESC "3" printer command means something different to 9 and 24 pin printers. On a 9 pin, it sets up the line feed distance in increments of n/216", and on a 24 pin it sets up the line feed distance in increments of n/180". The "-E" lets IMAGEPRINT know that it is dealing with 180ths instead of 216ths. -P : (P)review This option sends IMAGEPRINT's output to your screen instead of your printer. Your computer must have a graphics card that is Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA compatible. All IMAGEPRINT error messages that are normally sent to your screen are suppressed during preview. There is a pause after each screenful until 11 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- you press a key. To break out of preview mode before the end of the text file is reached, press CTRL-C rapidly several times. If IMAGEPRINT incorrectly reports that a graphics card isn't installed, you can force IMAGEPRINT to preview by using the following variations of the "-P" command: -PH preview to a Hercules or compatible screen -PC preview to a CGA or compatible screen -PE preview to an EGA or compatible screen -PV preview to a VGA or compatible screen -+ : 136 Column Printer IMAGEPRINT assumes you are using a letter-width printer, with an 8 inch platen. If you have a wide-carriage printer, use the "-+" command line option, which tells IMAGEPRINT it can print all the way to the right side of the wide platen. -Cx : Multiple (C)opies You set the number of copies with the "-Cx" command line option, where 'x' represents the number of copies you want. For example, to print three copies of LETTER.TXT: IP LETTER.TXT -C3 You can only print multiple copies of disk files. Keyboard input can't be duplicated. A form feed is sent to your printer between each copy. -M : Epson (M)X compatibility IMAGEPRINT normally drives a printer in quadruple density graphics mode, which earlier Epson printers don't support. The "-M" option selects double density mode, which many "MX" and compatible printers do recognize. -D : (D)raft Print a rough draft of the text, using only your printer's built-in print modes. This corresponds to the draft printing choice on the full screen menu. -O : (O)ptimize print speed If print head movement optimization is enabled, then IMAGEPRINT will send regular spaces to locate the print position, rather than always returning the print head to the left margin for each print pass. This corresponds to the optimize print speed selection on the full screen menu. 12 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- -F or -G or -Q or -L : Select print quality These four selections correspond to the backslash commands "\F," "\G," "\Q" and "\L" that can be embedded in the input text. This allows printing of text files using different print qualities without having to re-edit the text file to change the quality selection. -00...-24 : Select font Select which font to use when printing your document. The default font is FONT1; Cubic. You can, of course, also change fonts by using embedded backslash commands in the text being printed. -W : Print a WordStar document file All characters in the text file being printed will be "cleaned." This option corresponds to the reset bit 7 option on the full screen menu. -# : Print to a disk file This option causes IMAGEPRINT to send its output to a disk file, instead of directly to your printer. This option can be useful if you have a hard disk and wish to save IMAGEPRINT's output for printing later. The "#" is immediately followed by the name of the file that is to hold IMAGEPRINT's output. There must not be any gap between the "#" and the file name. For example: IP SAMPLE.TXT -#TEMP.BIN would create a file called TEMP.BIN that contains IMAGEPRINT's output of SAMPLE.TXT. When you are ready to print the file, you must use the "/B" option of the DOS COPY command. For example: COPY /B TEMP.BIN PRN: The "/B" is necessary because an IMAGEPRINT output file contains "binary" data. Note: Make sure you have enough room on your disk to hold the output file. IMAGEPRINT outputs a lot of data because it drives your printer in graphics mode. For example, a single page of text can take up 360K of disk space. 13 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- -N : (N)o Printer Reset IMAGEPRINT normally resets your printer before printing. You can disable the reset with the "-N" command line option. For example: IP -N One instance where this command is useful is if you are using a batch file to print different files with IMAGEPRINT. Because a printer can buffer data, IMAGEPRINT may reset your printer before it is finished printing the previous file. -T : Alternate (T)rigger Character You can now substitute another trigger character for the "\" trigger character used by ImagePrint. "-T" is the command line switch. You must immediately follow the "-T" by the character you want to be the new trigger character. For example, if you wanted to use "^" as the new trigger character: IP -T^ This option is useful because files that already contain "\" characters can be printed as-is. Command line examples: IP AFILE LPT3: -O {print to LPT3:, optimize print speed} IP LETTER -E {using Epson LQ type printer} IP CON: -9 {Use FONT9, input from keyboard} TYPEWRITER MODE You can select typewriter mode from either the full screen menu method or command line method of starting IMAGEPRINT (see above.) Just specify the text input source as CON:, which is your keyboard. All IMAGEPRINT backslash and dot formatting commands are recognized. The current line can be edited with the standard DOS keyboard buffer editing syntax. The most useful editing keys are: BACKSPACE delete character to left of cursor. TAB move to next tab stop. FUNCTION KEY 1 display previous line 1 character at a time. FUNCTION KEY 3 display entire previous line. <ENTER> print the line that is visible on the screen. 14 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- Because the top of large fonts extend up into the previous lines, IMAGEPRINT has to pre-scan lines. This means that IMAGEPRINT can't print the current line until it has seen what is on the following two lines. This pre-scan results in a two line delay in printing when you are using IMAGEPRINT's "typewriter" mode. The prescan isn't apparent when printing a text file. When in typewriter mode, IMAGEPRINT can't print large characters on the first line, because the paper can't be moved backward to allow the top of the large characters to print. For the largest fonts, you must leave a two line gap. Each line on the screen is not sent to IMAGEPRINT until the <ENTER> key is pressed, because a keyboard buffer stores the characters. To exit IMAGEPRINT and return to DOS, press <ENTER>, then press the function key F6, and then press <ENTER> again. CREATING A TEXT FILE TO PRINT When creating a text file, any IMAGEPRINT backslash or dot commands are entered directly into the text you want to print. A backslash is an ordinary printable character; only IMAGEPRINT considers it as a command. If you are using IMAGEPRINT's dot formatting commands, then all of your text should start at the far left margin, in column 1. Use the ".LM" left margin command to shift the test over to the correct position. USING THE IMAGEPRINT EDITOR IE The IMAGEPRINT editor IE, which is included with IMAGEPRINT, can be used to create a plain "ASCII" file. ASCII is computer terminology for a file that contains only printable text. IE can remove any non-printing 'garbage' from a file and can also directly run IMAGEPRINT so you can preview or print while you are editing a file. The preview facility is especially useful, as you can interactively change the file until it is ready to print. IE.DOC is the documentation file for IE. USING YOUR WORD PROCESSOR If you use your own text editor or word processor, create a diskette file you wish to print with IMAGEPRINT. Your word processor must be able to create standard "ASCII" or "DOS" files, containing only printable characters, to work correctly with IMAGEPRINT. There must be no word processor formatting 15 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- information or special printer control codes contained in the file. You must be at the DOS prompt to use IMAGEPRINT. You cannot access it directly from within your word processor. Note - See the description of THE IMAGE PRINTING UTILITIES in the Appendix if you wish to print directly from your word processor, spreadsheet, etc. without first having to create an intermediate ASCII file. Creating an ASCII file can be accomplished as follows for the following common word processing programs: MICROSOFT WORD : Save as an unformatted file, or print to disk using a plain vanilla printer driver. MULTIMATE : Use "TTYCRLF.PAT" as a generic printer definition file. Select "print to file" from the print menu, as well as draft print quality. Do not use left or top margins. PC-WRITE : Default is standard ASCII. Edit the file, don't use the ALT keys, and save the file to disk. VOLKSWRITER : Select plain vanilla printer driver and print to disk. WORDPERFECT : Save your work as a "DOS" file using the Text In/Out function, accessed by pressing CTRL-F5. WORDSTAR : Use the non-document mode or use IMAGEPRINT's "Reset bit 7" facility to print a document file. WORDSTAR 2000 : When you edit a file, use the format file "UNFORM.FRM." Most word processors can save text in ASCII format. Check your documentation on how to do this if your word processor isn't listed above. BACKSLASH COMMANDS A backslash ("\"), NOT a slash ("/"), is used by IMAGEPRINT. Backslash commands, which select character density, width, etc., are standard printable characters, embedded within the text of a file created for printing with IMAGEPRINT. For example, "\I" gives you italics, and "\U" gives you underlining. These backslash commands are recognized as IMAGEPRINT commands, and are removed from the stream of data 16 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- sent to the printer. They are not printed. If formatting is enabled, backslash commands, including the double width command, will not affect margin justification. There is no space between the backslash and the following character(s) that identify the command. Most backslash commands are made up of a backslash, plus one more alphabetic character. One exception is font selection, where the backslash can be followed by up to two numeric characters. There are two kinds of backslash commands: toggling and non- toggling. Toggling commands reverse the current state of the mode selected. For example, because DOUBLE WIDTH is a toggling command, the first "\W" encountered enables DOUBLE WIDTH mode, the second cancels DOUBLE WIDTH, etc. You can turn off all active toggling modes with "\C" (cancel). Non-toggling commands are cancelled by selecting another mutually exclusive mode. For example, if "\|" is selected (12 characters per inch), a later "\>" (10 cpi) command will cancel 12 cpi mode and enable 10 cpi mode. The backslash command characters (except for the color commands) represent, as closely as possible, the action involved. For example, superscript is "\^," subscript is "\v." Backslash commands can be combined. For example: \u\bThis would print as underlined bold\c In the following backslash summary, the command letters following the backslash are shown in upper case, though lower case will also work. There are examples of backslash commands in the files TUTOR_1.TXT and TUTOR_2.TXT on the IMAGEPRINT diskette. FONTS: IMAGEPRINT fonts are broken into two categories; standard fonts (FONT0...FONT15) and headline fonts (FONT16...FONT24). Both types of fonts are selected with backslash commands. For example: \02This is FONT2 (Elite), \21this is FONT21 (Helv-26). The font files selected must be on the same drive that IMAGEPRINT was started on, unless you have set the FONTS environment string (see the Section "Installing IMAGEPRINT"). Your new font choice remains in effect until over-ridden by another font choice. 17 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- To see what all the fonts look like, print the ALLFONTS.TXT file with IMAGEPRINT: IP ALLFONTS.TXT STANDARD FONTS - Standard fonts are smaller than headline fonts and are typically used to print the main body of a document. All standard fonts (except FONT13, see note below) include the IBM PC's extended character set. If your word processor allows it, you can access any extended character (above 127 decimal) by using the ALT key on your keyboard. For example, the ASCII value for a British pound sign is 156. To input the pound sign from your keyboard, hold the ALT key down and type 156 using your numeric keypad. Then release the ALT key. A pound sign should then appear in your text on-screen. The numbers following the backslashes correspond to the font files: 00 - FONT0 (Courier) 01 - FONT1 (Cubic) 02 - FONT2 (Elite) 03 - FONT3 (Italic) 04 - FONT4 (Orator) 05 - FONT5 (Typewriter) 06 - FONT6 (Roman) 07 - FONT7 (Outline) 08 - FONT8 (OCRA) 09 - FONT9 (OCRB) 10 - FONT10 (Small) 11 - FONT11 (Pica) 12 - FONT12 (Block) 13 - FONT13 (Graphics) 14 - FONT14 (Spreadsheet) 15 - FONT15 (Clifton) The default font is FONT1, Cubic. There can be up to two digits following the backslash. The first character following the backslash must be a digit. If the second character is also a digit, then IMAGEPRINT assumes that the two digits combined select a font. Examples: "\0123" would use FONT1 to print "23" "\0abc" would use FONT0 to print "abc" "\06123" would use FONT6 to print "123" 18 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- Mixing different fonts on the same line slows the printing because of the font file disk access time. IMAGEPRINT has to load each font while accumulating the line before printing, and also has to load each font to print the line. Using a RAM memory disk or a hard disk greatly reduces the font access time. All standard fonts except FONT13 have the extended IBM character set in ASCII positions 128...255. FONT13 has different character shapes, such as rounded corners for boxes, a copyright symbol, etc. To see what these shapes look like, you can print FONT13.SHP with ImagePrint: IP FONT13.SHP You cannot use italic mode ("\I") or half-high mode ("\H") with FONT13. The SPREADSHEET font (FONT14) has been specially designed for printing spreadsheets in compressed (17.1 characters per inch) mode. It doesn't alter it's shape when compressed, like the other fonts. The CLIFTON font (FONT15) is the largest standard font, suitable for headings, etc. It works best at 10 characters per inch. You cannot use italic mode or half-high mode with this font. HEADLINE FONTS - Headline fonts are just like standard-size fonts with a few exceptions: 1) Headline fonts should almost always be printed using proportional spacing (see the "\P" command). They are designed to look much better that way. 2) If proportional mode isn't selected, the large fonts print at either 5 or 3.3 characters per inch, not the standard 10 or 12 cpi. 3) Headline fonts are tall, so you need to leave some blank space above them, or they print on top of the previous line(s) of text. 4) Headline fonts can't be italicized with the "\I" command or made half-high with the "\H" command. Headline fonts are selected just like standard fonts, with backslash commands: \18This is FONT18, \21this is FONT21. 19 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- The numbers following the backslashes correspond to the font files: 16 - FONT16 (Helv-18B) 17 - FONT17 (Helv-20) 18 - FONT18 (Helv-20B) 19 - FONT19 (OldEnglish24) 20 - FONT20 (Cent-26) 21 - FONT21 (Helv-26) 22 - FONT22 (Roman-32) 23 - FONT23 (Helv-32) 24 - FONT24 (Cent-34) Headline fonts are usable only with IMAGEPRINT - Metatext can't use them. \19\Pproportional looks MUCH BETTER than \>fixed spacing In order to print the new large fonts, several changes have been made to IMAGEPRINT: 1) Because the top of large fonts extend up into the previous lines, IMAGEPRINT has to pre-scan lines. This means that IMAGEPRINT can't be sure it's safe to print the current line until it has seen what is on the following two lines. This pre-scan results in a two line delay in printing when you are using IMAGEPRINT's "typewriter" mode. The prescan isn't apparent when printing a text file. 2) There are two circumstances where IMAGEPRINT can't print large characters: a) On the first line of the first page. For the largest fonts, with point sizes greater than 26, you must skip two blank lines. b) At the top of a page reached by using a form feed. If you use line feeds instead of a form feed to move to a page (other than the first), then large characters can print on the first line. The reason for this limitation is that IMAGEPRINT can't print a large font if it would require moving the paper backwards, which not all printers are capable of. IMAGEPRINT will output an error message if it can't print the text, which it then ignores. Printing a large font doesn't change the line feed distance, so you must allow for the extra height by leaving blank 20 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- lines above a tall font. This gives you clearance between the line with the tall font and the line(s) above. Don't change the line feed distance (with "\E" or "\S") within 2 lines of any large font, or distortion of the large font can result, because large fonts span multiple lines. The default print density is 5 cpi for FONT17 and FONT18. The default density for the other large fonts is 3.3 cpi. The "density" backslash commands have a different meaning when used with larger fonts: - "\<", which normally selects 17.1 characters per inch compressed printing, halves the default characters per inch density. - Both "\>" and "\|" have the same effect, which is to select the default print density. "\P" still selects proportional mode, which is very much recommended. Large fonts have ASCII characters from 32 to 126. International, line drawing and math characters aren't included. When you use a large font keep in mind that different font sizes have different font widths. For example, if you print: \11Hello\19 there the "there" prints much farther to the right than: \11Hello \19there because in the first instance the leading FONT19 spaces are much wider than the FONT11 spaces. If you are using IMAGEPRINT's dot formatting commands and using large fonts for headlines, etc., then you should switch back to your standard paragraph text font as soon as possible. For example: .en .lm 9 {left margin = 9} .rm 72 {right margin = 72} .ce {center the font 24 text} \P\24FONT24 Headline\>\04 {switch to FONT4 immediately!} .lf 1 {move down 1 line} Paragraph text using FONT4 starts here 21 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- PRINT QUALITY: Four IMAGEPRINT print qualities are available that use IMAGEPRINT fonts: \F - (F)ast low quality 3 pass printing. In this mode the print head moves at standard printer speed. The printing is more dotty than the other two modes, especially in the horizontal direction. All character attributes can be used except BOLD. \G - (G)rouped low quality printing. In this mode, what normally prints using three print passes only takes one pass. This is the fastest print mode and is good for printing a rough draft that shows what the final copy will look like. You can also use the command line version of this option, "-G", when using the preview option "-P" to get faster screen output. For example: IP LETTER -P -G If you use "-G" with the screen preview mode, then you may see horizontal tramlines running through the text. \Q - (Q)uality High quality 3 pass printing. In this mode the print head moves at one half standard printer speed. This is the default quality of IMAGEPRINT. The print quality is excellent. \L - (L)aser High quality 6 pass printing. In this mode, the print head moves at one half standard printer speed. Use this mode for your most important printing, or if your printer ribbon is getting old. On some printers, 6 passes will be too bold, or dark. The above print qualities are different from selecting standard printer draft mode ("-D") when starting IMAGEPRINT. CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES: \B : BOLD Toggle bold mode. Bold characters appear darker and thicker in appearance. Example: \bThis would print in bold, \c and this would not 22 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- \H : HALF HIGH Toggle half high mode. Half high characters are compressed in the vertical direction, much like subscript or superscript characters appear on a standard dot matrix printer. \hThis would print half high, \cand this would not \I : ITALIC Toggle italic mode. Italic characters lean to the right. \iThis would print in italic, \cand this would not \U : UNDERLINE Toggle underline mode. Characters received after this command will be underlined. A space is considered a character, and will be underlined too, unless formatting (".EN") and left and right justification (".WW") are enabled, in which case only printable characters can be underlined. \uThis would print underlined, \cand this would not \W : DOUBLE WIDTH Toggle double width mode. One double width character takes up exactly 2 normal character widths. If formatting is enabled (".EN"), you must not span spaces, line feeds, or tabs in double width mode. If you do, an error message will be displayed. The reason for this restriction is that a line may break at any point and, if double width mode is still active, then the left margin of the next line may not be correctly located. Double width can, however, encase a word that contains soft or hard hyphens. Examples: \wWord AnotherWord\w {ERROR} \wOneword\w \wAnotherWord\w {OK} \wHy\-phen\-ated\w {Soft hyphens - OK} \wOver-ride\w {Hard hyphen - OK} 23 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- CHARACTER OFFSETS: \^ : SUPERSCRIPT Select superscripted printing for the following characters. Use "\N" or "\C" to exit this mode. IMAGEPRINT won't print any text that would require a backward movement of paper through the printer. This means that some characters of the larger fonts (FONT4, FONT5, FONT7, FONT12, FONT15) will not print in superscript mode on the first line of the first page. \V : SUBSCRIPT Select subscripted printing for the following characters. Use "\N" or "\C" to exit this mode. \N : NORMAL OFFSET Select a standard offset for the following characters. The offset is the distance above or below the standard print position on a line. This command ends superscript and subscript mode. Examples: \vThis would be subscript, \^this would be superscript \nnormal offset CANCELLING CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES/OFFSETS: \C : CANCEL Cancel all character attributes and offsets. This command is useful because keeping track of the current state of the toggling commands can become difficult. Bold, half high, italic, underline, and double width are all cancelled, plus any superscripting and subscripting. Note: "\C" does not cancel a print density command. PRINT DENSITY: \> : 10 CPI Select 10 characters per inch mode. IMAGEPRINT defaults to this density. 24 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- \| : 12 CPI Select 12 characters per inch mode. In this mode, 96 characters will print on an 8" line. The backslash is immediately followed by the vertical bar character, which often has a break in the middle. \< : COMPRESSED Select 17.1 characters per inch mode. In this mode, 136 characters will print on an 8" line. \P : PROPORTIONAL Select proportional inter-character spacing. This means that a "W" will take up more space than a "!," for example. The number of characters that can print on a line depends on the accumulated character widths. Print density examples: \<This would print compressed \|this would print at 12 cpi \>and this would print at 10 cpi \pthis would print proportionally When printing headline fonts (FONT16...FONT24), proportional mode often looks much better than fixed spacing. LINES PER INCH: \S : SIX LINES PER INCH Select 1/6 inches inter-line spacing. This is the default value of IMAGEPRINT. This command is identical in action to the ".LI 6" dot formatting command. This is the standard vertical line spacing of a dot matrix printer. \E : EIGHT LINES PER INCH Select 1/8 inches inter-line spacing. STRAIGHT THROUGH MODE: \[ : BEGIN STRAIGHT THROUGH MODE Text received after this command is printed in standard printer quality. The only backslash command recognized in 25 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- this mode is the "END STRAIGHT THROUGH MODE" command ("\]"). All other backslash commands received are printed as normal text. This mode is useful for mixing standard printing and IMAGEPRINT quality printing on the same page. It is also useful for sending non-printing ASCII character values (values below 31 decimal, 1F hex) to your printer. Standard printing and IMAGEPRINT quality printing cannot be successfully mixed on the same line. The character placement and paper movement will not be correct. \] : END STRAIGHT THROUGH MODE Characters received after this command are printed in IMAGEPRINT quality. All backslash commands are enabled following this command. SOFT HYPHENS WHEN FORMATTING: \- : POTENTIAL WORD BREAK If formatting has been enabled (".EN"), then a line can be broken any place a soft hyphen "\-" appears in a word. To minimize the size of gaps between words if right justifica- tion is enabled, long words can be broken up into sections with the soft hyphen. Soft hyphen examples: for\-mat\-ting il\-lus\-tra\-tion PRINTING A BACKSLASH: \\ : DOUBLE BACKSLASH To print a single backslash character, put double backslash characters in the input text, with no intervening space. COLOR CONTROL: If you have an Epson JX color printer, or a compatible, IMAGEPRINT can control each line's color. It is not possible to mix different colors on the same line. If more than 1 color backslash command is on a line, the left-most command is the one recognized for that line. The backslash commands and the corresponding colors are: \! : BLACK \& : YELLOW \% : PURPLE \@ : RED \* : ORANGE \$ : BLUE \= : GREEN 26 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- FORMATTING COMMANDS IMAGEPRINT has text formatting capability using individual commands that specify the page length, left and right margin, word wrap, etc. You do not need to use IMAGEPRINT formatting if your word processor has already formatted your text, and you can use IMAGEPRINT backslash commands without using the text formatting commands. You must explicitly turn on formatting with the ENABLE FORMATTING command (".EN"). The ".EN" command must come before any other formatting command. Otherwise, all text preceding ".EN", including formatting commands, is printed literally. Each formatting command is preceded by a ".", which must be the first printable character on a line. Leading spaces or tabs are ignored. Formatting commands like this, that have a leading ".", are called dot commands. A dot command line is not printed, and only one dot command can be on a line. The command type is made up of two characters, upper or lower case, following the dot, separated from it by zero or more spaces. There must be no space between the two command characters. If there is an optional trailing variable, it is separated from the command type characters by zero or more spaces. The following dot commands are equivalent: .lf3 . LF 3 . lf 3 Depending on the type of command, a trailing variable can either be a literal string, or a relative or absolute numerical value. An example of an absolute numerical value in a command is ".LM 3". Following this command, the left margin will be set to column 3. An example of a relative numerical value in a command is ".RM -10". Following this command, the right margin is shifted ten columns to the left. If the formatting command normally expects a trailing variable, and it is missing, the default value is assumed. The default values of the variable parameters are: .PN 1 (page number 1) .PL 66 (page length = 66 lines, or 11 inches at 6 lines/inch) .LS 1 (no extra gap between lines) .LM 1 (left margin = column 1) .RM 80 (right margin = column 80, unless you selected a wide carriage printer) 27 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- These commands are explained in the following sections. Word wrap (".WW") is initially enabled, and there are no default headers or footers. If you want a top and bottom margin, you can define blank headers and/or footers. The diskette file TUTOR_2.TXT shows IMAGEPRINT formatting and backslash commands in use and has extensive comments. The character positions each backslash command takes up is taken into account during formatting. The extra width generated by the DOUBLE WIDTH command is also taken into account. The double width and underline backslash commands should not span spaces or tabs or line feeds. Each individual word should be "wrapped:" \wwide\w \uunderline\u \wsemi-detached\w \why\-phen\w This is because a line may be broken at any point and the double width mode continuing on to the next line can cause margin shift and the underlining mode continuing on to the next line can cause leading spaces to be underlined. Compressed, 12 characters per inch and 10 characters per inch cannot be mixed on a line that is to be left and right justified. The left and right margins shift when switching density. Keep the entire document in one density or use the FORCE PRINTING formatting command (".FP") to clear the formatting buffer before changing density. If formatting has not been enabled, IMAGEPRINT recognizes tabs, line feeds, and form feeds. If formatting is enabled (".EN"), form feed characters are ignored. If formatting, use the ".PA" dot command to move to the next page. .EN : ENABLE FORMATTING Default: not enabled. If you are going to use IMAGEPRINT's dot command formatting capabilities, include the enable command at the very top of your text file, before any other dot command or printable text. Once ".EN" has been sent, all of the dot commands are recognized. Otherwise no scanning for dot commands takes place and all text is printed literally. Formatting is not initially enabled because you may have already formatted your text with a word processor, or you may not want formatting. Backslash commands are always recognized. 28 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- When ".EN" is first encountered in the input text the values for variable parameters are set to the default values. ".EN" should only be sent once. There is no "disable formatting" command. Once enabled, formatting is active until IMAGEPRINT returns to DOS. You can get the effect of disabled formatting if you send the ".NW" command and set the left margin to 1 and the right margin to the width of your printer. If you have defined headers and footers, you can cancel them with the ".KI" command. .PL x :PAGE LENGTH x default: 66 lines, or 11 inches at 6 lines/in. Set page length to x lines. This is always the actual length of the paper in your printer. If you don't specify headers and footers, the entire page is available to you for printing text. To get a blank area at the top and bottom of each page, define blank header and footer lines. The page length command normally appears once in a document, before the first printable text. .PN x : PAGE NUMBER x default: 1 Set the current page number. If an "&&&" string appears in a header or footer, the current page number will be substituted. The page number increments automatically as each page is printed. .PA : MOVE TO NEXT PAGE This command forces the current contents of the print buffer to be sent to the printer and moves the paper to the top of the next page. If you are already at the top of a new page, this command will have no effect. .PR : PRINTING PAGE RANGE This dot command prompts you for the starting and ending pages to print. The page numbers correspond to the count of pages actually printed, not the page number set by the ".PN" command. The ".PR" command avoids unnecessary printing, especially if only one page in a long document needs reprinting. HEADERS AND FOOTERS: A header is the text that automatically prints at the top of each page and a footer is the text that automatically prints at the bottom of each page. If you want top and bottom margins, use blank header and footer lines. 29 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- IMAGEPRINT allows a variable number of header and footer lines on both even and odd pages. You might have 3 even page headers, 5 odd page headers, 2 even page footers and 3 odd page footers. If you specify only 1 kind of header or footer, it will print on both even and odd pages. Three dots "..." in a header or footer string cause justification to take place: .EF ...even page footer, right justified .EFeven page footer, left justified... .EF ...even page footer, centered... .EFleft justified...centered...right justified If the header or footer is longer than the width specified by the ".SW" (set width) command, it will be truncated. Headers and footers do not shift if the left or right margins are altered. Shift the headers and footers with the ".EE" and ".OE" commands. If the header or footer string contains an "&&&" string, then the current page number is substituted for the "&&&". The header/footer storage pool holds about 950 characters. This is more than most people will ever need. If you run out of room by specifying a lot of headers and footers (and get the error message), you may not be taking advantage of "...". Headers and footers are justified and expanded as they are printed and do not take up much room in storage. The file TUTOR_2.TXT shows all four types of headers and footers in use. .EH string : EVEN PAGE HEADER Default: empty As an example, the following dot commands would cause a 3 line header to print on all even pages, and all odd pages too, if no odd header had been defined. The printing header line would be preceded by 1 blank line and followed by 1 blank line. The first line of document text would be immediately below the last header line, on line 4. .EH .EH ... IMAGEPRINT Demonstration page &&& .EH 30 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- .OH string : ODD PAGE HEADER Default: empty Same format as ".EH" above. .EF string : EVEN PAGE FOOTER Default: empty Same format as ".EH" above. .OF string : ODD PAGE FOOTER Default: empty Same format as ".EH" above. .SW x : SET HEADER AND FOOTER WIDTH default: 80 (unless 136 column printer selected with "-+" on command line) This command allows you to set the length of the headers and footers and thus the header or footer right margin when using justification ("..."). Headers and footers are truncated if they are longer than the ".SW" value. .KI : KILL HEADER AND FOOTER DEFINITIONS This command cancels all header and footer definitions. Use it to change or remove your headers and/or footers in the middle of a document. Be sure to move to the top of a new page (by using ".PA") before issuing this command. Also, specify any new headers and/or footers immediately after a ".KI" command. .LI x : LINES PER INCH x default: 6 Only two values for x are recognized: 6 or 8 lines per inch. All other values are ignored. Six lines per inch works well with proportional, 12 and 10 cpi characters. Eight lines per inch works well with compressed (17.1 cpi) characters. Switching the lines per inch value in the middle of printing a document can cause page alignment problems. 31 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- .LS x : LINE SPACING x default: 1 x is the number of line feeds between text lines. For example, to print on every other line, use ".LS 2". .PP x : START PARAGRAPH x default: 0 The paper will move down 1 line and the first line of the new paragraph will be indented x spaces. .WW : WORD WRAP WITH JUSTIFICATION Default: enabled Turn on left and right justification within the boundaries of the left and right margins. If the line is too short, spaces are inserted into the line following punctuation characters ("." ":" ";" "?" "!"). If IMAGEPRINT quality mode was selected, and the line is still not left and right justified, then the line is micro-justified by increasing the gap between words by an equal amount. If draft mode was selected when IMAGEPRINT was started, then justification is accomplished by padding with spaces. The soft hyphen ("\-") backslash command can be used to break extra long words up into smaller segments so less spaces are needed to justify a line. For example, "dynamite" can be broken up into 3 sections: "dy\-na\- mite". Lines will also break at hard hyphens: "semi-detached". Proportionally spaced lines ("\P") cannot be right justified. This command turns off the no word wrap (".NW") and ragged right (".RR") modes. .NW : NO WORD WRAP Default: disabled Text sent after this command will be printed literally and will not be right justified. This command turns off the word wrap (".WW") and ragged right (".RR") modes. 32 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- To keep a table or chart from being automatically formatted, use the ".NW" command to turn off formatting. For example: .nw disable formatting Qty Code Price Total --- ---- ----- ----- 1 3232 65.95 65.95 .ww enable formatting .RR : RAGGED RIGHT MARGIN Default: disabled Format text, printing lines between the left and right margins, like ".WW", but don't right justify. This command turns off the word wrap (".WW") and no word wrap (".NW") modes. .LM x : LEFT MARGIN x default: 1 Set the left margin. This is the starting column for printing in both the word wrap, no word wrap and ragged right modes. .RM x : RIGHT MARGIN x default: 80 (136 if "-+" command line option used) Set the right margin. No text will print beyond this column if the word wrap (".WW") or ragged right (".RR") modes are enabled. .EE x : EXTRA GUTTER, EVEN PAGES x default: 0 This value is added to both the left margin of your text and the left margin (column 1) of the headers and footers. In the case of even numbered pages, this value is often zero or negative to keep the text away from the center binding of a publication. .OE x : EXTRA GUTTER, ODD PAGES x default: 0 The same as ".EE" above, but for odd pages. This value is often positive. 33 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- .TI x : TEMPORARY INDENT x default: 0 Indent x spaces for the start of the next line. This indent is added to the value of the left margin, not the left side of the paper. The current contents of the print buffer will be printed before the paper moves 1 line feed and the temporarily indented line is printed. .CE : CENTER LINE Center the following line of text between the left and right margins. The line to be centered should be at the left margin, with no leading spaces. All fonts can be centered this way. .FP : FORCE PRINTING Any characters in the print buffer will be printed, even if word wrap mode is enabled and the right margin has not been reached. You can use this command to empty the print buffer before changing the left or right margins. Otherwise the buffered text will print within the new margin settings. .LF x : FORCE PAPER MOVEMENT x default: 1 Move the paper x lines. If x is greater than the remaining lines on the current page, the paper will move to the top of the next page only. If you are already at the top of a new page, this command will have no effect. .ST : STOP BEFORE PRINTING PAGE This command will cause IMAGEPRINT to pause between pages, so if you are printing on single sheets of paper, you can insert the next piece of paper in your printer before resuming printing. A prompt to "Press a key when ready" will appear on the screen. .!! \? : IMMEDIATE BACKSLASH EXECUTION This command causes the following backslash command, separated from ".!!" by zero or more spaces, to be acted on immediately. Only a single backslash command may follow a ".!!". The question mark represents the character(s) following the backslash. Suppose you want to print a document, including headers and footers, at 17.1 (compressed) characters per inch density, 34 IMAGEPRINT Version 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- rather than the default 10 cpi density. Usually backslash commands, embedded in a line of text, are acted on as that line of text is printed. If you precede the first line of text in your document with "\<", by the time the first line of text prints, any headers will have already printed at 10 cpi. To get around this, precede any printable text with ".!! \<". .. string : COMMENTS If the dot in column 1 is followed by another dot, separated from it by zero or more spaces, then the entire line is considered to be a comment line, and is ignored by IMAGEPRINT. For example: .. This is a comment line 35 APPENDIX -------------------------------------------------------------- IMAGEPRINT BACKSLASH COMMANDS SUMMARY \00 ... \24 = select font \F = select (F)ast print mode (3 passes) \G = select (G)rouped print mode (1 pass) \Q = select (Q)uality print mode (3 passes) \L = select (L)aser quality print mode (6 passes) \B = toggle (B)old attribute \H = toggle (H)alf-high attribute \I = toggle (I)talic attribute \U = toggle (U)nderline attribute \W = toggle double (W)idth attribute \N = (N)ormal offset \^ = Superscript offset \V = Subscript offset \C = (C)ancel character attributes & offsets \> = select 10 characters per inch \| = select 12 characters per inch \< = select CONDENSED (17.1 characters per inch) \P = select (P)roportional spacing \S = (S)ix lines per inch \E = (E)ight lines per inch \[ = start straight through mode \] = end straight through mode \\ = "\" \- = soft hyphen (if formatting enabled with ".EN") ****JX-80 color control**** \! = black \@ = red \$ = blue \% = purple \& = yellow \* = orange \= = green 36 APPENDIX -------------------------------------------------------------- IMAGEPRINT FORMATTING COMMANDS SUMMARY .EN (EN)able formatting - This command must be received before any other formatting commands are recognized. .PL x x = (P)age (L)ength .PN x x = (P)age (N)umber .PR Prompt user form (P)age (R)ange to print .PA Move to top of next (PA)ge .OH string define (O)dd page (H)eader string .EH string define (E)ven page (H)eader string .OF string define (O)dd page (F)ooter string .EF string define (E)ven page (F)ooter string .SW x x = (S)et (W)idth of headers, footers .KI (K)ill all header and footer definitions .LI x x = (L)ines per (I)nch (6 or 8 only) .LS x x = (L)ine (S)pacing .PP x x = temporary indent for new (P)aragra(P)h .WW Enable (W)ord (W)rap with justification .NW (N)o (W)ord wrap .RR (R)agged (R)ight margin .LM x x = (L)eft (M)argin .RM x x = (R)ight (M)argin .EE x x = (E)ven page (E)xtra left gutter .OE x x = (O)dd page (E)xtra left gutter .TI x x = (T)emporary (I)ndent for next line .CE (CE)nter next text line between margins .FP (F)orce (P)rinting of text buffer .LF x x = number of (L)ine (F)eeds .ST (ST)op before printing each page .!! \? Execute a backslash command immediately .. Comment MAJOR ERROR MESSAGES ERROR - Input text contains non-printing characters The text file you want to print with IMAGEPRINT is not plain ASCII. It contains either hidden word processor information or printer control codes. Check your word processor's documentation for information on how to save your work as an ASCII (or "DOS") text file. ERROR - Font file not found or invalid: ???????? Either the font file you specified is not on the currently active drive, or your FONTS environment string is incorrect (see Section "Installing ImagePrint") or the font file has been corrupted. If you don't specify a font, FONT1 (Cubic) is the default. 37 APPENDIX -------------------------------------------------------------- ERROR - Input file not found: ???????? Your text input file cannot be found. Make sure you have spelled the name correctly and included any possible file name extension. ERROR - tall character too near top of page Printing a character of this size would require IMAGEPRINT to move the paper in the printer backwards, so the character is ignored. ERROR - No graphics adapter detected You have selected preview mode with "-P" but IMAGEPRINT is unable to detect a graphics-capable video card. If, and only if, you do indeed have a Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA system, then append the video card type letter to the "-P" command as outlined in the description of the command line method of using IMAGEPRINT. ERROR - Invalid backslash command: '\?' An unrecognizable backslash command has been found. The question mark above represents the erroneous character(s), which will be displayed on your screen. ERROR - Invalid dot formatting command: ?? A recognizable IMAGEPRINT formatting command does not follow a dot (".") on a line. A line is considered to be a dot formatting command if the first printable character is a "." ERROR - Invalid command following '.!!' : ?? The string following ".!!" does not start with "\". Only backlash commands can follow the immediate execute command. ERROR - Double width active beyond word A "\W" double width backslash command must not cross a line feed or tab or space. Examples: \wtwo words\w {Wrong. Double width crosses space} \wWORD\w {Correct} \why\-phen\-ated\w {Hard, soft hyphens can be in word} ERROR - Not enough room in Header/Footer buffer The header/footer buffer save area is full, or there is no room for the size of header/footer you are trying to add. If 38 APPENDIX -------------------------------------------------------------- you are right justifying text with spaces use "..." to do the same thing. It takes up less room. ERROR - Invalid input or ERROR - Value out of range You have entered an invalid page number in response to the ".PR" dot formatting command. ERROR - Start greater than end You have entered a starting page that is greater than the ending page in response to the ".PR" dot formatting command. TECHNICAL NOTES The effective dot density of IMAGEPRINT is 216 dots per inch vertically by 240 dots per inch horizontally. IMAGEPRINT normally positions the print head 1/14 of an inch above the next print line. This is done so that unusually tall characters can print correctly. If you need exact paper positioning, just before running IMAGEPRINT position the top of the page slightly lower, relative to the print head, than you would otherwise, because the paper will move 1/14 of an inch before the first line is printed. IMAGEPRINT works by driving a printer in dot graphics mode. Printing an 80 column line of text means that about 6000 bytes are sent to a printer. If a transmission error occurs and a byte or two is lost, then the graphics byte count is wrong, and you can end up printing a lot of garbage. If this happens, wait for the printer to resynchronize with IMAGEPRINT. This shouldn't take more than 1 print pass. Just as on a standard dot matrix printer, the line graphics characters do not print correctly in half-high mode. If your ribbon is very "inky" (possibly from re-inking), then IMAGEPRINT may leave horizontal ink streaks on your paper. A possible solution to this problem is to widen the print head gap on your printer. Ordinarily this can be accomplished by setting a lever for multi-part forms (i.e., setting it as though you were using carbon paper to print several sheets at once). If your ribbon is very old, it may leave horizontal streaks because it is frayed. 39 APPENDIX -------------------------------------------------------------- If you print in draft mode, you should avoid using backslash commands for which your printer has no corresponding built-in function. For example, if a "\P" proportional spacing command is detected in the input text, then IMAGEPRINT will send ESCAPE "p" (std. Epson escape sequence) to your printer. If your printer isn't capable of proportional spacing and doesn't recognize the command, then the letter "p" may print. Some word processors don't add a line feed to the last line of a document. This can cause a problem because ImagePrint doesn't print a line until a line feed is reached. The solution is to add an extra blank line at the bottom of your document by pressing the <ENTER> key twice following the last line of text. THE IMAGE PRINTING UTILITIES THE IMAGE PRINTING UTILITIES include the latest versions of METATEXT and IMAGEPRINT, along with 25 fonts and a printed manual. Excerpts from press reviews: "I use only one RAM-resident utility, The IMAGE Printing Utilities, which give me near-laser-quality printing from my $200 dot-matrix printer." George Campbell, COMPUTE!'s PC Magazine "Inexpensive utilities that coax startling performance out of your 9-pin dot matrix printer." Jonathan Matzkin, PC Magazine "Metatext's characters differ from those bundled with NicePrint. They're much clearer; in fact they're as good as those printed on a 24-pin printer." PC Resource "The IMAGE Printing Utilities from IMAGE Computer Systems solves the dot matrix print quality problem. This wonderful set of programs gives your dot matrix printer letter quality print" James L. Yacavone III, Clearwater Newspapers, Inc. "I was astounded when it ran on a beat up Epson FX-100 at work, and it performed almost as well on the IBM Proprinter I use at home." Michael J. Himowitz, Baltimore Evening Sun 40 APPENDIX -------------------------------------------------------------- METATEXT Version 3 offers the same high quality printed output as IMAGEPRINT, but is much easier and simpler to use. METATEXT DOESN'T ALTER THE REGULAR OPERATION OF YOUR COMPUTER OR SOFTWARE IN ANY WAY. Basically, all you have to do is load METATEXT and then use your computer as you normally would. Once METATEXT has been loaded, it becomes part of your computer's operating system, automatically intercepting and enhancing data you send to your printer. You do not have to exit your word processor to print, as you do with IMAGEPRINT. You can toggle METATEXT on and off by using a user-selectable "Hot-Key" combination on your keyboard. No extra hardware is needed. METATEXT is designed to be compatible with word processors, data base programs, spreadsheets, etc. It is compatible with Lotus 123, Symphony, Word, WordStar, WordPerfect, Multimate, PC-Write etc., because it recognizes the control codes of an IBM or Epson printer. Metatext uses any standard font (FONT0 through FONT15). Metatext won't use any headline font (FONT16 through FONT24) for the following reason: The larger fonts take up much more room than word processors, etc. expect. Because Metatext is designed to be transparent in operation, it has to limit itself to fonts that can print at a standard 10, 12 or 17 characters per inch density. Up to 8 fonts can be loaded with METATEXT, allowing instant font switching. When only one font is loaded, METATEXT takes up about 38K of RAM. THE IMAGE PRINTING UTILITIES cost $52.95, plus $3.00 shipping and handling. It comes with a no-questions-asked money-back guarantee. RULES AND REGULATIONS EVALUATING IMAGEPRINT IMAGEPRINT is (C) Copyright IMAGE Computer Systems 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990. Non-registered users are granted a limited license to use IMAGEPRINT on a trial basis for the purpose of determining whether IMAGEPRINT is suitable for their needs. Use of IMAGEPRINT, except for this limited purpose, requires registration. Use of non-registered copies of IMAGEPRINT by any business, corporation, governmental agency or other institution is strictly forbidden. 41 APPENDIX -------------------------------------------------------------- COPYING IMAGEPRINT IMAGEPRINT distribution diskette(s) are made up of the IMAGEPRINT program, 25 font files, an on-disk documentation file, and several support programs and text files. Individuals may make copies of the IMAGEPRINT distribution diskette(s) and give it to friends or acquaintances. There must be no fee involved. Computer clubs may also copy the diskette(s) and give it to their members. There must be no fee involved, other than a small fee for the cost of making a copy of the diskette(s). User-Supported Software distributors may sell copies of IMAGEPRINT for no more than six dollars per diskette. The IMAGEPRINT distribution diskette(s) must be unaltered if copied and given away as a diskette or transmitted by any telecommunications link or made available on a computerized "bulletin board." The programs and documentation are a complete entity that must not be separated or modified in any way. DISCLAIMER IMAGE Computer Systems makes no representations or warranties with respect to IMAGEPRINT programs or documentation and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. In no event shall IMAGE Computer Systems be liable to the purchaser or any user for any damages, including any incidental or consequential damages, expenses, lost profits, lost savings, or other damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product. 42 IMAGE ORDER FORM **************************************************************** IMAGE Computer Systems P. O. 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