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* *
* COPYRIGHT (C) 1988 L.J.M. de Wit *
* ALL RIGHTS RESERVED *
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* nlqps2.c version 2.1 of 24 Sept 1988 *
* *
* This software may be used and distributed freely if not used commercially *
* and the originator (me) is mentioned. *
* *
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NAME
nlqps2 - print with Near Letter Quality and Proportional Spacing
SYNTAX
nlqps2.ttp [-n|-N] [-f|-F fontfile] [file ...]
DESCRIPTION
This program is meant for use with printers that have no NLQ capability,
but also useful for those that have.
The printer SHOULD have double density graphics capability and capability
of sending a LF of half a scanline high (1/144 inch). The Star Gemini-10X
is an example. If the escape sequences for your printer are different,
you should alter the graphic escape sequences in the standard font file
to the values wanted; this can be done using the NLQPS font editor
program NLQPSFED.PRG.
The program prints your file(s) (or standard input for pipes) in a
standard NLQ fashion, i.e. the line is printed twice in graphics mode
with complementary fonts and a very small linefeed inbetween. The total
linefeed is still 1/144 + 23/144 = 1/6 inch, which is a standard
line height.
A nice feature of this program is that it does proportional spacing as
well; if this is not desired (e.g. when printing tables, columns, program
listings) this feature can be turned off by the -n switch; n for
non-proportional (-N is the same and only needed because the somewhat
silly uppercase conversion of the parameter line when running TTP's
from the Desktop).
In this version the program does provide for different NLQ fonts.
An editor program for creating such fonts is also provided for:
NLQPSFED.PRG.
The standard fontfile is called STDFONT.NLQ and should reside in either
a) the current directory
b) the root directory of the current drive
c) a directory called \NLQPS, a subdirectory of the root directory
If no fontfile name is given (by the -f|F option) this file is searched
for as a default.
Have fun!