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JetSet (c) 1988 LeRoy R. Valley
JetSet is shareware...
After reading about all the goodies JetSet offers, I'm sure
you'll agree it's a bargain at any price...but if you act now you
can have it for only $10.00! (OK, so you've already got it...you
want support and bug fixes don't you?)
If you think it's worth $10.00 send a check (or money
order...I'm not picky) to:
LeRoy Valley
4139 Four Mile Rd.
Bay City, MI 48706
If you DON'T think it's worth $10.00, send me E-Mail at
L.VALLEY and tell me why. Is that too much to ask?
Anyhow, enough with the sales pitch...
If you're interested in the source code, send a blank disk
and an extra $10.00 (Total of $20.00). Just promise to keep the
source code to yourself (please don't upload it anywhere...It's
MY code.) All code will compile in MegaMax C or Laser C.
Well, I'm back with another printer set up utility. I recently
acquired an HP Desk Jet printer, and for those of you who have
this magnificent printer (and NO Epson emulation cartridge),
here's a desk accessory (called JetSet) to make life easier!
JetSet (v1.00) allows you to set the following features:
Note: If a button is selected (highlighted) it is in the ON
position.
1) SCALE - Sets Text Scale On (selected) or Off -- this
allows you to print a full 66 lines per page -- no more flipping
DIP switch 2-1!!
2) LQ - Simply selects Letter Quality mode if enabled, Draft
otherwise.
3) PITCH (5, 10, 16, 20 CPI) - Selects pitch size of 5, 10,
16.67, or 20 characters per inch.
4) LPI - Sets line spacing to 6 or 8 lines per inch.
5) HEIGHT - Sets height of characters to either 6 or 12
points.
6) PAPER - Sets paper size to Letter (LTR), Legal (LGL),
Envelope (ENV), or Metric (A4).
7 EFFECTS - Lets you set Perforation Skip (PERF), Bold
(BOLD), whether text is wrapped on long lines or cut off (WRAP),
and DSPLY gives you the ability to print control codes instead of
interpreting them (Your printer won't recognize any codes until
you turn off DSPLY).
8) MARGIN - Sets the left margin to either 0" or 1"
The center strip of options lets you:
a) CANCEL - exit the program without sending anything to the
printer.
b) DONE - Sends all selections to the printer.
c) FORM - Executes a Formfeed on the printer.
d) RESET - Resets the printer back to it's initial KEYPAD
settings (DeskJet has no hard reset).
Also you'll notice two options which are unselectable --
EPSON and CART. EPSON will (in a week or two) change the options
to buttons that will take advantage of all the goodies found on
the Epson cartridge (even options NOT found on Epson printers!).
DeskJet owners won't need two accessories! CART will give you
access to any Font cartridges you might want to use. (I'm still
waiting for my Epson and Font cartridge to arrive...that's why
these options are not available yet.)
UPDATE: v1.01
Sheesh, already? Sorry, but I discovered after I uploaded v1.00
that WRAP didn't work properly -- also, I forgot to add in my page
length module before compiling...Now the program automatically
sets the correct page length when you select either a new Paper
size or a new line spacing.
UPDATE: v1.10
As promised, here is JetSet with Epson Emulator cartridge
support...
You can set up Elite, Condensed, or Pica as well as wide
(expanded), and proportional type. The only real changes from
the goodies mentioned above is that you now have support for tab
spacing (either 4 or 8), italics, and underlining (well...I had
to fill that space with SOMETHING. If you've got a better idea,
let me know...I can change that box quick!)
Have fun, let me know if you find any bugs, and look for font
cart support real soon.
UPDATE v1.11
Seems like perf skip didn't skip too well...It does now. Also,
underlining is gone...instead you can now enable printing of
special symbols located at 128-159 (See ESC 6 and ESC 7 in your
manual). These work well with 1st Word Plus. Also, the LQ
button is gone from the Epson dialog box...the FX-80 doesn't
support draft/LQ mode selection...you're always stuck in LQ.
(You'll have to use the keypad.)
UPDATE v1.15
At the request of many users, JetSet now offers a 1/2" margin
option as well as the standard 0" and 1".
UPDATE v1.16
The DONE button really should send the string and then exit...
I had it set up for testing purposes in v1.15...sorry!
NOTES AND CAUTIONS: If you select the DONE button (thereby
sending a control string to the printer) and you are not in the
proper mode (i.e. the accessory is in DeskJet mode and the Epson
cartridge is plugged in) YOU WILL GET UNPREDICTABLE RESULTS.
Most likely your printer will simply lock up. Just press the
reset button on the keypad and continue on your merry way. I
really can't check that for you...sorry.