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║ P R I N T S E T ║
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║ Most modern printers have a variety of useful ║
║ styles and fonts which you can select by setting ║
║ dip switches or sending the appropriate control ║
║ codes from the computer. Unfortunately, this is ║
║ not always convenient, especially when you are ║
║ in the middle of a program, and have to duck out ║
║ to set up the proper print size. ║
║ ║
║ PRINTSET is a utility which makes font selection ║
║ easy. You can add it to your Q-BASIC programs by ║
║ using the following command at Link time : ║
║ ║
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║ LINK yourprog,,,PRINTSET.LIB; ║
║ ║
║ You must also declare the appropriate procedure ║
║ at the beginning of your Q-BASIC source code. ║
║ ║
║ DECLARE SUB PrintXXX (Printer%) ║
║ ║
║ PRINTSET.LIB contains font menu procedures for a ║
║ number of standard printer drivers. The Linker ║
║ will only extract the routines for the printers ║
║ which you specify in your program. ║
║ ║
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║ Thereafter, you can invoke the routine anywhere, ║
║ by issuing the statement : PrintXXX Device% ║
║ Where `XXX' specifies the special library module ║
║ for the printer which the program will be using, ║
║ and Device% = 1 for LPT1:, 2 for LPT2: etc. ║
║ ║
║ PRINTSET overlays the screen with a popup window ║
║ containing a menu of available fonts. It prompts ║
║ you to select one and, after you've pressed the ║
║ key corresponding to your choice, sends a string ║
║ of appropriate codes to the printer. The program ║
║ then restores the screen to its original state. ║
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║ Versions of PRINTSET are available, configured ║
║ to the following standard printer types : ║
║ ║
║ PRINTIBM.OBJ For IBM compatible printers. ║
║ PRINTEPS.OBJ For Epson compatible printers. ║
║ PRINTTRS.OBJ For Radio Shack printers. ║
║ PRINTOKI.OBJ For OKI Microline printers. ║
║ ║
║ Drivers for other types of printer can be easily ║
║ produced by adding the appropriate control codes ║
║ to the source file and reassembling. ║
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