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Book-It! version 1.0
Blue Iguana Productions
Copyright (c) 1991
Book-it! is a simple program that does one thing. It prints
out text files on both sides of the paper. On the first pass
Book-it! will start with the first page and then print every
other page. When it has finished printing the odd numbered
pages it will ask you to flip the paper over and it will then
print all of the even number pages on the other side. Pretty
simple huh?
The main use for this program will be to print out
documentation for shareware programs like this one. These
manuals can be pretty hefty. We thought that printing out a
170 page documentation manual on our printer was bad, but in
addition to 170 pages of documentation we had 170 pages of
places to take notes. Very wasteful. So we decided to do
something about it. And Book-it! was it.
Here's the format and switches for Book-it!:
bookit pathname [? or p] [l]
| |
| ---> Count lines, not form feeds.
|
-->? Check out the file for form feeds.
|
-->p Suppress the Header/Trailer pages.
...and some examples:
bookit a:readme.doc { Normal printing }
bookit a:readme.doc ? { Check for FF before printing }
bookit a:readme.doc p { Do NOT print alignment pages }
bookit a:readme.doc p l { No align pages, and count lines }
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you want to specify the "l" switch to
count lines, you MUST specify the first switch as "p" or "?".
Switch - "?"
============
If you specify the question mark then the first thing Book-
it! does is look through the text file and count the number
of form feeds it finds there. (This should be the number of
pages the document has.) It will display this count and then
ask you if you still want to print the document. This switch
is useful for checking whether Book-it! will print the
document correctly. If it finds no form feeds it warns you,
but will still allow you to go ahead and print it.
Switch - "p"
============
When Book-it! does its thing it prints a blank page before
and after side one. This is to allow you to align the paper
correctly when you flip it over. If you are really good and
don't have that problem you can specify the "p" switch which
will tell Book-it! not to print these alignment pages and
just start printing the text.
Switch - "l"
============
Some of these text documents don't have those neat form feed
characters in them and do all the spacing manually by
printing blank lines. If this is the case turning this switch
on tells Book-It! to count the number of lines it prints to
figure out what page it is printing, instead of looking for
the form feeds.
Quick "How To" step list
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1. Acquire some really neat shareware with 2000 pages
of documentation.
2. Register your copy of it and Book-It!.
3. If your document is a:massive.doc type this:
c:>bookit a:massive.doc ?
4. Wait until Book-It! tells you how many lines and
how many pages it could find..
5. If Book-It! found zero pages then type:
c:>bookit a:massive.doc ? l
( This will tell it to count lines.)
6. If Book-It! found 2000 pages then type:
c:>bookit a:massive.doc
7. Follow the directions on the screen.
Other Notes
===========
If you want to suppress the alignment pages and check for
form feeds, then specify the "?" switch first and just say no
to the continue printing prompt. Then go back and specify
the "p" switch.
REMEMBER: You MUST specify the "?" or "p" first.
THIS IS WRONG!!!!
c:>bookit a:massive.doc l
THIS IS CORRECT
c:>bookit a:massive.doc ? l
or
c:>bookit a:massive.doc p l
Form Feeds rely on the printer to get the paper to the top of
the form. If you have been manually aligning the paper,
sometimes the printer will get confused as to where it is. I
usually adjust the paper to the top of the print head and
then turn my printer off and then back on. This will start
the out at the right place.
The line counting switch "l" assumes 66 print lines per page.
Laser printers usually have a different number of lines
per page. We suggest that you only print documents with form
feeds in them on a laser printer. Also I heard rumors that
its bad to print on both sides on a laser printer because
tone might get on and stay on the drum. Don't quote me on
that, I'm still using a 9-pin dot matrix myself.
We are releasing this version to Shareware to see if there is
any interest for this kind of product out there. We are
currently writing another version that will only be available
to registered users. Version 1 should the large portion
of the documents out there. The registered version will have
these features:
1. Search for specific phrase to delineate pages.
(i.e. headers and footers )
2. Variable number of lines per page.
3. Print a title page by itself.
(The Title page would be blank on the back.)
4. Selective printing of certain pages.
(Only print pages 5-7 etc.)
5. Anything else that you users might suggest
that might just work.
Book-it!
IS NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE
Book-it! is the copyrighted property of Blue Iguana
Productions. You are granted a limited license to use Book-
it!, to copy and distribute it, provided the following
conditions are met:
1. No fee may be charged for such copying and
distribution other than actual costs incurred.
2. Book-it! may ONLY be distributed in its original,
unmodified state, complete with data files and
this documentation.
3. Book-it! may not be distributed as part of a
package or group of programs without proper
registration with Blue Iguana Productions.
If you paid a "public domain" vendor for this program, you
paid for their service of copying and distributing the
program, and not for the program itself. None of these
proceeds ever get to the originator of this product. You may
evaluate this product, but if you make use of it, you should
register your copy.
The benefits of registration include:
The latest version of Book-it!
with the added features and capabilities
Full product support
An overall good feeling!
The ShareWare Concept
The ShareWare concept is an attempt to provide software at
low cost. The cost of offering a new product by conventional
channels is staggering, and hence dissuades many independent
authors and small companies from developing and promoting
their ideas. ShareWare is an attempt to develop a marketing
channel where products can be introduced at low cost.
If the ShareWare concept works, then everyone benefits. The
user will benefit by receiving quality products at low cost,
and by being able to "test drive" software before purchasing
it. The author benefits by being able to enter the
commercial software arena without first needing large sources
of venture capital. But it can only work with your support.
We're not just talking about Book-it! here, but about all
user supported software. If you find that you are still
using a program after a couple of weeks, then pretty
obviously it is worth something to you, and you should
register.
To register your copy of Book-it! please fill out the
attached registration form and send, along with payment, to
the address shown on the form.
We offer two types of registration:
(1) Individual Single User ─ This allows you to use
Book-it! for your own personal use and puts you on
our mailing list for future products and upgrades.
We will send you a diskette containing the most
current version of Book-it!.
(2) Unlimited Site Registration ─ For business',
consultants, etc. This allows you to make unlimited
copies for use with your own company or clients.
If you are a shareware author and would like to
package your program documentation along with Book-
It!, this form of registration allows you to
distribute the shareware version bundled with your
product.
DISCLAIMER
This Shareware is provided "as is", that is without express
or implied warranty of any kind, and Blue Iguana Productions
is not liable for any losses or damages of any kind resulting
from the use of this software.
Blue Iguana Productions has thoroughly tested this product
and to the best of our knowledge is free of defects. If you
experience any problems related to the use of this program,
please send us a letter explaining the problem, so we can
correct it as soon as possible.
┌───────────────────────────────────┐
│ Book-It! V1.0 Registration Form │
└───────────────────────────────────┘
Send to: Blue Iguana Productions
P.O. Box 305
Beech Grove, IN 46107
U.S.A.
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┬────────┬────────────┐
│ Item │ Price │ Total │
╞══════════════════════════════════════════════╪════════╪════════════╡
│ Book-It! V1.0 (1 User) │ $10.00 │ __________ │
│ │ │ │
│ Book-It! V1.0 (Unlimited) │ $25.00 │ __________ │
│ │ │ │
│ IN resident's sales tax │ 5% │ __________ │
│ │ │ │
│ Shipping (If outside of U.S. and Canada) │ $5.00 │ __________ │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────┴────────┼────────────┤
│ │ │
│ Total amount of check or money order enclosed: │ __________ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴────────────┘
Name: ________________________________________________________
Company: ________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
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Phone: ________________________________________________________
What size disk do you ┌──┐ ┌──┐
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