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- DMPLAS Quick-Start and Testing Instructions
-
- Release Version 1.1
-
- This short documentation has been written for those 90% of you who never
- read documentation.
-
-
-
- What DMPLAS does:
- -----------------
-
- Run DMPLAS /A
-
- Then run any program that prints IBM/Epson text or graphics - it will
- come out right on your laser printer. Works with GRAPHICS.COM also.
-
- If you run programs that recognize your laser printer, run DMPLAS /D
- to turn DMPLAS off.
-
-
-
- Also:
- -----
-
- If you should happen to have a file of text or graphics that is
- printable on an Epson it can be printed on your laser printer with the
- comand DMPLAS /P FILENAME.EXT
-
-
- And as an added convenience, the command DMPLAS /F will issue a form
- feed.
-
-
- How DMPLAS works:
- -----------------
-
- It looks at all the data being sent to your printer under normal
- circumstances (INT 17h) and translates Epson escape sequences (including
- graphics) to those recognized by the HP LaserJet II.
-
-
-
- How to test DMPLAS:
- -------------------
-
- Run the following
-
- COPY DLFONTS.PRN PRN Demo of your current fonts
-
- DMPLAS /A Turns on DMPLAS
-
- COPY DLTEST-1.PRN PRN Demos of DMPLAS's capabilities
- COPY DLTEST-2.PRN PRN (This can also be done by
- COPY DLTEST-3.PRN PRN COPY DLTEST-*.PRN PRN )
- COPY DLTEST-4.PRN PRN
- COPY DLTEST-5.PRN PRN
- COPY DLTEST-6.PRN PRN
- COPY DLTEST-F.PRN PRN
- COPY DLTEST-G.PRN PRN
- COPY DLTEST-W.PRN PRN
-
- DMPLAS /D Turns off DMPLAS (always remember to do
- this so your LaserJet will act normally).
-
-
- These test files are self-explanatory and the results you get will show
- what your printer is capable of doing with the native fonts (or those
- you have downloaded).
-
- An HP LaserJet II with native fonts only will use the 10cpi courier and
- Courier Bold along with the 16.66 cpi Line-printer fonts. The spacing
- will be correct and the superscript and subscript will show properly. In
- the second test (DLTEST-2.PRN) there will be many lines in the
- combination samples that are not different. This is due to the lack of
- appropriate fonts.
-
- If you are adventurous the second part of the DMPLAS family can be
- tried. The DMPLAS Soft Font Collection (included on this disk or found
- on bulletin boards as DMPLASFN.ZIP) is documented separately. Some
- experimentation with these fonts can improve the amount of
- "authenticity" you can acheive from DMPLAS. Be aware though that you
- will not want to use all of the fonts in the DMPLAS Soft Font Collection
- since they will take over 600k of your printer memory and won't all fit
- in standard HP LaserJet II printers.
-
-
-
- What now?
- ---------
-
- If you've done a DMPLAS /A then there isn't anything more you need
- do (except pay for DMPLAS with your registration fee if you like it).
-
- Other documentation files that will prove handy are:
-
- DMPLAS.DOC - detailed technical discussion
- LICENSE.DOC - legal aspects and an invoice
-
- In DMPLASFN you will find:
-
- FONT.DOC - the Soft Font Collection documentation
- DOWNLOAD.DOC - documentation and invoice for the DOWNLOAD program.
- DOWNLOAD is provided in this package by Gary Elfring and
- is useful with any Soft Font. It is registrable by itself
- if you use it without continuing to use DMPLAS
-
-
-
- One other thing:
- ----------------
-
- Don't forget to turn DMPLAS off when you run programs that print to HP
- LaserJets instead of IBM/Epson printers. If forget this, your printing
- will look really strange. Do this with DMPLAS /D
-
-
-
- Problems?
- ---------
-
- Do to the nature of DMPLAS we will be able to help you best if you can
- mail us a copy of the printed results from the test suite above (see How
- to test DMPLAS). Please include the printed results from the following
- commands:
-
- COPY DLFONTS.PRN PRN
- DMPLAS /P DLTEST-1.PRN
- DMPLAS /P DLTEST-2.PRN
- DMPLAS /P DLTEST-3.PRN
- DMPLAS /P DLTEST-4.PRN
- DMPLAS /P DLTEST-5.PRN
- DMPLAS /P DLTEST-6.PRN
- DMPLAS /P DLTEST-F.PRN
- DMPLAS /P DLTEST-G.PRN
-
- Please include your phone number so we can get back to you quickly.
- Thank you.
-