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  2.                            Notes & Updates
  3.                            ---------------
  4.  
  5.  
  6.       To print the documentation, copy IPV33.DOC to the printer
  7.       with the DOS COPY command:
  8.  
  9.         COPY IPV33.DOC PRN:
  10.  
  11.       The documentation is formatted for 8 x 11 inch fan-fold paper. 
  12.       Make sure your printer starts at the top of a page.
  13.  
  14.       Do NOT print IPV33.DOC with IMAGEPRINT. There are many examples 
  15.       of IMAGEPRINT backslash commands contained in it, which would be 
  16.       interpreted as commands, rather than examples, causing the 
  17.       documentation to print incorrectly. 
  18.  
  19.       *********************
  20.  
  21.       The IMAGEPRINT files are:
  22.  
  23.        README          Introduction, directions
  24.        ORDER.FRM       IMAGEPRINT order form
  25.        IPV33.DOC       The IMAGEPRINT User Manual
  26.        IP.EXE          IMAGEPRINT program
  27.        FONT0...FONT24  25 font files
  28.        TUTOR_1.TXT     Simple IMAGEPRINT demonstration
  29.        TUTOR_2.TXT     Detailed IMAGEPRINT demonstration
  30.        FONT13.SHP      Text file that displays FONT13's characters
  31.        ALLFONTS.TXT    Text file that demonstrates all 25 fonts
  32.  
  33.       Also included are the following utilities:
  34.  
  35.        UTILS.DOC       CONTROL and ENHANCE program documentation
  36.        CONTROL.EXE     Utility to control printer, boiler-plate text
  37.        REM-CTRL.EXE    Program to remove CONTROL from memory
  38.        CONTROL.DAT     Epson control code data file - used with CONTROL
  39.        SAMPLE.DAT      Text string data file - used with CONTROL
  40.        ENHANCE.EXE     Utility to improve graphics output
  41.  
  42.       *********************
  43.  
  44.       IMAGEPRINT History:
  45.  
  46.         Version         Comments
  47.         -------         --------
  48.  
  49.         1.00            Original version of IMAGEPRINT.
  50.         1.01            Added CTRL-C abort.
  51.         1.20            Added micro-justification if formatting.
  52.                         Added Roman font.
  53.                         Cut sheet feeder support.
  54.                         Added "/O" print head movement optimization.
  55.                         Soft "\-" and hard hyphen line break if formatting.
  56.         1.22            Underlined proportional bug fixed.
  57.                         Recognize form feeds if not formatting.
  58.                         Bug with ".SW" fixed - correct header column count
  59.         1.30            Upgraded documentation, general cleaning up.
  60.                         Support for PC-Write 2.6.
  61.                         ".NW" outputs literal line, no space removal.
  62.         1.32            Added ".RR" ragged right margin if formatting.
  63.         1.33            Fixed bug - blank lines following 80 column line
  64.                          or justified header/footer not discarded.
  65.                         No longer output ESC "4" if draft italic - conflict
  66.                          with Proprinter escape sequences.
  67.                         added page pause for cut sheet feeders.
  68.         1.40            DOS 2.0 and up compatibility - input text file can
  69.                          be on another directory.
  70.                         Faster screen writing.
  71.         1.50            Explicit printer port selection no longer necessary
  72.                          on command line for DOS 3.2.
  73.                         Fixed bug with justified headers and footers - some
  74.                          backslash commands were being lost.
  75.                         When justifying lines, add a space following "?.:;!",
  76.                          not ",".
  77.                         Fixed bug with page length when using a very large
  78.                          number of headers or footers.
  79.                         Compatibility with many Epson MX series printers.
  80.                         Revised manual.
  81.                         Use dash (-) switches instead of slash (/) switches
  82.                          on command line for less confusion.
  83.         1.6 ... 2.9     Interim versions
  84.         3.0 ... 3.1     Commercial versions of ImagePrint
  85.         3.2             Released as User-Supported Software. Enhancements
  86.                         include:
  87.                         - Printed manual now included with registered version.
  88.                         - 10 fonts now included with registered version.
  89.                         - Support for wide-carriage printers built into program.
  90.                         - ImagePrint can be run from any directory.
  91.                         - Switch to Microsoft C for faster code.
  92.                         - A new front-end menu.
  93.                         - Ability to choose font from command line.
  94.                         - Ability to output to file for later printing.
  95.                         - Much faster loading of fonts. New font file
  96.                           format. Several fonts have improved shapes.
  97.                           Older fonts still work.
  98.                         - Single and double line graphics characters
  99.                           now print in high quality.
  100.                         - Ability to print selected pages when using
  101.                           dot formatting commands.
  102.                         - New utilities: CONTROL and ENHANCE. CONTROL
  103.                           gives printer control and boiler-plating of
  104.                           text. ENHANCE improves std. graphics output.
  105.                         Misc. bug fixes:
  106.                           Occasional left margin shift on line preceded
  107.                            by line with only backslash command(s) on it. 
  108.                           Irregular soft-hyphen (\-) action.
  109.         3.3             ImagePrint now includes:
  110.                         - 25 fonts (FONT0 ... FONT24)
  111.                         - Support for characters up to 34 points in size.
  112.                         - Support for Epson or compatible 24 pin printers.
  113.  
  114.  
  115.                       ***** END OF README FILE *****
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