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- D I S K P R I N T
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- DEMO VERSION 2.7e
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- copyright by Jan Geissler
- Hermann-Rombach-Str. 17
- D-7120 Bietigheim
- (West) Germany
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- SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAR
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- DiskPrint is SHAREWARE. THIS IS ONLY A DEMO VERSION!
-
- Some functions are disabled in this demo version
-
- For a fee of 15 US-DOLLARS PLUS BLANK (OR FD-) DISK PLUS RETURN POSTAGE
- (or 20 Dollars, including disk, postage and packing) you will get the full
- working, easy-to-install package with the newest version of DiskPrint,
- about 1000 labels for FD-Disks (i.e. for all fishdisks) and a help utili-
- ty which makes entering labels much easier.
-
- You will also become a registred user of DiskPrint, so you will get a
- message if a new version of DiskPrint is released. Update for 2.7 owners
- is free of charge (if blank disk and return postage is sent to the address
- above), owners of earlier versions get an update for 5 Dollars (due only
- once) plus disk plus return postage.
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- SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAR
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- C O N F I G U R A T I O N
-
- This program runs on all Amigas with AmigaDos 1.2/1.3/2.0.
- The program needs "ARP.library" in the "libs:" -drawer of your bootdisk if
- not using AmigaDOS 2.0. It uses the "printer.device" so your printer
- driver should be set properly.
- What you also need are labels to print on. Possible label formats are:
- 70x70 mm, 70x50 mm and 70x36mm (sorry, I don't know the size in inch...)
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- T H E P R O G R A M
-
- DiskPrint is used for printing 3,5" disk labels. It is designed for
- public domain (mainly for printing labels for FD-disks). The main
- feature is that label data files can be loaded into memory so labels for
- special FD-Disks, e.g. Fishdisks, are available without having to type
- anything in or having to wait for AmigaDos to read in the full directory.
- (though version 2.7 of DiskPrint is able to read in disk directories).
- The easiest way to figure out what advantages DiskPrint has is to run the
- program and print out some Fish-labels...
-
-
- G E T T I N G S T A R T E D
-
- The Program can be started from Workbench (by double clicking the program
- icon) or from the CLI.
- After having started you may change the amount of memory allocated for
- label data. Default is 80000 Bytes (data mem for 204 labels).
-
- After having started, the program tries to load the file "DiskPrint.def"
- in the s-drawer of your bootdisk. This def-file contains default
- information for the program (label size, quality (NLQ/DRAFT), pathname for
- label data, boldface on/off and default disktype).
- Version 2.7 of DiskPrint can save this default data on disk (older versions
- couldn't).
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- T H E D I S K P R I N T W I N D O W
-
- In the top of the DiskPrint window there are 21 names of FD-disk series. I
- know most of them are german, so if you send me the name of your serie I
- will include it in my next version. If you have any suggestions to improve
- DiskPrint please send these to me...
- If you klick on one of them the name will be copied into the "diskname"-
- gadget which contains the name of the disk (i.e. "Fred Fish" or "TBAG")
- with the number of the disk.
-
- Below this there are two gadgets where you can skip forward/backward by one
- label in data memory. Between these there's a gadget with a number in it
- (described below). If you hit this gadget a label with this number will
- be searched in data memory.
- Below there's the "disktype" -gadget. Normally you should leave the
- default in it. It describes the general type of the disk contents (for ex-
- ample shareware, backup disk, public domain, free distributable, data
- disk, ...).
- Below this there are seven string-gadgets where detailed information about
- the contents is given (for example the program names, versions, copyright,
- ...). Load the data files to see.
- All these string gadgets can be cleared by clicking into the gadget
- described with a "C" (left of the contents gadgets). The disktype gadget
- will be set to default then.
- On the left there's the disk nr. With the upper arrow you can increase it,
- the lower one decreases it. The right arrow appends it to the diskname.
- If you want to run DiskPrint in the background just press the right
- mousebutton while the DiskPrint window is active. This window will close
- then and a small one will open.
- By clicking into this little window the program is reactivated - and no
- data was lost...
-
-
- DiskPrint has some more functions:
-
- - Clear data mem Clears the data mem. The labels (currently in
- memory) will be lost!
- - Load datafile Load a label data file from disk into memory
- (arp-requester will open)
- - Write datafile Save a label data file on disk
- (!!! disabled in demo version)
- - Write into mem Write the (in the window) actually displayed
- label into mem at the position by using the
- write mode shown in the mode gadget (described
- below)
- - Print label Print the label on your printer. Uses the
- printer.device. Your printer should be set
- correctly with "preferences" !
- - Mode: append/edit This is the mode used at "Write into mem":
- * if in append mode: the label will be appen-
- ded after the last label in memory
- (the actual position in memory is ignored)
- -> use this to append new labels to the end of
- your data file
- * if in edit mode: the label in the actual
- position will be overwritten by the displayed
- label
- -> use this to edit old label data. But please
- be careful...
- - Fish Contents Loads in the contents file of a fishdisk and
- copies them to the string gadgets.
- Also loads in version numbers of the files if
- given in the contents file.
- Rewritten in Version 2.5.
- (!!! Disabled in demo version).
- - Search ASCII Search for an ASCII text in data memory
- * Search first: Start searching at the first
- label in data memory
- * Search next: Start searching at the actual
- position in memory
- - AutoIncrease Increase the disk no. by 1 if the "clear"
- - AutoWrite Activates the above listed function "Write
- into mem" automatically if the "return"-key is
- pressed in the last contents gadget
- (be careful: the write mode is relevant)
- - Directory tool Load in a disk directory. See below!
- - Defaults Edit defaults. See below!
-
- Demoversion 2.3 distributed on Fred Fish's disk 411 had an error in the
- printing routine which caused trouble to some printers. It should be
- alright now...
-
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- T H E D I R E C T O R Y T O O L
-
- Since release 2.7 of DiskPrint it is also possible to read in disk direc-
- tories and use them to create disk labels. "Load directory" reads the root
- directory of the drive specified in the gadget on the right. A maximum of
- 36 filenames is listed below the string gadgets. Click on these names to
- copy them into the string gadgets. "Undo" removes the last copied name.
- "Clear" clears the string gadgets. "OK" copies the label from this window
- into the main window, "Cancel" doesn't.
- !!! DEMO VERSION: If you use this routine in the DEMO version of DiskPrint
- ----------------- the printing routine will become disabled.
-
-
- T H E D E F A U L T F I L E
-
- I tried to make DiskPrint's usage as easy as possible so I created the file
- "DiskPrint.def". DiskPrint tries to load in this file every time it is
- started and uses its contents in several routines.
- Up to version 2.6 this file had to be edited by hand (with an ASCII editor)
- Since version 2.7 it has become much easier because the program can save
- all this default data on disk. Just press "Save defaults" in the default-
- window.
-
- Data to be edited:
- Label size: It is possible to print on three different label sizes.
- The sizes are 70x70 mm, 70x50 mm and 70x36 mm
- Label directory: The pathname of a directory containing all label data
- files (used in the ARP-Filerequester)
- DiskType: ASCII text, will be copied in the DiskType-Gadget every
- time the "C" (clear)-Gadget is activated.
- Quality: Quality NLQ or DRAFT
- Boldface: Turn on/off boldface (printout)
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- Enjoy!
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