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  1.                              ANYCODE
  2. ~70`01
  3.      Mos⌠ printer≤ havσ man∙ morσ feature≤ anΣ option≤ availablσ thaε ì
  4. caε bσ accesseΣ b∙ ß normall∙ installeΣ WordStar¼ eveε iµ onσ use≤ al∞ ì
  5. thσ built-iε anΣ use≥ defineΣ prin⌠ contro∞ codσ facilitie≤ available« ì
  6. No⌠ onl∙ caε thesσ built-iε anΣ use≥ defineΣ code≤ NO╘ kee≡ pacσ witΦ ì
  7. thσ printer'≤ capability¼ oncσ installed¼ the∙ arσ no⌠ alterablσ ì
  8. withou⌠ usinτ DDT/SID.CO═ o≥ WordStar'≤ INSTALL.COM« Therσ arσ severa∞ ì
  9. commerciall∙ availablσ program≤ (eg« CHARTECH⌐ tha⌠ wil∞ le⌠ yo⌡ senΣ ì
  10. al∞ thσ contro∞ code≤ ß printe≥ wil∞ accept« The∙ diffe≥ froφ thσ onσ ì
  11. presenteΣ iε thi≤ articlσ iε tha⌠ thi≤ onσ i≤ free« 
  12.  
  13.      ANYCOD┼ i≤ ß useful¼ valuablσ modificatioε t∩ WordStar« Make≤ ì
  14. WordSta≥ morσ powerfu∞ anΣ tex⌠ file≤ morσ flexiblσ anΣ portable« ì
  15. ANYCOD┼ doe≤ thi≤ withou⌠ enlarginτ thσ sizσ oµ thσ maiε WordSta≥ ì
  16. prograφ WS.COM« Thi≤ i≤ ß ver∙ importan⌠ point« B∙ keepinτ WS.CO═ ì
  17. confineΣ t∩ it≤ "stockó size¼ i⌠ ma∙ bσ installeΣ o≥ reinstalleΣ usinτ ì
  18. INSTALL.CO═ a⌠ wil∞ withou⌠ affectinτ o≥ havinτ t∩ reinstal∞ ANYCODE.
  19.  
  20.      ANYCOD┼ overcome≤ thσ limitation≤ imposeΣ b∙ WordSta≥ oε thσ ì
  21. numbe≥ oµ printe≥ contro∞ code≤ tha⌠ caε bσ imbeddeΣ int∩ thσ tex⌠ ì
  22. witΦ thσ Control-╨ commands«  Man∙ printer≤ havσ feature≤ likσ ì
  23. proportiona∞ spacing¼ aut∩ righ⌠ justification¼ se⌠ printe≥ margins¼ ß ì
  24. variet∙ oµ typefaces¼ ß bette≥ underlineinτ function¼ pape≥ enΣ ì
  25. detectioε control¼ italics¼ downloadablσ character≤ etc«  Utilizinτ ì
  26. al∞ oµ WordStar'≤ use≥ defineΣ patche≤ caε onl∙ acces≤ ß limiteΣ ì
  27. numbe≥ oµ thesσ features«  ANYCOD┼ caε acces≤ al∞ oµ them«  Iε ì
  28. addition¼ man∙ printer≤ havσ ß seconΣ characte≥ se⌠ iε thσ rangσ oµ ì
  29. asciΘ 12╕ t∩ 255«  Thesσ caε includσ foreigε anΣ internationa∞ ì
  30. characters¼ italics¼ and/o≥ specia∞ graphic≤ character≤ tha⌠ you≥ ì
  31. printe≥ i≤ capablσ oµ producing«  WordSta≥ i≤ limiteΣ t∩ printinτ ì
  32. character≤ iε thσ asciΘ rangσ oµ ░ t∩ 12╖ anΣ canno⌠ acces≤ thi≤ ì
  33. seconΣ characte≥ set«  Thi≤ i≤ becausσ WordSta≥ use≤ thσ eightΦ bi⌠ oµ ì
  34. aε asciΘ characte≥ fo≥ it'≤ owε purposes«  Again¼ ANYCOD┼ t∩ thσ ì
  35. rescue«  Writer≤ workinτ iε foreigε language≤ shoulΣ havσ ß seriou≤ ì
  36. looδ a⌠ thσ feature≤ oµ ANYCODE.
  37.  
  38.      Oncσ installed¼ usσ oµ ANYCOD┼ code≤ ha≤ thσ samσ functiona∞ ì
  39. effec⌠ a≤ WordStar'≤ prin⌠ contro∞ codes« Prin⌠ contro∞ code≤ sucΦ a≤ ì
  40. ^PS¼ however¼ stil∞ continuσ t∩ worδ iε thσ expecteΣ way« Yo⌡ ente≥ ì
  41. ANYCOD┼ ver∙ mucΦ a≤ thσ code≤ actuall∙ appea≥ iε you≥ printer'≤ ì
  42. user'≤ manual« ANYCOD┼ codes¼ however¼ arσ no⌠ invisiblσ t∩ thσ ì
  43. editor« Iε othe≥ words¼ wheε yo⌡ placσ ANYCODE'≤ code≤ iε you≥ text¼ ì
  44. the∙ arσ treateΣ jus⌠ likσ norma∞ tex⌠ b∙ WordStar« Thi≤ mean≤ the∙ ì
  45. wil∞ bσ includeΣ iε sucΦ function≤ a≤ wordwra≡ anΣ paragrapΦ ì
  46. reformatting« Fo≥ thi≤ reason¼ i⌠ i≤ suggesteΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ ente≥ al∞ you≥ ì
  47. text¼ ge⌠ i⌠ formatteΣ jus⌠ thσ wa∙ yo⌡ want¼ theε g∩ bacδ anΣ inser⌠ ì
  48. thσ ANYCOD┼ codes« Thi≤ ma∙ forcσ yo⌡ t∩ usσ thσ ^O╪ (releasσ margin⌐ ì
  49. commanΣ morσ thaε yo⌡ arσ useΣ t∩ (somσ line≤ wil∞ extenΣ fa≥ beyonΣ ì
  50. thσ margin)« Thi≤ shoulΣ bσ oµ n∩ concerε t∩ yo⌡ thougΦ becausσ ì
  51. ANYCOD┼ code≤ arσ non-printinτ jus⌠ likσ WordStar'≤ prin⌠ contro∞ ì
  52. codes« Thσ actua∞ linσ wil∞ fi⌠ withiε thσ margin≤ iµ i⌠ diΣ prio≥ t∩ ì
  53. codσ insertion.
  54. .PA
  55. è     ANYCOD┼ code≤ wil∞ usuall∙ takσ onσ oµ thσ threσ form≤ showε ì
  56. below¼ jus⌠ a≤ mos⌠ printer≤ accep⌠ code≤ iε onσ oµ thesσ threσ forms:
  57.  
  58. straigh⌠ he° code
  59. escapσ ½ he° code
  60. escapσ ½ he° codσ ½ traile≥ codσ ▒ ½ traile≥ codσ 2....½ traile≥           ì
  61.           codσ n
  62.  
  63. Below are ANYCODE examples of each type for EPSON printers:
  64.  
  65. `7Cáááá Would transmit 7Ch (which prints the spanish n).ì
  66. ~34áááá Would transmit <ESC>,34h (turn italics print on).ì
  67. ~2D`01 áWould transmit <ESC>,2Dh,01h
  68.              (turε oε continuou≤ underline).
  69.  
  70.      Iµ yo⌡ haven'⌠ seeε thσ obviou≤ advantagσ t∩ sendinτ thσ printe≥ ì
  71. code≤ iε thσ ANYCOD┼ forma⌠ ove≥ WordStar'≤ code≤ yet¼ herσ arσ two« ì
  72. First¼ yo⌡ caε senΣ an∙ codσ t∩ thσ printer« (Okay¼ thσ cat≤ ou⌠ oµ ì
  73. thσ bag¼ no≈ yo⌡ kno≈ wherσ thσ namσ oµ thσ prograφ camσ from.⌐ ì
  74. Second¼ sa∙ yo⌡ takσ WordSta≥ anΣ ß documen⌠ disδ witΦ yo⌡ somewherσ ì
  75. (likσ froφ homσ t∩ work⌐ anΣ want/neeΣ t∩ prin⌠ ß filσ usinτ anothe≥ ì
  76. computer«  Yo⌡ prepareΣ thσ documen⌠ oε you≥ Kaypr∩ whicΦ i≤ installeΣ ì
  77. witΦ Prin⌠ Control≤ t∩ senΣ EPSO╬ codes« Thσ compute≥ a⌠ work¼ ì
  78. however¼ i≤ drivinτ ß NE├ printer« WitΦ ANYCOD┼ code≤ embeddeΣ iε thσ ì
  79. text¼ wouldn'⌠ i⌠ bσ eas∙ t∩ usσ thσ FinΣ anΣ Replacσ (^QA⌐ commanΣ t∩ ì
  80. finΣ thσ EPSO╬ code≤ anΣ replacσ theφ witΦ thσ NE├ codes┐ Yo⌡ betcha«  ì
  81. Anycodσ i≤ availablσ througΦ thσ cour⌠ librarian¼ Ja∙ Siegel.
  82.  
  83. *******************************************************************
  84.  
  85. Doug Hurst                         Bunky Hall
  86. Hi-Desert Osborne Group (HOGS)áááááVancouver Kaypro Users Groupì
  87. 6808 Estrella Ave.ááááááááááááááááá1840 E. 13th Ave.
  88. 29 Palms, CA 92277 ááááááááááááááááVancouver, B.C., V5N 2C1
  89. (619) 367-1090 (evenings)
  90.  
  91. Thi≤ articlσ i≤ baseΣ oε aε articlσ submitteΣ t∩ thσ "Portablσ ì
  92. Companionó magazinσ fo≥ Osbornσ Compute≥ Owners« Thσ referencσ arσ ì
  93. Osbornσ oriented« Iε reality¼ thσ prograφ i≤ morσ WordSta≥ thaε ì
  94. Osbornσ oriented¼ anΣ i≤ u≡ anΣ runninτ oε Kaypro¼ HeatΦ anΣ Zorbß ì
  95. machine≤ anΣ i≤ adaptablσ t∩ al∞ WordStars¼ Version≤ 2.26¼ 3.0╪ anΣ ì
  96. 3.3X« 
  97. ~70`00
  98.