Game Killer/Game_Killer.bin/592.BANR.DOC

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Banner  Printing  Program    -    By R.E.B.  Version 1.61C  04/28/86

REQUIREMENTS:
  This program requires MS-DOS 2.x and up. It requires that you have
  a printer, and a minimum of 128K of RAM.

FEATURES:
  Multiple character fonts.
  Single, Double, or Triple overprinting.
  Double width printing up to 264 columns over two page widths.
  Optional reverse printing mode.
  Printer setup mode included.
  Can be used on virtually *any* printer.

WARNING
  Use of overprinting, reverse printing, or combinations of both can
  cause  serious damage to your printer due to overheating.  If  you
  are  printing a long banner using either of these modes,  it is  a
  good idea to make sure that the printer has adequate  ventilation.
  The user assumes full responsibility for any harm that may come to
  his printer from running this program!

BEFORE USE:
  Because  BANR supports fonts of varying densities and sizes,  some
  of  the  fonts contained in the program may require you  to  print
  them at 132 characters per line (CPL).  The minimum width will  be
  displayed  in  the Font Selection Menu when you run  the  program.
  Most  narrow carriage printers only print 80 CPL most of the time.
  If have a narrow carriage printer and wish to use this program  to
  print  a  font  that requires 132 CPL,  you must   first  set  the
  printer  up  to print at 132 CPL This usually corresponds to  16.5
  characters per inch (8" carriage * 16.5 CPI=132 CPL).  In testing,
  I have found that when 16.5 CPI is used, it is also a good idea to
  print at 8 lines per inch.


USING THE PROGRAM:
  After executing the program,  you will be asked how many levels of
  overprint you would like.  The program supports double and  triple
  overprinting.  Unless you have a fairly rugged high speed printer,
  I   can  not  recommend  using  these  overprinting   modes.   The
  Overprinting  is accomplished by sending a carriage return  (ASCII
  13) without a linefeed in between lines to be overprinted.  Nearly
  all printers will support this format.

  The Font Selection Menu will be displayed next. Each line contains
  the name of a font followed by the minumum width for printing that
  font. Choose the font you wish to use for printing by entering the
  number to the left of the font name. Then, if the minumum width is
  less than 132, you will be asked to enter the width to be used for
  printing.

  The  program will next ask you to enter any special codes used  to
  set  up your printer.   You may enter as many as you  want.  Enter
  them as decimal equivalents of ASCII characters, one on each line.
  Enter a blank  line when done.  After sending setup codes, you can
  send the printer a test line.

  You are now ready to print banners!  Enter your text when prompted
  to do so.  A list of characters available will be displayed on the
  screen  for your convenience.  Before printing,  the program  will
  locate any characters which are not supported in the font, and let
  you  re-enter your text.

  If  you wish your banner to be printed in reverse (white on black)
  enter a '~' (tilde) at the end of the text line. The same warnings
  as noted before for overprinting apply to reverse printing.

  You  may also choose to print a double height banner by putting  a
  '|' (vertical bar) at the end of the text line. This will result a
  banner  that is up to 264 characters across.  The bottom half will
  be printed first, followed by the top half.  Each half will be the
  same width as a regular banner. Registration marks will be printed
  to aid you in assembly.

  After both parts of the banner are printed,  assemble as  follows:
  First,  choose either the top or the bottom, and make an even fold
  parallel  to the registration marks at each end.  You should  fold
  over one row of printing on the actual banner.   Next, put the two
  halves  next  to  each other so that the  registration  marks  are
  parallel and do not overlap.  The half that is folded should cover
  the first row of the banner printing on the unfolded   half.  Now,
  tape the two halves together at the ends, and turn them over. Tape
  the  pieces together from the  back as needed making sure that the
  pieces remain parallel.  These assembly instructions will also  be
  printed on the banner.

  In  order  to print a banner with both the double height  and  the
  reverse options,  simply enter '~|' at the  end of the text. Order
  of these special characters is not important,  as long as they are
  the last characters on the text entry line.

  If  you enter a '~' as the only character on the text entry  line,
  the font selection menu will appear, followed by the printer setup
  mode.  This  gives you a chance to change fonts and printer  setup
  modes without exiting the program.

  After  printing a banner,  you may enter text for another one,  or
  enter a blank line to exit to MS-DOS.

EXITING:
  Should you wish to abort the program while it is running, type
  control-C a few times to return to MS-DOS.

FOR THE FUTURE:
  Additional character fonts.
  Handling of MS-DOS devices other than just the printer.
  Support of MS-DOS piping.



  Good luck, I hope you enjoy this program.

                                             Richard Baum


If you are using this program,  and find it of value, a contribution
($15.00 to $20.00 suggested) would be appreciated. Any users sending
contributions covering the cost of postage will recieve  information
about updates to the program when they become available.

Please refer all inquries to the following address:

                    Richard Baum
                    Technical Advisors Co., Inc.
                    861 Washington Avenue
                    Westwood, NJ 07675

You  are  encouraged  to copy and distribute this program  to  other
users  under  the  conditions that the program is  not  modified  or
distributed  in  modified  form,  that no fee  is  charged  for  the
program,  and  that  the messages contained in it are not in any way
altered or removed.