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Staff Sargeant 1.0 by John Meadows
Staff Sargeant is a simple Windows utility with a single
purpose; the printing of blank music paper on either letter
size (8.5" x 11") or legal size (8.5" x 14) paper.
Installation
To install Staff Sargeant, first make sure that the Visual
Basic 3.0 runtime module Vbrun300.dll is in your Windows
directory. This file is available on most BBS's, often under
the name VRBUN300.ZIP.
Copy the program file staff.exe to the directory of your
choice, and use the File, New command to install Staff Sargeant
into the Program Manager Group of your choice.
Usage
Staff Sargeant is simple to use; you are given the choice of
paper size, and style of output. Selecting the "Letter Size"
option will result in output of letter size music paper with 10
staves. Selecting "Letter Size/Compressed" results in output of
letter size music paper with 13 staves. Selecting "Legal size"
results in output of legal size music paper with 12 staves;
"Legal Size/Compressed" results in 18 staves.
The compressed staves are of course smaller than the normal
style. Which you use is a matter of personal preference.
The "number of pages" box is where you indicate how many copies
you wish to print. The program starts up with a value of 1.
Make sure that your printer is online, with the proper paper
size and portrait orientation set. This version of Staff
Sargeant is not capable of altering these settings from within
the program. (See future goals below).
Click on the "Print" Button with your mouse, or press Alt-P to
begin the printing process.
When you are done, click on the Exit Button, or press Alt-E to
exit.
Disclaimer & Other Stuff
No warranty of any kind is extended with this program; use it
at your own risk.
This program is freeware; no fee of any kind is involved in its
use. If you like it, give it to your friends. (If you don't
like it, give it to your enemies.)
This program may not be sold.
This program was developed with Visual Basic 3.0 running under
Windows 3.1. It has not been tested with either Windows 3.0 or
O/S 2.0 or 2.1, so I don't know if it will run in these cases.
Future Goals
Staff Sargeant is my first foray into Visual Basic Programming,
and is admittedly a rather spartan program at this stage. As I
learn more, I will add more features. Some features I'm working
on include:
More configurability (i.e. space between staves, etc.)
Ability to set printer parameters (i.e. choice of printer,
orientation, paper size, etc.) from within the program.
Ability to preprint clefs, braces, etc. for various types of
music (i.e. piano, organ, novello, etc.)
Ability to print Tabulature
If you have any thoughts on what else should be included, or
find bugs or other problems with Staff Sargeant,please let me know;
I look forward to any messages, and will answer them as soon as
possible. As a beginning VB programmer, I am acutely aware that
there is much to learn -- hints and suggestions are always
welcome!
My E-Mail addresses are:
Compuserve: 72202,2703
Internet: john.meadows@canrem.com
Regular Mail:
John Meadows
289 Donlands Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4J 3R5
CANADA