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        LQ-Print Version 1.0  (C)Copyright 1985 Centar Technology


                               
LQ-Print

        LQ-Prin⌠á i≤ ß prograφ whicΦ print≤ tex⌠ file≤ iε lette≥á qualit∙ ì
        oεá aε IB═ P├ witΦ aε Epsoε printer«á  Thσ P├ mus⌠ bσ runninτ DO╙ ì
        2.░ o≥ late≥ anΣ thσ printe≥ mus⌠ havσ graphic≤á capability«á  T∩ ì
        ge⌠á ß printou⌠ oµ thσ documentatioε type║á

                         lq-print lq-print.doc/m/s

        Thσá documentatioεá filσ wa≤ createΣ usinτ WordSta≥ anΣ ha≤á man∙ ì
        character≤ whicΦ havσ specia∞ meaninτ t∩ LQ-Print.

        B∙á popula≥ demanΣ LQ-Prin⌠ ha≤ beeε rewritteε a≤ aεá installablσ ì
        drive≥á anΣ i≤ no≈ availablσ fo≥ ß smal∞ $2╡ fee«á  Thσá LQ-Prin⌠ ì
        Driver has many nice features including:

             - Install≤á iεá memor∙ s∩ yo⌡ caε prin⌠ directl∙á froφá you≥        ì
        áááááááworΣ processo≥ o≥ almos⌠ an∙ othe≥ program.

             - Accept≤ mos⌠ oµ thσ Epson≤ escapσ code≤ t∩ ente≥ enlarged¼       ì
               doublestrike¼á underline¼á o≥ proportiona∞ spacinτá modes«         ì
               Als∩á accepteΣá arσá horizonta∞á tabs¼á linσá spacinτá anΣ        ì
               graphic≤ commands.

             - Fo≥á worΣá processor≤ whicΦ d∩ no⌠ senΣ ou⌠á thesσá escapσ ì
               sequences¼á aεá alternatσ contro∞ sequencσ caε bσ selecteΣ               ì
        ááááááát∩ utilizσ boldface¼á doublestrike¼á underline¼á enlarged¼               ì
        áááááááanΣ proportiona∞ spacing.

             - Thσ lette≥ qualit∙ drive≥ caε bσ turneΣ ofµ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ ì
               makσ ß fas⌠ draf⌠ cop∙ oµ something«  Theε yo⌡ caε turε i⌠ ì
               back on again.

        T∩áá ge⌠á you≥á cop∙á oµá thσá LQ-Prin⌠á Drive≥,á plu≤áá completσ ì
        documentation of this program, LQ-Print, send $25 to:

             Centar Technology
             P.O. Box 60577
             Sunnyvale, CA 94088

        LQ-Prin⌠á wa≤ no⌠ writteε t∩ bσ freσá software«á  However¼á afte≥ ì
        examinatioεá oµ thσ advertisinτ cost≤ involveΣ witΦá marketinτá ß ì
        successfu∞ program¼ ╔ havσ decideΣ no⌠ t∩ bσ forceΣ int∩ charginτ ì
        $100½áá fo≥á LQ-Print«áá  Man∙á hour≤á havσá beeεá pu⌠á int∩á thσ ì
        developmen⌠ oµ thi≤ program¼á s∩ eveε iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ wan⌠ thσá LQ-ì
        Prin⌠ Driver¼á an∙ contributioε woulΣ bσ appreciated«á  Thi≤ wil∞ ì
        hel≡á offse⌠ thσ cost≤ oµ developmen⌠ anΣ encouragσ thσ autho≥ t∩ ì
        continuσ t∩ updatσ thi≤ prograφ anΣ writσ ne≈ ones.









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        LQ-Print Version 1.0  (C)Copyright 1985 Centar Technology


        Program Distribution:

        LQ-Prin⌠ i≤ currentl∙ distributeΣ a≤ Use≥ SupporteΣ Software«  A≤ ì
        lonτ a≤ thσ prograφ i≤ no⌠ modifieΣ iε an∙ way¼á anΣ copieΣ a≤á ß ì
        completσá packagσá (botΦá thσ .coφ anΣ .doπ files)¼á anΣá n∩á feσ ì
        i≤á chargeΣá  (othe≥ thaε ß maximuφ $1░á distributioεá fee)¼á thσ ì
        autho≥ encourage≤ user≤ t∩ cop∙ anΣ distributσ thi≤ program.

        Disclaimer:

        Iεá n∩ even⌠ wil∞ thσ autho≥ oµ thi≤ prograφ o≥ Centa≥ Technolog∙ ì
        bσá liablσ fo≥ an∙ los≤ o≥ damagσ arisinτ froφ thσ usσ o≥á misusσ ì
        oµá thi≤á program¼á eveε iµ thσ autho≥ ha≤ beeεá adviseΣá oµá thσ ì
        possibility of such damages.


        Descriptions of LQ-Print Commands

        Beside≤á printinτ iε lette≥ quality¼á LQ-Prin⌠ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩á se⌠ ì
        certaiε mode≤ oε thσ printer«  B∙ requestinτ onσ oµ thσ differen⌠ ì
        printe≥ mode≤ belo≈ withou⌠ requestinτ ß filσ printout¼á yo⌡á ma∙ ì
        se⌠á thσ printe≥ mode«á  Fo≥ example¼á Typinτ LQ-PRINT/├ wil∞ pu⌠ ì
        thσ printe≥ int∩ condenseΣ mode«á  Typinτ iε thσ letter≤ LQ-PRIN╘ ì
        withou⌠á an∙á parameter≤ wil∞ displa∙ ß men⌡ witΦá thσá followinτ ì
        commands:

        R - Reset printer

             Thσá rese⌠ commanΣ put≤ thσ printe≥ int∩ it≤ powe≥ u≡á statσ ì
        ááááá(determineΣá b∙ di≡ switche≤ interna∞ t∩ thσá printer)«á  I⌠ ì
        áááááwil∞á als∩ rese⌠ al∞ lette≥ qualit∙ mode≤á including║á  1/8ó ì
        ááááálinσá spacing¼áá proportiona∞á spacing¼á microjustification¼ ì
        áááááenlarged, and doublestrike.

        C - Condensed (not for Letter Quality)

             Thi≤ put≤ thσ printe≥ int∩ condenseΣ modσ (1╖ character≤ pe≥ ì
        áááááinch).  This will not affect the Letter Quality mode.

        E - Emphasized (not for Letter Quality)

             Thi≤á commanΣ put≤ thσ printe≥ int∩ emphasizeΣ modσ anΣ wil∞ ì
        ááááánot affect the Letter Quality mode.

        D - Double strike

             Thσá doublσ strikσ commanΣ wil∞ pu⌠ thσ printe≥ int∩á doublσ ì
        ááááástrikσá modσ anΣ als∩ se⌠ thσ Lette≥ Qualit∙ modσ t∩á doublσ ì
        ááááástrike.áááá








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        LQ-Print Version 1.0  (C)Copyright 1985 Centar Technology


        M - Microjustification (Letter Quality only)

             Microjustificatioε work≤ witΦ WordSta≥ file≤ t∩ evenl∙ spacσ ì
             thσ word≤ anΣ character≤ acros≤ ß line«  WordSta≥ put≤ soft-ì
        áááááspace≤ (he° A0⌐ int∩ thσ linσ t∩ justif∙ thσ righ⌠á margins«  ì
        áááááLQ-Prin⌠ replace≤ thσ soft-space≤ witΦ incrementa∞ space≤ s∩ ì
        áááááthσá outpu⌠á look≤ mucΦá morσá evenl∙á distributed«á  Micro-ì
        ááááájustificatioεá wil∞á bσ turneΣ ofµ fo≥ an∙ linσ witΦ ßá harΣ ì
        ááááácarriage return (one not entered by WordStar).

        N - eNlarged print

             Thi≤á commanΣ put≤ thσ printe≥ int∩ enlargeΣ (doublσá width⌐ ì
        ááááámode«á  I⌠ wil∞ als∩ makσ thσ Lette≥ Qualit∙ file≤ prin⌠á iε ì
        áááááenlarged mode until turned off by ^T in the file.

        S - proportional Spacing

             Thi≤á put≤á thσ printe≥ (F╪ only⌐ int∩ proportiona∞á spacinτ ì
        ááááámodσá (eacΦ characte≥ take≤ u≡ ß differen⌠ amoun⌠á oµá spacσ ì
        ááááádependinτá oε it≤ size)«á  I⌠ wil∞ als∩ makσ Lette≥á Qualit∙ ì
        áááááfile≤ prin⌠ iε proportiona∞ spacinτ modσ unti∞ turneΣ ofµ b∙ ì
        áááááß Rese⌠ commanΣ (o≥ exi⌠ froφ thσ program).

        8 - 1/8 inch line spacing

             Linσá spacinτ i≤ normall∙ 1/6ó anΣ caε bσ changeΣ t∩ 1/8ó iε ì
        áááááthe printer and also in Letter Quality mode.

        P - Print file (Letter Quality)

             Thi≤á commanΣá take≤ aε asciΘ DO╙ filσ anΣ print≤ i⌠á (usinτ ì
        áááááhigΦá resolutioε graphics⌐ iε Lette≥ Quality«á  An∙á oµá thσ ì
        áááááabovσá command≤á (no⌠á thosσ specificall∙á markeΣá "no⌠á fo≥ ì
        áááááLette≥á Quality"⌐ entereΣ beforσ thσ "Pó commanΣ wil∞ bσá iε ì
        áááááeffect«  Note║ oε entr∙ al∞ mode≤ arσ cleared.

        Control Characters

        Prin⌠á contro∞ character≤ caε bσ entereΣ int∩ thσ asciΘ filσá anΣ ì
        havσ thσ followinτ meanings:
        
             ^B (Control B) Toggle boldface mode
             ^D             Toggle doublestrike mode
             ^S             Toggle underline mode
             ^X             Toggle proportional spacing mode
             ^N             Enter enlarged mode
             ^T             Exit enlarged mode
        



        WARNING:éá  LQ-Prin⌠ ma∙ no⌠ worδ witΦ somσ spooler≤ oε thσá olde≥ ì
        MX series printers.



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        LQ-Print Version 1.0  (C)Copyright 1985 Centar Technology


        Getting a WordStar file ready for LQ-Print

             Froφá WordSta≥á yo⌡ mus⌠ prin⌠ thσ filσ int∩á anothe≥á file«  ì
        áááááAfte≥á editinτá typσá ß ^K─ t∩ finisΦ thσá editinτá session«  ì
        áááááTheε froφ thσ maiε men⌡ typσ ß  ╨  fo≥ print«  Theε thσ filσ ì
        ááááánamσá mus⌠ bσ entereΣ followeΣ b∙ ß carriagσá return«á  Theε ì
        áááááyo⌡ arσ askeΣ "DIS╦ FIL┼ OUTPUT?ó anΣ mus⌠ answe≥ ┘ fo≥ yes«  ì
        áááááTheεá yo⌡á arσá askeΣá wha⌠ t∩ cal∞á thσá outpu⌠á filσá (fo≥ ì
        áááááexample║ usσ thσ extensioε DO├ fo≥ thσ WordSta≥ filσ anΣ TX╘ ì
        áááááfo≥ thσ outpu⌠ file)«  Al∞ othe≥ prin⌠ contro∞ question≤ arσ ì
        áááááanswereΣá thσá samσ a≤ iµ yo⌡ werσ sendinτ thσ filσá t∩á thσ ì
        áááááprinte≥ (pres≤ <Esc╛ fo≥ defaul⌠ settings).


        Running LQ-Print

        SYNTAX:   LQ-PRINT [filename][/o]

        Typinτ iε LQ-PRIN╘ with no options or filename bring≤ u≡ thσ men⌡.

        filenamσ i≤ thσ namσ oµ thσ asciΘ filσ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ print«á  Iµá ß ì
        filenamσá i≤á no⌠ given¼á LQ-Prin⌠ wil∞ se⌠ thσ printe≥ int∩á thσ ì
        modes selected.

        /∩á i≤á thσ option≤ entr∙ wherσ thσ option≤ arσá describeΣá abovσ ì
        unde≥á "Description≤ oµ LQ-Prin⌠ Commands"«á  A≤ man∙ option≤á a≤ ì
        yo⌡ woulΣ likσ caε bσ entereΣ a≤ lonτ a≤ thσ linσ doe≤ no⌠ exceeΣ ì
        8░ characters.

        Thσá commanΣá entereΣá t∩á ge⌠ ß cop∙ oµá thi≤á documentatioεá i≤ ì
        LQ-PRINT LQ-PRINT.DOC/M/S«á  Thi≤ select≤ microjustificatioεá anΣ ì
        proportiona∞ spacinτ t∩ bσ useΣ t∩ prin⌠ thσ filσ LQ-PRINT.DO├ iε ì
        letter quality.
























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