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- GrayRule:
-
- This program lets you control the powerful Rule, Pattern and Grayscale commands
- that are resident in the HP-LaserJet II and compatible laser printers.
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- Rule: Use to draw vertical or horizontal lines or boxes.
- Boxes can optionally be shaded in. See Grayscale below.
-
- Left and Top Edge values specify the location of the
- boxes or lines on the page.
-
- Width value is the width of the box or line. Use a Width value
- of 0 for a vertical line.
-
- Height value is the height of the box or line. Use a height
- value of 0 for a horizontal lines.
-
- Thickness is the thickness of the lines. A value of 45 is
- equal to 1/16 inch.
-
- Style is the style of the line. Specify black, one of the
- resident patterns or percent grayscale.
-
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- Grayscale: Use to shade in a portion or all of the page. Specify one
- of the resident patterns or percent grayscale.
-
- After all values have been entered you will return to the menu.
- Create more lines AND boxes on the same page or save your work.
-
- Print: Use to print the page. Use the Save option first.
-
- Save: Use to save entries to disk for later printing. Optionally, the
- file can be saved as an Overlay. When loaded in the printer
- an Overlay will cause the image to appear on every page until
- the printer is reset. You can then use your word processor to
- merge text onto the page. When saving files as an Overlay you
- will be prompted for a ID number. This can be any number from
- 0 to 32767. If your word processor resets the printer before the
- document prints, the following escape sequence will activate the
- Overlay [ ESC&f4X ]. To load the file into the printer; use the
- MS-DOS command [ COPY /B filename PRN ].
-
- Logo: Use to merge a graphic file on to the page.
-
- Left and Top Edge values specify the location of the
- Graphic on the page. If no file name is given the cursor
- will be moved to this location. Full Path names can be used
- in the file name.
-
- Text: Use to merge a Text file on to the page.
- This can be any ASCII file or SoftModule. A SoftModule is
- a file of one or more SoftFonts with their ID#'s and settings.
- A SoftModule can be loaded into the printer without using a
- special download utility.