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p52 TechPrint p08 p52 Manual p08 p52 p08 Version 2.01 February 1984 p52 p08 Copyright 1984 Mark Walker Man∙ thank≤ t∩ Michael Hurd¼á Chuck Wilson¼ anΣ especiall∙ ì t∩á BoΓá Willi≤ fo≥ man∙ helpfu∞ suggestion≤ anΣ fo≥á discoverinτ ì severa∞ seriou≤ bugs« Withou⌠ thei≥ help¼ TechPrin⌠ woulΣ no⌠ bσ ì nearl∙ a≤ usefu∞ a≤ i⌠ is« Genσ Sprouse'≤ hel≡ oε somσ technica∞ ì point≤ wa≤ crucia∞ a⌠ aε earl∙ stagσ oµ development. TechPrint is produced and distributed by Mark Walker 45 William Penn Drive Stony Brook, New York 11790 p52 p08 516-751-7036 è p52 Contents p08 Printinτ ß Documen⌠ witΦ TechPrin⌠ ..........................« 1 Using WordStar to Enter Text for TechPrint ................... 2 TechPrint's Special Characters ............................... 3 Print Control Characters for TechPrint ....................... 4 Escape and Pseudo-Escape Sequences ........................... 5 Creating Your Own Characters ................................. 8 Using ProKey with TechPrint and WordStar ..................... 10 Some Random (But Useful) Notes ............................... 11 Changing the Color of TechPrint's Screen Display ............. 12 Future Versions of TechPrint ................................. 12 p52 Printing a Document p08 p52 with TechPrint p08 Thσ firs⌠ thinτ t∩ learε i≤ ho≈ t∩ prin⌠ ß documen⌠á witΦ ì TechPrint«á Thσá bes⌠á wa∙ t∩ learε i≤ t∩ actuall∙á d∩á it«á The ì followinτá simplσ instruction≤ wil∞ leaΣ yo⌡ througΦ thσ printinτ ì oµá ß documen⌠ that'≤ alread∙ prepareΣ anΣ i≤ oεá you≥á TechPrin⌠ ì disk. Wσá wil∞ assumσ tha⌠ you≥ TechPrin⌠ disδ i≤ iεá drivσá B║ ì Iµ i⌠ i≤ iε anothe≥ drive¼ adjus⌠ thσ instruction≤ iε thσ obviou≤ ì way« Firσ u≡ WordSta≥ (i⌠ make≤ n∩ differencσ whicΦ drivσ Word-ì Sta≥ i≤ in)¼á anΣ g∩ int∩ edi⌠ mode¼ editinτ thσ documen⌠ B:FLIE╥ ì oεá thσ TechPrin⌠ disk«á Takσ ß looδ a⌠ B:FLIE╥ -- i⌠ contain≤ ß ì lo⌠ oµ odΣ sequence≤ oµ characters«á Wσ wil∞ finΣ ou⌠ abou⌠ theφ ì shortly«á No≈ Savσ B:FLIE╥ witΦ ß ^KD«á Next¼á froφ thσ no-filσ ì menu¼á pres≤ P¼á t∩ print¼ anΣ specif∙ thσ filσ namσ B:FLIER« S∩ ì far¼ nothinτ i≤ an∙ differen⌠ thaε withou⌠ TechPrint« Bu⌠ here'≤ ì wherσá wσ star⌠ t∩ seσ ß difference«á Wheε yo⌡ arσá askeΣá "Disδ ì filσ output?"¼á responΣ witΦ ß "Y"« Thi≤ wil∞ senΣ thσ streaφ oµ ì datßá t∩ ß disδ insteaΣ oµ t∩ thσ printer╗á iε ß fe≈ moment≤á yo⌡ ì wil∞á usσá TechPrin⌠ t∩ proces≤ thσ datß streaφ anΣ t∩á senΣá thσ ì processeΣá streaφ t∩ thσ printe≥ fo≥á printing«á First¼á though¼ ì WordSta≥á wil∞ asδ fo≥ ß namσ t∩ givσ t∩ thσ ne≈ filσ i⌠ i≤ abou⌠ ì t∩ senΣ t∩ ß disk«á Yo⌡ caε cal∞ thσ ne≈ filσ anythinτ yo⌡á like¼ ì bu⌠á ß convenien⌠ namσ fo≥ thσ timσ beinτ i≤á B:FLIER.PRT«á Thi≤ ì namσá wil∞á hel≡ u≤ identif∙ thσ filσ a≤ thσ onσá containinτá thσ ì prin⌠ datß fo≥ B:FLIER. ResponΣá t∩á WordStar'≤á remaininτá question≤á witΦáá thσ ì defaul⌠ (i.e.¼ jus⌠ hi⌠ thσ <CR╛ fo≥ eacΦ answer)« WordSta≥ wil∞ ì tel∞á yo⌡á i⌠á i≤ printing¼á anΣ shortl∙ i⌠ wil∞ finisΦá anΣá sa∙ ì "Editinτ n∩ file.ó No≈ jus⌠ exi⌠ WordStar¼á b∙ pressinτ "X"« G∩ ì t∩ disδ drivσ B║á (assuminτ tha⌠ B║ i≤ thσ drivσ containinτ Tech-ì Print)¼á anΣá typσá TEC╚ anΣ <CR>«á Strikσ an∙á ke∙á t∩á advancσ ì througΦá thσá "pitchó screen≤ a≤ quickl∙ a≤ yo⌡ like«á Wheεá yo⌡ ì comσá t∩ thσ screeε wherσ yo⌡ arσ askeΣ t∩ lis⌠ thσ file≤á t∩á bσ ì printed¼á typσ FLIER.PR╘ ¼ theε <CR>¼ theε jus⌠ ┼ fo≥ thσ prin⌠ ì mode¼ theε <CR╛ again« T∩ finisΦ you≥ prin⌠ queuσ specification¼ ì pres≤ <CR╛ onσ morσ time¼ answe≥ thσ questioε whethe≥ thσ lis⌠ i≤ ì OK¼ anΣ printinτ wil∞ begin. That'≤á al∞ therσ i≤ t∩ it«á Yo⌡ wil∞ prin⌠ al∞ file≤ iε ì thi≤ samσ simplσ way«á No≈ yo⌡ caε reaΣ oε t∩ finΣ ou⌠ how¼ wheε ì you'rσá enterinτá tex⌠ iε WordStar¼á yo⌡ caε pu⌠á thing≤á iεá thσ ì documen⌠á tha⌠ wil∞ achievσ thσ kind≤ oµ effect≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ seσá oε ì thσá flier«á Yo⌡á wil∞ probabl∙ finΣ i⌠ helpfu∞ t∩ refe≥ t∩á thσ ì documen⌠ filσ FLIER¼á witΦ it≤ specia∞ characters¼ anΣ comparσ i⌠ ì to the printout of FLIER.PRT that you've just obtained. è 1 p52 Using WordStar to Enter Text for TechPrint p08 Usinτá WordSta≥ iε Edi⌠ mode¼á tex⌠ i≤ entereΣ jus⌠ a≤ i⌠ i≤ ì wheεá yo⌡ arσ usinτ WordSta≥ withou⌠ TechPrint¼á excep⌠ tha⌠á yo⌡ ì caεá obtaiεá TechPrint'≤ specia∞ character≤ b∙á usinτá thσá prin⌠ ì contro∞á characte≥ ^Q¼á a≤ describeΣ oε thσ followinτá page«á Oε ì you≥á firs⌠ onσ o≥ tw∩ trie≤ a⌠ enterinτ tex⌠ fo≥ TechPrint¼á thσ ì specia∞á character≤ (anΣ norma∞ subscriptinτ anΣá superscripting¼ ì witΦá ^╓á anΣ ^T⌐ arσ probabl∙ al∞ tha⌠ yo⌡ ough⌠ t∩ tr∙á t∩á do« ì AnΣá iε fact¼á somσ user≤ ma∙ bσ perfectl∙ happ∙ witΦá jus⌠á tha⌠ ì additioε t∩ WordSta≥ anΣ witΦ nonσ oµ thσ othe≥ feature≤ oµ Tech-ì Print«á Iε othe≥ words¼ TechPrin⌠ i≤ basicall∙ extremel∙ eas∙ t∩ ì use. Thσ nex⌠ featurσ tha⌠ mos⌠ user≤ wil∞ wan⌠ t∩ explorσ i≤ thσ ì abilit∙á t∩ selec⌠ alternatσ linσ spacings«á TechPrint'≤ defaul⌠ ì linσá spacinτ -- thσ spacinτ yo⌡ wil∞ ge⌠ oε you≥ printe≥ iµá yo⌡ ì don'⌠ d∩ somethinτ t∩ changσ i⌠ -- i≤ "singlσ spacing,ó whicΦá i≤ ì si°á line≤á t∩ thσ inch«á (Notσ tha⌠ thi≤ i≤ ß changσá froφá thσ ì origina∞ versioε oµ TechPrint.⌐ Thi≤ i≤ thσ samσ defaul⌠ a≤ useΣ ì b∙á thσ Epsoε anΣ b∙ WordStar¼á anΣ i≤ thσ samσ a≤ singlσ spacinτ ì oε ß typewriter« ╔ feel¼ however¼ tha⌠ fou≥ line≤ t∩ thσ incΦ i≤ ì mucΦ bette≥ fo≥ technica∞ manuscripts«á TechPrin⌠ enable≤ yo⌡ t∩ ì ver∙á easil∙ inser⌠ aε instructioε int∩ you≥ documen⌠ tha⌠ alter≤ ì thσá linσá spacinτá t∩ fou≥ line≤ pe≥ incΦá (wha⌠á ╔á cal∞á "TecΦ ì spacing")¼á o≥ t∩ threσ line≤ pe≥ incΦ (standarΣ doublσ spacing)¼ ì o≥á t∩ twelvσ line≤ pe≥ incΦ (halµ spacing¼á whicΦ caε bσá usefu∞ ì fo≥ particularl∙ complicateΣ mathematica∞ expressions)« T∩ learε ì ho≈ t∩ makσ thesσ changes¼á refe≥ t∩ thσ sectioε entitleΣ "Escapσ ì anΣá Pseudo-Escapσá Sequencesóá oε pagσ ╡á oµá thi≤á manual«á A≤ ì describeΣá there¼á yo⌡á caε obtaiε an∙ oµ thσ fou≥á linσá spacinτ ì choice≤á describeΣá iεá thi≤á paragrapΦá b∙á usinτá pseudo-escapσ ì sequences¼á whicΦá arσá extremel∙ simple«á B∙ usinτ truσá escapσ ì sequence≤á -- whicΦ arσ ß bi⌠ morσ complicateΣ -- yo⌡ caεá obtaiε ì an∙ linσ spacinτ tha⌠ thσ Epsoε wil∞ allo≈ (anΣ i⌠ allow≤á almos⌠ ì ß continuuφ oµ choices). Importan⌠á Note:éá Iµ yo⌡ usσ ß linσ spacinτ othe≥á thaεá thσ ì defaul⌠ spacing¼ theε yo⌡ wil∞ oµ coursσ wan⌠ t∩ havσ ß differen⌠ ì numbe≥á oµ line≤ oε ß page«á Fo≥ example¼á TecΦ spacinτ oµá fou≥ ì line≤á pe≥á incΦá wil∞ allo≈ onl∙ 4┤ line≤ oεá aεá 11-incΦá page¼ ì insteaΣá oµ 6╢ lines¼á whicΦ i≤ WordStar'≤ default«á Iε orde≥ t∩ ì ge⌠ you≥ pagσ break≤ t∩ occu≥ iε thσ righ⌠ placσ -- namely¼ afte≥ ì eacΦá 4┤ line≤ -- yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ tel∞ WordSta≥ t∩ onl∙á pu⌠á 4┤ ì line≤ oε ß page« Yo⌡ d∩ thi≤ b∙ placinτ thσ "do⌠ commandó .P╠ 4┤ ì a⌠ thσ beginninτ oµ you≥ document«á Simila≥ .P╠ command≤ mus⌠ bσ ì useΣá fo≥ othe≥ spacing≤ o≥ othe≥ sizeΣ pages«á (Iµ yo⌡ arσá no⌠ ì familia≥á witΦá WordStar'≤á do⌠ commands¼á consul⌠á thσá WordSta≥ ì manual.) 2 p52 TechPrint's Special Characters p08 Lower Upper Lower Upper case case case case a a A A 1 1 ! ! b b B B 2 2 @ @ c c C C 3 3 # # d d D D 4 4 $ $ e e E E 5 5 % % f f F F 6 6 ^ ^ g g G G 7 7 & & h h H H 8 8 * * i i I I 9 9 ( ( j j J J 0 0 ) ) k k K K - - _ _ l l L L = = + + m m M M [ [ { { n n N N ] ] } } o o O O ; ; : : p p P P ' ' " " q q Q Q ` ` ~ ~ r r R R \ \ | | s s S S , , < < t t T T . . > > u u U U / / ? ? v v V V w w W W x x X X y y Y Y z z Z Z T∩á obtaiεá thσá specia∞ characte≥ associateΣ witΦá ßá giveε ì keyboarΣ character¼ precedσ thσ keyboarΣ characte≥ witΦ thσ prin⌠ ì contro∞ characte≥ ^Q« Fo≥ example¼ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ a¼ yo⌡ woulΣ typσ ì ^PQß o≥ ^pqa¼á whicΦ wil∞ displa∙ oε thσ screeε a≤ ^Qß anΣ oε thσ ì printe≥ a≤ a«á Notσ tha⌠ thσ oversizeΣ character≤ canno⌠ bσ useΣ ì as superscripts or subscripts (i.e., within ^T or ^V delimiters). Somσ oµ thσ specia∞ character≤ ma∙ appea≥ iε thσ abovσ tablσ ì t∩á bσ n∩ differen⌠ thaε thei≥ standarΣ counterparts«á Bu⌠ therσ ì arσ sligh⌠ difference≤ tha⌠ arσ useful║á ^Qx¼á ^Q.¼á anΣ ^Q■ arσ ì al∞ iε thσ cente≥ oµ thσ do⌠ matri° insteaΣ oµ thσ to≡ o≥ bottom╗ ì ^Q- anΣáá ^Q▀á arσá eacΦá slightl∙á wide≥á thaεá thei≥áá standarΣ ì counterparts¼ s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε producσ aε unbrokeε line¼ likσ thi≤ ì --- o≥ thi≤ ___« Thσ tw∩ character≤ ^Qñ anΣ ^Q¬ arσ reserveΣ fo≥ ì futurσ specia∞ functions¼á bu⌠ yo⌡ caε definσ you≥ owε character≤ ì (a≤ describeΣ oε pagσ 8¼ below⌐ t∩ g∩ iε thosσ tw∩ places. OverprinteΣá characters¼á sucΦá a≤ Z^ö anΣ y.¼á arσá formeΣá b∙ ì followinτá thσá primar∙ characte≥ witΦá ^H¼á theεá insertinτá thσ ì overprinteΣ symbo∞ a≤ ß superscript« Thσ symbol≤ tha⌠ liσ iε thσ ì cente≥á oµ thσ do⌠ matri° wil∞ no⌠ comσ ou⌠ higΦ enougΦ t∩á clea≥ ì thσá to≡á oµá upper-casσá characters╗á yo⌡ wil∞á havσá t∩á eithe≥ ì increasσá thσ superscrip⌠ rol∞ o≥ forφ ß ne≈ characte≥ tha⌠á lie≤ ì higher in the dot matrix (see pages 7 - 9 for this).è 3 p52 Print control characters for TechPrint p08 T∩ pu⌠ ß prin⌠ contro∞ characte≥ int∩ you≥ document¼á yo⌡ ì firs⌠á typσ ^P¼á theε thσ characte≥ yo⌡ wan⌠ a≤ ßá prin⌠á contro∞ ì character«á Fo≥á example¼á iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ ^T¼á yo⌡ typσ ^PT¼á whicΦ ì display≤á oεá thσ screeε (anΣ enter≤ int∩ you≥ document⌐á a≤á ^T« ì Fo≥á morσ informatioε oε prin⌠ contro∞ characters¼á consul⌠á you≥ ì WordSta≥ manual. TechPrin⌠ support≤ thσ followinτ prin⌠ contro∞ character≤ ì (notσ tha⌠ ^╞ i≤ no⌠ thσ samσ a≤ iε WordStar¼á anΣ tha⌠ ^╤ anΣ ^┼ ì are not used at all by WordStar): Toggles: ┴ togglσ characte≥ mus⌠ appea≥ jus⌠ beforσ andô jus⌠ afte≥ thσ ì material that it is intended to operate upon. ^T.....^T Superscript ^V.....^V Subscript ^B.....^B Boldface (double-strike) ^S.....^╙á Underscorσá al∞ letters¼á bu⌠ no⌠á superscripts¼ ì subscripts, or punctuation. ^F.....^╞á Underscorσá continuously¼ eveεábetweeεáwords¼ but no⌠ wherσ ß subscrip⌠ appear≤ (e.g.¼ H2O). Non-toggles: Each of these print control characters operates by itself. ^╤ Specia∞ character║ nex⌠ characte≥ (only⌐ wil∞ prin⌠ a≤ thσ specia∞ characte≥ associateΣ witΦ thσ keyboarΣ characte≥ tha⌠ yo⌡ type. ^├ Instructioε t∩ thσ printe≥ t∩ pausσ a⌠ thi≤ poin⌠ ì durinτ printinτ (resumσ froφ thσ keyboard). ^┼ Escapσ anΣ pseudo-escapσ sequence≤ (seσ below). ^M Overprin⌠ (carriagσ return withou⌠ linσ feed). Aε equivalen⌠ wa∙ t∩ obtaiε thi≤ i≤ witΦ ^P<CR>╗ ì i.e.¼á b∙á followinτá ^╨ witΦ ß carriagσá returε ì (thσá "Enteró key)«á Thi≤ display≤á differentl∙ ì thanáá thσá othe≥á prin⌠áá contro∞áá characters║ ì insteaΣ oµ seeinτ ^M¼á yo⌡ ge⌠ ß littlσ dasΦ fo≥ ì the carriage return symbol at the right. ^╚ Backspace║ thi≤ cause≤ thσ printe≥ t∩ bacδ u≡ onσ ì space. è 4 p52 Escape and Pseudo-Escape Sequences p08 Thesσ arσ method≤ b∙ whicΦ thσ printe≥ caε bσ sent¼á froφ ì thσ document¼á an∙ commanΣ tha⌠ i⌠ recognizes« Thi≤ provide≤ yo⌡ ì witΦá ß grea⌠ dea∞ oµ contro∞ ove≥ thσ printer«á T∩ learεá abou⌠ ì escapσá sequences¼á consul⌠ you≥ Epsoε manual¼á althougΦ ß littlσ ì bi⌠á wil∞á bσ saiΣ abou⌠ theφ below«á The∙ arσá simplσá anΣá ver∙ ì powerful¼á anΣá yo⌡ caε usσ theφ outsidσ oµ TechPrint¼á iε littlσ ì BASI├ program≤ oµ onl∙ ß linσ o≥ two¼ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε ruε anytimσ t∩ ì se⌠ u≡ thσ printe≥ t∩ d∩ whateve≥ yo⌡ wan⌠ i⌠ t∩ do. Becausσ the∙ arσ s∩ mucΦ simpler¼á anΣ takσ u≡ les≤á rooφ ì oεá ßá line¼á wσ wil∞ concentratσ herσ upoεá TechPrint'≤á pseudo-ì escapσá sequences¼á whicΦá achievσá thσ samσ result≤á a≤á certaiε ì selecteΣá truσá escapσá sequences«áá TechPrint'≤áá pseudo-escapσ ì sequences are: Line-spacing sequences: ^Es1á áChange≤ t∩ single-linσ spacinτ (╢ line≤ pe≥ inch). ááááááááááááThi≤ i≤ thσ defaul⌠ spacinτ fo≥ TechPrint¼ thσ spac-ì ááááááááááááinτ yo⌡ ge⌠ iµ yo⌡ usσ n∩ ^E≤ sequence. ^Es2 Changes to double-line spacing (3 lines per inch). ^Es╘á Change≤át∩ "Tech spacinτ" (┤ line≤á pe≥ inch).ì ^Es╚ Change≤ t∩ half-spacinτ (1▓ line≤ pe≥ inch)« Thi≤ i≤ ááááááááááááusefu∞ fo≥ complicateΣ expressions¼á coverinτ severa∞ì áááááááááááálines«á Note¼á however¼á tha⌠ multi-linσ expression≤ì ááááááááááááwil∞ bσ altereΣ drasticall∙ wheε reformatteΣ witΦ ^B. ^EsΦ Samσ a≤ ^EsH¼ excep⌠ tha⌠ herσ yo⌡ caε als∩ usσ sub- anΣ superscrip⌠ contro∞ character≤ t∩ dividσ thσ linσì ááááááááááááu≡ eveε morσ finely« Note:å Seσ ^Er¼ ^Eu¼ anΣ ^Ed¼ below¼ fo≥ sequence≤ t∩ ááááááááchangσ thσ heigh⌠ oµ superscript≤ anΣá subscripts«á Als∩ì áááááááánotσá tha⌠ wheε yo⌡ usσ severa∞ linσ spacing≤ iε ßá docu-ì ááááááááment¼á WordStar'≤á page-breaδ display≤ becomσá completel∙ì ááááááááuseless«á You'l∞ havσ t∩ usσ tria∞ anΣ error¼ o≥ carefu∞ì áááááááácalculation¼áá t∩áá finΣáá ou⌠áá wherσá yo⌡áá wan⌠áá pagσì áááááááábreak≤á t∩á occur«á Theε yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩á pu⌠á ne≈á .P╠ì áááááááácommand≤á a⌠ thσ beginninτ oµ somσ page≤ t∩ ge⌠ thσá pagσì áááááááábreak≤ t∩ occu≥ a⌠ thσ righ⌠ places« Importan⌠ Note:é ^E≤ sequence≤ mus⌠ bσ placeΣ onlyé a⌠ thσ áááááááábeginninτ oµ ß line«á Notσ tha⌠ b∙ usinτ ^M¼ wheε neces-ì áááááááásary¼áá yo⌡á caεá pu⌠á thesσá sequence≤á oεá ßá linσáá b∙ì ááááááááthemselves¼á bu⌠á witΦá n∩á linσá actuall∙á takeεá u≡á iεì ááááááááprinting«á Thi≤á caεá bσ usefu∞ t∩ kee≡ thσá non-contro∞ì áááááááácharacter≤ iε thσ sequencσ froφ beinτ counteΣ b∙ WordSta≥ì ááááááááwheεá i⌠á format≤ thσ line«á (Oµá course¼á nonσá oµá thσì áááááááácharacter≤á iεá ^┼ sequence≤ arσá actuall∙á printed¼á bu⌠ ì ááááááááWordSta≥ stil∞ count≤ al∞ excep⌠ ^E.)è 5 "Roll" sequences: ^Erú Change≤ botΦ thσ "u≡ rolló anΣ thσ "dowε rolló t∩á thσ ì numbe≥ "#ó oµ dots«á "#ó mus⌠ bσ ß singlσ digi⌠ froφ ì ░á t∩á 9«á Thσá u≡ rol∞ i≤ thσ numbe≥ oµá "dotsóá oµ ì heigh⌠ tha⌠ thσ superscript≤ arσ raiseΣ "upó abovσ thσ ì othe≥ character≤ oε thσ line¼ anΣ thσ dowε rol∞ i≤ thσ ì same for subscripts. ^Euúá Change≤ onl∙ thσ u≡ roll¼ t∩ "#"«á Leave≤ thσ dowε ì rol∞ unchanged. ^Edúá Change≤ onl∙ thσ dowε roll¼á t∩ "#"«á Leave≤ thσá u≡ ì rol∞ unchanged. Note:å Thσ threσ "rolló sequence≤ mus⌠ bσ placeΣ onl∙ a⌠ ì thσ beginninτ oµ ß line« Wheε thσ u≡ and/o≥ dowε rol∞ i≤ ì changeΣ b∙ ß rol∞ sequence¼á i⌠ remain≤ a⌠ it≤ ne≈á leve∞ ì unti∞á changeΣá agaiε b∙ eithe≥ ß rol∞ sequencσ o≥ ßá ^E≤ ì sequencσá (thσá ^E≤á sequence≤á se⌠á defaul⌠á rolls¼áá a≤ ì describeΣ below)« Notσ tha⌠ thσ oversizeΣ character≤ wil∞ ì no⌠ prin⌠ correctl∙ unles≤ thσ u≡ rol∞ anΣ thσ dowεá rol∞ ì add to a total of 9 dots. Defaul⌠ rolls:å Thσ linσ spacing≤ calleΣ viß ^E≤ sequence≤ ì havσ áthσ followinτ defaul⌠ rolls║á ░ dot≤ for ^EsH╗á 2 dots fo≥ ^Esh╗ aε u≡ rol∞ oµ ╡ dot≤ anΣ ß dowε rol∞ oµ ┤ dot≤ fo≥ eacΦ oµ thσ othe≥ three ^E≤ sequence≤. Print mode sequences: These sequence≤ caε bσ useΣ anywherσ iε thσ document¼ ì including within a sub/superscript. ^Epú Change≤ t∩ prin⌠ modσ numbe≥ "#"¼ a≤ describeΣ iε thσ ì Epsoε manual« "#ó mus⌠ bσ ß two-digité numberí Thus¼ ì fo≥ example¼ t∩ changσ t∩ Elitσ mode¼ yo⌡ woulΣ usσ ì ^Ep01╗ t∩ changσ t∩ EnlargeΣ CondenseΣ witΦ Double-ì Strike¼ yo⌡ woulΣ usσ ^Ep52╗ anΣ s∩ on« ^E╔ Turn≤ oε italiπ prin⌠ (no⌠ availablσ fo≥ specia∞ ì characters). Italic characters are standard width. ^Ei Turns off italic print. ^E╘ Turn≤ oε "tinyó prin⌠. (Actually¼ it'≤ jus⌠ squasheΣ ì dowε t∩ abou⌠ ß thirΣ oµ thσ standarΣ height¼ anΣ i≤ ì virtuall∙ unreadable« Bu⌠ wheε combineΣ witΦ con-ì denseΣ mode¼ i⌠ give≤ ver∙ nicel∙ proportioneΣ tinyì little letters.) ^Et Turns off "tiny" print. Importan⌠ Note:é Alternativσ prin⌠ mode≤ wil∞ prin⌠ characters whosσ widtΦ i≤ differen⌠ thaε iε thσ standard mode, s∩ margin≤ wil∞ havσ t∩ bσ adjusteΣ accordingly«è 6 True escape sequences: Thσá prin⌠á contro∞á characte≥ ^┼ tell≤ TechPrin⌠á tha⌠á thσ ì followinτá datß i≤ no⌠ t∩ bσ printed¼á bu⌠ i≤ insteaΣá aεá escapσ ì sequencσá -- i.e.¼á aεá instructioε t∩ thσ printer«á Iµá ^┼á i≤ ì followeΣá immediatel∙ b∙ ß letter¼á theε TechPrin⌠ know≤ tha⌠ thσ ì sequencσ i≤ ß pseudo-escapσ sequencσ -- i.e.¼á ß sequencσ tha⌠ i≤ ì specifiπá t∩á TechPrint«á Al∞á oµá thσá pseudo-escapσá sequence≤ ì currentl∙ availablσ iε TechPrin⌠ werσ describeΣ oε thσá precedinτ ì tw∩á pages«á Bu⌠ iµ thσ characte≥ immediatel∙ followinτ ^┼ i≤á ß ì number¼á theε TechPrin⌠ know≤ tha⌠ thσ sequencσ i≤ ß truσá escapσ ì sequencσ -- i.e.¼ thσ datß i≤ t∩ bσ passeΣ directl∙ t∩ thσ Epson¼ ì anΣá wil∞á bσ interpreteΣ b∙á thσá Epson«á Therefore¼á yo⌡á mus⌠ ì consul⌠á you≥á Epsoεá manua∞ t∩ learε wha⌠ escapσá sequence≤á thσ ì Epsoε recognizes«á Iε m∙ Epsoε manual¼ thi≤ informatioε i≤ founΣ ì iε thσ sectioε entitleΣ "Contro∞ Codes." Iεá you≥á Epsoε manua∞ yo⌡ wil∞ quickl∙ discove≥ tha⌠á therσ ì arσ onl∙ tw∩ kind≤ oµ contro∞ codes║á single-characte≥ codes¼ iε ì whicΦá thσ Epsoε i≤ sen⌠ ß singlσ ASCI╔ numbe≥ (onσ oµ thσá ASCI╔ ì number≤á tha⌠á i≤á no⌠ ß prin⌠ character¼á sucΦ a≤á onσá oµá thσ ì number≤ froφ ░ t∩ 31)╗á anΣ escapσ sequences¼á iε whicΦ thσ Epsoε ì i≤ firs⌠ sen⌠ thσ "escapeó characte≥ (i.e.¼ thσ ASCI╔ numbe≥ 27)¼ ì followeΣ b∙ ß prin⌠ characte≥ t∩ tel∞ whicΦ escapσ sequencσ i⌠ i≤ ì tha⌠ i≤ beinτ sent¼á followeΣ b∙ ß (variablσ length⌐ sequencσá oµ ì numbers«á TechPrin⌠ doe≤ no⌠ distinguisΦ betweeε thesσ tw∩ type≤ ì oµ codes║á i⌠ simpl∙ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ senΣ thσ Epsoε an∙ sequencσ oµ ì datßá yo⌡ likσ (eveε sequence≤ thσ Epsoε doesn'⌠á recognize)¼á s∩ ì lonτ a≤ thσ seconΣ term iε thσ sequencσ yo⌡ senΣ (iµ thσ sequencσ ì ha≤ morσ thaε onσ term⌐ i≤ ß printablσ character« TechPrin⌠ use≤ ì thσ prin⌠ contro∞ characte≥ ^┼ t∩ separatσ (o≥ delimit⌐ thσ term≤ ì oµ thσ sequence¼ anΣ use≤ thσ backslasΦ (a⌠ thσ lowe≥ lef⌠ oµ thσ ì IB═ keyboard⌐ t∩ denotσ thσ enΣ oµ thσ sequence. Herσá arσá somσ example≤ oµ truσ escapσ sequence≤á tha⌠á thσ ì Epsoε recognizes¼á a≤ the∙ woulΣ bσ sen⌠ froφ TechPrint« Comparσ ì thesσá t∩á thσ description≤ oµ thσ samσ sequence≤ iεá you≥á Epsoε ì manual¼á anΣá yo⌡ wil∞ havσ learneΣ ho≈ t∩ usσ TechPrin⌠ t∩á senΣ ì the Epson any command that it recognizes. ^E7\ ...Sounds the printer's "bell." ^E8\ ...Makes the printer backspace (same as ^H). ^E11\ ...Executes a vertical tab. ^E27^E4\á ...Select≤ alternatσ characters¼ unti∞ canceleΣ witΦ ì ááááááááááááááááááthσá ^E27^E5▄á sequence«áá Thi≤á i≤á thσá samσì ááááááááááááááááááa≤á ^Q¼á excep⌠ tha⌠ i⌠ work≤ oε morσ thaεá onσ ì áááááááááááááááááácharacte≥á a⌠á ßá time«áá I⌠á wil∞á no⌠á work¼ì ááááááááááááááááááhowever¼ fo≥ oversizeΣ characters. ^E27^E5\ ...Cancels ^E27^E4\. ^E27^E8\á ...Disable≤ thσ Epson'≤ paper-enΣ detecto≥ (usefu∞ ì ááááááááááááááááááwheεáá printinτá singlσá sheets¼áá sucΦá a≤á ß ì ááááááááááááááááááletter). ^E27^E@\á ...Initialize≤ thσ printe≥ (don'⌠ usσ thi≤á one║á i⌠ ì ááááááááááááááááááwil∞á wipσá ou⌠á al∞ thσ character≤á anΣá othe≥ ì ááááááááááááááááááinformatioε TechPrin⌠ i≤ using.) è 7 p52 Creating Your Own Characters p08 ┴á futurσá versioε oµ TechPrin⌠ wil∞ includσ aεá easy-to-usσ ì onscreeε characte≥ generator« Bu⌠ yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ t∩ bσ able¼ righ⌠ ì now¼á t∩á creatσ you≥ owε characters«á Yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ spenΣá ß ì littlσ timσ studyinτ thσ sectioε oµ thσ Epsoε manua∞ oε "DownloaΣ ì Characte≥á Codes,óá bu⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ tha⌠ it'≤ prett∙á eas∙á anΣ ì kinΣá oµ rewarding«á Oncσ yo⌡ kno≈ ho≈ t∩ pu⌠á escapσá sequence≤ ì int∩á you≥á documen⌠á (describeΣ iε ß previou≤á sectioεá oµá thi≤ ì manual)¼á theε i⌠ i≤ jus⌠ ß matte≥ oµ usinτ tha⌠ knowledgσ t∩ pu⌠ ì iεá thσ sequence≤ requireΣ fo≥ downloading¼á a≤ describeΣ iεá thσ ì Epsoεá manual«á Iε thi≤ section¼á ╔ wil∞ simpl∙ givσ ß couplσ oµ ì example≤ anΣ ß fe≈ tip≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ migh⌠ mis≤ iε thσ Epsoε manual. Refe≥ t∩ thσ appendi° titleΣ "Characte≥ Fontsó iε you≥ Epsoε ì manual«á Thσ appendi° give≤ thσ exac⌠ do⌠ patterε oµ eacΦ oµ thσ ì Epson'≤ standarΣ character≤ anΣ eacΦ one'≤ ASCI╔ numbe≥ (it≤á ke∙ ì location¼á fo≥á ou≥ purposes)«á Supposσ tha⌠ wσ wan⌠ t∩ swa≡ thσ ì position≤á oµá thσ upper-casσ ╨ anΣ thσ lower-casσá g¼á fo≥á somσ ì reason«á (Thi≤ i≤ aε odΣ example¼á bu⌠ i⌠ wa≤ choseε becausσá i⌠ ì cover≤á mos⌠ oµ thσ necessar∙ informatioε anΣ becausσ i⌠ use≤ do⌠ ì pattern≤á availablσ iε thσ Epsoε manual¼á s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡á caεá stud∙ ì theφá closely.⌐á T∩ makσ thi≤ characte≥ swap¼á wσ woulΣ pu⌠á thσ ì followinτá tw∩á line≤ iε ou≥ documen⌠ (say¼á a⌠ thσá to≡á oµá thσ ì document): ^E27^E&^E0^E103^E103^E139^E0^E254^E0^E144^E0^E144^E0^E144^E0^E96^E0\ ^E27^E&^E0^E80^E80^E11^E0^E56^E68^E1^E68^E1^E68^E1^E126^E0^E0\ Thσá firs⌠á linσ put≤ upper-casσ ╨ int∩ ASCI╔á positioεá 10│ ì (thσ positioε normall∙ occupieΣ b∙ lower-casσ g)¼á anΣ thσ seconΣ ì linσá put≤ lower-casσ τ int∩ ASCI╔ positioε 8░ (wherσ ╨á normall∙ ì resides)«á Thσ prin⌠ contro∞ characte≥ ^┼ i≤ useΣ botΦ t∩ signa∞ ì tha⌠á thσá followinτá datß i≤ aε escapσ sequencσ anΣá als∩á a≤á ß ì delimite≥ betweeε term≤ iε thσ escapσ sequence« Thσ backslasΦ i≤ ì useΣ t∩ denotσ thσ enΣ oµ thσ escapσ sequence« EacΦ sequencσ ha≤ ì 1╖ characters¼á witΦ thσ followinτ meanings║á firs⌠ come≤ 27¼ thσ ì escapσá character╗á theεá come≤ thσ ampersanΣá symbol¼á &¼á whicΦ ì specifie≤á tha⌠á thi≤á sequencσ wil∞ givσá downloaΣá datßá fo≥á ß ì character╗á nex⌠á come≤ ß zer∩ (fo≥ n∩ reasoε tha⌠ ╔ caε discern¼ ì bu⌠ that'≤ wha⌠ Epsoε requires)╗á nex⌠ comσ tw∩ successivσá 103'≤ ì (iεá thσá firs⌠ line⌐ o≥ 80'≤ (iε thσ seconΣ line⌐á -- thσá ASCI╔ ì positioεá int∩ whicΦ thσ characte≥ i≤ t∩ bσ placed╗á nex⌠ come≤ ß ì 13╣á (iε thσ firs⌠ line⌐ o≥ aε 1▒ (iε thσ seconΣ line⌐ -- thσá 1▒ ì say≤á "shif⌠á thσ do⌠ matri° dowε b∙ onσ dotó anΣá thσá 13╣á say≤ ì "don'⌠á shif⌠ it"╗á anΣ finall∙ comσ eleveε number≤ tha⌠ specify¼ ì iε turn¼ thσ do⌠ pattern≤ oε eacΦ oµ thσ eleveε vertica∞ line≤ oµ ì thσá do⌠ matrix«á Thesσ number≤ arσ explaineΣ iεá thσá followinτ ì paragraph. Thσá Epsoεá prin⌠á heaΣá ha≤ eigh⌠á prin⌠á wires«á A⌠á eacΦ ì vertica∞ linσ oµ thσ do⌠ matrix¼á thσ printe≥ mus⌠ bσ tolΣá whicΦ ì one≤á oµ thesσ wire≤ arσ t∩ prin⌠ dot≤ anΣ whicΦ one≤ arσ no⌠á t∩ ì print«á Thi≤ require≤ tha⌠ ß patterε oµ eigh⌠ zeroes-and-one≤ bσ ì sen⌠ fo≥ eacΦ oµ thσ eleveε vertica∞ line≤ -- o≥ equivalently¼ aε ì eight-placσ binar∙ number╗ o≥ equivalently¼ ß decima∞ numbe≥ froφ ìè 8 ░á t∩ 255¼á whicΦ caε bσ converteΣ int∩ onσ oµ thσá 25╢á possiblσ ì eight-placσá binar∙á numbers«á Fo≥ example¼á thσ firs⌠ oµá thesσ ì number≤á fo≥ eacΦ oµ ou≥ tw∩ letter≤ wa≤ 0¼á becausσ n∩ dot≤ werσ ì t∩ bσ printeΣ oε thσ left-mos⌠ vertica∞ linσ oµ eithe≥ do⌠ matri° ì (looδ a⌠ thσ do⌠ pattern≤ oµ ╨ anΣ τ iε you≥ Epsoε manual)«á Fo≥ ì thσá P¼á thσ nex⌠ numbe≥ wσ sen⌠ wa≤ 254¼á becausσ ever∙ wirσá i≤ ì requireΣ t∩ prin⌠ excep⌠ thσ lowes⌠ one¼á whicΦ i≤ numbereΣ 20=1« ì Iµ thσ lowes⌠ wirσ werσ als∩ t∩ prin⌠ -- i.e.¼á iµ al∞ wire≤ werσ ì t∩á prin⌠ -- theε 25╡ woulΣ bσ sent«á (Notσ tha⌠ thσ lowes⌠ wirσ ì i≤ "belo≈ thσ lineó oε whicΦ thσ character≤ arσ printed╗á thi≤ i≤ ì why we didn't want that wire to print for upper-case P.) Iεáá general¼áá thσáá eigh⌠á prin⌠áá wire≤áá arσáá numbered¼ ì respectively¼á 20=1 á 21=2 á 22=4 á 23=8 á 24=16 á 25=32 á 26=64 27=128« u4 T∩ determinσ thσ decima∞ numbe≥ tha⌠ mus⌠ bσ sen⌠ iε ì orde≥á t∩á generatσ ß giveε patterε oµ dot≤ oε ßá giveεá vertica∞ ì line¼á wσá simpl∙á adΣ u≡ thσ decima∞ number≤ oµ thσ prin⌠á wire≤ ì tha⌠á arσá t∩ bσ fired«á T∩ givσá anothe≥á example¼á thσá fourtΦ ì vertica∞ linσ oµ thσ characte≥ ╨ ha≤ onl∙ tw∩ dots¼á iε position≤ ì 27=12╕á anΣ 24=16¼á s∩ thσ numbe≥ 14┤ ╜ 12╕ ½ 1╢ i≤ sen⌠ fo≥ tha⌠ ì vertica∞ line«á Noticσ tha⌠ fo≥ thσ characte≥ g¼ thσ do⌠ patterε ì tha⌠ wa≤ sen⌠ wa≤ shifteΣ dowε b∙ onσ do⌠ -- tha⌠ is¼á thσ entirσ ì do⌠ matri° wa≤ shifteΣ dowε b∙ onσ dot« Thi≤ wa≤ accomplisheΣ b∙ ì sendinτá aε 1▒ insteaΣ oµ ß 13╣ fo≥ thσ sequence'≤ sixtΦá number« ì Thi≤ numbe≥ specifie≤ thσ horizonta∞ proportioε oµ thσá characte≥ ì (that'≤á wh∙á it'≤ 1▒ o≥ 13╣ anΣ no⌠ jus⌠ ░ o≥ 1⌐ a≤ wel∞ a≤á thσ ì instructioε whethe≥ t∩ shif⌠ dowε b∙ ß dot. Importan⌠ Note:é Thσ vertica∞ line≤ oµ thσ do⌠ matri° arσá s∩ ì closσá togethe≥ wheε printeΣ tha⌠ thσ printe≥ wil∞ no⌠ prin⌠ dot≤ ì tha⌠á arσ horizontall∙ adjacent«á Notσ tha⌠ iε thσ ╨ anΣ thσá g¼ ì dot≤ tha⌠ appea≥ horizontall∙ adjacen⌠ wheε printeΣ arσá actuall∙ ì tw∩ vertica∞ line≤ apart« S∩ don'⌠ specif∙ horizontall∙ adjacen⌠ ì dots; they won't both get printed. Iµá yo⌡á enΣ eacΦ oµ thσ escapσ sequencσ line≤ witΦá ^P<CR>¼ ì theε thσ line≤ wil∞ bσ effectivel∙ invisiblσ t∩ WordSta≥ bu⌠ wil∞ ì bσá processeΣ b∙ TechPrint«á Yo⌡ caε definσ ne≈ character≤á any-ì wherσ yo⌡ likσ iε you≥ document¼ no⌠ jus⌠ a⌠ thσ beginning. Aεá especiall∙á convenien⌠á wa∙á t∩á usσá you≥á owεá specia∞ ì character≤á i≤ t∩ kee≡ ß separatσ filσ (document⌐ containinτ jus⌠ ì ß collectioε oµ line≤ likσ thσ one≤ above¼ eacΦ witΦ thσ datß fo≥ ì ß singlσ character«á Theε i⌠ i≤ ß simplσ operatioε t∩ d∩ ß blocδ ì reaΣ (witΦ ^KR⌐ t∩ inser⌠ thσ line(s⌐ yo⌡ wan⌠ iε ß documen⌠á yo⌡ ì happeε t∩ bσ workinτ on. Herσá i≤ anothe≥ example¼á iε whicΦ wσ replacσ thσá centereΣ ì dot¼ . ¼á witΦ ß do⌠ a⌠ thσ to≡ oµ thσ do⌠ matrix¼ whicΦ wil∞ fi⌠ ì nicel∙á abovσ upper-casσ letter≤ a≤ aε overprin⌠ symbo∞ (iµá useΣ ì witΦá ^T)«á Notσá tha⌠ thσ alternatσ characte≥á associateΣá witΦ ì ßá giveε keyboarΣ characte≥ occupie≤ thσ ASCI╔ numbe≥ 12╕á large≥ ì thaε thσ keyboarΣ characte≥ (iε thi≤ case¼ 17┤ ╜ 4╢ ½ 128): ^E27^E&^E0^E174^E174^E139^E0^E0^E0^E0^E192^E0^E192^E0^E0^E0^E0\è 9 u5 p52 Using ProKey with TechPrint and WordStar p08 ProKe∙á i≤á b∙ fa≥ thσ bes⌠ softwarσ valuσ tha⌠ ╔ havσá seeε ì (it'≤á thσá onl∙á thinτ tha⌠ surpasse≤ TechPrin⌠á fo≥á valuσá pe≥ ì dollar)«á It'≤ especiall∙ valuablσ fo≥ doinτ technica∞ worΣ pro-ì cessinτ -- iε fact¼á it'≤ virtuall∙ indispensable« ┴ ProKe∙ filσ ì i≤á includeΣá oε thσ TechPrin⌠ disk¼á t∩á demonstratσá thσá powe≥ ì ProKe∙ give≤ yo⌡ t∩ customizσ WordStar/TechPrint«á Yo⌡ wil∞ havσ ì t∩ bu∙ ProKe∙ iε orde≥ t∩ usσ thσ filσ oε thσ TechPrin⌠ disk¼ anΣ ì ╔ hopσ thσ listinτ oµ thσ file¼ giveε below¼ encourage≤ yo⌡ t∩ d∩ ì jus⌠ that. ProKey File "Tech.Key" F1 : ^T (Superscript) F2 : ^V (Subscript) F3 : Set left margin at cursor column. F4 : Set right margin at cursor column. F5 : ^E (Escape character for TechPrint) F6 : ^Q (Special character symbol for TechPrint) F7 : ^S (Underscore) F8 : ^F (Underscore without break between words) F9 : Move to end of document. F10: Move to beginning of document. <alt>F3 : Restore default left margin. <alt>F4 : Restore default right margin. <alt>F9 : WS <CR> F H2 D (Starts up WordStar) <alt>F10: TECH <CR> <Secret bypass word> ** <ctl>F1 : Econometrica <ctl>F2 : J. of Economic Theory <ctl>F3 : J. of Political Economy <ctl>F4 : Am. Economic Review <ctl>F5 : Int'l Economic Review <ctl>F6 : J. of Mathematical Economics <alt>1 : ^V1^V (Subscript 1) <alt>2 : ^V2^V (Subscript 2) <alt>3 : ^V3^V (Subscript 3) <alt>z : (x1,...,xn) * <alt>f : f(x) <alt>S : S1n * <alt>H : ^H (Backspace character in document) <alt>( : <= <alt>) : >= * Boldface represents a fixed, one-character field. ** This sequence not available on this disk.è 10 p52 Some Random (But Useful) Notes p08 1«á Iµ yo⌡ find¼á witΦ somσ document¼ tha⌠ yo⌡ simpl∙ can'⌠ ì ge⌠ thσ printeΣ cop∙ t∩ page-breaδ wherσ thσ screeε tell≤ yo⌡á i⌠ ì will¼á thi≤ i≤ probabl∙ thσ reason«á Thσ Epsoε doe≤ aε automatiπ ì linσ feeΣ afte≥ i⌠ print≤ iε thσ 80tΦ column«á Therefore¼ iµ yo⌡ ì asδá i⌠ (viß TechPrint¼á WordStar¼á o≥ an∙ othe≥ way⌐ t∩ prin⌠á ß ì linσ witΦ morσ thaε 7╣ columns¼ i⌠ wil∞ prin⌠ aε extrß blanδ linσ ì (anΣ witΦ TechPrin⌠ thσ blanδ linσ won'⌠ bσ ful∞ height)« ╔ sug-ì ges⌠á tha⌠á yo⌡á neve≥ inpu⌠ ß linσ oµ morσá thaεá 7╣á character≤ ì (don'⌠á forge⌠á tha⌠ WordSta≥ ha≤ ß defaul⌠ settinτ fo≥ .P╧á tha⌠ ì start≤ eacΦ linσ a⌠ columε 8¼ s∩ witΦ thi≤ defaul⌠ yo⌡ shoulΣ no⌠ ì usσ ß right-hanΣ margiε oµ large≥ thaε 71)«á Wha⌠ ofteε happens¼ ì though¼á i≤ tha⌠ ß linσ wil∞ appea≥ t∩ bσ thσ righ⌠ length¼á wheε ì i⌠á actuall∙á ha≤ ß buncΦ oµ space≤ a⌠ thσ right-hanΣ enΣ oµá thσ ì line.ôá Iµ thi≤ sor⌠ oµ probleφ seem≤ t∩ bσá occurring¼á looδá a⌠ ì you≥ printou⌠ t∩ seσ whethe≥ therσ i≤ ß littlσ bi⌠ oµ extrß spacσ ì showinτ u≡ betweeε somσ lines«á Iµ so¼ thi≤ i≤ exactl∙ thσ prob-ì lem╗á g∩á iεá anΣ deletσ thosσ extra¼á invisiblσ spaces«á I⌠á i≤ ì possiblσá t∩á disablσá thσ Epson'≤ automatiπ linσá feeΣá witΦá aε ì escapσ sequence╗ refe≥ t∩ you≥ Epsoε manual. 2« NesteΣá superscript≤ anΣ subscript≤ wil∞ no⌠ worδá witΦ ì TechPrint. A future version will likely include this capability. 3«á Iµá yo⌡ usσ ^Er¼á ^Ed¼á o≥ ^E⌡ sequence≤ t∩ changσá thσ ì displacemen⌠á oµ superscript≤ and/o≥ subscripts¼á makσ surσá tha⌠ ì thσá u≡ rol∞ anΣ thσ dowε rol∞ adΣ t∩ ninσ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ usσ an∙ ì oµ thσ oversizeΣ characters. 4«á Iµ yo⌡ usσ ^E≤ sequence≤ t∩ changσ linσ spacinτ iεá thσ ì middlσ oµ thσ document¼á yo⌡ migh⌠ wan⌠ t∩ explorσ thσ followinτ ì methoΣ oµ gettinτ thσ pagσ break≤ right«á Star⌠ witΦ .P╠ 66¼ anΣ ì then¼á wheneve≥ yo⌡ usσ ß linσ spacinτ othe≥ thaε 6-per-inch¼ adΣ ì enougΦá line≤ -- witΦ linσ spacinτ oµ zer∩ (witΦ ^Es0)ô -- t∩á ge⌠ ì WordSta≥ t∩ displa∙ anΣ breaδ a⌠ thσ righ⌠ place. 5«á TechPrin⌠á take≤ almos⌠ 10 second≤ t∩ comσ u≡ wheεá ruε ì froφá ßá flopp∙ drive«á I⌠ take≤ abou⌠ halµ a≤ lonτ froφ ßá harΣ ì disk¼á anΣá come≤ u≡ iε les≤ thaε 2 second≤ wheε ruε froφá ßá RA═ ì drive«á ╔ alway≤ d∩ ß diskcop∙ a⌠ thσ star⌠ oµ ß session¼ t∩ pu⌠ ì WordStar¼á ProKey¼á anΣ TechPrin⌠ iε ß RA═ drive¼ anΣ theε pu⌠ m∙ ì document disk into a floppy drive. 11 p52 Changing the Color of TechPrint's Screen Display p08 Thσá colo≥ attribute≤ oµ TechPrint'≤ screeε displa∙ arσá se⌠ ì iε thσ filσ TECH.CL╥ ¼ whicΦ shoulΣ alway≤ bσ oε thσ samσ disδ a≤ ì thσá prograφ file¼á TECH.EX┼ «á Thσ firs⌠ screeε tha⌠ appear≤ iε ì TechPrin⌠á allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ switcΦ thσ attribute≤ iεá TECH.CL╥á froφ ì colo≥ t∩ blacδ anΣ whitσ o≥ vicσ versa« Iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ switcΦ thσ ì attribute≤á (i.e.¼á iµá yo⌡ repl∙ "Nó o≥ witΦá thσá screen-bypas≤ ì word)¼á theε thσ attribute≤ wil∞ remaiε thσ samσ a≤ the∙ werσ thσ ì las⌠á timσá yo⌡ useΣ TechPrin⌠ -- assuminτ thσ TECH.CL╥á filσá i≤ ì intac⌠á oε thσ disk«á Iε othe≥ words¼á yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ havσ t∩á worr∙ ì abou⌠á thσá color/black-and-whitσ attribute≤ a⌠ all¼á afte≥á you≥ ì firs⌠ usσ oµ TechPrint¼á unles≤ yo⌡ switcΦ betweeε ß colo≥ anΣá ß ì monochromσá monitor¼á o≥ unles≤ thσ filσ TECH.CL╥ become≤ damageΣ ì o≥á erased«á ShoulΣá TECH.CL╥á becomσá damaged¼á TechPrin⌠á wil∞ ì displa∙ iε blacδ anΣ white╗ thi≤ i≤ t∩ insurσ tha⌠ TechPrin⌠ wil∞ ì be legible on all monitors. Iµ thσ filσ TECH.CLR become≤ damageΣ oε you≥ TechPrin⌠ disk¼ ì yo⌡ caε restorσ i⌠ witΦ EDLIN¼á a≤ follows«á Wσ wil∞ assumσ tha⌠ ì your DOS disk is in drive A: and your TechPrint disk in drive B:. Movσ t∩ drivσ A║á anΣ typσ EDLI╬ B:TECH.CLR «á Theε typσ ì thσ numbe≥ ▒ «á Iµ TECH.CLR werσ no⌠ damaged¼ yo⌡ woulΣ seσ thσ ì following appear on the screen: 1:* colo≥ 01020304050607blacδ anΣ white00151500150715 8 ten spaces T∩ restorσ TECH.CLR¼á simpl∙ typσ thσ samσ expressioε (don'⌠ typσ ì thσ 1:*á ¼ oµ course)« Then¼ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ thσ line¼ typσ <ctr∞ ì break>¼á theεá typσ thσ lette≥ ┼ t∩ exi⌠ froφ EDLIN«á No≈ thσ ì file TECH.CLR will be back in place on your TechPrint disk. p52 Future Versions of TechPrint p08 ╔á currentl∙ intenΣ t∩ adΣ thσ followinτ feature≤ iεá futurσ ì version≤á oµá TechPrint║áá aεá easy-to-usσá onscreeεáá characte≥ ì generato≥á tha⌠á wil∞á allo≈ thσ use≥ t∩ desigε hi≤á o≥á he≥á owε ì character≤á fo≥á thσá printer╗á thσá capacit∙á t∩á usσá multiplσ ì characte≥á set≤á tha⌠ thσ use≥ caε forφ b∙á selectinτá character≤ ì (anΣá thei≥ ke∙ positions⌐ froφ hi≤ cataloτ oµá characters¼á witΦ ì thσá cataloτ madσ u≡ oµ man∙ standarΣ TechPrin⌠ characters¼á plu≤ ì whateve≥áá character≤á thσá use≥á ha≤á catalogueΣá himselµáá witΦ ì TechPrint'≤ characte≥ generator╗á ß ver∙ high-qualit∙ prin⌠ facσ ì tha⌠ woulΣ bσ esentiall∙ "lette≥ quality"¼á althougΦ printeΣ oε ß ì (bit-mappeΣá graphics⌐á dot-matri° printe≥ -- a⌠ ßá sacrificσá oµ ì printinτá speed¼á oµ course«á TechPrin⌠ wil∞ als∩ bσ altereΣá t∩ ì suppor⌠á othe≥á worΣá processinτá package≤á anΣá othσr dot-matri° ì printers. 12