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Printit Information
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1. DESCRIPTION
2. DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
3. DISCLAIMER & AGREEMENT
4. THE ZIP FILES
5. INSTALLING PRINTIT COMPONENTS
6. INSTALLING THE KEYWORD HELP
7. REMOVING PRINTIT COMPONENTS
8. GENERAL
1. DESCRIPTION- Printit Super Print Components for Delphi 1 & 2
===============================================================
Printit are fully functional print components for Delphi. It enables
you to generate quality printed output with usually less than 5 lines
of code ! Now you can print Delphi forms and windows direct from the
screen with minimal programming effort - support is included for printing
most of the standard Delphi components. It is not a bitmap dump of the
screen!
Unlike other Delphi demo shareware components, there is no need for Delphi
to run while your program (with Printit )is executing. You must however have
the Delphi Paradox Engine installed if you are using database access.
This copy of Printit displays a UNREGISTERED COPY OF Printit message on the
screen when preparing a printout and prints a UNREGISTERED COPY OF Printit
message on all printouts if not registered. If you register, you will receive
an activation code that disables the nag screen and nag message printed at the
bottom of each printout.
Features
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* Includes a powerful print preview program that can zoom and pan.
* Prints odd and even pages separately to allow both sides of paper printing.
* Select individual or groups of pages to print. Supports page selection
printing, e.g. print page 1,2,4,7-9 * Background and header can be changed
by the programmer.
* Parts of the form can be printed any position on the printer.
* Sample form templates included.
* Printing of multiple pages and totals automatically on TDBGRid over
multiple pages.
* Output using the TShowTotal component can be restricted to print on selected
pages
* Includes ruler components for setting print position accurately - great for
new form design and placing.
* Printing of the following Delphi components supported:
TDBGrid, Tpanel, TLabel, TTable, TComboBox, TNotebook, TShape, TQuery,
TGroupBox, TMaskEdit, TBevel, TCheckBox, TEdit, TMemo, TDBMemo, TImage,
TRadiobutton, TRadioGroup, TStringGrid, TScrollBox, TDBText, TDBEdit,
TDBImage, TDBComboBox, TDBCheckBox , TDBRadioGroup, TDBLookupCombo,
TForm, TShowTotal
* Multi-lingual support to display button names, e.g. "totals" in German,
French, etc.
* Decimal separator selection, e.g. for countries that uses a comma.
2. DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it.
If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to
register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration
while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration
, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an
updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the
copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as
stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like
commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both
cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in
the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to
copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific
group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial
disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find
software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or
Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you
can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.
Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
3. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
-------------------------
Users of Printit must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "Printit is supplied
as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including,
without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any
purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential,
which may result from the use of Printit." Printit is a "shareware product"
and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share
it with your friends, but please do not give it away when registered. The
essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users
with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for
programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this product
useful and find that you are using Printit and continue to use Printit after
a reasonable trial period, you must register it with Calitz Bros. through Kagi
software or Compuserve. This registration fee will license one copy for use
on any one computer at any one time. The registration and the activation code
will be valid for future minor upgrades, bug fixes and enhancements to
Printit Version 5.x. When we have received your payment, we will e-mail,
fax or post your activation code to you. You must treat this software just
like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of
people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long
as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being
used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at
the same time. Programs developed by using the Printit components may be
distributed without any additional royalties.
Commercial users of Printit must register and pay for their copies of Printit
within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.
Anyone distributing Printit for any kind of remuneration must first contact
Calitz Bros. at the address below for authorization. This authorization will
be automatically granted to shareware distributors, and such distributors
may begin offering Printit immediately (However Calitz Bros. must still be
advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version
of Printit.).
Printit has a nag screen which displays when Printit is not registered. If not
registered then the not registered message will also print on all reports and
printouts. If registered the message on the reports will be replaced by the
user's own wording or nothing if required.
You are encouraged to pass a copy of Printit along to your friends for
evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find
that they can use it.
4. THE ZIP FILES
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Printit consists of the following files:
1. FRMCP_16.ZIP - The 16-bit components for Delphi 1.x
2. FRMCP_32.ZIP - The 32-bit components for Delphi 2.x
3. FRMHLP.ZIP - The .HLP and .KWF files
4. FRMEXEC.ZIP - 16-bit Demo executable (alias DBDEMOS must be defined)
5. FRMSRC.ZIP - Source code of the demos
6. REGISTER.ZIP - Register and Activation programs.
These files must all be extracted into separate directories
5. INSTALLING PRINTIT COMPONENTS
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5.1. Backup the component library file named COMPLIB.DCL in your \DELPHI\BIN
directory. This will allow you to restore your component library if you
encounter any problems during the installation process.
5.2. Start DELPHI and select Options | Install Components from the menu.
Click on the Add button when the Install Components dialog is displayed.
To install PrintIt,
Click on the Browse button and select the file PRINTIT.PAS
in the directory where PrintIt was installed, usually
C:\Prt\d16 (for Delphi 1.x) or C:\Prt\d32 (for
Delphi 2.x) development.
5.3. Click on OK to return to the Install Components Dialog Box and click
on OK to accept the changes. DELPHI will now install the new components.
A new page will be created on the component bar called Printit that contains
the new components.
6. INSTALLING THE KEYWORD HELP (To access from Delphi)
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6.1. Execute the file HELPINST.EXE in the \DELPHI\HELP directory.
6.2. Select File | Open from the menu.
6.3. Open the file DELPHI.HDX in the \DELPHI\BIN directory.
6.4. Select Keywords |Add Keyword file from the menu.
6.5. Select the file PRINTIT.KWF in the \Prt\d16 directory
(for Delphi 1.x) or in the \Prt\d32 (for Delphi 2.x) development.
6.6. Select File | Save from the menu.
Note: To access help from the demos - Copy the help file named PRINTIT.HLP
in the PrintIt directory to your windows directory.
7. REMOVING PRINTIT COMPONENTS
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7.1. Start DELPHI and select Options | Install Components from the menu.
Click on the Printit unit (to remove Printit) and then on the Remove button.
7.2. Click on OK to remove the components from the component bar.
IF YOU ARE USING DELPHI 1.x FOR 16 BIT DEVELOPMENT:
7.3. Remove the directory C:\Prt\d16 or the directory where PrintIt was
installed.
7.4. Remove the icons and group from the Print Manager screen
(or)
IF YOU ARE USING DELPHI 2.x FOR 32 BIT DEVELOPMENT:
7.3. Remove the directory C:\Prt\d32 or the directory where PrintIt was
installed.
7.4. Remove the icons and group from the Print Manager screen
7.5. Remove the complete directory C:\Prt to remove all trace of PrintIt
8. GENERAL INFORMATION
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Printit sells for $US50 which is not unreasonable, considering that it
consists of more than 120 A4 pages of code which enables you to generate
quality printouts with less than 5 lines of code. See the registration
information on how to register. We reserve the right to change prices
without notice.
We would appreciate any comment or suggestion to improve the Printit
product further. New versions are coming out frequently with bug fixes
and enhancements. Please let us know if there is any other requirement
that you may have.
Contact the author at:
e-mail calitzbros@2-hot.com
Internet home page http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/calitz
(or) http://calitzbros.simplenet.com
Fax +27 12 342 5269
Copyright Calitz Bros.