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- (C) John McClenahan. February 26, 1989
-
- AUDIO CASSETTE TITLE LABEL PRINTER
-
- The file CASSBOX.LBL is a skeleton file for producing a
- title label to fit inside the box of a blank audio cassette.
- It contains the control codes to format the inserted text
- for printing on any Epson or IBM Graphics compatible
- printer, provided it can print in condensed mode (17 characters/
- inch).
-
- A sample completed printed label is shown below, so
- you can see the effect produced.
-
- ------------------------------------- -----------------------------+
- A: Irish Songs (1)
-
- The Moonshiner. The Rising of The Moon. The Whistling Gipsy Rover.
- Kelly of Killann. Are Ye Right There Michael?
-
-
-
- B: Irish Songs (2)
-
- Eileen Og. The South Down Militia. I'll Tell my Ma. McBreen's Heifer
- Roddy McCorley. Phil the Fluter's Ball. Up Went Nelson. Delaney's
- Donkey. The Holy Ground.
-
- Sung by Seumas McClenahan, accompanied by Wolfgang Tschecne (guitar)
-
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- IRISH SONGS, sung by
- Seumas McClenahan
- ---------------------------------- --------------------------------+
- Date: December 1988
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- (C) John McClenahan. February 26, 1989
-
- AUDIO CASSETTE TITLE LABEL PRINTER
-
- To use the skeleton:
-
- 1. COPY the file CASSBOX.LBL to a working disk, and
- preferably give it a new name. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EDIT
- THE ORIGINAL FILE!
-
- 2. Edit the COPIED file to add your own text AFTER the
- special symbols on each line. You can use RPED (for
- Amstrad owners), or word processors (in non-document
- mode) or text editors which can cope with the control
- codes (and preferably display them, so you don't type
- over them by mistake!). On the title lines, which will
- be printed in double width condensed characters, do not
- type to the right of the gaps in the rows of minus signs,
- so that the line will not print beyond the right hand
- edge of the label. SAVE the file at the end of your
- editing (with a zero left margin if this isn't the
- default).
-
- 3. Ensure that your printer is able to print condensed
- characters (some printers, if set in NLQ or Elite (Mini)
- mode will not print condensed 17 chars/inch. The file
- attempts to reset the printer to 10 char/inch normal
- print, but this may not override panel switch or dip
- switch settings: check your printer manual if condensed
- print doesn't seem to be working).
-
- 4. Print the file. COPY or PRINT the edited file to your
- printer, which must be an Epson or IBM-Graphics
- compatible model, set to print the default of 6 lines
- to the inch. Use one of the commands
-
- COPY yourfile PRN:
- or PRINT yourfile PRN:
-
- 4. Cut out the label, just inside the top and bottom
- lines. Fold it on the middle lines to fit into the
- spine of the box, and tuck the cardboard label supplied
- with the blank cassette inside the paper label to keep
- it neatly in place.
-
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- (C) John McClenahan. February 26, 1989
-
- AUDIO CASSETTE TITLE LABEL PRINTER
-
- If you want to see how it works, you can use the DOS command
- "TYPE CASSBOX.LBL" to display the skeleton file.
-
- The first line resets the printer, and tries to ensure it
- prints in Pica (10 char/inch) normal mode.
-
- The 2nd, 18th, 21st and 25th lines consist of a symbol, and a
- row of minus signs ending in a plus sign. Lines 2 and 25 mark
- the outline of the label (4" x 3-7/8" approx). Lines 18 and 21
- show where to crease the label to fit in the box. The gap in
- the row of minus signs shows you where to stop typing on the
- title lines (which are printed double width) so as not to
- print past the edge of the label.
-
- Some of the lines have non-printable symbols displayed.
- There are four different symbols:
-
- 1. A "left pointing arrow" - ASCII code 27, or ESCape -
- to tell the printer to expect a special formatting
- character (@ to reset, and P to set 10 char/inch
- normal print).
-
- 2. A "sunburst" symbol - ASCII code 15, or Ctrl-O - to
- turn on condensed printing for the label outlines and
- some of the text.
-
- 3. A double "musical note" symbol - ASCII 14, or Ctrl-N -
- which turns on double width (still condensed) printing
- for a single line, for the titles for Sides A: and B:
- and for the spine of the box.
-
- 4. A vertical "double arrow" symbol - ASCII code 18, or
- Ctrl-R - at the end of line 25, which turns off
- condensed printing to get the printer back to normal
- for your next print job. The file ends with with another
- ESCape code and an @ sign to reset the printer to its
- start up defaults.
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