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- Printer Driver Database
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- At first I didn't intend to include this with the program, but a
- few people told me that it might be a good idea. I really don't
- recommend that you alter the existing drivers unless you know what
- you are doing. If you do know what you are doing and you create a
- driver for a printer that I don't have listed, do me a BIG favor and
- send me a copy of your new PRINTER.DAT file. Yes, that's where
- the drivers are stored.
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- The Printer Driver Database is an external program. It can
- not be run from inside Family Scrapbook. The filename is
- PRINTER.EXE. It is included so that if the supplied printer drivers
- do not work for you, you can modify them and/or create your own. To
- use this feature, you need to have your printer's manual handy and
- have a knowledge of how to use printer codes. The program does
- have some help screens, but due to the nature of the material it
- might be very confusing to the novice computerist.
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- It is worth noting that not all printers are capable of printing
- all of the reports that Family Scrapbook offers. The two most
- common limitations are not being able to print the maximum number
- of characters per line and not supporting 20 CPI mode (characters
- per inch). Most IBM printer code sets do not support 20 CPI. Most
- Epson codes do support this mode.
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- I have tried to include as many drivers as I can with the
- program. However, because my access to various printers and
- manuals is limited, there are probably many printers that are not
- supported. If you would like me to add a printer driver, contact me. I
- will need to know what printer it is and will need to obtain a copy of
- the printer's control codes. You may need to help supply me with this
- information.
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- Entering Printer Codes
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- Printer codes must be entered in decimal. Separate each
- code with a space. It would be wise to not leave any trailing spaces
- in a field.
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