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- PRINTING GRAPHICS SCREENS FROM THE PC
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- This document discusses methods of printing graphics for a variety of
- printers.
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- EPSON.COM
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- This is a replacement for GRAPHICS.COM, and may be used with a variety
- of dot matrix printers. Note that many printers emulate Epson type
- graphics, so even if your printer is not an Epson, this routine may
- still work.
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- SCRNDMP.COM
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- SCRNDMP v 1.02 will install an enhancement to the PrtSc key which adds
- graphics printing support for Hercules Mono, Color Graphics Adapter
- (mono mode) and Enhanced Graphics Adapter (6430x350 Color). Printers
- supported are Okidata 92, Okidata 192, Epson/IBM, and C.Itoh
- Prowriter. Only the selected driver remains resident. Copyrighted by
- Hardwood Software Associates. Entered into public domain for
- non-commercial use only. Version 1.02 corrects page selection on EGA.
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- Instructions for using SCRNDMP
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- Usage: SCRNDMP /g /p
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- Where: g = E[GA] for Enhanced Graphics(640x350 Color)
- = C[GA] for Color Graphics(640x200 Mono only)
- = H[ercules] for Herc Mono Graphics (720x348 Mono)
- p = E[PSON] for EPSON/IBM printer
- = C[ITOH] for CITOH PROWRITER/PROWRITER II printer
- = 1[92] for OKIDATA 192 printer
- = 9[2] for OKIDATA 92 printer
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- EXAMPLE:Suppose you had a Hercules type monitor setup, and an Epson
- printer. You would enter the following command at the DOS prompt:
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- C>SCRNDMP /h/e
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- Press PrintScreen to activate the screen print program. Then...
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- 1)If the screen is a text screen, press the spacebar.
- 2)If the screen is a graphics screen, press the number 1 on the upper
- row of number keys.
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- If no key is pressed within 10 seconds the regular text print screen
- routine is used. Graphics printing in progress can be canceled by
- pressing 'ESC'.
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- LASERJET.EXE and THINKJET.EXE
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- The LASETJET/THINKJET PRINT SCREEN utility allows you to print the
- contents of your display screen using the LaserJet or ThinkJet
- printers. These instructions explain how to install and use this
- utility.
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- **LASERJET INSTALLATION**
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- a. Copy the LASERJET.EXE file to your hard disk.
- b. Now, to initiate the LASERJET print screen program, you would
- enter the following command at the DOS prompt:
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- C>LASERJET A
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- You may want to include this command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or in
- the file that begins the program that creates the graphs you wish to
- print. For example, in the KWIKSTAT program, you may want to change
- the file KS.BAT to have the following lines:
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- LASERJET A
- KS21STAT
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- The LASERJET command replaces the GRAPHICS command. If there are any
- commands in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file for other screen dump programs (such
- as IBM "GRAPHICS"), remove them.
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- USING THE LASERJET PRINT SCREEN UTILITY
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- To print the contents of the PC display, perform the following
- two-step procedure:
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- a. Press "SHIFT-PrtSc" (or the PrintScreen key on the enhanced
- keyboard). After a 5-second delay, your display screen will be dumped
- to the printer. Note that if the display is in Alpha mode, an "A" will
- flash in the upper left corner of the screen. If the screen is in
- Graphics mode, a short horizontal line will appear in the upper left
- corner of the screen.
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- b. You may select any of the options from the list below by pressing
- the key of the desired option within 5 seconds of pressing the
- "SHIFT-PrtSc". One option from each group (orientation, print
- positioning, or page ejection) may be selected. Printing will begin 5
- seconds after the last key is pressed. The Enter key may be pressed
- to terminate the 5-second delay. NOTE: If you select any of the
- options listed below, you do not have to select one from each
- group--those that are not specified will default automatically.
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- KEY OPTION
- ORIENTATION * P -- PORTRAIT ORIENTATION
- L -- LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION
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- PRINT POSITIONING * T -- TOP OF PAGE (PORTRAIT MODE ONLY)
- M -- MIDDLE OF PAGE (PORTRAIT MODE ONLY)
- B -- BOTTOM OF PAGE (PORTRAIT MODE ONLY)
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- PAPER EJECTION * Y -- AUTO FORM FEED AT END OF PAGE
- N -- NO AUTO FORM FEED AT END OF PAGE
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- ENTER KEY -- TERMINATES 5-SECOND TIME-OUT PERIOD
- * Default values
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- EXAMPLE: To print a page of graphics, centered on the page, press the
- "SHIFT" key and "PrtSc" key, immediately followed by pressing the "M"
- key. Your graphics will printed at the center of the page.
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- Here is a table to help you decide which graphics program to use:
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- GRAPHICS/MONITOR TYPE
- --------------|--------------------|------------
- PRINTER | STANDARD |MONOGRAPHICS
- TYPE | CGA |HERCULES
- --------------|--------------------|------------
- 9-Pin Epson | DOS GRAPHICS | SCRNDMP
- IBM Graphics | SCRNDMP | HGCIBM
- Epson Compat. | EPSON |
- --------------|--------------------|------------
- HP Laserjet | LASERJET | LASERJET
- --------------|--------------------|------------
- 24-Pin Epson | DOS GRAPHICS | HGCIBM
- & Compatible | SCRNDMP |
- --------------|--------------------|------------
- CITOH PROWRITE| SCRNDMP | SCRNDMP
- OKI 92 and 192| |
- --------------|--------------------|------------
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- HGCIBM is a program that makes a Hercules behave like a CGA monitor.
- It is Shareware and is available on Compuserve.
-