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- =============== READ ME FIRST =============== ZBPLT101
-
- PRINTING THE MANUAL
-
- We made some executive decisions about the formatting of the Reference
- Manual. We started with the assumption that you have access to a HP
- LaserJet II printer (otherwise, why would you have LJPLOT in the first
- place?). We also decided to do you, and the trees, a favor by
- reducing the number of printed pages in the Manual.
-
- With that thought in mind, the Reference Manual has been processed by
- Korenthal Associates 4PRINT program (see footnotes). The reason for
- using 4PRINT is that it saves paper by printing two pages of output on
- a single page of paper. Because of this, printing the Manual requires
- some special handling.
-
- To get a printout of the Reference Manual use the LJMANUAL batch
- routine. Your LaserJet should be on-line and ready, and should have
- at least 15 sheets of paper in the tray.
-
- At the DOS prompt ( usually 'C:>' or 'A:>' ) type:
-
- LJMANUAL dev_name
-
- and hit the Enter/Return key.
-
- The 'dev_name' parameter specifies the 'device name' that the output
- is sent to. On non-networked printers using a device name of PRN or
- LPT1 will usually work. Entering a question mark (?) as a device
- name, or not specifying any device name, will bring up a help screen.
-
- If, for some reason, you are unable to print your own copy, send us a
- check for a $2.00 and we'll mail you a printout. Sorry, no charge
- card orders accepted on this offer.
-
- Mail to: ATTN SALES DEPT
- ZAMBINI BROTHERS SOFTWARE
- 17736 FIVE POINTS
- DETROIT MI 48240-2122
-
- ======================================================================
-
- Be sure to read the disclaimers at the end of the Manual. We promise
- it will be worth your time.
-
- ======================================================================
-
- CONTENTS OF THE ZBPLT101.ZIP ARCHIVE.
-
- Filename Ext Description
- -------- --- ----------------------------------------------
- readme 1st LJPLOT - READ ME file. *** YOU ARE HERE! ***
- ljmanual bat LJPLOT - Routine to print the Reference Manual.
- ljmanual bin LJPLOT - Reference Manual - pre-formatted.BINARY
- ljplot exe LJPLOT - Driver for ljplot1 and ljplot2 modules.
- ljplot1 exe LJPLOT - First Pass Module.
- ljplot2 exe LJPLOT - Second Pass Module.
- zbenvl exe ZAMBINI Envelope printer - Good for one-shot jobs.
-
- ---- SAMPLE PLOT FILES INCLUDED ----
-
- arctest plt PLOTFILE - Samples of various line weights used in ARCs.
- border plt PLOTFILE - Samples of some Border Lines.
- border2 plt PLOTFILE - Twin line full border - Portrait.
- border3 plt PLOTFILE - Twin line full border - Landscape.
- boxes plt PLOTFILE - Samples of various boxes.
- checkreg plt PLOTFILE - Produces a simple check register sheet.
- disk5 plt PLOTFILE - The old floppy disk still lives.
- envelope plt PLOTFILE - Prints a no.10 envelope addressed to Z.B.S.
- hello plt PLOTFILE - Prints underlined Hello at top of page.
- --> ljorder plt PLOTFILE - Order Form for LJPLOT.
- ltrhd plt PLOTFILE - A Letterhead with graphic starburst.
- message plt PLOTFILE - While You Were Out telephone message form.
- metric plt PLOTFILE - Simple test of metric conversions.
- pattern plt PLOTFILE - Samples of various Pattern Fills.
- shading plt PLOTFILE - Samples of various Shading Fills.
- spkr plt PLOTFILE - Plot of a hi-fi box speaker.
-
- ======================================================================
-
- QUICK START - FOR THOSE WHO HATE MANUALS.
-
- At the DOS prompt type:
-
- LJPLOT
-
- and hit the Enter/Return key. This will bring up the on-line help
- screen with more information.
-
- To actually run one of the sample plot files included, at the DOS
- prompt type:
- LJPLOT file.id dev_name
-
- and hit the Enter/Return key.
-
- File.id is the complete filename and extension of the file to be
- plotted, and Dev_name is the 'device name' of the printer to receive
- the output. For non-networked printers a device name of PRN or LPT1
- will usually work.
-
- Try this, type: LJPLOT LJORDER.PLT PRN
-
- and hit the Enter/Return key.
-
- ======================================================================
-
- PAPER SOURCE
-
- LJPLOT sets the paper source on the LaserJet to 'manual input.' You
- must insert a sheet of paper into the manual input slot on top of the
- paper tray. This allows for using different sizes of paper that you
- may or may not have paper trays for.
-
- There is a reason for this. The LaserJet uses an internal timer to
- detect paper jams. It can tell from the paper tray what size paper to
- expect and how long it should take to go through the printer. If it
- takes too much time going through the printer, the LaserJet assumes
- there is a paper jam.
-
- If you tell the printer to feed from a letter size tray, then you
- manually feed in a legal size sheet, the printer will be tricked into
- thinking there is a paper jam.
-
- ======================================================================
-
- NUMBER OF COPIES
-
- LJPLOT resets the number of copies to one. For multiple copies use
- the 'Compile Only' option and then copy that file to the printer
- multiple times.
-
- ie: LJPLOT myfile.plt C <return>
- COPY ZBLJTEMP.OUT /B PRN <return>
- COPY ZBLJTEMP.OUT /B PRN <return>
- COPY ZBLJTEMP.OUT /B PRN <return>
- DEL ZBLJTEMP.*
-
- Note: After issuing the first COPY command, the entire line can be
- repeated by hitting the F3 key and the return key.
-
- ======================================================================
-
- PRINTER ERROR 21
-
- The following is quoted from the LaserJet II Technical Reference
- Manual, page 13-9.
-
- "As data is received by the printer, it is processed and stored
- in an intermediate format. The intermediate data is later
- processed and printed. During the physical printing of a page,
- the page moves through the printer at a constant speed. Thus,
- there are pages that cannot be printed because the page's
- intermediate data cannot be processed and printed fast enough to
- keep up with the physical speed of the page as it moves through
- the printer. When this condition occurs, '21 ERROR' is
- displayed on the printer's control panel. A page causing this
- error can never be printed by this device; however, it may be
- possible to remove or redistribute the page's data and
- subsequently print the page."
-
- The only advice we can give you is to try reorganizing your commands
- so the printer gets its instructions in a more top to bottom (right to
- left in portrait mode) structure. If that doesn't work, you can try
- reducing the overall size of the plot.
-
- ======================================================================
-
- COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
-
- Q: I have the following code in my plot file:
-
- POI 0.0 ** point horizontal right
- LINE 2.0 ** draw 2 inch line
- MOVR 0.25 0.0 ** move pen 1/4 inch to the right
- TEXT All purchase orders must be signed.
- MOVR 0.25 0.0 ** move pen 1/4 inch to the right
- LINE 2.0 ** draw 2 inch line
-
- When I run the plot, the first line comes out fine, but the second
- line runs right through my text. What's wrong?
-
- A: The problem is that LJPLOT doesn't know where the LaserJet's
- cursor is after the TEXT statement. LJPLOT initially sets the
- character set to a 10 character per inch font. However, you could
- easily have specified a different font size or even a soft font
- (provided you had made it permanent before running LJPLOT) or
- cartridge font by using the CHAR command. LJPLOT would then have no
- way of knowing how much space that TEXT actually used. If LJPLOT
- tried to guess, it would be wrong as often as it would be right!
- Since only YOU know how much space that text is using, change the
- MOVR command after the TEXT line to move the pen the correct distance.
-
- ======================================================================
-
- ZBENVL.EXE
-
- ZBENVL is a simple little program we wrote for in-house use. Its only
- function is to take the address text that you type in and print out a
- quick envelope on the LaserJet. You wouldn't want to use it for a 500
- person mailing list. But, when you just need one or two envelopes
- done in a hurry, it's a real time saver.
-
- ZBENVL prompts you for each line of text. You type in the lines and
- it converts the text to uppercase (as per the new USPS guidelines) and
- prints it on the envelope. Just start it up, it will tell you what to
- do.
-
- ZBENVL IS FREE. It's our gift to you. We decided to put it in the
- Public Domain, so you can use it as much as you like without feeling
- guilty. Feel free to make as many copies as you like and give them to
- your friends.
-
- There are only three things that you can NOT do:
- 1) You can NOT alter the program in any way.
- 2) You can NOT charge any fee for distributing the program.
- 3) You can NOT change the name of the program on copies you are
- distributing (you can rename YOUR copy to anything you like).
-
- ======================================================================
-
- FOOTNOTES
-
- (1) We used 4PRINT version 4.0 to format the Reference Manual. 4PRINT
- can also print double-sided, with 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns per side, to
- get up to 8 pages of output on a single page. We use it around here a
- lot! 4PRINT is available for $54.95 from:
-
- KORENTHAL ASSOCIATES INC
- 230 W 13TH ST
- NEW YORK NY 10011
-
- Owner's of earlier versions of 4PRINT are eligible for a special
- upgrade price. You can also contact them on CompuServe ( GO PCVENB )
- and at 1-800-KA-PROGS ( ORDERS ONLY ).
-
- You may also want to get PCBOOK which is available free via PCmagNet
- on CompuServe. It formats the output so the resulting printouts can
- be folded into 5.5" x 8.5" pamphlets.
-
- ======================================================================
-
- If you're using the DOS TYPE command to view this file and it went by
- too fast, at the DOS prompt type:
-
- MORE < README.1ST
-
- and hit the Enter/Return key.