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- Sub: LabelMaker DA Notes
-
- LabelMaker Desk Accessory Notes
-
- LabelMaker is a simple utility that will print 5 or 6 lines of text to the
- currently selected printer (as long as it is not a LaserWriter). This text is
- sent to the printer directly as ASCII text to bypass the speed constraints of
- sending graphic information.
-
- LabelMaker is a desk accessory; to use it you must install it with the Font/DA
- Mover (version 3.2 or greater). After installing it, "LabelMaker" should
- appear under your apple menu.
-
- ---Usage Notes
-
- 1) When LabelMaker first starts up, it checks to see what the current printer
- is; if the printer is a LaserWriter or AppleTalk ImageWriter, special notes are
- displayed in a dialog box.
-
- 2) If you wish to change the current printer designation while LabelMaker is
- opened, select the Chooser (and the Control Panel if necessary). These desk
- accessories will work together with no problem.
-
- 3) When printing to an ImageWriter II, you may wish to select the "NLQ" mode
- option for a higher quality print. This option may be selected with other
- printers connected, but it won't serve any purpose unless the printer in
- question recognizes the "<Esc>a2" string used by the ImageWriter II for this
- mode.
-
- 4) There are options for printing to two different sizes of labels, namely 1"
- (standard envelope labels) and 2.5" (standard shipping labels). To select
- these options, click on the buttons to the right of the text boxes.
-
- 5) "Return" and "Tab" will move the cursor down to the next text entry box,
- and when used with the shift key these keys will cause the cursor to move
- backwards to the previous text entry box.
-
- 6) Command-M will center the text on the longest line; this can be un-done by
- typing Command-M once again. This command will toggle centering on and off
- with successive attempts. As a side effect, any text line that begins with
- leading spaces will be left justified at the first non-space character if
- 'centering' is turned off.
-
- ---Known Limitations
-
- 1) When printing 1" labels, only 5 lines will print; the sixth line is ignored
- (there isn't room on the label for it).
-
- 2) No more than 50 labels can be printed at a time.
-
- 3) There seems to be a "feature" associated with the AppleTalk Imagewriter
- low-level ASCII streaming driver such that if the printer is currently in use,
- the driver will "time-out" and ignore the print request. This can cause the
- loss of some or all of the imformation being printed.
-
- 4) For some unknown reason LabelMaker responds very slowly when used while
- WayStation 2.3 is running. This is the only application that this has been
- noticed with.
-
- If you have any comments, bug reports, etc. concerning this desk accessory
- please send them to AppleLink address MUTTER2.
-
- Enjoy!
-