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- April 9, 1997
-
- ***************************************
-
- RELEASE NOTES
-
- Code.Print Professional Edition
- for Visual Basic
- Version 3.2
-
- ***************************************
-
- Contents
- ========
- VB 5.0 Support
- Incremental Processing
- Default Fonts
- Creating a Custom CPVB.INI
-
-
- VB 5.0 Support
- ==============
- Code.Print supports all versions of
- Visual Basic from release 1.0 to 5.0.
- When operating on Win95 and WinNT 3.51
- or 4.0, Code.Print supports long file
- names for both file selection and as
- referenced in VB .vbp project files. All
- new VB syntax and constructs are
- supported including property procedures.
- Class files are also supported.
-
- IDE integration
- Code.Print Pro can hook into the Visual
- Basic 4.0 16-bit and VB 3.0 IDE only.
- Because of the nature of protected
- memory space on 32-bit operating systems
- such as Win95 and WinNT, the 32-bit
- versions of VB4 and VB5 are inaccessible
- to 16-bit programs such as Code.Print
- Pro. Code.Print Pro can still process
- all 32-bit VB files but they have to be
- selected and saved manually in print job
- files.
-
- IDE integration is still supported for
- all versions of VB 1.0 through 3.0. In
- addition, IDE integration is fully
- functional under all flavors of Windows.
-
- Note: In order for Code.Print to
- successfully hook into Visual Basic when
- running under Win95 or WinNT, Visual
- Basic and Code.Print must be running in
- the same memory space. Do not run Visual
- Basic or Code.Print in separate memory
- spaces otherwise Code.Print will be
- unable to connect to the VB IDE.
-
- Incremental Processing
- ======================
- If Incremental Processing is enabled,
- you must save the print job file after
- executing the print job. (You will be
- prompted on exiting the program.) If you
- do not save the print job file after
- executing a print job, the last print
- time stamp will not be saved.
-
- Default Fonts
- =============
- By default, Code.Print tries to print
- everything in 10 point Courier. It
- selects the Courier font by asking the
- printer device context to give it the
- first font name containing the letters
- "Cour"; if no font matches the request,
- Code.Print asks for the first font in
- the list.
-
- Whether or not your system has a font
- named Courier, it is a good idea to
- select some fonts that you know work
- well with your printer and make them the
- defaults for Code.Print.
-
- For information on how to change the
- default fonts, see "Creating a Custom
- CPVB.INI" below.
-
- -----------------------------------
- TIP If you will switch printers
- from time to time, it may be
- best to choose TrueType fonts
- as your defaults. Because
- TrueType fonts are device-
- independent, the fonts you
- choose will always be
- available, no matter what
- printer you use.
-
- To be sure that only TrueType
- fonts are reported to
- Code.Print when you select
- default fonts:
-
- 1. Run the Windows Control Panel.
- 2. Click the Fonts icon.
- 3. Push the TrueType button.
- 4. Check the box labeled "Show
- Only TrueType Fonts in
- Applications."
- 5. Push the Ok button to
- confirm your choice.
- 6. Push the Cancel button to
- dismiss the Fonts dialog.
-
- Then run Code.Print and follow
- the steps listed in "Creating a
- Custom CPVB.INI."
- ------------------------------
-
-
-
- Creating a Custom CPVB.INI
- ==========================
- When you first install Code.Print, there
- is no CPVB.INI file in the Code.Print
- directory. We recommend that you create
- one.
-
- To create CPVB.INI
- ------------------
-
- 1. Run Code.Print.
-
- 2. From the File menu, choose Print
- Setup.
-
- The Print Setup dialog will appear.
-
- 3. In the Installed Printers list,
- select the printer that you will use
- most often. Then push the Ok button.
-
- Note: The selected printer is not
- saved with other defaults (though it
- is saved with each print job). The
- reason for selecting a printer now is
- to be sure that the fonts associated
- with the printer are listed in the
- font selection dialog when you choose
- fonts.
-
- 4. Push the Layout button on the toolbar.
-
- The Layout dialog will appear.
-
- 5. From the Settings list at the bottom
- right of the dialog, choose Fonts.
-
- The controls for selecting fonts will
- appear in the dialog. In a group
- labeled "Section" are four radio
- buttons labeled "Header," "Title,"
- "Code," and "Comment." These are the
- sections of a printout for which you
- can specify an individual font. To
- see where each section appears in a
- typical printout, press F1 and
- examine the diagram shown in Windows
- help.
-
- 6. Select the font you prefer for each
- of the four sections.
-
- 7. When you are satisfied with your font
- selections, choose Default from the
- Settings box in the lower right of
- the Layout dialog.
-
- The controls for setting defaults
- will appear in the dialog.
-
- 8. Push the button labeled "Save Current
- Layout Settings as User- Default."
-
- Code.Print will create the file
- CPVB.INI in your Code.Print
- directory. This file stores all
- layout options you have selected, and
- Code.Print will initialize to these
- settings every time you run the
- program.
-
- 9. Push the Ok button to dismiss the
- dialog.
-
- If you exit Code.Print at this point,
- you will be asked whether you want to
- save changes to the untitled print
- job. There is no need to create a
- print job file now, so just say no.
-
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