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- **** GfxLabels v1 by Laura M. Young 02/16/89 ****
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- GfxLabels is a neat little program that will let you print out as many
- labels as you want, with a little IFF brush graphic next to the text.
- It comes in handy for nice disk labels, or for Christmas mailing labels
- with a Christmas graphic on it.... the possibilities are endless... :-)
- It is MUCH easier than loading up DeluxePaint for doing a job like this!
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- First, you MUST put the included fonts (IBM, 2001, and Pinocchio) into your
- boot disk's FONTS directory!!! When you first run GfxLabels, it will
- load in these fonts. As of this version there are ONLY 4 fonts I've found,
- including Topaz (the system font), which will do a nice job in this program.
- * In future versions there may be more fonts *
- This program needs the ARP.LIBRARY in your LIBS directory of your system
- disk... If it's there you should have no problems with loading pics.
- Also, this program requires AT LEAST 512K RAM to run correctly!
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- Ok, now that we got that over with, let's look at the MENU options:
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- SELECT PIC - This is step 1 to creating your label. Pick any IFF brush
- For best results use small black-on-white 2 color brush - easy to make
- with Deluxe Paint in low or medium resolution mode (or a converted
- PrintShop graphic... There is a program or two floating around that will
- convert them to IFF brushes for you). I have included some graphics with
- this program. After loading your pic, the brush will be displayed on the
- screen. Whenever you decide you want a new brush, simply choose SELECT
- PIC.
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- SETUP TEXT - This is step 2 to creating your label (although it doesn't
- matter whether you do step 1 or step 2 first). Here is where you type in
- what text you want on your label. You must type within the boundaries of
- the border or your label will not come out right. You can type 3 lines of
- text. If you want only 1 or 2 lines, just hit return to skip a line.
- When you are done typing your text, you will then be able to position your
- graphic next to it (if you have a graphic already selected). Text will
- always be typed in your current font. If you change fonts after typing,
- your text will be unaffected, until you select SETUP TEXT again.
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- MOVE PIC - This will let you move the graphic around on the screen. It
- can be used if you position your graphic wrong the first time, or if for
- some reason, you need to move the pic out of the way. After positioning
- the pic, you hit Return to place it.
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- PRINT - Print out your label(s) after you have created it. Make sure your
- printer is ON, and aligned at the VERY TOP of the label. You will then
- be asked how many labels you want to print out, and the printing will begin.
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- BORDER - You can select whether you want a thin border printed around your
- label or not. It looks nice with it, and is easier to line up your pic
- within the label. But if you don't want a border, you can just keep it on
- until after you setup your label, then turn it off. If you turn the border
- off before setting up your label, you will only see 2 lines for the left and
- right margins, as a guideline, but they won't be printed on your label.
- The default is Border ON.
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- FONTS - There are 4 fonts: Topaz (system font), IBM, 2001, and Pinocchio.
- These fonts MUST be in your boot disk's FONTS directory to work! (Topaz
- font is the only one not needed on disk since it is in ROM.) If you are
- having problems here, better check your FONTS directory!
- As of this version, only the 4 specified 8 point fonts may be used, as
- these are the ones that work best. In future updates I may include more
- fonts.
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- QUIT - A graceful EXIT from GfxLabels.....
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- Well, that's about it.......ENJOY!!
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- * NOTE * Any ghosted options in the menus are for FUTURE versions.
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- Here comes the usual Shareware mumbojumbo...
- If you like this program, and use it often, please support the efforts of
- the author (that's me), by sending a $10 (or more) contribution to:
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- Laura Young
- 702 Whitney Ave.
- Easton, PA 18042
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- This will put your name on my *REGISTERED* Users List, and you will be
- entitled to any updates, plus notified of updates to any of my other
- programs.
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- Contributors of $15 or more will receive in the mail a complete disk full
- of handy little IFF graphics to use with GfxLabels (and other programs)!
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- * Future versions of GfxLabels will include:
- - Larger size (5 line) labels
- - Multi graphics on one label
- - Multi fonts on one label
- - Larger selection of fonts, and more!
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- However, future versions all depend on how much support I receive
- from this version!
-
- Thanks to Lee Rogers for the requester help, and beta testing!
- If you have any questions, I can be contacted on my BBS....
- The Equinox BBS (215)250-9467 - 1200/2400 - ANSI graphics!
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