Printer's Apprentice 6.53 - October 20, 1997 Professional font management for Windows 95 Lose Your Mind Development Bryan T. Kinkel Post Office Box 302 Haverford, PA 19041-0302 web: http://www.igi.net/~btkinkel email: btkinkel@igi.net ORDERS via Phone: (713) 524-6394 ORDERS via Compuserve: GO SWREG ORDERS via PsL on the Internet: http://www.pslweb.com/cgi-win/psl_ord.exe/item14515 (c) copyright 1991-1997 by Bryan T. Kinkel "Printer's Apprentice takes the lead over competing font management tools such as Ares' Font Minder... Printer's Apprentice should be at the top of your list." -PC Magazine October 24, 1995 "Virtually every user can benefit from Printer's Apprentice." -PC/Computing April 1993 "The best-designed Windows font viewer for all font formats..." -PC Magazine October 27, 1992 INTRODUCTION ------------ Thank you for taking the time to look at Printer's Apprentice 6.5, the best font manager around. This file contains information about the software, pricing and technical support. Instructions for quickly installing Printer's Apprentice are also included. The software manual is contained in an online help file (pa.hlp). Printer's Apprentice is a comprehensive, 32 bit font manager for Windows 95. We have designed it to be the best Windows font manager available today. With this software you can examine your TrueType and ATM font collection, print a variety of elegant font sample sheets and catalogs and install/uninstall fonts. Printer's Apprentice really shines when used with uninstalled fonts located on CD-ROMs or disks. You can preview uninstalled fonts with a few mouse clicks. Printer's Apprentice can also print ultra-sharp catalog listings from CDs without installing a single font. If you have been looking for advanced font printing and management, Printer's Apprentice is for you! Please take the time to look at the software. If you do any work with desktop publishing or use many fonts with your PC, we think you will find Printer's Apprentice to be an invaluable utility. REMEMBER - This software is shareware!! If you like it, please see the order information in this file or in the help system. A MESSAGE FOR USERS OF PRINTER'S APPRENTICE 6.1a AND EARLIER VERSIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------- Two issues have come up that have convinced us it is time to change our upgrade policies. First, the Internet is both good and bad. On more than one occasion our technical support people have spoken with individuals who mentioned that codes for commercial and shareware packages are available on hacker Web sites. Both large and small software companies cannot afford to be ripped off by these people. Second, for many years Lose Your Mind Development had a policy of unlimited upgrades. As long as you had the registration code, you could continue to download upgrades and disable the nag screens. Ordering new diskettes and manuals was optional. The Windows 95 version took over a year to develop and test. It was close to a 100% rewrite of old code. Without upgrade revenue, we will not be able to support this product or continue future development. What does this mean to you? 1) Is this the first time you have used Printer's Apprentice? Then we hope you enjoy the software and do consider registering this program. 2) If you purchased 6.5 or upgraded to 6.5 via one of our mailings, then you are entitled to a free upgrade to 6.52. You should have received an email with a new registration code. 3) If you are a registered user of 6.1a or previous versions, then you will notice that the registration code does not work. We hope that you will help support this product. The Upgrade Package includes the software on two disks, your registration code, installation instructions and the new 50+ page manual. The Upgrade Package costs $12.00 plus shipping ($3.00 USA, $5.00 outside of USA). You can order by sending a check payable to Lose Your Mind Development P.O. Box 302 Haverford, PA 19041-0302. Your name will be checked against a database of registered users! So please don't order at this price unless you purchased a previous version. So, if you are a registered user of previous versions, and you want to use the 6.52 version, you need to upgrade. We want to be able to provide you with more high quality software in the future. We are sure many of you are now wondering what the future upgrade policy will be. Simply, minor upgrades will always be free. We owe it to the users to fix bugs, etc. Major upgrades of the software will most likely have a fee. If you have any questions about this change in our upgrade policy, please don't hesitate to email us at btkinkel@igi.net. INSTALL/UNINSTALL AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ----------------------------------------- To install Printer's Apprentice, you need a computer running Windows 95. We recommend at least a Pentium class machine with 16 megabytes of memory. This version of the software does not include the Visual Basic run time (VB40032.DLL) in the distribution ZIP file. If this file is not present on your computer, you need to download a copy from the Lose Your Mind Development Web site (http://www.igi.net/~btkinkel). You can also download it from the Compuserve WINUTIL forum. ** Information about OCX and DLL versions shipped with this software can ** be found at the end of this file. To install Printer's Apprentice ------------------------------- 1. Create a temporary directory and unzip the distribution .ZIP file to that directory. 2. Double click the SETUP.EXE icon found in that temporary directory. This program will install Printer's Apprentice on your computer. 3. After you have installed Printer's Apprentice, you can delete the temporary directory and the SETUP.EXE file. 4. We recommend placing the distribution .ZIP file on a backup floppy in case you need to reinstall Printer's Apprentice. After Printers' Apprentice is installed, run the software by choosing the Printer's Aprentice icon on the Start menu. If you need to uninstall this software, use the Start Menu to select the Uninstall item from the Printer's Apprentice group. SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION ---------------------- Because this is a shareware application, we encourage users and companies to distribute this program. If you are a commercial shareware distributor or online service (Web, FTP site, BBS, etc), please refer to the information in the file VENDINFO.DIZ. This file explains the terms of distribution for this software. VENDINFO.DIZ also contains standard descriptions for the software. We ask that you use this text for your online descriptions and catalog text in reference to FontReview. PURCHASING & PRICING -------------------- Printer's Apprentice is a shareware program distributed and supported by Lose Your Mind Development, an Association of Shareware Professionals member. Lose Your Mind Development has been in business for over five years programming and distributing Windows font products. You are encouraged to put this program through its paces to see if you find it of value. If it is a utility you feel you will use in your home or office work, we kindly ask that you pay for it. If not, please run the uninstall program and remove it from your computer system. Pricing for the Printer's Apprentice software package is as follows: --------------------------------------------------------------- | Printer's Apprentice for Windows 95 | | $25.00 + shipping ($3.00 United States, $5.00 Canada, Overseas | --------------------------------------------------------------- * Software on two diskettes * 50 + page manual and getting started instructions * Single user license * Technical support via email, mail and phone * Advance notice of future upgrades 1. ONLINE - CREDIT CARD Internet users can order via the Internet through the Public Software Library (PsL). They have a secured Web commerce server at http://www.pslweb.com/cgi-win/psl_ord.exe/item14515. Compuserve users can order online via the Shareware Registration forum. GO SWREG to access the service. The charge will appear on your bill with the rest of your Compuserve charges. 2. PHONE - CREDIT CARD - (713) 524-6394 ASK FOR PRODUCT #14515 and specify the Windows 95 version. You can order with MC, Visa, American Express or Discover from Public (software) Library by calling 713-524-6394 or by FAX to 713-524-6398. THESE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY. THE AUTHOR OF THIS PROGRAM CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS. Any questions about the status of order shipment, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc, must be directed to Lose Your Mind Development P.O. Box 302 Haverford, PA 19041-0302 (215) 721-0466 btkinkel@igi.net To insure that you get the latest version, PsL will notify us the day of your order and we will ship the product directly to you. 3. MAIL - CHECK / MONEY ORDER If you wish to pay via a check, please enclose a check payable in US dollars to Lose Your Mind Development P.O. Box 302 Haverford, PA 19041-0302 Checks can be made payable to "Lose Your Mind Development" Please take the time to fill out the order form. The order form can be printed from the PA.HLP file. You need to install Printer's Apprentice first, access the PA.HLP file, and jump to the topic "Order Form" from the table of contents. TECHNICAL SUPPORT ----------------- We really enjoy hearing from our users! If you need to get in touch with us, please use the following contact information. Because Bryan (the author) has a day job, Email is STRONGLY encouraged. EMAIL: btkinkel@igi.net WEB: http://www.igi.net/~btkinkel MAIL: Lose your Mind Development Post Office Box 302 Haverford, PA 19041-0302 Phone: (215) 721-0466 7-9 PM EST ONLY!! Before contacting us with a question, be sure to check out the following Web resources: Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.igi.net/~btkinkel/pa65faq.htm Software Version History : http://www.igi.net/~btkinkel/changes.txt ActiveX OCX/DLL's Shipped with Printer's Apprentice --------------------------------------------------- Printer's Apprentice, like many other Windows applications, uses ActiveX controls and DLLs. Our setup program does not copy an OCX/DLL file to your windows system directory if a newer version of the file exists. Unfortunatly, not all application setup programs are as friendly. For example, Printer's Apprentice was compiled with version 4.02 of tabctl32.ocx. If another program installs version 1.02 of tabctl32.ocx without checking to make sure it is not overwriting a newer version, Printer's Apprentice will not run. If Printer's Apprentice does not load, check the version numbers of the following files located in your windows system directory. To check a version number, right click on the file, select "Properties" from the menu, and click the Version tab. Common OCX/DLL version conflict error messages include "Error 429, you do not have the proper license to use this functionality" and "Cannot load from file." Listed below are the version numbers of the OCX/DLL files that are shipped with PA inside the SETUP.EXE. comdlg32.ocx 92,672 7/26/95 1.0.2415 dwcbk32.ocx 83,968 10/4/96 5:00:12 PM 4.2.000 dweasy32.ocx 115,712 10/4/96 5:01:08 PM 4.2.002 keysta32.ocx 118,272 7/26/95 1.00.0024 mhcmbo32.ocx 153,008 9/23/96 3:19:48 PM 5.00.0069 mhlist32.ocx 149,936 9/23/96 3:21:52 PM 5.00.0069 tabctl32.ocx 154,896 10/22/96 10:38:30 AM 4.02.0000 threed32.ocx 200,704 7/26/95 1.0.0041 dwspy32.dll 134,144 10/4/96 4:56:56 PM 4.2.003 mfc40.dll 924,432 8/9/96 8:21:24 PM 4.1.6139 mhlocale.dll 118,696 9/23/96 3:21:56 PM 5.00.0069 mhrun32.dll 38,824 9/23/96 3:22:24 PM 5.00.0069 msvcrt40.dll 326,656 8/16/96 1:44:32 PM 4.10.6038 olepro32.dll 74,000 8/16/96 1:44:32 PM 4.1.6038 vb40032.dll 721,168 8/15/95 4.00.2422 ven2232.olb 37,376 12/16/95 2.0.5627 ASP STATEMENT ------------- 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � � � ASP Ombudsman Information � � � � Lose Your Mind Development is a member of the Association of � � Shareware Professionals (ASP). 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