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D I S K P R I N T
Version 2.3.5e DEMO
written by Jan Geissler
Hermann-Rombach-Str. 17
D-7120 Bietigheim, West Germany
05-Jan-91
I. COPYRIGHT & DISTRIBUTION
DiskPrint is Shareware. For a fee of 10 US-Dollars (or more) plus return
postage (3$) and a blank disk you will get the full package with the final
version of the program, more (and updated) DiskPrint label data files.
(for example label data for ALL fishdisks)
The assembler source code (Hisoft Devpac) is also available.
You will also become a registred user then so you will get an update for 3$
plus return postage. (Send the money to the address above)
This english demo version may be freely distributed with the following
restrictions:
- It must be distributed in a separate drawer containing the following
files:
DiskPrint2.3.5e [The program, V2.3.5 demo, english]
DiskPrint2.3.5e.info
DiskPrint.def [Defaults file]
ReadMe.doc [This instruction]
ReadMe.doc.info
Help.pic.pp [IFF-pic]
Help.pic.info
Eti_Fish200-250 [DiskPrint 2.3 label data]
Eti_Fish251-370 [...]
PPShow [IFF viewer]
MuchMorePoPa [like "more", (c) AMOK]
arp.library [library, please copy to sys:libs]
- None of the files is changed in any way (for example with a file editor)
- The disk (this package is distributed with) must not cost more than
6 US-Dollars.
II. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
This Program runs on all Amigas (500/1000/2000/2500/3000) with Kickstart
1.2/1.3/2.0.
About 40 kB free memory is required (plus free memory for label data,
default is 60kB)
The program needs "ARP.library" in the "libs:" -drawer of your bootdisk if
not using Kickstart 2.0. It uses the "printer.device" so your printer
driver should be set properly.
What you also need are 3.5"-labels to print on (and a printer, of course!)
(:-])
III. GETTING STARTED
The Program can be started from Workbench (by double clicking the icon) or
from CLI.
From the CLI, a filename can be added to load a data file
e.g. "DiskPrint2.2e S:Eti_Fish251-370"
IV. THE PROGRAM
DiskPrint is used for printing 3,5" disk labels. It is designed for
public domain (mainly for printing labels for FD-disks). The main
feature is that label data files can be loaded into memory so labels for
special FD-Disks, e.g. Fishdisks, are available without having to type
anything in or having to wait for AmigaDos to read in the full directory.
The easiest way to figure out what advantages DiskPrint has is to run the
program and print out some Fish-labels...
V. HOW TO USE...
After having started, the program tries to load the file "DiskPrint.def"
in the actual drawer or the s-drawer of your bootdisk. From this file the
default of the DiskType-gadget (described below) and the path for label
data is read in. See the example file "DiskPrint.def" for further info.
In the top of the DiskPrint window there are 21 names of FD-disk series. I
know most of them are german, so if you send me the name of your serie I
will include it in my next version. If you have any suggestions to improve
DiskPrint please send these to me...
If you select one of them with the left mousebutton it will appear in the
so called "diskname"-gadget.
Below this there are two gadgets where you can skip forward/backward one
label in the data memory. Between these there's a gadget with a
number in it (described below). If you hit this gadget the label with this
number will be searched in data memory.
Below there's the "disktype" -gadget. Normally you should leave the
default in it. It describes the general type of the disk contents (for ex-
ample shareware, backup disk, public domain, free distributable, data
disk, ...).
Below this there are seven string-gadgets where detailed information about
the contents is given (for example the program names, versions, copyright,
...). Load the data files to see.
All these string gadgets can be cleared by clicking into the gadget
described with a "C" (left of the contents gadgets). The disktype gadget
will be set to default then.
On the left there's the disk nr. With the upper arrow you can increase it,
the lower one decreases it. The right arrow appends it to the diskname.
If you want to run DiskPrint in the background just press the right
mousebutton while the DiskPrint window is active. This window will close
then and a small one will open.
By clicking into this little window the program is reactivated - and no
data was lost...
DiskPrint has some more functions:
- Clear data mem Clears the data mem. The labels (currently in
memory) will be lost!
- Load datafile Load a label data file from disk into memory
(arp-requester will open)
- Write datafile Write a label data file onto disk
(DEMO-VERSION!, removed)
- Write into mem Write the (in the window) actually displayed
label into mem at the position by using the
write mode shown in the mode gadget (described
below)
- Print label Print the label on your printer. Uses the
printer.device. Your printer should be set
correctly with "preferences" !!!!
- Mode: append/edit This is the mode used at "Write into mem":
* if in append mode: the label will be appen-
ded after the last label in memory
(the actual position in memory is ignored)
-> use this to append new labels to the end of
your data file
* if in edit mode: the label in the actual
position will be overwritten by the displayed
label
-> use this to edit old label data. But please
be careful...
- Load Contents Load in the contents of a fishdisk to the
string gadgets. Also loads in version numbers
of the files if given in the contents file.
(Demo-Version!, removed)
- Search ASCII Search for an ASCII text in data memory
* Search first: Start searching at the first
label in data memory
* Search next: Start searching at the actual
position in memory
- AutoIncrease Increase the disk no. by 1 if the "clear"
gadget is activated
- AutoWrite Activates the above listed function "Write
into mem" automatically if the "return"-key is
pressed in the last contents gadget
(be careful: the write mode is relevant)
Version 2.3 which I distributed in the Fred Fish library some time ago had
a serious bug in the printing routine. I removed it. Now there should be
no problem in printing them on labels...
Have fun!...
Jan Geissler, 05-Jan-91