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Since the manual for the Copyist Professional for the Amiga
was completed, several changes have been made to the
program. Most are minor, but there are a few major changes.
The most important is the completion of the HP LaserJet
driver, and the addition of a driver for the HP DeskJet.
These drivers are discussed in the file HP.DOC on the Aux-
illiary programs disk, and the remaining changes are dis-
cussed below.
* The Configuration Window now displays another directory,
called the program directory. When you start the Copyist
the program will first look in the current directory for
any necessary files (such as ME.CFG or the Usrfonts.usr file),
and if the files are not found, the program directory will
be searched. The Copyist program saves the ME.CFG file in
the current directory. If you copy the Copyist program to
your hard disk, you may wish to copy ME.CFG and Usrfonts.usr
so that they may be loaded from the current directory. If
you copy the Font_Editor to your hard disk, you should
copy all three Usrfonts files as well since the Font_Editor
is used to edit all of them.
* The Home key is not found on the Amiga! We have
substituted the Shift-Delete key combination for the Home
key where it is mentioned in the manual (pages 10, 28, 29,
and 54). Shift-Delete will move the edit cursor to the top
of the current page, or to the top of the help screen. The
Ctrl-Home key combination is similarly available by typing
Ctrl-Shift-Delete. Also note that the right Alt key func-
tions as the INSERT key.
* The screen colors are saved in the file ME.CFG. If you
wish to save the colors after changing them, you must select
Configure from the Other menu, and then click on Save.
* If the Copyist crashes when you attempt to run it from
CLI, the stack may be too small. The Copyist requires 10000
bytes of stack space, so type STACK 10000 at the CLI prompt
before running the Copyist.
* The Font Editor program is slightly different. Clicking or
holding the left mouse button draws pixels, and the right
button erases pixels.
* When saving macros to disk, the asterisk key does not
create a string of question marks for the file name.
However, we still recommend that you avoid using wildcard
keys (# ? *) in filenames, since these may conflict with
disk commands. Remember that you cannot easily identify and
copy macros with non-alphanumeric names, so you should avoid
creating such macros if you can.
* The program attempts to load and save macros from a
directory called "Macros". Such a directory is provided
for you on the main program disk. Should this directory
not be found, the current directory will be used. If you
install the Copyist onto a hard disk, you should create
a Macros directory so that your Copyist directory doesn't
get cluttered with macros.
* Another thing about macros. The ones we provide were
designed to run in interlace mode (400 lines). If you
use some of them in hi-res (200 lines) they will try to
perform operations below the bottom of the screen and
become garbled.
* If you change the user fonts, the help file, or the
configuration file, you should copy them to all of your
Copyist disks that contain programs or to your hard disk.
This way, you can run any of the programs that make up the
Copyist Professional from any disk, without worrying about
accidentally using an outdated file. For example, if you
use the Font_Editor to customize the Usrfonts.eps file,
make sure to copy the file to the directory where you keep
your printer drivers.
* There are two printers drivers that direct their output
to the Amiga's standard printer device as defined in your
preferences. They are called "Amiga_Printer_Driver" and
"Amiga_PD2". The second one builds a very large bitmap
in memory which it sends to the printer device. If your
system does not have enough memory for it to run, it will
simply exit without a word. The other program provides the
same functionality using much less memory by printing in
small strips.
SOME CORRECTIONS TO MANUAL TEXT:
* Disregard the warning "CONFIGURING THE COPYIST IS NOT AN
OPTIONAL STEP!". This is a relic. The only important
option in the configuration window is the work directory
which is initially set to RAM:. This is where the Copyist
will store numerous internal work files. If you're short
on ram, you can substitute a directory on disk.
* When the manual tells you to place the key disk "in drive
df0:" it means to say "in any drive".
* The Other menu contains the selections "Paste" and "Help...".