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:load1 darkbold.f16 :load2 heading1.p16 :font 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ IHSPRINT USER GUIDE 2-1 ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :dsoff :font 0 :space 4 :font 2 INTRODUCTION :font 0 :space 2 :eon :ccon IHSPRINT is the !FONTASTIC! program which actually does the printing of your text files. Text files may be created by any text editor or word processor which maintains files in DOS ASCII format (EDLIN, for example). By placing the special !FONTASTIC! control words and/or characters within the text file, you can direct IHSPRINT to print the file in special ways. Particularly, IHSPRINT allows you to use alternate font files, created by the IHSFONT character editor, to print various parts of your text in different print styles and sizes. :space 4 :font 2 CONTROL WORDS :font 0 :space 2 In order to get print variety in your printed output, IHSPRINT requires you to place special control words and/or control characters within your text file. Control words start with the special IHSPRINT Control word indicator symbol. The default is the colon ":" symbol but may be changed to ANY valid ASCII character by using the :CWI control word. This special control word indicator must be in the first position of a line, and is immediately followed by a 3-6 character control word. Only one IHSPRINT printer control word is allowed per line. Some Control Words have a required parameter which will be explained later under the detail explanation of each control word. The following page contains a summary table of all of the available IHSPRINT Control Words. :ccoff :eject :font 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ 2-2 IHSPRINT USER GUIDE ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ ╔══════════════════════════╗ ║CONTROL WORD SUMMARY TABLE║ ╚══════════════════════════╝ :load2 normal.f08 :font 2 :scale 1 :lpi 12 ╔══════════╦══════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Control ║ ║ ║ ║ What does it do ? ║ ║ Word ║ ║ ╠══════════╬══════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ ║ :BDIR ║ Activates Bi-directional printing ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :CCON ║ Activates Control Characters ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :CCOFF ║ Deactivates Control Characters ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :CON ║ Turns ON the Compressed Mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :COFF ║ Turns OFF the Compressed Mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :COMP ║ Activates Compressed print font ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :CWI ║ Sets a new IHSPRINT Control Word Indicator║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :DSON ║ Turns ON the double strike mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :DSOFF ║ Turns OFF the double strike mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :DWON ║ Turns ON the Double Width mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :DWOFF ║ Turns OFF the Double Width mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :EJECT ║ Ejects the paper to top of next page ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :ELITE ║ Activates ELITE print font ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :EON ║ Turns ON the emphasized mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :EOFF ║ Turns OFF the emphasized mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :FONT ║ Selects an alternate font for printing. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :ION ║ Turns ON the Italics character set ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :IOFF ║ Turns OFF the Italics character set ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :JON ║ Maintain justification ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :JOFF ║ Ignore justification ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :LOAD ║ Dynamically loads an alternate font set ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ from the diskette. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :LPI ║ Sets the Lines Per Inch ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :PICA ║ Activates PICA print font ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :PRO ║ Turns ON proportional print font ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :SBON ║ Turns ON Subscript mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :SBOFF ║ Turns OFF Subscript mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :SCALE ║ When alternate fonts are selected, sets ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ the printing scale (1-10). ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :SPACE ║ Spaces n lines before printing ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :SPON ║ Turns ON Superscript mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :SPOFF ║ Turns OFF Superscript mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :UDIR ║ Activates uni-directional printing ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :UON ║ Turns ON underscore mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ :UOFF ║ Turns OFF underscore mode ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚══════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :ccon @0*NOTE:* Control words marked with an (@2@0) will only work on the EPSON with the GraftraxPlus^tm^ feature or equivelant installed. The function invoked by _control words_ marked with a (@2@0) may also be invoked by using _control characters_ (see below). Words marked with (@2@0) will only work on the CITOH Model 8510A printer.== :ccoff :load2 heading1.p16 :eject :font 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ IHSPRINT USER GUIDE 2-3 ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :dsoff :font 0 :space 4 :font 2 FOR EXAMPLE . . . :font 0 :space 2 The following lines produced the print below: :load2 normal.f08 :font 2 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════ SAMPLE TEXT ═══════════╗ ║ ║ ║:ion ║ ║ ║ ║This is an italics sentence. ║ ║ ║ ║:ioff ║ ║ ║ ║:dwon ║ ║ ║ ║This is an expanded sentence. ║ ║ ║ ║:dwoff ║ ║ ║ ║:con ║ ║ ║ ║This is a compressed sentence. ║ ║ ║ ║:coff ║ ║ ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :font 0 :dsoff :lpi 6 :space 2 :ion This is an italics sentence. :ioff :dwon This is an expanded sentence. :dwoff :ccon %This is a compressed sentence.% :ccoff :space 2 :eject :font 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ 2-4 IHSPRINT USER GUIDE ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :dsoff :font 0 :space 4 :load2 heading1.p16 :font 2 CONTROL CHARACTERS :font 0 :space 2 :ccon :eon Now, the use of _Control Words_ is ideal if you want to change the looks of a whole paragraph and/or major section of your document. But, you say, there are times when I would like to just 'highlite' a word or phase within a sentence. Nooooo problem ... In order to make one word or phrase on a line stand out from the rest of the line, =like this for example=, you simply have to use IHSPRINT _Control_ _Characters_ within your text. Oh no, you say, here is another complicated thing to learn. Well, we think when you see just how easy it is to use the Control Characters, !you will be delighted! at how effective they can be in making your document look extremely profressional. =_Control Characters_= are simply a shorthand way of using _Control Words_ and be able to inter-mix the functions on the same line, assumming your printer supports such capabilities. A =_Control Character_= is simply a special character which, when encountered during the printing process, causes the appropriate printer function to be turned ON. When the same Control Character is encountered again, the appropriate function is turned OFF. :ccoff For example, an '*' is used to invoke the printer EMPHASIZED mode and the '_' is used to invoke the printer UNDERLINE mode. All you have to do is turn on the Control Character mode by using the IHSPRINT :CCON control word. Then simply surround the word or phase you want exaggerated with the appropriate Control Character. :eject :font 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ IHSPRINT USER GUIDE 2-5 ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :dsoff :font 0 :space 4 :font 2 CONTROL CHARACTERS (CON'T) :font 0 :space 2 The following lines produced the printed output below: :load2 normal.f08 :font 2 :scale 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════════════╣ SAMPLE TEXT ╠═════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║:ccon <-- Activate Control Characters ║ ║ ║ ║ A canny =Maine farmer= was approached by a ║ ║ ║ ║ !stranger! one day and asked how much he ║ ║ ║ ║ thought his _prize Jersey cow_ was worth. The ║ ║ ║ ║ =farmer= thought for a moment, looked the !stranger! ║ ║ ║ ║ over, then said: _!"Are you the #tax assessor# ║ ║ ║ ║ or has she been killed by your car?!_" ║ ║ ║ ║:ccoff <-- De Activate Control Characters ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ :font 0 :dsoff :lpi 6 :scale 1 :ccon A canny =Maine farmer= was approached by a !stranger! one day and asked how much he thought his _prize Jersey cow_ was worth. The =farmer= thought for a moment, looked the !stranger! over, then said: _!"Are you the #tax assessor# or has she been killed by your car?!_" :ccoff :space 2 :load2 heading1.p16 :font 2 :scale 2 :lpi 9 CONTROL CHARACTER SUMMARY :load2 normal.f08 :font 2 :scale 1 :space 3 :lpi 12 :dson ╔═════════════╦═══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Code ║ What does it do ? ║ ╠═════════════╬═══════════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ ║ * ║ Turns emphasized on and off ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ! ║ Turns italics on and off ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ _ ║ Turns underline on and off ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ % ║ Turns compressed on and off ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ = ║ Turns double strike on and off ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ # ║ Turns double width on and off ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ^ ║ Turns Superscript on and off ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ~ ║ Turns Subscript on and off ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ @n ║ Selects Alternate font n(0,1,2) ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════╩═══════════════════════════════════╝ :eject :font 1 :lpi 9 ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ 2-6 IHSPRINT USER GUIDE ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :dsoff :font 0 :space 2 :load2 heading1.p16 :font 2 NESTING :font 0 :space 1 Control Words and Characters may be nested to produce many special print effects. :dson :ion FOR EXAMPLE ... :dsoff :ioff The lines below combine the effect of Double Width, Compressed and Double Strike to produce a very nice, almost letter quality print. :load2 normal.f08 :font 2 :scale 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔════════════╣ SAMPLE TEXT ╠════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ :dwon {Turn on double width ║ ║ ║ ║ :con {Turn on compressed ║ ║ ║ ║ :dson {Turn on double strike ║ ║ ║ ║ Basic research is what I am doing ║ ║ ║ ║ when I don't know what I am doing. ║ ║ ║ ║ WERNHER VON BRAUN ║ ║ ║ ║ :dwoff {Turn off double width ║ ║ ║ ║ :coff {Turn off compressed ║ ║ ║ ║ :dsoff {Turn off double strike║ ║ ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝ :dsoff :font 0 :lpi 6 :eoff :dwon :con :dson Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. WERNHER VON BRAUN :dwoff :coff :dsoff :eon :space 2 Likewise, you can nest Control Characters to achieve similar affects on a single line. For Example :font 2 :scale 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔════════════╣ SAMPLE TEXT ╠════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ :ccon <==Activate Control Characters ║ ║ ║ ║ A _!smooth sea_! never made a ║ ║ ║ ║ skillful mariner; neither do ║ ║ ║ ║ uninterrupted prosperity and success ║ ║ ║ ║ qualify !=men!= for usefulness and ║ ║ ║ ║ happiness.^23^== ║ ║ ║ ║ :ccoff <==Deactivate Control Character║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝ :font 0 :dsoff :lpi 6 :ccon A _!smooth_! sea never made a skillful mariner; neither do uninterrupted prosperity and success qualify !=men=! for usefulness and happiness.^23^== :ccoff :eject :font 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ IHSPRINT USER GUIDE 2-7 ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :dsoff :font 0 :space 2 :load2 heading1.p16 :font 2 INVOKING IHSPRINT :FONT 0 :space 2 IHSPRINT is a DOS executable module, so all that is required to invoke it is to enter the name IHSPRINT whenever DOS is waiting for a command. For example, if IHSPRINT.EXE resides on a diskette which is in the B Drive, and A is the default drive, simply enter: A>B:IHSPRINT When the program is fully loaded, you will see the following screen displayed: :space 2 :load2 normal.p08 :font 2 :lpi 9 :dson ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▌ ▐ ▌ ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ▐ ▌ ║ I H S P R I N T V3.0 ║ ▐ ▌ ║ ║ ▐ ▌ ║ (C) Copyright, IHS Systems, 1982, 1983 ║ ▐ ▌ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ▐ ▌ ┌────────────────────────┐ ▐ ▌ ╔═════╡FILESPEC to be printed ?╞═════╗ ▐ ▌ ║ └────────────────────────┘ ║ ▐ ▌ ║ ║ ▐ ▌ ╚════ ════╝ ▐ ▌ ▐ ▌ ╔══════════════════════════╦════╤════╦══════════════════════════╗ ▐ ▌ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ▐ ▌ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ▐ ▌ ║┌────────────────────┐ ║ │ ║ ┌─────────────────────┐║ ▐ ▌ ║│Single/Double Space?╞═══║ S │ 6 ║══╡Lines Per Inch ? │║ ▐ ▌ ║└────────────────────┘ ║ │ ║ └─────────────────────┘║ ▐ ▌ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ▐ ▌ ║┌────────────────────┐ ║ │ ║ ┌─────────────────────┐║ ▐ ▌ ║│Number of Copies ╞═══║ 1 │ N ║══╡Pause after page/copy│║ ▐ ▌ ║└────────────────────┘ ║ │ ║ └─────────────────────┘║ ▐ ▌ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ▐ ▌ ║┌────────────────────┐ ║ │ ║ ┌─────────────────────┐║ ▐ ▌ ║│Lines Per Page ? ╞═══║ 55 │ 66 ║══╡Form Length ? │║ ▐ ▌ ║└────────────────────┘ ║ │ ║ └─────────────────────┘║ ▐ ▌ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ▐ ▌ ║┌────────────────────┐ ║ │ ║ ║ ▐ ▌ ║│Left Margin Adjust ?╞═══║ 0 │ ║ ║ ▐ ▌ ║└────────────────────┘ ║ │ ║ ║ ▐ ▌ ║ ╙────┴────╜ ║ ▐ ▌ ║┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ▐ ▌ ║│****** Pre-Processing COMMANDS ══════│ ║ ▐ ▌ ║└──────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ▐ ▌ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ▐ ▌ ▐ ▌ F1 = Begin Printing F2 = Exit IHSPRINT ▐ ▌ ▐ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ :eject :font 1 :lpi 9 ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ 2-8 IHSPRINT USER GUIDE ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :dsoff :font 0 :space 2 :load2 heading1.p16 :font 2 INVOKING IHSPRINT :FONT 0 :space 2 :eon :dson FILESPEC to be printed? :dsoff First, you must enter the FILESPEC of the file to be printed and optionally you may choose to alter the defaults on the 7 options which follow. You do this by moving the cursor to the appropriate field and entering the desired value. The cursor may be moved to the next field by using the ENTER KEY. :dson Single or Double Space ? [s or d] {s} :dsoff The default value is "single" spacing. To override this, simply enter a "d" in this field. :dson Number of Copies ? {1..99} :dsoff The default is 1 copy. If more are desired, you may enter up to 99 copies to be printed. :ccon =_Warning_= If multiple copies are to be printed, be sure you have a :EJECT control word as the last line in the text file. IHSPRINT !_does not_! eject automatically at the end of a document.= :ccoff :dson Lines Per Page ? {1..99} :dsoff The default is 55. If you desire a different amount, simply enter a value from 1 to 99 in this field. IHSPRINT will automatically eject to the top of the page when the number of lines printed on any one page has exceeded the value specified in this field. :dson Left Margin Adjustment ? {0} :dsoff This value is used to specify the number of spaces you want the printed document to be shifted right from the left margin. The default is 0. :eject :font 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ IHSPRINT USER GUIDE 2-9 ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :dsoff :space 2 :load2 heading1.p16 :font 2 INVOKING IHSPRINT :FONT 0 :space 2 :dson Lines Per Inch ? {1..15} :dsoff This value is used to specify how many lines per inch are to be printed. The default is 6. If this value is changed, you will probably want to also change the Lines Per Page value. :dson Pause After Page|Copy ? {P|C|N} :dsoff While printing a document, you may want to pause at the end of each page (to insert a new piece of paper, for example, if you are using non-continuous forms). To do this simply enter a "P" in this field. If multiple copies are being printed, you have the option to pause after each copy has completed printing. To do this, simply enter a "C" in this field. The default is "N" (Do not pause at any time). To resume printing, just press the ENTER key. :dson Form Length ? {1..99} :dsoff The default form length is 66 lines. This assumes 8 1/2 x 11 paper and 6 lines per inch. You may adjust this value to anything from 1 to 99 lines per page. :dson **** Pre-Processing COMMANDS :dsoff This field is provided to allow you to enter up to 10 lines of short text before you start to process your document. Normally these lines will contain an IHSPRINT Control Word, but regular text can also be entered. Essentially, these 1-10 lines are processed by IHSPRINT before your text file is printed. This allows you the flexibility of changing some of the overall control parameters at run time. One use for this is in printing drafts of a short document. For speed of printing, you would probably not want to use EMPHASIZED or DOUBLE STRIKE mode for printing rough drafts. When you are ready to print the final copy, you can enter the :EON and/or :DSON, for example, to cause the final printed document to be closer to letter quality. :eject :font 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ 2-10 IHSPRINT USER GUIDE ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :dsoff :space 2 :load2 heading1.p16 :font 2 INVOKING IHSPRINT :FONT 0 :space 2 When all questions have been answered, make sure the printer is turned on and the paper has been set to the top of the page. Then press the "F1" key to begin printing. During printing, the function key options at the bottom of the screen will change as follows: :dson F9 = Pause Print F10 = STOP PRINT :dsoff If you press F9 at anytime during the printing operation, printing will pause. Pressing any key will continue the operation. NOTE: If your printer has a hardware buffer, you will probably NOT see an immediate response to the 'PAUSE' or 'TERMINATE'. If you elect to TERMINATE, you may have to physically turn-off your printer to flush the buffer data after you have stopped IHSPRINT. If you press F10 at anytime during the printing operation, all printing will cease, all options will be reset to their respective default values and you will be asked again for a filespec to print. If no further printing is desired, press F2 to exit. :eject :font 1 :lpi 9 :dson ╔══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ IHSPRINT USER GUIDE 2-11 ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════╝ :lpi 6 :dsoff :space 2 :load2 heading1.p16 :font 2 CONTROL WORDS - FORMATS AND EXAMPLES :FONT 0 :space 2 The remainder of Chapter 3 is devoted to a description of each IHSPRINT Control Word. The format of the control word is explained and specific examples given to assist you in understanding the full power available to you in using FONTASTIC. The Control Words are listed in alphabetical sequence with the one exception that :SPACE is listed on the same page as :EJECT, since both these control words affect the page spacing. Further examples of the usage of various control words may be found in the file named DEMO on your FONTASTIC diskette. See Appendix C, Sample Output, for an explanation of how to print this file so that all IHSPRINT Control words are visible. The general rules regarding IHSPRINT Control Words are as follows: :ccon 1. _All_ control words _must_ begin with a Control Word Indicator (default is the colon ":"). 2. _Only one Control Word per line of text._ For greater flexibility and savings of space, Control Characters may be used in most instances. 3. Control Words may be in either _upper or_ _lower case_, or any mixture thereof. 4. Invalid control words are _ignored_. :eject