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JC-Calendar v0.3
(c) John Charles, 1993
Programmed in GFA Basic v3.5
with Machine Language additions.
JCCalendar is for the Atari ST range of computers and
works in high resolution mode only though it has been
tested with a demo version of the Monulator.
It will print calendar pages to HP DJ500 printers or to
24pin printers which support 360dpi and can use the <ESC>
"*" n0 n1 n2 m1 m2 ..... command (see under 'Select
Graphics Mode' in your printer handbook). There is also
a built in routine to allow the use of 9pin printers.
JCCalendar has been placed in the Public Domain and may
be copied freely and distributed through PD libraries or
placed on BBS so long as no charge is made for access to
the program, though normal copying charges may be made by
PD libraries. It may not be sold as a commercial program
or sold with commercial programs or distributed on
magazine cover disks without my written permission.
The files:-
JCCAL03.PRG
JCCALND3.RSC
JCCALNDR.TXT
constitute the PD package and should remain together and
unaltered. I retain the copyright to my program code and
the text file.
You may also find a full set of 12 pictures taken from
various PD clip-art disks.
No warranties expressed or implied are given as to its
suitability for use on any machine but my own and all use
of the program is made at your own risk.
USING THE JCCALENDAR
Ideally JCCAL03.PRG, JCCALND3.RSC and any PI3 or PC3
pictures should be in the same folder.
Double clicking on the program icon will start the
program by presenting you with a copy of the Help Screen.
Click on OK and the main working screen will be
displayed.
USING PICTURES
JC-Calendar will look for pictures named JAN.PI3,
FEB.PI3, etc... or for JAN.PC3, FEB.PC3, etc or, if these
do not exist, it will look for TEST.PI3 or TEST.PC3.
You can use any Degas or Degas Elite high resolution
pictures by changing the names so that JC-Calendar can
recognise them.
If you have absolutely no art work to use then the
program will use a built in picture. Also, if you are
printing a full year in one session and any of the
pictures are missing then it will repeat the last picture
loaded.
Ideally the pictures will be in the same folder as the
program but a new path can be chosen.
One point to remember is that all pictures are given a
border, therefore there will be a section around each
picture which will not be seen.
THE WORKING SCREEN
FIND PICTURES
If your pictures are not in the same folder as the
program then click on this button and use the file-
selector to find the pictures you wish to use. You do not
need to click on the name of any picture - just find the
folder and click OK on the file-selector.
B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The numbered buttons allow you to choose any of the seven
built in border patterns and the B button adds an extra
border round the picture itself. The box at the top left
of the screen shows the top corner of the border which
has been chosen.
TEXT
JC-Calendar can display / print two lines of text under
the picture. At the moment you will have an advertisement
for the program! You can change this quite easily. Click
on TEXT and you will be presented with the text entry
screen. The top line of text will be displayed. Just hit
the ESC key to clear it and then type in a new line of
text or leave it blank. Pressing RETURN displays the
second line of text. Press RETURN again to return to the
main working screen.
JAN FEB MAR .... ALL
Clicking on the name of a single month will allow that
month to be viewed on screen or sent to your printer.
Clicking on ALL allows all twelve months to be seen (one
by one) or sent to your printer.
TEST VIEW
Clicking this button shows the month / calendar on
screen. Months are shown in three parts. First is the
border and chosen picture, next the text and heading for
the month, finally comes the numbers for the month.
Clicking the right mouse button moves to the next screen.
The sequence can be aborted by pressing the UNDO key.
A B C
There are three graphic fonts built in to the program and
the one used for the month's name is chosen by clicking
one of these buttons
1 2 3 4
These are used to choose the font used for the numbers on
the calendar. The first three are large graphic fonts and
number 4 is whatever screen font you have installed. This
will be printed near the top - left of each box, leaving
room for notes to be scribbled in.... When this option is
chosen, font 1 is used for the year.
1993 + -
At the moment the display will show 1993. In future years
the year will be picked up from the ST if a clock is
built in, otherwise it will still display 1993. The year
may be altered up or down by clicking on the + or -
buttons. There are upper and lower limits built in.
PRINTER: DJ500 24PIN 9PIN
There are built in printer drivers for the HP Deskjet 500
and for Epson look - alikes which can use the code
mentioned in the introduction. Choose the one to suit your
printer.
When using a Deskjet, the calendar page will fit easily
with slightly more space at the bottom than at the top.
When printing on standard tractor feed paper, start the
printout very near the perforations as the calendar page
will just fit with a small margin top and bottom on a
24pin printer. Output on a 9pin printer is somewhat
squashed in the vertical direction.
MONTH WEEKENDS
Clicking on either or both of these buttons adds a 'grey'
background to the month name and / or the weekend
numbers. For Deskjet or 24pin printers a fairly close
pattern of dots is used, for 9pin printers a more widely
spaced pattern is used. Before using VIEW, make sure that
you have chosen the correct printer as this alters what
is seen on the screen.
PRINT
Clicking this button puts up an alert to remind you of
the printer and month settings. Clicking NO will return
to the main working screen, clicking YES starts the
printing process. As with the VIEW option each month is
drawn on screen in three parts. The DJ should start
almost immediately, dot matrix printers take a little
longer as they have to receive a great deal of graphics
data before they actually start work!
If anything goes wrong or you just change your mind then
press the UNDO key to stop the output to your printer.
This will work almost immediately on the DJ but, once
again, it takes a while for a dot matrix printer to react.
HELP
This re-displays the Help Screen you saw at the beginning
of the program and it also displays my address so that
you can drop me a line and tell me how you got on with
the program, any faults or any suggestions for
improvements. All feedback will be gratefully received
and acknowledged.
SUPPORT
If you are a comms user then messages can be left on the
support BBS mentioned on the HELP screen or they can be
sent via NeST to John Charles 90:102/130.1
or via Fido to John Charles 2:255/375.1
THANKS
My thanks to Robert Darling for being the first person to
test out JC-Calendar and for his comments and suggestions,
to David Woodbridge for testing it on his TOS1 ST and to
Trev Ward for beta testing.
My thanks also to the anonymous people who put borders,
pictures and fonts into the Public Domain.
TESTING
JCCalendar has been tested on STs with TOS 1, TOS 1.4
and TOS 1.6 with 520K to 4M of memory. If JCCalendar
refuses to run on a 520K machine you may have too many
ACCs or TSRs as this program is large and needs a
reasonable amount of working space. A 520ST running
with just the Monulator demo loaded whilst running
JCCalendar shows about 124K of free memory.
The 24pin printer output has been tested on a Star LC24
and on a Citizen ProDot 24. The 9pin output was tested
on a Citizen Prodot24 and a Star LC10.
BeST Wishes -=- JayCee -=-
John Charles, January 1993