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Sub: LabelMaker DA Notes
LabelMaker Desk Accessory Notes
LabelMaker is a simple utility that will print 5 or 6 lines of text to the
currently selected printer (as long as it is not a LaserWriter). This text is
sent to the printer directly as ASCII text to bypass the speed constraints of
sending graphic information.
LabelMaker is a desk accessory; to use it you must install it with the Font/DA
Mover (version 3.2 or greater). After installing it, "LabelMaker" should
appear under your apple menu.
---Usage Notes
1) When LabelMaker first starts up, it checks to see what the current printer
is; if the printer is a LaserWriter or AppleTalk ImageWriter, special notes are
displayed in a dialog box.
2) If you wish to change the current printer designation while LabelMaker is
opened, select the Chooser (and the Control Panel if necessary). These desk
accessories will work together with no problem.
3) When printing to an ImageWriter II, you may wish to select the "NLQ" mode
option for a higher quality print. This option may be selected with other
printers connected, but it won't serve any purpose unless the printer in
question recognizes the "<Esc>a2" string used by the ImageWriter II for this
mode.
4) There are options for printing to two different sizes of labels, namely 1"
(standard envelope labels) and 2.5" (standard shipping labels). To select
these options, click on the buttons to the right of the text boxes.
5) "Return" and "Tab" will move the cursor down to the next text entry box,
and when used with the shift key these keys will cause the cursor to move
backwards to the previous text entry box.
6) Command-M will center the text on the longest line; this can be un-done by
typing Command-M once again. This command will toggle centering on and off
with successive attempts. As a side effect, any text line that begins with
leading spaces will be left justified at the first non-space character if
'centering' is turned off.
---Known Limitations
1) When printing 1" labels, only 5 lines will print; the sixth line is ignored
(there isn't room on the label for it).
2) No more than 50 labels can be printed at a time.
3) There seems to be a "feature" associated with the AppleTalk Imagewriter
low-level ASCII streaming driver such that if the printer is currently in use,
the driver will "time-out" and ignore the print request. This can cause the
loss of some or all of the imformation being printed.
4) For some unknown reason LabelMaker responds very slowly when used while
WayStation 2.3 is running. This is the only application that this has been
noticed with.
If you have any comments, bug reports, etc. concerning this desk accessory
please send them to AppleLink address MUTTER2.
Enjoy!