From tribble@gphs.vuw.ac.nz Wed Jun 9 20:07:46 1993 Received: from rata.vuw.ac.nz by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.3) id AA04588; Wed, 9 Jun 93 20:07:36 PDT Received: from tartarus.gphs.vuw.ac.nz by rata.vuw.ac.nz with SMTP id AA15081 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for ); Thu, 10 Jun 1993 15:07:26 +1200 Received: from zephyrus.gphs.vuw.ac.nz by tartarus.gphs.vuw.ac.nz (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA23800; Thu, 10 Jun 93 15:06:40 NZS Date: Thu, 10 Jun 93 15:06:40 NZS From: tribble@gphs.vuw.ac.nz (John Matthews) Message-Id: <9306100306.AA23800@tartarus.gphs.vuw.ac.nz> To: announce@cs.ucdavis.edu Subject: MultiPrint Version 2.01 Status: RO to : announce@cs.ucdavis.edu. To Dan Zerkle, please post this on the Comp.Sys.Amiga.Announce news group. Hopefully, this will be the last version for a loooonnnngggg time, but it fixes a bug which caused problems for just about everyone in 2.00, so please post it. Unless serious bugs are found in this version, new versions (if there are any) will be released quietly. Let me know if you have any problems with it. TITLE MultiPrint VERSION 2.01 9-June-1993 This is an update to version 2.00 released on the 27th of May 1993. AUTHOR John Matthews 4 Wadham Grove, Tawa, 6203 Wellington New Zealand Phone 64 4 232-7805 Fax (by arrangement) email: Internet : tribble@gphs.vuw.ac.nz ( Irregular Monitoring ) DESCRIPTION MultiPrint is a program initially designed to print document files, and other text files, to as few sheets of paper as possible. It has since had other features such as bold/italic/font support, Compugraphic support, paragraph reformating and full justification added for improved flexability and readability. MultiPrint prints text files to multiple columns, on both sides of the sheet automatically, with no need to shuffle the pages. Pages are printed with a footer, with margins, page numbers, and with a gutter to allow easy stapling, or hole punching. NEW FEATURES Version 2.01 fixes a few bugs that were found in the last released version, and adds a few significant features. 2.01 June 9, 1993 Bugs Fixed : 1. Major bug : Output to multi-pin printers was broken, and now works correctly. Should now work with printers such as Canon bubble jets. 2. Aborting printing could leave the printer in a state where another print would fail, and the program would just sit there. Added Features : 1. Force Bold option added, for printers that can't print thin fonts well. Forces all body-text into bold. 2. PercentPage option added. This option is designed for people with laser printer without enough memory to print a full page. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS MultiPrint requires 2.04 or higher. MultiPrint works best with page oriented printers, such as lasers and HP deskjets. A fast printer helps. MultiPrint provides better output with the use of Scalable fonts, and better italics/bold if you have a complete family (or more) of Scalable fonts. HOST NAME This version can be found as MultiPrint201.lha on amiga.physik.unizh.ch (130.60.80.80), where I uploaded it in the new directory. You could also try wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4). In New Zealand, you can try kauri.vuw.ac.nz. DIRECTORY Should end up in /pub/aminet/text/print, where the last version was put. FILE NAMES MultiPrint201.lha, MultiPrint201.readme PRICE MultiPrint is shareware, basically. If you find the program useful, or need anything added, and want to encourage me, a donation is welcome, but not essential. I would like to make enough money from MultiPrint to replace the Ink Cartridge I used most of in testing MultiPrint. Suggestion, US$20 or equivalent, NZ$ if you can get them. Any amount is fine though. Hey, here's ambition ... maybe I could make enough to buy a laser printer! :-) DISTRIBUTABILITY Shareware. Distribute to whoever, but if you plan to include it in a magazine's cover disk, or anything like that - let me know first. No matter what, leave the documentation intact.