Short:    Cassette Cover Printer V2.12
Uploader: c_wich@river.prima.ruhr.de (Carsten Wich)
Author:   c_wich@river.prima.ruhr.de (Carsten Wich)
Type:     text/print

What is TapeCover
=================

  TapeCover is a very simple to use and short program to print tape covers.
  I have written it because I didn't know any program of this kind that satis-
  fied me one hundret percent.
  It should even run on a stock A500 with 512K and OS2.1 (although this has
  not been tested, but anyway, is there anybody out there still using this
  kind of environment ???).
  As of now TapeCover only uses Text Printing for output but this may change
  future releases.


Advantages
==========

  - The program does not need any GUI enhancement tools like MUI or any other
    libraries than the ones distributed with the official OS2.1 release
    (actually you only need the V38 asl.library, all the other needed libraries
    require a minimum version of 37 only).
  - Requires only minimum system resources.
  - Programmed according to the Commodore Guidelines (e.g. it runs fine on a
    third party graphics board in high resolution)
  - Uses the Preferences Printer Driver for output (output is currently only
    possible in text mode, but maybe future versions will also support the
    graphic mode printing using the density setting to scale the output).
  - Own input routine that lets you jump between every text gadget by using the
    cursor keys (Does anybody know how to realize this with Intuition
    gadgets ?).
  - Will be able to import data from future database applications that are under
    developement (e.g. CD-Archive and LiveTape-Manager).


Disadvantages
=============

  - Static data structure for the text input (but that is the reason why this
    program is so short compared to the other contestants).
  - Needs a printer which is capable of printing text in 15cpi mode (that
    shouldn't be a problem these days, but who knows...).
  - Needs at least a 640x400 screen when using topaz 8 fonts (Users without a
    flickerfixer / AGA chipset / graphics board can run TapeCover on it's own
    Hires NonInterlace Screen with the autoscroll option).


Systemrequirements
==================

  The program only needs a minimal Amiga System :

    - Any Amiga with at least 512 KB RAM
    - min. OS 2.1 (2.04 ROM & WB 2.1)
    - min. a NTSC Hires Interlace Screen
      The minimal window height ist 387 pixels (when using topaz 8), which is
      sadly not enough to fit on a non interlaced screen. This should be no
      problem today to display a productivity or DblPAL / DblNTSC screen mode.
      If there are many complaints about this I may make a preferences option
      to reduce the window height (this would obviously look not so nice as it
      is now).
    - A printer that is supported by the standard Preferences and which can
      print 15cpi !!!
      TapeCover has been positivly tested on HP Deskjet, Panasonic KX-P1124
      and the Epson Stylus Series.
 
Changes
=======

V2.12 - Release : 20.06.1995 (Second AmiNet Release !!!)
      - Changed the Prefs TapePath and ExpPath gadgets from TextEntry to Text-
        Display type
      - New E-Mail address. Now full internet account, so every sent mail should
        arrive at my site. The previous one was just an german Z-Net account,
        which was not capable of sending / receiving mails to other states than
        germany

V2.11 - Internal : 24.02.1995
      - Bugfix: When you choose Cancel in the preferences window the preferences
        were not reset to the old ones
      - Bugfix: When using another language than german the printer output was
        wrong for the Side line
      - The feature of clearing the filename after erasing the side fields only
        is removed