D I S K P R I N T -------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEMO VERSION 3.4.3e copyright by Jan Geissler Hermann-Rombach-Str. 17 D-7120 Bietigheim (West) Germany ========================================================================== SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAR -------------------------------------------------------------------------- DiskPrint is SHAREWARE. THIS IS ONLY A DEMO VERSION! This is only a limited version. For a fee of 20 US-DOLLARS (only cash, please) you will get the full wor- king, easy-to-install package with the newest version of DiskPrint, about 2100 labels for FD-Disks (i.e. for all fishdisks) and a help utility which makes creation of label libraries much easier. You will also become a registred user of DiskPrint, so you will get a message if a new version of DiskPrint is released. NEW: Since V3.4 updates to foreign countries are available to for a fee of 5 dollars including postage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAREWARE * SHAR ========================================================================== I. Configuration II. About DiskPrint III. Getting started IV. DiskPrint main window V. The Directory Tool VI. The defaults window VII. Editing the data mem VIII. Multiple printing / Print a range IX. Keyboard functions ========================================================================= I . C O N F I G U R A T I O N This program runs on all Amigas with AmigaDos 1.2/1.3/2.0. "req.library" (Version >2.0) is needed for DiskPrint to run. "asl.library" (OS2.0) is optional. It uses the "printer.device" so your printer driver should be set properly. What you also need are labels to print on. Possible label formats are: 70x70 mm, 70x50 mm and 70x36mm (sorry, I don't know the size in inch...) I I . A B O U T T H E P R O G R A M DiskPrint is used for printing 3,5" and 5.25" disk labels. It was designed mainly for the public domain field (for printing labels for FD-disks). The main featu-re is that label data libraries are included (over 2200 labels in the full working version) and can be loaded into memory so labels for special FD-disks, e.g. Fishdisks, are available without use of the key­ board and without waiting for AmigaDos until the disk directory is read in. (though DiskPrint is able to read in disk directories). The easiest way to figure out what advantages DiskPrint has is to run the program and print out some Fish-labels... I I I . G E T T I N G S T A R T E D The Program can be started either from Workbench or from CLI. Workbench: Use your mouse and click on the DiskPrint icon. CLI: "DiskPrint2.8 [-m]/[-i]/[-mi]/[-im]" Options: -m Allocates 80000 bytes as data mem for label data libraries. (Memory requester won't appear) -i Start DiskPrint "sleeping" (=iconify). -im a combination of -m and -i -mi the same After the program has started a memory requester appears and asks for the amount of memory to be allocated. Default is 200000 bytes (data mem for 510 labels). Some default data can be saved as a default file. This file is located in the s: -dir of your bootdisk. DiskPrint tries to load this file everytime it is run. (File name: DiskPrint.def). Older Versions of DiskPrint also used a file like this, but the file format has changed so there's no compa- tibility between these two versions. I V . T H E D I S K P R I N T W I N D O W In the top of the DiskPrint window there are 21 names of FD-disk series. I know most of them are german... Only two americans sent me the share for diskprint so there seems to be no interest for my program in englishspea- king countries Three of them are custom - you can put your own disknames in there. If you click on one of them the name will be copied into the "diskname"- gadget. (i.e. "Fred Fish" or "TBAG"). The gadget on the left spe-cifies the width of the diskname on the label (normal width / double width) Below this are two gadgets where you can skip forward/backward by one label in data memory. (These functions are also available on the arrow keys left/right) Between these there's a gadget with a number in it (described below). If you hit this gadget a label with this number will be searched in data me- mory. Below you'll find the "disktype" -gadget. Normally you should leave the default in it. It describes the general type of the disk contents (for ex- ample shareware, backup disk, public domain, free distributable, data disk, ...). 3 default disktype contents can be defined in the defaults window. See be- low. To change the disktype, press the arrow gadget on the right of the disktype field or the "cursor up" key. Below this there are seven string-gadgets where detailed information about the contents is given (for example the program names, versions, copyright, ...). Load the data files as an example. All these string gadgets can be cleared by clicking into the gadget described with a "C" (left of the contents gadgets). The disktype gadget will be set to default then. (Keyboard equivalent: "DEL"-key) On the right there's the disk nr. It can be increased/decreased by moving the propotional gadget left/right. "+500" increases this number by 500. The gadget on the right of the diskname appends the number to the name. If you want to send DiskPrint to sleep (="iconify") click on "Iconify". To wake up DiskPrint, activate the little window and press the right mouse- button. DiskPrint has some more functions: - Clear data mem Clears the data mem. The labels (currently in memory) will be lost! - Load label data Load a label data file from disk into memory (requester will open) - Save label data Save a label data file on disk (!!! disabled in demo version) - Delete file Delete a label file (-> requester) - >Label into mem Write the (in the window) actually displayed label into mem at the position by using the write mode shown in the mode gadget (described below) - Print label Print the label on your printer. Uses the printer.device. Your printer should be set correctly with "preferences" ! - Mode: append/edit This is the mode used at "Write into mem": * if in append mode: the label will be appen- ded after the last label in memory (the actual position in memory is ignored) -> use this to append new labels to the end of your data file * if in edit mode: the label in the actual position will be overwritten by the displayed label -> use this to edit old label data. But please be careful... - Fish Contents Loads in the contents file of a fishdisk and copies them to the string gadgets. Also loads in version numbers of the files if given in the contents file. - Search by name Search for an ASCII text in data memory * Search first: Start searching at the first label in data memory * Search next: Start searching at the actual position in memory - AutoIncrease Increase the disk no. by 1 if the "clear" gadget is used - AutoWrite Activates the above listed function "Write into mem" automatically if the "return"-key is pressed in the last contents gadget (be careful: the write mode is relevant) - Directory tool Load in a disk directory. See below! - Preferences Edit defaults. See below! - Edit data mem Edit labels in data mem; see below. - Multiprint win Print one label multiple or print a range of labels. See below. V . T H E D I R E C T O R Y T O O L Since release 2.7 of DiskPrint it is also possible to read in disk direc- tories and use them to create disk labels. "Load rootdir" reads the root directory of the drive specified in the gadget on the right. A maximum of 36 filenames is listed below the string gadgets. Click on these names to copy them into the string gadgets. "Undo" removes the last copied name. "Clear gadgets" clears the string gadgets. "OK" copies the label from this window into the main window, "Cancel" doesn't. "df0:" changes the drive. (Only df0, df1, df2, df3 possible - send me a message if other drives are necessary). Subdirectorys are printed in another color (OS2.0-cols: white). Use left mousebutton to transfer name into the contents fields, click with RIGHT MOUSEBUTTON to change into the subdirectory. "Root dir" changes into the root, "parent" into the parent dir. __ The root dir is buffered now and read in once __ V I . T H E D E F A U L T W I N D O W I tried to make DiskPrint's usage as easy as possible so I created the file "DiskPrint.def". DiskPrint tries to load in this file every time it is run and uses its contents in several routines. Data to be edited: Label size: It is possible to print on three different label sizes. The sizes are 70x70 mm, 70x50 mm and 70x36 mm (with or without headline) Pathname: The pathname of a directory containing all label data files (used by the filerequester) DiskTypes: ASCII text, will be copied in the DiskType-Gadget every time the "C" (clear)-Gadget is activated. 3 possible contents. Double height ON: Enter hexcode for double height here (see below) OFF: Hexcode to turn double height off (see below) Perforation skip OFF: Hexcode to turn perforation skip of your printer off (Or use it for your own purposes, e.g. another linefeed or a color printing). see below. This sequence (if turned on) is sent to the printer before the first linefeed of a label is sent. (When "Print label" is selected.) Test label pos.: Prints out two lines to help you to center the label in your printer. Custom-Names 1-3: 3 self-definable names (out of 21 in the main window) Default amount of datamem: Enter your preferred amount of mem. (Memwin won't open if entered) Iconifywin X- and Y-Pos: Position (upper left edge) where the iconify- window will appear. Code for n/60": Enter the code for n/60" here if your label format is a type of exotic... ON/OFF-GADGETS: Letter Quality LQ on/off (printer) Boldface Bold on/off (printer) Double height Print diskname normal (off) / double height (on) (if hexcode is entered properly) Headline: 1 blank Print one blank left of the headline (if "on") (leaves some space to the edge of the label) Headline: 15 cpi Print headline condensed (on) or normal width (off) Perf. skip off Send hex-sequence (see above) to printer if "on" App. # to diskno Copy "#"-char left of diskno. if arrow gadget (to copy the diskno into the diskname field) is hit (and if turned on) Send n/60 + lf Send code entered in "Code for n/60" Use ASL-Filreq. Only OS2.0: Use ASL-Filereq. instead of REQ-Filereq. * HEXCODES: The printer.device doesn't support some printer functions like double height or perforation off (or special functions of YOUR printer). You can enter hexcodes there to use these functions. Please refer to your printer manual. An example (here: Epson LQ 850) In your manual: Double height ON: Hex: 1b 77 01 OFF: Hex: 1b 77 00 so enter in the "ON:" field: 1b7701 (don't leave spaces, use only chars from 0 to 9 and a to f. Always enter pairs of two digits, e.g. zero should be entered as "00") If your input was wrong, the screen flashes and the field is cleared). Hexcodes for LQ-850, NEC P6+, NEC P60: Double height on: 1b7701 off: 1b7700 Perf.skip off: 1b4f Linefeed 0a V I I . E D I T I N G D A T A M E M In this window you can edit the contents of the data mem. The functions always depend on the label shown in this window. - Delete label: Delete the actual label. - Insert blank: Insert a blank label at the actual position. - Double label: "double" the actual label (insert the actual label at the actual position) - Cancel: Exit this window V I I I . M U L T I P L E P R I N T / P R I N T A R A N G E - PRINT A LABEL MULTIPLE Enter the number of labels to print and use the gadgets to adjust the label you wish to print. Then press the "Print labels" gadgets. - PRINT A RANGE OF LABELS Adjust the first and last label to print. Pressing "Print labels" starts to print all labels from the first to the last one. I X . K E Y B O A R D When no string gadget is active, some gadget functions are also available on the keyboard as equivalents to some gadgets. ESC-key Leave DiskPrint (= Close-gadget) HELP-key Open default window (= gadget "defaults") DEL-key Clear input fields (= gadget "C") ARROW-keys lt/rt One label back/one forward (= +/- -gadgets) ___________________________________________________________________________ Enjoy!