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The TUNE application replaces the previous PTXPLAY application and now supports MYM sounds files in addition to PT2 and PT3.pull/9/head
Wayne Warthen
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@echo off |
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setlocal |
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set TOOLS=../../../Tools |
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set PATH=%TOOLS%\tasm32;%PATH% |
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set TASMTABS=%TOOLS%\tasm32 |
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tasm -t180 -g3 -fFF PTxPlay.asm PTxPlay.com PTxPlay.lst |
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if errorlevel 1 goto :eof |
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copy /Y PTxPlay.com ..\..\..\Binary\Apps\ |
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copy /Y Tunes\*.pt3 ..\..\..\Binary\Apps\Tunes\ |
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@echo off |
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setlocal |
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set TOOLS=../../../Tools |
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set PATH=%TOOLS%\tasm32;%PATH% |
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set TASMTABS=%TOOLS%\tasm32 |
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tasm -t180 -g3 -fFF Tune.asm Tune.com Tune.lst |
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if errorlevel 1 goto :eof |
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copy /Y Tune.com ..\..\..\Binary\Apps\ |
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copy /Y Tunes\*.* ..\..\..\Binary\Apps\Tunes\ |
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MYMPLAY 0.4 by Lieves!Tuore |
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This is just a quick project inspired |
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by discussion in comp.sys.msx. |
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STSound by Leonard/Oxygene is a player |
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for YM files, which are basically just |
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plain PSG register dumps. The format is |
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unfortunately not well suited for a |
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low-memory system like MSX1. Therefore, |
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I introduced a brand new fileformat |
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called MYM. It holds the same data but |
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compressed differently. |
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To convert between YM and MYM there's a |
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utility, YM2MYM. It packs a _raw_ YM |
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file to a MYM file. So before you start |
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to convert shitload of YM tunes, unpack |
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them with LHA first. Only YM2/YM3/YM3b |
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files can be converted at the moment. |
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Many new YM's are YM5, however. |
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The other files are MYM2YM for reverse |
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conversion and of course the player |
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itself (including the source). The |
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assembly source is for Table-driven |
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assembler (TASM), not GEN80, sorry |
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about that. I stripped the tailing 0's |
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from the final .COM file to make it |
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smaller (Now it IS small ;v) |
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Thanks to Spectrum and CPC fanatics |
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we now have version for both platforms |
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too. MSX version is the most "mature" |
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one at the moment, but let's see about |
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that... |
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Version 0.4 comes with an updated |
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YM2MYM converter that now recognizes |
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YM5 files. The actual MYMPlay is |
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better too, it takes 1.7kB less memory |
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so you can play bigger tunes (if any). |
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You'll find a pile of MYM tunes here: |
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ftp://ftp.kameli.net/pub/mym/ |
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And the latest version of MYMPLAY here: |
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http://www.kameli.net/lt/ |
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Marq/L!T, marq@iki.fi |
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--THE README FILE-- |
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README contains late-breaking news and tips about WordStar, |
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and information about printers. |
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THE DISKS THAT CAME IN YOUR PACKAGE |
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The file HOMONYMS.TXT is included on the Speller disk |
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contrary to what is listed in Appendix D. |
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INSTALLATION |
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WINSTALL and WSCHANGE |
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WordStar has two installation programs: |
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o WINSTALL contains the basic choices to install WordStar. |
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It is recommended for all users. |
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Be sure and install your valid disk drives since WordStar |
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running under CP/M cannot recover from attempts to access non- |
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existent disk drives. |
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o WSCHANGE contains every installation and customization |
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choice. It is designed for advanced users and users who |
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want to customize WordStar after they're familiar with it. |
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Use the menu listing below for a directory of the menus |
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in WSCHANGE. |
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Directory of WSCHANGE Menus |
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The chart below shows the organization of menus in WSCHANGE. |
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Print it out and refer to it as you customize WordStar. |
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Main Installation Menu |
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A Console |
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A Monitor |
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A Monitor selection |
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B Monitor name |
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C Screen sizing |
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B Function keys |
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C Monitor patches |
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A Special characters |
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B Cursor control |
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C Screen control |
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D Keyboard patches |
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A Function keys |
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B Save function keys |
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E Interface patches |
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A Console busy handshaking |
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B Special I/O subroutines |
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B Printer |
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A Printer choices |
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A Printer selection |
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B Printer name |
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C Default printer driver |
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B Printer driver library |
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A Select library file |
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B Create smaller library |
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C Add new printer driver |
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D Change printer driver data |
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C WS printer patches |
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A Custom print controls, printer initialization |
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NOTE: Disregard the "CUSTOM & SIMPLE Controls Save CUSTOM/SIMPLE |
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Controls" option shown. This is not available from this menu. |
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D Printing defaults |
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E Printer interface |
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A Printer port selection |
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B Printer busy handshaking |
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C Printer subroutines |
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C Computer |
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A Disk drives |
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A Valid disk drives |
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B Maximum valid user number |
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C Delay disk access if typing |
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B Operating system |
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A Single-user system |
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B Multi-user MP/M |
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C Multi-user Turbo DOS |
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D ZCPR3 |
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C Memory usage |
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D WordStar files |
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E Directory display |
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F Computer patches |
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D WordStar |
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A Page layout |
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A Page sizing & margins |
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B Headers & footers |
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C Tabs |
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B Editing settings |
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A Edit screen & help level |
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B Typing |
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C Paragraph alignment |
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D Blocks |
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E Erase & unerase |
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F Lines & characters |
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G Find & replace |
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H WordStar 3.3 compatibility |
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I Printing defaults |
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C Other features |
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A Spelling checks |
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B Nondocument mode |
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C Indexing |
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D Shorthand (key macros) |
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E Merge printing |
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F Miscellaneous |
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E Patching |
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A Auto patcher |
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B Save settings |
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C Reset all settings |
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MEMORY USAGE |
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WordStar requires a minimum TPA size of 50 kbytes to run |
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using the factory defaults. The TPA is the amount of memory |
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available in your computer for use by programs that have a |
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file type of COM. To see how big the TPA is in your computer, |
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press the question mark key (?) at the Opening Menu. |
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The amount of memory required by WordStar can be reduced by |
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approximately 3 kbytes if necessary. Use the WSCHANGE program |
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to select the minimum memory configuration option. The menu |
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will show you what capabilities are being reduced. |
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WordStar uses a general-purpose buffer for a variety of |
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tasks. WordStar allocates memory to this buffer for editing, |
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for merge printing, and at the Opening Menu (see BFSIZE in |
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PATCH.LST). The buffer used for editing is usually the most |
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sensitive to a reduced TPA size. (You may be able to use the |
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Opening Menu and print, but there may be insufficient memory |
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for editing.) |
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The merge print buffer is used only to hold merge print |
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variable names and data. Increase it if you run out of memory |
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while merge printing. |
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The Opening Menu buffer is used primarily to hold the file |
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directory, and for miscellaneous tasks. |
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LOW-MEMORY INDICATOR IN STATUS LINE |
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If the Low-Memory indicator appears in the status line, it |
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means that WordStar was unable to complete some function. |
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The most common symptoms are: the line number in the |
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status line is wrong, or a paragraph alignment could not be |
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completed. You may correct the line counter by saving your |
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file, exiting WordStar, and re-loading your file. To correct |
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the paragraph alignment, move your cursor to the point where |
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paragraph alignment stopped, and then press ^B again. |
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The reason this comes up is that WordStar was not able to fit |
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a big enough chunk of text into memory at one time. |
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When you first begin editing, WordStar uses the value from |
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EDSIZE in the user area to determine the minimum amount |
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of memory required for a page of text. The default |
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is set for approximately a 55 line by 66 column page. If |
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your page size is routinely larger than this, you may want |
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to increase EDSIZE. Multiply the number of lines by the |
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number of columns, and divide by 128. |
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If the Low-Memory indicator comes on while printing, it is due |
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to either the same reasons as for editing, or there is |
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insufficient memory to print the text proportionally spaced. |
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The amount of memory required depends on which printer |
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driver you are using. If you aren't using the .PS ON dot |
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command to turn proportional spacing on in your document, |
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low memory won't be a problem. Also, WordStar uses more |
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memory for merge printing than it does for regular printing |
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(around 2.5 kbytes more). |
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The Low-Memory indicator will also appear when a full disk error |
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is encountered during editing. Treat the disk-full error as you |
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would normally. |
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RAM-RESIDENT PROGRAMS |
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RAM-resident programs, such as SmartKey, reduce the amount of |
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working memory (TPA) that WordStar can use. The new features in |
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WordStar, such as shorthand, may reduce the need for these |
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RAM-resident programs, thus freeing memory for WordStar. |
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ZCPR3 SUPPORT |
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In order to enable the ZCPR facilities within WordStar, the user |
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must use the Z3INS utility provided with ZCPR to install the |
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address of the ZCPR "environment" into WordStar. The environment |
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contains information that WordStar uses to support ZCPR-specific |
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functions. |
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Generally, the user should log onto the drive containing the file |
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WS.COM, and issue the command: |
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Z3INS SYS.ENV WS.COM |
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The user should also run either WINSTALL or WSCHANGE to further |
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install WordStar for ZCPR. However, this is not mandatory because |
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the only thing that happens is that the WordStar sign-on says |
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"ZCPR3," and the LGLUSR location in the user area is changed for a |
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maximum user number of 31. (The normal default for LGLUSR is 15.) |
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Once the user has installed WordStar for use with ZCPR, the user |
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will be able to use the following ZCPR features: |
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- A named directory may be used when logging onto a new drive/user. |
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- A named directory may be used instead of a drive/user as part |
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of any file name. |
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- The drive/user always appears above file directories. (For CP/M |
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only the drive letter is shown if the user number is zero.) |
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- The directory name also appears above the directory if one has |
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been defined for the currently logged drive/user. |
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- If WordStar does not find its OVR files on the current drive and |
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user, it will search the drives and user numbers in the ZCPR |
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search path rather than using its standard search pattern. |
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- WordStar installs itself as a ZCPR "shell" process which lets the |
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user enter any legal ZCPR command when running a program. (CP/M |
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can only run programs that are COM files.) |
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OSBORNE USERS |
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The command to change a hard carriage return to a soft carriage |
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return (document mode) or to turn Auto-indent ON (nondocument |
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mode) does not function on the Osborne because of a limitation |
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in its BIOS. The following patch can be applied to change the |
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command from ^^ to ^- (Ctrl-Hyphen): |
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Using DDT or SID in the file WSMSGS.OVR: |
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At 02DA replace 1E with a 1D |
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At 02EF replace 1E with a 1D |
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At 0359 replace 1E with a 1D |
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At 06B2 replace 1E with a 1D |
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At 06C9 replace 1E with a 1D |
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At the system prompt type SAVE 53 WSMSGS.OVR |
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For more information on how to use SID or DDT, see your CP/M |
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reference guide. As always, be sure and apply the patch to a |
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COPY of the file. |
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR TWO FLOPPY DISK COMPUTERS |
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Do not remove the Program disk while you are using WordStar. |
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The Printer Driver Library file (WSPRINT.OVR) on the WordStar |
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program disk is much smaller than the Printer Driver Library |
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file contained on the disk labeled PRINTER. Be sure to read the |
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section in "Starting" that discusses the printer library file. |
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RUN A PROGRAM |
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Once you press R you can type the drive and user number for the |
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program you want to run. You may run only .COM files. CCP commands, |
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such as DIR cannot be used. |
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INDEXING |
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Using StarIndex |
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StarIndex 1.01 works with files created with this release of |
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WordStar. |
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"Can't Use That Printer" Message |
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When WordStar creates an index or table of contents, it uses |
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the printer drivers $INDEX and $TOC. If you created a smaller |
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WSPRINT.OVR file, you may have left these drivers out. To |
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return them to the file, copy the original WSPRINT.OVR file |
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onto your disk. When you create a smaller file again, be sure |
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to save these drivers. See Appendix C in the WordStar manual |
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for a list of other drivers to save. |
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SPELL CHECKING |
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Dual floppy disk users: |
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Unless you have sufficient room on your working WordStar program |
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disk for the files TW.COM, SPELL.COM, MARKFIX.COM, REVIEW.COM and |
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MAINDICT.CMP you will not be able to run a spell check from the |
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Opening Menu. You will need to exit WordStar and replace the |
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working WordStar program disk with the dictionary disk you created |
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during installation. This disk should contain the files listed |
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above. Make sure the disk in drive B has the file you want to |
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spell-check. |
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Follow the directions for running a spell check in The WORD Plus |
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manual. |
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UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS RELEASE |
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This release of WordStar contains many new features and commands. |
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See the "What's New" booklet for a complete list. The following |
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changes came in too late to be included in the documentation. |
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Printer Patches |
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Previous versions of WordStar treat most dot matrix printers |
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and other non-daisy wheel printers as a DRAFT printer with a |
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few patchable items. Because of this, many users have used |
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these patches to be able to use certain features of their |
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printers. Sometimes the patches have been quite extensive, and |
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some users have many files that count on them. |
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The printer drivers of WordStar Release 4, on the other hand, |
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are very powerful. Almost every driver recognizes all the print |
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controls and all the dot commands. In fact, if a document is |
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written to be printed on one kind of printer, it is likely that |
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it will also print fine on some other printer. |
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However, if you want to use your existing files with WordStar |
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4, and those files rely on the user area being patched in a |
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special way, you can probably do so by moving the patches into |
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WordStar 4, and using the CUSTOM or SIMPLE printer driver. |
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On the INSTALL disk is a program called MOVEPRN.COM that |
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copies the printer driver portion of the previous release's |
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user area into files that can be installed into Release 4 with |
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the "auto patcher" feature. |
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Copy the program MOVEPRN.COM onto the disk containing the |
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WS.COM file for the previous version. Type |
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MOVEPRN WS.COM FILE1.PAT FILE2.PAT |
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MOVEPRN extracts the proper portions of the user area and |
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writes them into two files that may then be used with the "auto |
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patcher" feature of WSCHANGE. |
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FILE1.PAT is to be used with the general patching menu |
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(Choose E "Patching" on the WSCHANGE Main Menu, then A "Auto |
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Patcher"). FILE2.PAT should be used to install strings first |
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into the SIMPLE driver, and then into the CUSTOM driver (choose |
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B "Printer" on the WSCHANGE Main Menu, then B "Printer driver |
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library", D "Change printer driver data" and D "Driver auto |
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patcher"). |
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Test print your document first with the SIMPLE driver, and then |
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with the CUSTOM driver to see which one produces the most |
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satisfactory results. |
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Also read Appendix C for more information on using the Auto |
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Patcher. |
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Hanging Indents |
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For WordStar Professional Release 4, MailMerge reformats indented |
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text created with ^OG to the current margins. If you want the text |
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to remain indented, use embedded ruler lines or the .RM, .LM, |
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and .PM commands. See the "Reference Guide" for more information. |
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Pressing ^OG to wrap back to the first tab on the ruler line after |
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having reached the last tab works the same way it did in previous |
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versions of WordStar, contrary to what is stated in the manual. |
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TERMINALS |
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WordStar comes installed for an "idealized" special terminal. |
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WINSTALL and WSCHANGE allow you to install many terminals by |
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name, thus allowing WordStar to take advantage of the special |
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features that the terminal might support, such as underlining |
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or the function keys. |
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Use either WINSTALL or WSCHANGE to pick your specific terminal |
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or computer screen from the Monitor menu. If your terminal |
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isn't on the menu, it probably emulates one of those that is |
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there. Look in your terminal documentation to find out. |
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After you install WordStar for the proper terminal, run |
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WordStar and open the file PRINT.TST to see which attributes |
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(such as bold and underline) work on your screen. |
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WordStar will highlight the following in some way... |
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Bold (^PB) |
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Underline (^PS) |
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Strike-out (^PX) |
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Subscript (^PV) |
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Superscript (^PT) |
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Doublestrike (^PD) |
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Italics (^PY) |
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Blocks (^KB, ^KK) |
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Error messages |
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Most of the time, normal text will be shown in dim intensity, |
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and highlighted text will be shown in bright intensity. You |
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may have to use a brightness and/or contrast knob to adjust |
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your screen the first time you use WordStar this way. |
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If your dim intensity is too dim to see well, and you can't |
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adjust it, you can change the BRITE flag to ON using WSCHANGE. |
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This will invert bright and dim in your text, so that regular |
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text is displayed bright, and highlighted text will be |
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displayed as dim. However, text in the menus is not affected. |
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DISPLAY PROBLEMS WITH TERMINALS |
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Once you have installed WordStar for the proper terminal, you |
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may still experience display problems. |
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If text from the previous screen remains after WordStar |
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displays a new screenful of text, the most likely cause is |
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cursor wrap. Basically, WordStar must know what happens to the |
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cursor when a character is displayed at the rightmost position |
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of the screen. It can either remain at the right edge, or it |
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can wrap to the beginning of the next line. The WRAP flag in |
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WordStar must be set either on or off to correspond to the |
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way the terminal works. (It is generally set for the |
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terminal's factory default, but the default can usually be |
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changed using the terminal's setup mode.) |
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Another possible cause for display problems is your terminal's |
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incomplete emulation of some other terminal. The most |
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common differences are... |
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Line insert (LININS), line delete (LINDEL), |
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Erase to end of screen (ERAEOS), |
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Erase to end of line (ERAEOL), |
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And, erase screen (ERASCR). |
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Look in the manual for your terminal and use WSCHANGE to see |
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if the control sequences match. |
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PRINTERS |
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WHAT'S IN THIS SECTION |
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This section contains the following information: |
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Choosing a Printer |
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Setting Up Your Printer |
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Printer Drivers |
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Proportional Printing |
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Laser Printers |
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Information on Specific Printers |
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CHOOSING A PRINTER |
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WordStar is ready to work with over 100 printers. The printer you |
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choose during installation becomes your default printer. However, |
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when you print a document, you can choose any other printer. To |
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choose a default printer, follow these steps: |
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1. Look at the Printer Information brochure that came in your |
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package. The first chart shows the printers listed on the |
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Printer Selection Menus. If your printer is on the menu, |
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simply choose it during installation. |
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2. If your printer isn't listed on the menu, it may work like a |
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printer that is. Refer to the second chart in the Printer |
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Information brochure for a list of printers that work like |
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printers on the menu. When WordStar asks you to choose a |
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printer, choose the printer that works like yours. |
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3. If neither chart lists your printer, choose Typewriter Printer |
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(if your printer can backspace) or Draft Printer (if it can't). |
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These choices may not take advantage of all your printer's |
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features, but they will work with almost any printer. |
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Note: If you choose Draft or Typewriter, you can modify custom |
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print controls and printer initialization. |
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If you want to make more modifications to take advantage of your |
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printer's feature, choose the Custom or Simple drivers, then use |
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the WS Printer Patches section of WSCHANGE to tell WordStar the |
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codes for your printer. Refer to your printer manual for these |
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codes. Some printers work better with the Custom driver and some |
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with the Simple driver. Try using both and see which works better |
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with your printer. See the "Reference Guide" for more information. |
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SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER |
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Choosing a Printer Port |
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Each printer is connected to a printer port at the back of |
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the computer. WordStar looks for printers on the LST: port. |
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If your printer is connected to a different port, use |
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WSCHANGE to tell WordStar the correct port. |
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Testing Your Printer Connection |
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At the operating system prompt, type "PIP LST:=READ.ME." This |
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file should be printed by your printer. If it is not, your printer |
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may be connected to a different port. See your computer reference |
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manual, and the section on the STAT command in your CP/M |
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reference manual for more information. |
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PRINTER DRIVERS |
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The WSPRINT.OVR file on the Printers disk contains a printer |
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driver for each printer on the Printer Selection Menu. The printer |
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driver for a printer contains all the codes WordStar needs to work |
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with that printer. |
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Each printer driver has a short name. If you choose a printer when |
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you print a document, you see the names of the printer drivers, not |
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the names of the printers. |
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PROPORTIONAL PRINTING |
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WordStar supports proportional printing on a number of printers. |
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To turn on proportional printing, either install WordStar to |
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default to proportional printing, or place a ".PS on" command |
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in your document. At print time, WordStar selects the |
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appropriate proportional font based on the character width |
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(.CW) currently in effect. |
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The specific printer descriptions later in this section show |
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recommended character widths for proportional typefaces. |
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These widths are for a normal mix of upper- and lowercase |
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letters. If you have many words or phrases all in uppercase |
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or if you want your text less densely printed, choose a larger |
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character width. |
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While WordStar mostly sets character widths based on the |
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proportional-width table in the driver, on the more advanced |
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daisy wheel printers, WordStar uses the printer's proportional- |
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spacing mode. WordStar determines how much white space is needed |
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to right-justify the line based on its own proportional width |
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tables. If the table values don't match the wheel installed, |
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WordStar won't be able to justify the line correctly. |
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WordStar sends standard ASCII characters; if a proportional wheel |
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uses a different spoke mapping, set up the printer to handle this. |
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LASER PRINTERS |
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WordStar supports laser printer features such as font changes |
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and proportional spacing. |
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WordStar supports several laser printers: the Canon LPB-8 A1 & A2; |
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the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet, LaserJet+, and LaserJet 500+; |
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and the Ricoh LP4080. Refer to the "Specific Printer |
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Information" section of this file for information on these |
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printers. General notes about using laser printers are given below. |
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Paper Size and Margins |
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Laser printers come with preset page margins. You need to |
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compensate for these margins by changing page length in your |
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WordStar documents. The chart below shows the recommended |
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settings for 8 1/2 X 11 inch paper for both portrait and landscape |
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orientations. These settings allow 55 lines of text for portrait |
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orientation and 40 lines of text for landscape orientation (at 6 |
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lines per inch). They also allow for a footer of up to 3 lines |
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and a one-line header. If you use multiple-line headers, adjust |
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the top margin accordingly. |
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Dot Default Portrait Landscape |
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Setting Command Value Orientation Orientation |
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page length .PL 66 62 47 |
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top margin .MT 3 2 2 |
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bottom margin .MB 8 5 5 |
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header margin .HM 2 1 1 |
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footer margin .FM 2 2 2 |
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If the laser printer is your primary printer, you can use WSCHANGE |
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to make these settings the defaults. |
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Because laser printers leave small margins at the left and right |
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sides of the page, you may want to use a smaller page offset |
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setting (the default is .PO 8). |
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Form Feeds |
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When you print with a laser printer, answer Y for yes to the "Use |
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form feeds (Y/N)?" prompt at print time. (The default is NO.) If |
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the laser printer is your primary printer, you can use WSCHANGE to |
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change the default to yes. |
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WordStar Commands for Font Selection |
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The WordStar dot commands and print control commands listed below |
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determine the fonts used for printing a document. |
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.PR .PR OR=L selects landscape orientation; .PR OR=P (or just |
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.PR OR) selects portrait orientation (the default). If |
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either of these commands appears after the first printing |
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line on a page, the orientation will not change until the |
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following page. |
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.PS .PS ON selects proportionally spaced characters; .PS OFF |
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(the default) selects fixed-spaced characters. |
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.CW The character-width setting (.CW followed by the width in |
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120ths of an inch) determines the character pitch and font |
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selected for fixed-width printing. For proportional fonts, it |
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determines the point size and proportional-width table |
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selected. |
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.LQ .LQ ON selects near letter quality print (if supported by |
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your printer). LQ OFF selects draft quality print. Default |
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is ON. |
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^PY The italic print control toggles between normal and italic |
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characters when the appropriate italic font is available. |
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^PB The boldface print control toggles between normal and bold |
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characters when the appropriate bold font is available. |
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^PD The double strike print control used with the laser printers |
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toggles overprinting with a horizontal offset of 1/120" |
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between the two character images. This allows a bold effect |
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where no bold font is available. |
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^PA ^PA turns alternate pitch on. Use .CW to assign different |
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character widths to normal pitch (see ^PN below) and alternate |
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pitch so that each pitch accesses a different font. You can |
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then change fonts by switching between the two pitches. This |
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is the only way to use two fonts on the same line. |
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(See "Character width" and "Pitch" in the "Reference Guide.") |
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^PN ^PN turns normal pitch on. You can use it with ^PA as |
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described above. |
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^P@ When working with columns, if you use alternate and normal |
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pitch for two fonts, or if you use proportional spacing, you |
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may need to use ^P@ to make sure the columns line up. |
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Remember that the column position set with ^P@ is determined |
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by the normal pitch character width. (See "Columns" and |
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"Proportional spacing" in the "Reference Guide." |
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INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC PRINTERS |
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This section describes the capabilities of each printer listed on |
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the Printer Selection Menu. The printers are listed in alphabetical |
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order (except for the generic printers such as "Draft," |
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"Typewriter," "Custom," "Simple," and the various print-to-disk |
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options, which are listed first). |
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There is a chart for each printer explaining how features work and |
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listing any special notes about the printer. Each printer is |
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described in the following format: |
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PRINTER NAME ----- Driver: (short name) |
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^PY Effect of italics/ribbon color print control |
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^PT/V Subscript/superscript information |
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.CW Information on available character widths and fonts. The |
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chart shows the .CW, .LQ, and .PS settings required to use |
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different fonts. |
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.LQ OFF .LQ ON .PS ON Font Name |
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.cw val .cw val recommended value (range) font 1 |
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.cw val .cw val recommended value (range) font 2 |
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.UL Continuous-underline information (if restrictions) |
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.UJ Microspace-justification information (if restrictions) |
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N/A means a command has no effect on this printer. |
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NOTES Switch settings, special features, anomalies. |
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DRAFT PRINTER (nonbackspacing) ----- Driver: DRAFT |
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^PD Overprints the line twice |
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^PB Overprints the line three times |
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^PS Overprints the underscore character in a separate pass |
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^PT/V Prints super/subscripts with a full line between |
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super/subscript and text |
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.LH Sets line height only in multiples of full lines |
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.CW N/A |
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.PS N/A |
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.LQ N/A |
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.UJ N/A |
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NOTES This driver works with any printer that doesn't automatically |
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perform a line feed when it receives a carriage return command. All |
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overprinting is done by returning the carriage and passing over the |
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line again. |
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TYPEWRITER PRINTER (backspacing) ----- Driver: TYPEWR |
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^PD Backspaces and overprints each character twice |
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^PB Backspaces and overprints each character three times |
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^PS Backspaces and overprints the underscore character |
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^PT/V Prints super/subscripts with a full line between |
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super/subscript and text |
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.LH Sets line height only in multiples of full lines |
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.CW N/A |
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.PS N/A |
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.LQ N/A |
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.UJ N/A |
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NOTES This driver works with any printer that doesn't automatically |
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perform a line feed when a it receives a carriage return command, |
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and responds to a backspace character. Overprinting is done by |
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backspacing. |
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AUTO LINE FEED PRINTER (backspacing) ----- Driver: AUTOLF |
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^PD Backspaces and overprints each character twice |
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^PB Backspaces and overprints each character three times |
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^PS Backspaces and overprints the underscore character |
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^PT/V Prints super/subscripts with a full line between |
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super/subscript and text |
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.LH Sets line height only in multiples of full lines |
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.CW N/A |
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.PS N/A |
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.LQ N/A |
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.UJ N/A |
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NOTES This driver works with any printer that automatically |
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performs a line feed when it receives a carriage return character, |
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and responds to a backspace command. Overprinting is done by |
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backspacing. |
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SIMPLE CUSTOMIZABLE PRINTERS ----- Driver: SIMPLE |
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All print controls cause control strings (on and off) in |
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the user area to be sent to the printer. These strings |
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are used by both the SIMPLE and CUSTOM drivers. They can |
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be installed with the WSCHANGE program. |
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.LQ Controlled by user area strings |
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.PS Controlled by user area strings |
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.CW N/A |
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.UJ N/A |
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.LH N/A |
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NOTES This printer driver prints the line in one pass, sending |
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control strings from the user area to select print enhancements. |
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CUSTOMIZABLE PRINTERS ----- Driver: CUSTOM |
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All print controls cause control strings (on and off) in |
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the user area to be sent to the printer. These strings |
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are used by both the SIMPLE and CUSTOM drivers. They can |
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be installed with the WSCHANGE program. |
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.LQ ON/OFF controlled by user area strings |
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.PS ON/OFF controlled by user area strings |
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.LH Sets line height only in multiples of full lines |
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.UJ N/A |
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.CW N/A |
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NOTES This driver prints the line in multiple passes, sending |
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control strings from the user area to select print enhancements. |
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PREVIEW TO DISK ----- Driver: PRVIEW |
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This driver prints documents to the PREVIEW.WS file to allow |
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you to preview the format and appearance of a document before |
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printing. Headers, footers, and pagination are shown correctly |
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and print controls remain in the file to display onscreen |
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attributes. Dot commands are not printed. |
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PRINT TO DISK WITHOUT PRINT CONTROLS ----- Driver: ASCII |
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This driver prints to the ASCII.WS file, stripping headers and |
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footers, high bits, and print controls. |
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PRINT TO DISK WITHOUT HEADERS AND FOOTERS ----- Driver: XTRACT |
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This driver prints to the XTRACT.WS disk file, stripping headers |
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and footers, but preserving high bits and print controls. |
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ANADEX 9500A, 9500B ----- Driver: 9500 |
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^PY N/A |
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^PT/V Even superscript roll |
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.CW .CW Font name |
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9 13.3 cpi |
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10 12 cpi |
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12 10 cpi |
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18 6.7 cpi |
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20 6 cpi |
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24 5 cpi |
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.LH 1/24" resolution, use even values |
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.UJ This printer has no incremental horizontal positioning |
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.PS N/A |
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.LQ N/A |
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ANADEX 9501B, INTEQ 5100B ----- Driver: 9501B |
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^PY N/A |
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^PT/V Even superscript roll |
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.CW .CW Font name |
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7 16.7 cpi |
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8 15 cpi |
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10 12.5 cpi |
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12 10 cpi |
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14 8.3 cpi |
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16 7.5 cpi |
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20 6.2 cpi |
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24 5 cpi |
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.LH 1/24" resolution, use even values |
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.UJ This printer has no incremental horizontal positioning |
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.PS N/A |
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.LQ N/A |
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C. ITOH STARWRITER 1550 AND 8510 ----- Driver: C1550 |
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^PY N/A |
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^PT/V Prints full-size characters with roll |
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.CW .CW Font Name |
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7 compressed |
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10 elite |
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12 pica |
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14 expanded compressed |
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20 expanded elite |
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24 expanded pica |
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.LQ N/A |
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.PS N/A |
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.UL Continuous underlining suppresses microspace justification |
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C. ITOH F10 STARWRITER ----- Driver: QUME |
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See Diablo 630, 1610, 1620 Daisy Wheel. |
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Note: Proportional printing was tested with a Theme 10 wheel. |
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CANON LBP-8A1 AND LBP-8A2 LASER PRINTER ----- Driver: LBP8 |
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^PY Selects italics if appropriate font installed |
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^PT/V Prints full-size characters with roll |
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.PS .PS |
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.CW OFF ON Font Name |
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6 - 20 cpi |
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8 - 15 cpi |
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9 - 13.3 cpi |
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10 - 12 cpi (elite) |
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12 - 10 cpi |
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20 - 6 cpi |
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24 - 5 cpi |
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16 - 7.5 cpi |
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- 7 (0-8) Garland 8 point |
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- 10 (9-11) Garland 12 point |
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- 14 (12-17) Expanded 8 point |
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- 20 (18-30) Expand |
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