------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW! NEW! NEW! 2MENU NEW! NEW! NEW! 2MENU is a 2COL and JETCOL interface for use with Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher. It combines the easy to use Windows interface with the speed of DOS text mode printing. 2MENU allows you to: View, set, and save an unlimited number of printing option profiles. Select files to print from a menu Drag and drop files to print from File Manager View/edit files before printing Built in editor allows file portions to be modified or deleted before printing. A large number of excerpts can be built up on the clipboard before printing. This saves printing unnecessary text. Editor window wraps automatically to reflect column width print setting. Import text for printing from other applications via the clipboard. Print directly from clipboard or edit/excerpt clipboard before printing. Autoclip feature automatically collects excerpts copied to the clipboard from other applications. Great for printing HLP files. Print in background while viewing/editing another file or using another program. Prints WFW,WFD,WP,AMI-PRO,WS,WRI files using Malcolm Drury's VIEW (included on disk) as a format converter. This is not a stand alone program. It requires 2COL or JETCOL. Price: $15+$3S&H. ($12 when ordered with 2COL/JETCOL) Compuserve: SWREG-1971 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2COL 2COL prints two columns, each 80 characters wide, on a standard sheet of paper. Most dot-matrix, inkjet and DeskJet printers are supported. By suppressing unnecessary blank lines and ignoring page breaks, 2COL is able to use a larger font while averageing approximately 4 pages on one side of a sheet than other compressed print programs. By using standard draft mode, 2COL prints faster and more readably than other programs which rely on subscript or graphics mode. 2COL will optionally print an exact number of pages/column retaining original formatting. 2COL is ideal for printing reference material (such as shareware manuals) and word processing drafts. It saves paper and storage space. By putting more information on less paper, 2COL saves you money when faxing or mailing. 2COL will optionally print in subscript mode, putting almost 8 pages on one side of a sheet of paper. By using 2COL's two-sided printing option, almost 16 pages of information can be printed on a single sheet of paper. The program has been designed to be easy to use, even for the novice. It comes with a demo/tutorial which demonstrates most of the printing options and shows how to use them. NEW FEATURES: 2COL will now print from 1-6 columns with column widths from 20 to 160 characters. This is useful for printing labels and lists as well as printing wider documents such as source code listings on wide-carriage or some landscape-mode capable printers. Prints landscape mode on Deskjet in addition to portrait. Wordwrapping and filtering functions have been added for printing wordprocessor formats (such as .WRI, Word, Wordstar, and WP Generic documents). Now also reformats to widen or shrink document width. Particularly useful for 17 char/inch printers or for people who have trouble reading 20 char/inch print. Prints pages in reverse order to eliminate paper shuffling with sheet feed printers: Deskjets, Inkjets..etc. Particularly useful when printing on both sides User defined initialization strings are now supported to select draft/LQ, specific fonts, etc. Macros available for printing directly from WordPerfect and WFW ($3 each). Automatically adjusts line spacing to eliminate partly filled last pages. OPTIONS: * the number of lines/page to print * the maximum number of consecutive blank lines to allow * the column width * whether to pause for single sheet feeding * numbering each source and/or output page * enable IBM graphics characters(dot matrix only) * top margin, left margin settings * print only odd/even pages - for two-sided printing * to display total number of output pages before printing. * to prescan the document and automatically optimize margins * whether to automatically adjust line spacing to fill or eliminate partial pages at end * adjustment for different page length: A4, legal, etc. * user specified initialzation string. Hardware requirements: IBM compatible computer, 256K RAM, dot matrix or DeskJet printer. While 2COL will run on 17 cpi printers, a printer capable of 20 char/inch is best. For Epson FX,LQ,LX and many IBM compatible dot matrix printers. All DeskJet models supported. Other requirements: MS-DOS 3 or higher. Price: $22.95 + $5 S&H (if an update disk is requested) Compuserve SWREG-1183 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JETCOL Features are essentially the same as for 2COL above except that JETCOL is intended for all HP compatible laser printers. The registered version of JETCOL will now work with Deskjets and DJ compatible inkjets. Now prints landscape mode as well as portrait mode. JETCOL includes 10 specially designed soft fonts in graduated sizes which are automatically selected according to the amount of compression desired. The font pitch is automatically adjusted for maximum readability according to the column width chosen. The variable font pitch always allows you to create a margin regardless of document width. A complete set of thin fonts is available for $10. A complete set of European accented fonts (128-159) is also available for $10. Price $32.95 + $3 S&H (if an update disk is requested). Compuserve SWREG-1196 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROFESSIONAL VERSIONS OF 2COL/JETCOL 2COL and JETCOL are available in professional versions, particularly useful for lawyers, court reporters and programmers. These versions, in addition to features described above print an alphabetized index of all the words in the document with line and page numbers for every word. A list of common words (which can be edited) to reject from the index is also provided. These programs can print line numbers or use the line numbers already imbedded in the document when generating the index listing. Footers can also be specified for printing. Price: 2COLP-$55, JETCOLP-$65. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2COL/JETCOL PLUS If you want only line numbering and footers but not the indexing of the Professional version, add $10 to the standard version prices listed above.