컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 4PRINT 4.1 LAST-MINUTE NOTES AND INFORMATION SHAREWARE VERSION Last Updated August 1991 Korenthal Associates, Inc. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 This file contains last-minute notes and instructions on installing and using 4Print 4.1, including notes on how to eliminate paper- shuffling on non-duplex printers, using 4Print with a DeskJet, and using the shareware fonts included with this package. We welcome all disk vendors and BBS sysops who wish to distribute 4Print, and invite them to refer to VENDOR.DOC and SYSOP.DOC for complete information relating to them. Individuals who wish to share 4Print with their friends and colleagues, or to upload 4Print to their favorite BBS's, are also welcome; please see LICENSE.DOC for details. Sample descriptions of 4Print suitable for BBS file listings and vendor catalogs are available in DESCRIBE.DOC. Information on registering 4Print and other KA products can be found in REGISTER.DOC and PRODUCTS.DOC. 컴컴컴컴컴컴� Introduction: 컴컴컴컴컴컴� 4Print 4.1 is a paper-saving utility for HP LaserJets, DeskJets and compatibles. 4Print prints two or three fully readable pages of text sideways across the page, and by printing on both sides, it can yield four, six, or even more pages of text on each sheet! 4Print allows programmers to view four pages of source code at a time, writers to read four pages of text, and spreadsheet and database users to print wide reports all the way across the page. 4Print's reduced paper consumption means lower paper costs and less shelf space taken up for storing printouts, and it's also good for the ecology! New with version 4.1 of 4Print is the companion utility 4Book, which makes it easy to produce handsome booklets. Other new features include printing 1-4 columns of text, variable number of lines per page, automatic line numbering, compression of excess blank lines and page breaks, intelligent word wrap, improved DeskJet and LaserJet- compatible support, reverse printing options to eliminate the need for paper-shuffling, and support for A4 paper. An optional Windows interface is also available; see REGISTER.DOC for details. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 The User's Guide and Addendum: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 The 4Print 4.1 documentation comes in two parts: the User's Guide (4PRINT.DOC), which covers all program features up through version 4.0, and the Addendum (ADDENDUM.DOC), which describes features new to version 4.1 and contains the 4Book User's Guide. The Addendum also covers topics such as printing on legal size paper, running 4Print under DESQview, using 4Print with the HP LaserJet IIISi, and additional trouble-shooting information. Though 4Print and 4Book come preset for most common uses, both are rich with features (in other words, they've got a bad case of option- itis), and it's worth the time to at least glance through the User's Guide and Addendum to familiarize yourself with some of what these programs can do. That way, when you have some special application in the future, you'll get that nagging feeling that somehow 4Print can do what you want, and then you can go back and read the docs carefully. 컴컴컴컴컴컴� Installation: 컴컴컴컴컴컴� The installation process is slightly different depending on whether you've got the shareware version of 4Print as a self-extracting archive (with a .EXE extension) or in zipped form (.ZIP extension). > If you received your 4Print shareware disk from a disk vendor or directly from KA, you should have a file named 4PR410.EXE. This is a self-extracting archive containing all of the shareware distribution files. To install 4Print, create a 4Print subdirec- tory and then extract all the files into that directory: C>md \4print C>a:4pr410 \4print > Alternatively, if you downloaded 4Print from a BBS or CompuServe (or any of the other online services), you will have a file called 4PR410.ZIP, and you'll need PKUNZIP to extract the files. (If your copy of 4Print was compressed using one of the other file compression utilities, such as ARC or LHARC, for example, you'll need the extraction program that goes with that utility.) Install 4Print by creating a 4Print subdirectory and then extracting all the files into that directory: C>md \4print C>pkunzip 4pr410 \4print Once you've uncompressed the archive, please check that none of the files are missing. The complete list of files can be found in the text file PACKING.LST. To access 4Print from any drive or subdirectory on your computer, you need to add the 4Print directory to your DOS search path. Type "path" at the DOS prompt to see your current path, and then add 4Print to it: C>path PATH=C:\DOS33;C:\MYPROGS (for example) C>path c:\dos33;c:\myprogs;c:\4print Tip for advanced users: You only need 4PRINT.EXE and 4PRINT.OVL to use 4Print. (The 4Book utility also requires 4BOOK.EXE; you'll probably also want 4BOOK.CFG and SAYINGS.TXT.) Instead of changing your path to include the 4Print subdirectory, you can simply copy these files to any subdirectory in your search path. 컴컴컴컴컴컴 Quick Start: 컴컴컴컴컴컴 Type the following at the DOS prompt: C>4print The program will provide several screens of information on how to use most of its options. You can use the and keys to page through the help screens, or press to return to DOS. The best thing to do first is to 4Print any ASCII file single sided to get a feel for the program. To print this file, for instance, type: C>4print readme.doc -s or C>4print readme.doc -dj -s (if you are using a DeskJet) Next, you might try double sided printing: C>4print readme.doc or C>4print readme.doc -d (if you are using a IID or IIID) or C>4print readme.doc -dj (if you are using a DeskJet) Unless you are using a duplex printer (IID or IIID), 4Print will pause between passes and ask you to reinsert the paper in the paper tray (or manually if you include the "-m" switch) to print the reverse side. 4Print has many advanced formatting and paper handling features. For now, you might try three column, "maximum output" mode like this: C>4print readme.doc -max (add -d for duplex, -dj for DeskJet) All documentation files, including PACKING.LST and all files ending with the .DOC extension, make likely candidates for 4Print. In fact, we recommend that the User's Guide, 4PRINT.DOC, be printed by typing the following: C>4print 4print.doc -doc (add -d for duplex, -dj for DeskJet) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 4Book Quick Start: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 To get started with 4Book, type the following at the DOS prompt: C>4book The program will provide several screens of information on how to use most of its options. You can use the and keys to page through the help screens, or press to return to DOS. To get a feel for what 4Book does, try creating a booklet using a small text file. To print this file, for instance, type: C>4book readme.doc or C>4book readme.doc -d (if you are using a IID or IIID) or C>4book readme.doc -dj (if you are using a DeskJet) The program will pause after it scans the file, and prompt you to press "Y" to print the booklet. 4Book will then call 4Print with the name of the file and any options you've specified. Unless you have a duplex printer and have included the "-d" option on the command line, 4Print will pause after printing the front side and ask you to reinsert the paper in the paper tray to print the reverse side. You can use 4Book to print the 4Print 4.1 Addendum, ADDENDUM.DOC, by typing the following: C>4book addendum.doc -bn- (add -d for duplex, -dj for DeskJet) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Reverse Printing Options: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� (If you have a duplex printer such as the IID, IIID, or IIISi with the duplex option, this section does not apply to you. Use your printer's duplex capability for all double-sided printing by specifying the "-d" or "-ds" option in both 4Print and 4Book.) 4Print and 4Book now have advanced paper handling features which will allow you to obtain perfectly collated, double-sided printouts without manually shuffling any pages, even on non-duplex printers. The new options are "-r" (reverse print back side) and "-rf" (reverse print front side). We have included a file called TESTPRIN.BAT on the 4Print distribution disk which will automatically determine the set of options appropriate to your needs. To run the batch file, simply make sure your printer is online and type TESTPRIN at the DOS prompt. See "Advanced Paper Handling Features" in the 4Print Addendum for more information about using these options. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 DeskJet Users: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 4Print has special handling for the HP DeskJet, DeskJet Plus, and DeskJet 500. If you are using any of these printers, you *must* specify the "-dj" switch every time you run 4Print. Alternatively, you may put "SET 4PRINT=-DJ" (don't forget the dash after the equals sign) in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and omit the "-dj" switch from your subsequent 4Print runs. By default, 4Print prints in the DeskJet's draft mode which is faster and uses less ink. If you wish to use the DeskJet's letter quality mode with 4Print, specify "-djl" instead of "-dj". No special font is required to use 4Print with the DeskJet, but if you have the original model (not Plus or 500), your printer must be equipped with the optional landscape cartridge. In addition, the original model DeskJet does not accept landscape soft fonts, so you may not use the shareware fonts described below. Note that DeskJet Plus and 500 printers require a 128K or 256K RAM cartridge in order to use soft fonts. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Additional Fonts For Use With 4Print: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� We have provided a collection of shareware soft fonts from Elfring Soft Fonts which you may find useful. To access these fonts, type this at the DOS prompt: C>fonts# The following files will be added to your 4Print directory: GO080R17.PCL Normal font / for all LaserJets GO060R25.PCL Tiny font \ except the LaserJet+ GP080R17.PCL Normal font / GP060R25.PCL Tiny font \ for LaserJet+ GO060R17.DJL Normal font / GO080R25.DJL Tiny font \ for DeskJet+ and 500 ID1 (see below) ID2 (see below) PERM (see below) REGFONTS.DOC Shareware font registration information Each of these fonts is a Letter Gothic, sans serif font. They also contain the IBM line drawing characters which are not normally included when you use 4Print's "-tiny" option. If you have a LaserJet+, you must use GP080R17 unless you have a cartridge which includes a landscape line printer font. (You don't need these fonts if you use a Series II, IIP, IID, III, or IIID printer.) If you already have font download software, simply download the appropriate two fonts to your printer using permanent font #1 for the normal font and permanent font #2 for the tiny font. If you don't have font download software, you can use the following two commands to download the soft fonts, substituting the file names for normal and tiny fonts appropriate for your printer: C>copy/b id1+normalfont+id1+perm lpt1: (or lpt2:) C>copy/b id2+tinyfont+id2+perm lpt1: (or lpt2:) To tell 4Print to use the downloaded soft fonts, type the following command at the DOS prompt: C>set 4print=-#1 -t#2 (add -dj if you use a DeskJet) To set up 4Print to always use the soft fonts, add the commands necessary to download the fonts and the SET 4PRINT command to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 4Print is Shareware: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 4Print is being marketed as shareware. Shareware gives users an opportunity to evaluate a program before buying it. If you like 4Print and wish to continue using it after a 30-day trial period, you must order the registered version. You'll receive the full retail package including typeset manual and the 4FOLD and KAZAP utilities. Please see the text file REGISTER.DOC for more information about the benefits of becoming a registered user. For information about shareware and the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), please see the text file SHR-WARE.DOC. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Uploading 4Print to BBS's: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 We encourage you to give copies of the shareware version of 4Print to your friends and colleagues, and to upload it to any BBS's that you use. When uploading 4Print, please use the file name 4PR410.ZIP. For sample descriptions of 4Print suitable for BBS file listings, please see DESCRIBE.DOC. 컴컴컴컴컴 Thank you! 컴컴컴컴컴 The latest versions of all Korenthal Associates shareware products can always be found in our support forum on CompuServe, PCVENB Section 3, as well as on The Consultant BBS at 1-718-837-3236. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about any of our products or require additional information. Korenthal Associates, Inc. Orders only: 1-800-KA-PROGS 230 West 13th Street Information: 1-212-242-1790 New York, New York 10011 FAX: 1-212-242-2599 U.S.A. CompuServe: [76004,2605] Thank you for taking the time to evaluate 4Print and for supporting the shareware concept!