July 3, 1992


To:       All "PS-Up" Supporters

From:     Knight Research - Compuserve ID 71301,3400

Subject:  New Release - Version 2.37

This release follows quickly on the heals of the previous 2.32b release
but with the new features included, I wasn't going to wait any longer.
This release has been tested by my loyal beta group for over a week now
using the new "multi-select" file feature. Many users have asked for
the ability to select and send to the printer MULTIPLE files at a time.
This version delivers on that feature!

Also, in the Gee-Whiz department, a new feature which I call
"watermarks".  I call it that because the it gives you a variety of
options to put a caption of your choice in the background of your
print-outs...much like the watermark in paper.

Any watermark text which you have changed and saved through the "save
settings" option, will be automatically restored the next time your use
PS-Up.

New Visual Indicator:  When you are printing a file, the background
graphic changes color from red to blue to indicate that the program
is busy printing at the current time. When printing is complete, the
color changes back to red.

Regards,
Doug.

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Futures:  I have had requests to look at the following enhancements to
the PS-Up program:

     *  Provide International support for the A4 paper size.

     *  Provide Code page 850 character support.

     *  Provide Command Line option to print file(s) from
            the command line.

     *  Save the last drive/directory you were in so that you will
            automatically return there when run PS-Up again.

     *  Duplexing support for printing on both sides of the paper.

     *  New graphics to look at...

     *  A variety of margin, font, and other changes too numerous
            to mention. These can probably be accomodated with a
            prefix & postfix codes section. With this feature, you will
            have the ability to "hook" into the PS-Up program and send
            a file of your choosing with the appropriate setups.

     *  Long terms ideas of mine...change the program to use the PM GPI
        calls and eliminate the requirement to have a postscript
        printer!

     *  Eliminate the fan-out menus and move the entire program to one
        concise dialog box with drop-down list option boxes...this would
        eliminate a lot of mouse clicks.

     *  Change the program to use the drag & drop metaphor. Printing
        would be accomplished by pulling an icon based file from a list
        box and dropping it on a variety of different icons which represent
        printers and page formats. This would also supporting printing
        ascii text from a other programs as well as the OS/2 file manager.
        (Drag & drop was added to OS/2 with release 1.3 CSD 5015 and
        is fully supported in OS/2 2.0).

No promises on if/when I'll get at these suggestions but I do appreciate
the feedback.

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Previous Releases:

Version 2.32b:  New features:
    (1) supports HPFS long file and directory names.
    (2) line numbering option for program listings.
    (3) binding margins for 3-hole punch and other bindings.

Version 2.25:  New features:
    (1) Save Setups - to keep the options you've selected.

Version 2.10:  Original Compuserve release. - November 1991.

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If you are a first time user of PS-Up, this is a postscript formatting
program which is useful for formatting plain ascii text files and
printing them on a postscript printer under OS/2. PS-Up should run on
any version of OS/2 1.1 or greater. It DOES require a postscript printer
to print. This program will format 1, 2, or 4 pages of text...66 lines
to a page on a sheet of paper. Printing to a file is supported. PS-Up is
a multi-threaded program and does not tie up the OS/2 desktop while it
prints. Lines longer than 81 characters wrap to the next line and are
not truncated.

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