User Read-me File for Text to Paper 1.0 (Windows 3.1) =========================================================== Thank you for evaluating Text to Paper! Text to Paper was created to solve all your text printing needs. Designed to handle files from most major operating systems (including DOS, Windows, Mac, UNIX, and Mainframes), it includes options for efficiently processing plain text files, programming source code, "print to file" output from DOS and UNIX applications, redirected line printer output of mainframe applications, as well as any text that can be placed on the Windows clipboard. Text to Paper includes an extensive and versatile array of formatting options. In addition to the standard margin, orientation, and font settings, it also includes settings for: N-up printing (multiple pages on each sheet) Added edge margin for page binding or hole punching Page borders Alternate line shading Headers on any page edge Font fitting for specified page widths Line spacing by #lines, measurement, or lines per page Tab settings in characters or measurement Character spacing adjustments Word wrap Line Numbers and More! Content based pagination provides a means to specify conditions for page breaks, non-breaking paragraphs, and line skipping that depend on the actual text contained in the files. Its "style" based formatting means that the formatting options are determined automatically from the file specification. Any number of user specified print styles may be created, each associated with one or more file specifications. Print jobs allow multiple files to be managed as a group or project and assigned to a specific printer. You may print the entire job, selected files from the job, or only the files that have changed since last printed. The formatting options assigned to each file in the job can also be individually overridden as needed. Text to Paper also has limited command-line interface that can be used to control the application from the command-line or from within other applications that can start programs. Here are some comments from Text to Paper's Association of Shareware Professionals reviewer Bob McElwain... "I was delighted with your work. I found it to be interesting and well executed." "Very professional." "The fact is, I didn't find anything to fault." Complete program documentation and registration procedures can be found in the online help file. ------------------------------------------------------------ Contents of this File ===================== 1) List of Files 2) Installing/Uninstalling 3) Shareware Info/ASP Ombudsman Statement 4) Contact Information 5) Copyright & Disclaimer ------------------------------------------------------------ 1) List of Files The archive containing this file should have expanded into the following files: README.TXT This file. VENDOR.TXT Information for shareware distributors. FILE_ID.DIZ Standard shareware description file. SETUP.EXE Setup/Installation program. (also contains all program files) ------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Installing/Uninstalling To install Text to Paper run the SETUP.EXE program. This program will allow you to select a target directory for the installation. It will then install all the Text to Paper application files to this directory and create a Program Manager (Windows 3.1) or Start Menu (Windows 95) group. To uninstall Text to Paper, run the TTP_ZAP.EXE program that was installed to the Text to Paper directory specified during the installation. This will remove all the files installed by the setup routine and undo any configuration changes made to your system. You are responsible for removing any other files that you may have placed in the Text to Paper directory and for removing the directory itself. ------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Shareware info TEXT TO PAPER is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and wish to continue to use TEXT TO PAPER after the 30-day evaluation period, you must make a registration payment to CIEMIAN COMPUTER SERVICES. Alan Ciemian(the author) is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals . The ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, the ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at: 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. ------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Contact Information Ciemian Computer Services provides contract programming and custom software development. Specializing in Windows development using C++ and Delphi. I can be contacted in the following ways, in order of preference. Please include an e-mail address in all correspondence, as this is the most efficient means for responding. E-Mail: ------- Compuserve: 70134,611 Internet: 70134.611@compuserve.com Paper Mail: ----------- Alan Ciemian Ciemian Computer Services 2125 Crescent Drive Signal Hill CA 90804-5622 Phone: ------ (310) 494-3512 Mon-Fri, between the hours of 09:00 - 17:00 PST only please. Sorry, I can only return calls for registered users within the USA. ------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Copyright & Disclaimer This program and its documentation are both protected by United States copyright law. Copyright © 1995 Alan Ciemian All Rights Reserved. THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY. THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. BECAUSE OF THE DIVERSITY OF CONDITIONS AND HARDWARE UNDER WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE USED, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. THE USER IS ADVISED TO TEST THE PROGRAM THOROUGHLY BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF SELLER OR MANUFACTURER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. ------------------------------------------------------------