About Printer's Daemon ------------------- Thanks for downloading Printer's Daemon, Shareware Version 1.65S! Maximize this file for easier reading. Printer's Daemon is a drag & drop text file printing utility for Microsoft Windows, Version 3.1 or later. (Sorry, this application will not work with Windows 3.0 or earlier.) Printer's Daemon appears as an icon on the Windows Desktop. Select one or more DOS or Unix text file names in the Windows File Manager, or other drag & drop server. Drag the names to the Printer's Daemon icon, and the files will be printed on the default Windows printer. Printer's Daemon has advantages over printing from Notepad, most notably the abilities: to print without extra keystrokes directly from a desktop utility; to print in other than the system font / 10 point size and; to print Unix text files. Installation ------------ The archive file you extracted, PDEMON.ZIP, contains this file and the file PDV165S.ZIP. Copy PDV165S.ZIP to a temporary directory, and "unzip" it. It will create the following files: Name Size Date Time ------------ -------- -------- -------- PDAEMON.EXE 20044 09-03-94 7:32p PDAEMON.HLP 28575 09-08-94 8:29p SUBEZ.VBX 17408 03-11-93 4:09a CMDIALOG.VBX 18688 04-28-93 12:00a Please see the Windows Help file PDAEMON.HLP for complete Installation and Operations instructions. If you have associated .HLP files with the Windows Help application, just double-click on PDAEMON.HLP in the File Manager; otherwise run WINHELP.EXE and open PDAEMON.HLP using the "File" menu. NOTICE ------ Printer's Daemon is SHAREWARE! A fifteen day evaluation period is recommended. After that, if you like and use Printer's Daemon, you must REGISTER! Send $5 to: VB Expressions 64 Burning Brush Drive Rochester, NY 14606-4642. Kindly include the Version number and the source where you got Printer's Daemon. Registrants of Version 1.00S, 1.10S, 1.20S, 1.50S or 1.60S need not re-register; your support is greatly appreciated. You can also look for other VB Expressions utilities: additional Desktop Assistants (like Printer's Daemon) include Draggin' Viewer, a drag-and-drop application launching utility, and Trash Free-K!, a drag-and-drop file deletion utility. Smartclp is a Windows Clipboard enhancer, PM Fonts allows you to change your Program Manager fonts from the Microsoft default to any installed screen font and PM Group Sorter allows you to set the order of your Program Manager Groups. Finally, the DOS/Unix Text Translator lets you translate files between these two popular computing environments. Good stuff (if we may say so ourselves!) We'd be interested in your comments or suggestions on Printer's Daemon. You can reach us by Email on CompuServe, ID 73457,3603 or AmericaOnline, ScreenName PMChefalo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Printer's Daemon - Copyright 1993,1994 by P.M. Chefalo Revision History ---------------- Version 1.00 - First Shareware Version Version 1.10 - Corrected "Overflow" error when long files were dropped into Printer's Daemon. Version 1.20 - Improved detection of non-Ascii characters in files. Version 1.50 - "Nailed down" the Printer's Daemon icon, improving compatibility with Norton Desktop. Added error-handling for no default printer selection, incompatible initial fonts and printer changes outside of Printer's Daemon. Added the ability to launch drag & drop servers other than Microsoft File Manager. Added "Customize" to System Menu. Fixed Help text. Version 1.60 - Added capability to quit with selected drag & drop server. Recognized and acted upon Ascii 12 character, page feed. Recognized PD's capability to print Unix text files w/o translation. Fixed Help text again! Version 1.65 - Added Windows Help file.