Booklet v3.42 ------------- 'Booklet' is a program to print documents in landscape orientation using both sides of the paper. It can print on HP Laserjet II and Epson 9 or 24 pin dot-matrix printers, or any printer which is compatible with them. It prints on A4 or US Letter (11" x 8.5") paper. When the output is folded down the middle it becomes an A5 (or 8.5" x 5.5") booklet. You can use it to print its own documentation. Just type 'booklet booklet.doc'. If you are using a dot-matrix Epson compatible, select 'Printer/Epson 9 pin' or 'Printer/Epson 24 pin' from the menu. If you are using a Laserjet II or compatible, select 'Printer/HP Laserjet'. If you are using an HP Deskjet, select 'Printer/HP Deskjet'. If you are using LPT2 rather than LPT1, select 'Printer/LPT2'. Leave ALL other options unchanged. The documentation is formatted for 55 lines, 80 columns and uses the IBM-PC symbol set. Then just choose 'File/Print' and follow the instructions. Upgrading from v3.00 or 3.10 ---------------------------- Note that some key changes have been made in the custom layout screen. In particular, the functions associated with the cursor keys and the Ctl cursor keys have been exchanged, and the ESC key now quits WITHOUT making changes. Several menu options have been combined to reduce the size of the menus, and the status of the options is shown on the menu itself. Upgrading from v2.40 or earlier ------------------------------- The configuration file for v3.42 is only partly compatible with previous versions. If BOOKLET.CFG is present in the same directory as BOOKLET.EXE you will get an warning message when you start. 'Booklet' is able to extract the registration information from the old file. All you need to do is set the options you require and re-save the configuration. The old file will be over- written. Upgrading from v2.12 or earlier ------------------------------- If you have a configuration file BOOKLET.CFG in the same directory as BOOKLET.EXE, delete it before running this version. If present it will (probably) cause a load error. You can save a new file once you have entered the program. If you have registered the program you will need to re-enter your registration code using the 'Config/Register booklet' menu option. Note that any '0' or '1' in the code is a number, not the letters 'O' or 'l'. HP Deskjet 500 printers ----------------------- This comes up often enough to make it worth mentioning here. If you experience problems with offset output on A4 paper check the paper size switches on the back of the printer against the values in the printer manual. Refer to the 'booklet' manual for more details. If you still experience minor alignment problems with any Deskjet printer, please inform Softronix of the nature of the problem and the exact model in use. Release History (in reverse order) ---------------------------------- v3.42 25/10/92 1) IBM-PC symbol set or Roman 8 symbol set is now an option. 2) Changes to help screens and docs. for US registrations. 3) Adjusted HP Deskjet page layout. 4) Added page numbering offset. 5) Number of copies shown on menu. v3.41 04/07/92 1) Epson fan fold reverts to line feeds at end of page, Epson cut sheet still use page feeds. v3.40 07/06/92 1) Epsons now page feed instead of line feeding to end of page. 2) Added 9/24 pin cut sheet feeder printer types and configuration functions. 3) DeskJet is now its own printer type. 4) Added multiple copies option. 5) Fewer checks for redirection or keypress to speed up printing on slower machines. 6) Corrected tiny buglet re. loading tab settings from config. 7) Changed custom layout keys, simplified resizing checks and added sequence instructions. 8) Introduced menu check marks to reduce number of menu options. v3.30 12/04/92 1) Fixed bug in wrap mode when page break inserted after full width line. 2) Fixed bug in util/browse scrolling down full width lines. 3) Now sends ESC(s0P to HP laser and Deskjet printers. 4) Utility browse + print now use tabs and EOF flags. 5) Utility print now sends form feed at end. 3.20 29/03/92 1) Changed keyboard routines to accomodate foreign characters. 2) Due to above, shifted cursor controls now use control. 3) Also due to above, Shift/Del is now Ctl/Del. 3.10 21/03/92 1) Added Deskjet 500 mode. 2) Tidied up status window. 3) Tidied up layout help. 4) Old config file doesn't cause the program to terminate. 3.00 14/03/92 1) A4 paper support for impact dot matrix printers. 2) More flexible page layout, independent margins. 3) Added menu hot keys and ESC. 4) Added more help text to tweak colour windows. 5) Improved the way the file picker handles files and directories that don't begin with a letter. 6) Added HOME, END, PGUP, and PGDN to file picker. 7) Stays in pick mode if new directory chosen. 8) Minor adjustment to the way the file picker handles the bottom right hand corner. 9) Get file name trims trailing spaces. 10) Added optional pause between pages. 11) Moved colour menu exit to left for consistency. 12) Optional EOF for 0x1a & 0xff. 13) Extended help screens and keys. 14) Added Util menu with browse and print unformatted files. 15) Allowed output to be redirected to a file. 2.40a 05/10/91 1) Documentation changes. 2.40 20/09/91 1) Added file pick list. 2) Now show path in 'get file name' window. 3) First key delete is now a switchable option. 4) Added Shift/Del to edit keys, to delete all. 5) Restores original drive and directory at exit. 6) Added disk error handler. 7) Restores original break status before DOS shell and restores drive and directory afterwards. 8) Help screens tweaked and more added. 9) Return values documented. 2.37a 23/07/91 1) Documentation only, added IIIP note. 2.37 17/06/91 1) Corrected 'Ignore form feeds' operation. 2) Now bleeps on page change with CsrUp/CsrDn in Page Preview. 2.36 16/06/91 1) Added DOS shell option. 2) Corrected 1st help screen format. 2.35 02/06/91 1) Corrected minor bug in 'Printing sheet' routine. 2) Set break off for duration of program. 2.34 07/05/91 1) Added support for US Letter paper on Laserjets. 2.33 04/05/91 1) Default input that will be deleted if the 1st keypress is not a cursor control is now highlighted as a warning. 2) Cursor key at top/bottom of page now change pages in Preview. 3) Ran docs. through a grammar checker. 85% of US adults can understand me. 2.32 21/04/91 1) Increased size of Get File window. 2.31 19/04/91 1) Reload config. now changes colour immediately if necessary. 2) Appearance of menu bar. 2.30 14/04/91 1) Improved registration instructions. 2) Registration allows moving back up lines. 3) Corrected minor bug in string input. 4) Preview selections now go straight into preview. 5) Added facility to print parts of a document. 6) Sheets now always numbered from beginning of document, even when printing reverse side. 7) Help now allows moving back through screens. 2.20 29/03/91 1) Added configurable printer retries to cure timeouts on some machines, mainly with laser printers. 2) Preview pulldown menu repositioned next to File menu. 3) PgUp in Preview now goes to END of previous page. 4) PgUp & PgDn in Preview don't change the horizontal position. 5) Added an 'ignore form feed' option. Will the people who requested this item please let me know how well it works. If the files you want to print use form feeds INSTEAD of line endings, this may not work very well. 6) Minor modification to the status display. 7) Clarified the colour configuration prompts. 2.12 20/03/91 1) Bug fix release, cured a problem with some Epsons in 66 line mode. 2.11 14/03/91 1) Added a second digit to minor version number. 2.1 11/03/91 1) Added colour configuration. 2.0 27/01/91 1) Added configuration file. 2) Epson modes now don't try to print completely blank column pairs. Saves time when using impact printers. 3) Added option not to print header/footer on pages after end of file. Can improve appearance, but mainly provided to save time on impact printers. 4) Tabs can now be dealt with as spaces. 5) Page limit increased from 200 to 500 on request. If you try to use 500 pages you will get a VERY fat booklet. 6) Added page preview mode. 7) Altered the registration mechanism to simplify version upgrading. A user code is now provided which can be used to mark future releases. 8) Rearranged the menus to accomodate the extra options. 1.8 24/11/90 1) Now sends select symbol set to HP. The program previously used whatever symbol set had been selected as the default. The most noticeable effect was IBM graphics appearing as accented characters. 1.7 14/11/90 1) Added 24 pin Epson printer support. 1.6 19/10/90 1) Set up printer again before second pass. When the program uses a printer on a network it seems the network software treats the second side as a separate job, and resets the printer between passes. NOT TESTED BY ME as I don't have access to a network. 2) 'Printing documentation' help added to help menu. 1.5 08/10/90 1) First public release.