ACTS5%VAXSWD@rca.com (03/05/87)
To Tak
(tried to send direct but couldn't get through)
Yeah I remeber you. Things have been busy busy busy at work
(I am on csnet courtesy of Mr. Vax).
Apple writer works fine now. I have used it to do a mailing
list for my wife's business, and I am 5 chapters into a book
that I am writing. I also plan to use it for creating
help screens for a graphics utility that I am writing...
Here's a Apple writer ][ tip if you have an IBM compatable
printer...
the apple writer ][ lets you create a glossary file which
once called in defines cntrl-G <character> as whatever
you want. This Glossary file is merely a text file
created by applewriter ][.
ie if your glossary file looked like:
aApplewriter
b is a neat program.
the after bringing it in as the glossary file
(by cntrl-Q 5 <filename>),
hitting cntrl-Ga and cnrtl-Gb will get you
"Applewriter is a neat program."
the application?
define letters as the control and escape sequences
needed for the printer to underline, bold, overstrike,
etc. (escape and control characters can be entered in
cnrtl-v mode.)
for example--
if escape-a was start underline (which it's not by the way)
and escape-b was stop underline and if your Glossary file
looked like:
u<escape>a
U<escape>b
then after your glossary file is brought in, cntrl-G-u
will start underline and cntrl-G-U will stop underline.
The correct sequences should be in your printer manual...
the only limitation? fill justify does not notice the
relative lack of spacing for the non-ascii characters...
but for Quick-and-Dirty printer razzle-dazzle it can't be beat
Craig Roll
> (hope the messages gets through)
but it didn't