gdtltr@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Gary D Duzan) (04/21/88)
I have heard that there is a problem with the ddiidoc.3 file I put up. Well,
the copy I got had a bit of gibberish in the middle. I don't think anything
important is missing, but if you think you can get a better copy than what you
have, give this a try.
--------- ddiidoc.3 ----------
\u12/87\cDAISY-DOT II\rPage 12\u
\l
DDII OUTPUT:\s1
\s2\d1Single Density
\d2Double Density
\d3Double Draft Density\s4
\d4\s2Quadruple Density
\d2
\addiidoc.4\
\\S[0-9 or A-K] - CHANGE SPACING
Use this command to change character spacing for any text
following the command. To change to 0-9 columns use 0-9. For
10-20 columns, use A-K (A is 10, B is 11, K is 20). Spacing can
be changed anywhere in a document.
EXAMPLE:
YOU TYPE:
G\\s0r\\s1a\\s2d\\s3u\\s4a\\s5l\\s6l\\s7y
I\\s8n\\s9c\\sar\\sbe\\sca\\sds\\sei\\sfn\\sgg\\si.
DDII OUTPUT:
G\s0r\s1a\s2d\s3u\s4a\s5l\s6l\s7y I\s8n\s9c\sar\sbe\sca\sds\sei\sfn\sgg\si.\s2
\\L - BLOCK LEFT
This command sets the alignment mode to block left for the
current line and following lines. This command turns off
centering, block right, and justification.
EXAMPLE:
YOU TYPE:
\\lThis is normal, block left text.
DDII OUTPUT:
This is normal, block left text.
\\C - CENTERING
Use this command to center any text following the command on the
current line and all following lines. If the line is too long
to be centered it won't be adjusted.
EXAMPLE:
YOU TYPE:
\\cThis line is centered.
DDII OUTPUT:
\cThis line is centered.
\l
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\l\\R - BLOCK RIGHT
This formatting command blocks the text following the command in
the same line and all following lines to the right margin. The
line won't be changed if it is too long for the current right
margin.
EXAMPLE:
YOU TYPE:
\\rThis line is even with the right margin.
DDII OUTPUT:
\rThis line is even with the right margin.
\lCOMBINING BLOCK LEFT, CENTERING, BLOCK RIGHT
Commands for block left, centering, and block right may be all
combined on one line, useful for page headers:
EXAMPLE:
YOU TYPE:
\\lBlock Left\\cCentered\\rBlock Right
DDII OUTPUT:
Block Left\cCentered\rBlock Right
\l\\J - JUSTIFICATION
This command justifies the current line and any following lines.
To be used effectively, every line of text should normally be a
little shorter than the right margin. For example, to use
justification with the Roman font, using a left margin of 10, a
right margin of 70 (from your word processor), spacing of 3, and
setting the DDII right margin to 1" will produce nice justified
text with 1" margins on each side.
Since the last line of a paragraph of justified text should
never be justified, the block left command must be used in
conjunction with the justify command (included at the end of the
paragraph):
EXAMPLE:
YOU TYPE:
\\jDaisy-Dot II Print Processor can justify text so that the
left and right margins are even. The last line of every
justified paragraph should not be justified, and DDIIPP's block
left command easily takes care of that.\\l
\u12/87\cDAISY-DOT II\rPage 14\u
\l
DDII OUTPUT:
\jDaisy-Dot II Print Processor can justify text so that the left
and right margins are even. The last line of every justified
paragraph should not be justified, and DDIIPP's block left
command easily takes care of that.\l
\\M[0-9 or A] - RIGHT MARGIN
Use this command to change the right margin for the current line
and all following lines. Use 0 if you want no right margin, 1
for .5", 2 for 1", 3 for 1.5", 4 for 2" and so on. Use A for a
right margin of 5".
EXAMPLECertnIn ggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggfbn\o\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\7tl\m5\\rText blocked right with 2.5" margin.
\\m8Block right with 4" margin
DDII OUTPUT:
\m5\rText blocked right with 2.5" margin.
\m8Block right with 4" margin.
\l\m2\\B - BOLDFACE
This command toggles line boldfacing on or off for the current
line and all following lines. Only entire lines can be printed
in boldface.
EXAMPLE:
YOU TYPE:
\\bThis line is in boldface.
\\bThis line is normal.
DDII OUTPUT:
\bThis line is in boldface.
\bThis line is normal.
\\W - DOUBLE WIDE
This command toggles wide print on and off for all text
following the command.
EXAMPLE:
YOU TYPE:
You can mix \\wdouble wide text\\w with normal text.
DDII OUTPUT:
You can mix \wdouble wide text\w with normal text.
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\\U - UNDERLINE
This command toggles underlining on and off for text following
the command. DDIIPP underlining is continuous, meaning that
spaces between underlined words are underlined too.
EXAMPLE:
YOU TYPE:
With DDII you can easily \\uunderline text\\u.
DDII OUTPUT:
With DDII you can easily \uunderline text\u.
\\A[Dn:FILENAME.EXT]\\ - APPEND FILE
Use this command to chain text files together. The command may
be anywhere in the file, as long as it is alone on a line (no
other text on that specific line). The easiest way to do it is
place it in blank lines within your text file. The file to be
appended must exist as the filename you typed in.
The append file command can chain many text files. For example,
the original file may have a command to append a second file,
and the second file may include a command to append a third
file, and so on.
The append file command is recognized when selecting different
pages to print. For example, suppose you have two files: A is
5 pages long and includes the command to append file B, which is
also 5 pages long. When printing file A, if you specify to
print page 10, the last page of file B will be printed.
TAB COMMANDS
DDIIPP has three commands for using proportional tabs for
aligning tables, charts, etc. These tabs should be used
completely independent of tab functions in your text/word
processor, because those tabs are not designed for proportional
text and everything turns out misaligned.
\\P - POSITION TAB
This command sets a tab at the current column position. Tab
positions are set before lines are centered, blocked right, or
justified (they are always set as if the line is blocked left).
There may be up to 10 tabs set at one time.
\u12/87\cDAISY-DOT II\rPage 16\u
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\\T - EXECUTE TAB
This command tabs (adds space) to the nearest tab stop as
positioned with the \\P command. If you try to tab past the
number of tabs you have previously set, DDIIPP will tab to the
right margin.
\\E - ERASE TABS
Use this command to erase all tab settings.
EXAMPLE 1:
YOU TYPE:
\\eNAME: \\pAGE: \\pSEX:
Cathy Cook\\t28\\tFemale
Jim Jones\\t23\\tMale
Amy Allen\\t69\\tFemale
Mark Miller\\t54\\tMale
DDII OUTPUT:
NAME: \pAGE: \pSEX:
Cathy Cook\t28\tFemale
Jim Jones\t23\tMale
Amy Allen\t69\tFemale
Mark Miller\t54\tMale
EXAMPLE 2:
Note how there is an extra tab at the end of each line. This
sets the length of every line equal, allowing correct centering
or blocking right of text with tabs:
YOU TYPE:
\\e\\cNAME: \\pAGE: \\pSEX:\\p
Cathy Cook\\t28\\tF\\t
Jim Jones\\t23\\tM\\t
Amy Allen\\t69\\tF\\t
Mark Miller\\t54\\tM\\t
DDII OUTPUT:
\e\cNAME: \pAGE: \pSEX:\p
Cathy Cook\t28\tF\t
Jim Jones\t23\tM\t
Amy Allen\t69\tF\t
Mark Miller\t54\tM\t
\l\\V[Dn:FILENAME.EXT]\\ - INCLUDE FILE VERBATIM AND \\N - NEW
PAGE
Use these commands to include any file byte for byte within your
text. The main use is for including pictures within the text.
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A public domain program called Billboard by Chris Wareham and
corresponding documentation are on Side 2 of the DDII disk. It
prints out MicroPainter pictures in an infinite number of sizes.
In order that you are familiar with references in the upcoming
paragraphs, please print out the Billboard documentation with
DDII or by copying it from DOS, using "P:" as the destination
filename.
Mr. Wareham wrote Billboard for Epson printers and it isn't
compatible with Star printers. However, in the Billboard
documentation he describes the printer codes used and how to
change them for other printers; you can refer to your printer
manual and convert it for Star printers. Contact me if you need
help doing so.
To create a picture file for DDII using Billboard, choose PRINT
from the menu. You are prompted with a small modification I
have made, allowing output to different devices; since you want
the picture dumped to a disk file so it can later be included
using the \\V command, type in the name of this disk file you
want output directed to. If you want it to print to the
printer, type "P:". From Billboard's many size options, a
vertical, single height, single width, 720 dpl, centered setting
is most practical although you can really use any combination
you desire.
The file created by Billboard is then ready to be used from
DDIIPP. Somewhere in the line directly preceeding where you
want the picture to be included, use the \\V[Dn:FILENAME.EXT]\\
command. After that line is printed the file specified by the
\\V command, which must be in the correct drive, is "copied"
directly to the printer. After the file has been copied to the
printer, DDIIPP continues with printing the text file.
In general, you should know the vertical size of the included
picture since DDIIPP doesn't examine the contents of the file.
Billboard single height pictures are about 16 standard lines
high. Whatever the size, the page length for the page with the
included picture should be set for the standard 66 lines minus
the length of the picture minus a couple of lines to be safe.
For example, assume you are including two single height pictures
on a page. The number of lines for that page should be set from
your word processor as 32 (66-2-2*16). Since DDIIPP keeps track
of pages based on 66 lines per page, including a picture throws
off the line count. To solve this problem, used the \\N
command. This command forces a form feed and resets the line
count. The \\N command must be alone on a line and should
follow the last line of a page with graphics. The new page
command is recognized by the page select options to ensure
correct pagination.
Make sure that pictures never cross top/bottom margins.
The Verbatim command is not limited to pictures. One other
possible use is to include text printed in the original
typestyles of your printer.
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DDIIPP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: I own a Star printer and set the renamed the STAR.CNF file to
STAR. But when I print, the lines are too close together.
What's wrong?
A: You are using one of the newer Star printers that is 100%
compatible with Epsons. Configure DDIIPP for Epsons instead.
Q: I own a Star Gemini 10X. I configured it with the STAR file,
but I only get garbage whenever I print. What's the problem?
A: Based on a few rare cases throughout the country, it seems
that some older Gemini 10X are incompatible with DDII. However,
most Gemini's work fine.
Q: How can I put the DDII fonts in my Ramdisk?
A: There are two methods for doing this. 1) Exit DDII and go to
DOS, from where you can copy any desired files into the RAMdisk
and then reload DDIIPP. 2) Use a boot file (such as RAMCOPY!
from Analog issue 44, July 1986) or a batch file that
automatically copies desired files to a RAMdisk.
Q: It would be a lot easier if I could use a word processor and
DDIIPP at the same time without having to reboot. Is there a
way to do this?
A: Yes, especially if you have a RAMdisk. Copy the DDIIPP
AUTORUN.SYS file to the RAMdisk, and also copy a word processor
that doesn't require to be booted (such as Textpro) into the
RAMdisk. You can then instantly exit one and run the other.
Q: I would like more examples of how to use the DDIIPP local
formatting commands. Can you help?
A: The DDII documentation files are full of formatting commands.
By copying these files from DOS, using "P:" as the destination
filename, you can get printouts of these files and see every
embedded command along with the rest of the text.
Q: When I include many commands on one line, my word processor
formats the line in such a way that it is much too short when
printed from DDIIPP. Can I do anything about this?
A: The problem you mention occurs when long commands are
embedded within a block of text; in most cases, this isn't a
problem. Because the word processor has no way of knowing what
characters in your file are DDIIPP commands, the text is