pryor@ils.nwu.edu (Louise Pryor) (01/12/91)
As well as hypercard, I have one of those personal organiser things - a loose leaf binder to hold diary, addresses, etc. I'd like to print out my addresses from hypercard so that I can put them into the organiser, so that I don't have to maintain 2 separate lists. I have blank paper that fits the organiser - 6.5 * 3.75 ins - but there seems to be no way to tell the software about it. (I have an imagewriter). Does anyone have any bright ideas about how I could do this? Any way I could print to a file from HC and then print the file? Where in the documentation would this sort of thing be talked about? - I haven't really been able to track anything down even about the Page Setup menu item. All suggestions welcome. I alos have a gripe about the address stack in HC 2.0 - it is much less flexible than the one in 1.2.x. Most of my addresses are non US ones, and many of them don't fit into 3 lines, don't have an all-figure ZIP code, etc. The stack in 1.2.x just had one big field for the address - you could put what you liked in it. The 2.0 stack divides everything up into separate fields to aid sorting, marking etc. Jolly nice for those who don't know a single person outside the US, hell for the rest of us. Louise
mandel@vax.anes.tulane.edu (Jeff E Mandel MD MS) (01/14/91)
In article <593@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu> pryor@ils.nwu.edu (Louise Pryor) writes: >As well as hypercard, I have one of those personal organiser things - a >loose leaf binder to hold diary, addresses, etc. I'd like to print out my >addresses from hypercard so that I can put them into the organiser, so >that I don't have to maintain 2 separate lists. I have blank paper that >fits the organiser - 6.5 * 3.75 ins - but there seems to be no way to tell >the software about it. (I have an imagewriter). > >Does anyone have any bright ideas about how I could do this? Any way I >could print to a file from HC and then print the file? Where in the >documentation would this sort of thing be talked about? - I haven't really >been able to track anything down even about the Page Setup menu item. All >suggestions welcome. > > >Louise > I have two hacks for spiffy printing from HyperCard, but they probably reflect the fact that I generally look for the most complex way to solve any problem. The first is the SendPS XCMD which I wrote about last week (keep those requests coming and I may get around to posting it, folks). While of little use to you if you don't have a LaserWriter, it would be relatively easy (heh-heh) to put together a PostScript dict to print a DayTimer sheet with the data filled in from the stack. Anyone wanting to do this, either for shareware or commercial distribution, let me know. The second approach I have used is RTF. Word has the capability of saving files with all formattin information as ASCII; some information has been in Info-Mac and there are several stacks such as RTF Tutorial on sumex-aim on this. Basically, you create the template document in Word, us "Save as", format export (RTF), then open that document as a text file, carve up the RTF into separate fields in HyperCard, and reassemble the RTF file with your data. Now, you simply open the newly created document with Word, interpret the RTF, and voila. I use this for printing reports, using the Word column feature. This permits me to preview my report, get it the way I want it, then print it or email it. Note that neither of these approaches are "turnkey", and probably someone far more clever than I will point you to some utility that will do exactly what you want without any muss-or-fuss, but where's the fun in that? Jeff E Mandel MD MS Asst Professor of Anesthesiology Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA Disclaimer: "Anyone who would let an anesthesiologist tell them how to put together their DayTimer should be equally willing to let a yuppie give them an anesthetic"
clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) (01/15/91)
In article <593@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu> pryor@ils.nwu.edu (Louise Pryor) writes: |As well as hypercard, I have one of those personal organiser things - a |loose leaf binder to hold diary, addresses, etc. I'd like to print out my |addresses from hypercard so that I can put them into the organiser, so |that I don't have to maintain 2 separate lists. I have blank paper that |fits the organiser - 6.5 * 3.75 ins - but there seems to be no way to tell |the software about it. (I have an imagewriter). | |Does anyone have any bright ideas about how I could do this? Well, since you also note that you are less than pleased with the HC 2.0 Addresses stack, why not create a new addresses stack with a card size of 6.5 * 3.75 inches [to match your organizer]? chaz -- Someone please release me from this trance. clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu AOL:Crowbone
pryor@ils.nwu.edu (Louise Pryor) (01/15/91)
In article <3051@ux.acs.umn.edu> clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) writes: > Well, since you also note that you are less than pleased with the HC 2.0 > Addresses stack, why not create a new addresses stack with a card size of > 6.5 * 3.75 inches [to match your organizer]? Because that would only give me one address per page, instead of the 4 that can fit, and also that doesn't help me actually print out onto the right size paper. I actually have paper of the right size, with sprocket holes one perofrated strips down the edge, the holes for the ring binder ready punched etc. I'd like to be able to load that paper into the printer and just print out the stuff directly onto it without messing around too much. In other words, I don't want to print onto 8.5 x 11 and then cut it up and punch holes. As I understand it, even if I make a card of the right size, it'll do an 11 inch page throw each time. Or maybe I've got it wrong. Is there anywhere that actually lists the sizes of the papers corresponding to the names? (international fanfold, US legal, etc - I've worked out US letter and know A4, but some of the others are new to me.) Louise
pryor@ils.nwu.edu (Louise Pryor) (01/16/91)
In article <5664@rex.cs.tulane.edu> mandel@vax.anes.tulane.edu (Jeff E Mandel MD MS) writes: > The second approach I have used is RTF. Word has the capability of > saving files with all formattin information as ASCII; some information > has been in Info-Mac and there are several stacks such as RTF Tutorial on > sumex-aim on this. This looks useful - however I couldn't find the stack you mention on sumex-aim. Do you know what it's called and where it is? I'm posting this because I couldn't get mail through. Louise