Some Informations about HP Deskjet 500 VERSION 2.10 Copyright Information --------------------- HPDESK2E.PRG, HPDESK2E.ACC, HPDESK2E.RSC and HPDESK2E.TXT are Copyright (c) 1991 by Thomas Lutz, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WHAT IS SHAREWARE? Shareware is a relatively new method of distributing software. The author directly distributes his program via electronic means (by BBS's, information services, magazine disks, etc.) and by doing so eliminates the cost of advertising, packaging, distribution, retail mark-up, and so on. The users of the program are free to try out the software for as long as they need to determine if it will be useful to them. If it is, they are asked to register their copy of the software for a small fee. The user is on his/her honor not to pirate the software (continue using it without paying for it). HPDESK2E is distributed on a SHAREWARE basis and may be copied or distributed freely as long as all 5 HPDESK2E files mentioned above are included and unaltered in any way. I have put a great deal of time and effort into HPDESK2E, working on it and updating it over a period of several months. So if you are pleased with it and find it to be of use, I ask that you send a modest one-time contribution to the address listed below ($15 suggested) to become a registered user. So far the support for the Shareware method of distribution has been very encouraging and I hope the support continues. Send Options to the Printer --------------------------- There is the posibility to start the program as accessory or as program. The files HPDESK2E.RSC and HPDESK2E.INF have to be in the same directory as the file HPDESK2E.PRG or HPDESK2E.ACC you want to use. With this program you are able to change the options of your deskjet 500 printer. You can choose bold, underline, horizontal or vertikal printing, the font and character set you want to use, lines per inch and the height of the character set, the margins and you are able to print ASCII-textes and images with this program. When you have choosen the options, you can send them to the printer by clicking on the button 'Printer init' and from now on the printer will print withe these options. Put the printer 'ON' -------------------- There is a mistake in the hardware of the HP-Deskjet 500, so that you have to switch the printer on before you switch the computer on. If you use this program after switching on the printer, you can switch it on to that time you want it and not before the computer. If you have started HPDESK2E as an accessory you call up the accessory and leave it - all is done. Printing any ASCII- text ------------------------ If you want to print an ASCII-text you have to choose the text. Then you can take a look to the dokument by clicking on the button 'Show text' if you have started the program as an accessory. If you hve startet it as a program you can click on the button 'Editor'. In this case you have to write the name of the editor (with full path) in the first line of the file HPDESK2E.INF. With the button 'Print text' you can start the printing of your text. The program prints your text and if you have switched it on, the headline, bottomline and titlepage are printed. If you have switched on the 'Nr.--' the pages will be numbered by the program. Convert some characters ----------------------- Some times you want that the printer is printing some characters in an other way then they are stored in a file. With 'Choose conv.' you come to a dialog in which you can choose this convertation. You can switch the convertation on or off with 'Char conv'. Printing a pamphlet ------------------- If you want to print a pamphlet you have only to click on the button 'pamphlet' after choosing a text. Follow the orders given by the program in an Alertbox. Printing images --------------- To print images you have to choose the image you want to print. You can choose the dpi for printing and the type of the picture. The type of the picture is really important, because the program take a look on this option and then prints the file you have choosen. The program is able to print images stored by DOODLE or other programs in the screen format (32000 bytes) (DOO and PIC) and images stored by DEGAS with 32034 or 32066 bytes (PI3). Also you can print images from STAD (PAC) or images in the GEM-format (IMG). If you have choosen 'Vertikal' the pictures will be printed vertikal. REGISTRATION As a registered user, if you have a special request for something to be added to HPDESK2E for your specific system, I will try my best to incorporate that feature into the next update, or create a customized version of the software for you. After registering I will also be happy to answer any questions that you might have about using this program. Thanks to the continuing support of users both nationally and internationally who have sent in their fee to become registered users, I have continued to add more and more new features bringing us up to the current version of 2.11. REGISTRATION/UPDATE FORM FOR HPDESK2E (PLEASE CIRCLE OPTION(S) A AND/OR B -- PRINT OR TYPE ALL ANSWERS AND SEND IT TO : THOMAS LUTZ WEISSERGASSE 23-25 5400 KOBLENZ GERMANY) A -- Please register me as a new HPDESK2E user. I am enclosing $_________ for registration. NOTE: $15.00 is the suggested registration fee. If you feel that it is worth more or less, you may send in the amount that you feel is appropriate. B -- I already have the most current version of HPDESK2E. Please send me the next major revision when it is available. I am enclosing $4.00 to cover the cost of the disk, postage, and handling. (Orders outside of Germany please add $2.00 extra.) TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $______________ Name: ____________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Phone Number (including area code): ___________________________ What model of Atari ST do you have? _________________________________ What version of TOS do you have? ____________________________________ What kind of hard disk(s) do you use? _______________________________ Do you have a double-sided floppy disk drive? _______________________ Current version of HPDESK2E you are using: __________________ Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ____________ Please list any changes or new features you would like to see added to HPDESK2E or any comments you might have. Also please indicate any possible bugs you may have found: