Shrink Print 1.2

                         By Don Alexander

                 Copyright (c) 1991 Softech Design



Program Description:



        Shrink Print is a desk accessory written in 100% assembly language 
that allows your Epson compatable printer to utilize it's condensed mode 
printing feature.  This printing mode enables your printer to output wide 
carriage printouts (136 column) on an 80 column printer, thus eliminating 
wrap around.  C programmers may find this especially usefull when printing 
source code that has deeply nested control structures and/or long 
comments.  Assembly language programmers will also find this usefull for 
assembly time listings wich may contain more than 80 columns of 
information.



Using the program:



        Shrink Print is an accessory which means that it must be placed in 
the root directory of your default drive.  To use shrink print you must 
access it from the desk accessory menu (the one with the Fuji symbol). 
 When clicked upon, Shrink Print will present you with a GEM dialog that 
contains three buttons, one of which is hilighted.  This is the default 
selection.  By using the mouse pointer to select either the first, second, 
or third button, you will enable Shrink Print, Disable Shrink Print, or 
cancel without changing the setting.  At this point the GEM dialog will 
vanish, returning control to the currently running application.  From now 
until the setting is altered, any subsequent printouts will be printed in 
either condensed or normal width character size.

        Each access to Shrink Print via the menu will toggle the default 
button selection.  This feature was implemented so that the user may 
quickly toggle between the two modes, by just pressing return, without 
having to explicitely select it with the mouse.  This will also enable the 
user to know which mode was previously enabled.  Note however, Shrink 
Print has no way of detecting which mode the printer is in.  For instance, 
if you were to reinitialize the printer, the default printing mode would 
be re-enabled, likewise if you had toggled the printer's power switch. 
 Shrink Print would be unaware of this change and in effect would not 
accurately display the previously selected mode.  In this case, you would 
select the desired setting using the mouse pointer.



Shareware plea!



This program is considered shareware.  It was written with the idea that 
if it is utilized and appreciated by you; that I, the author, would be 
rewarded for my efforts in writing the program for you.  If you feel this 
program serves a usefull purpose, please send me five US dollars or 
whatever amount you feel it to be worth.  In return, I will send you any 
updates free of charge.  If you would like to see this program expanded in 
any way, please let me know and I will compile a list of features to be 
included in a future update of this program.  I would appreciate any 
praises, complaints, comments and suggestions for improvement.



This program may be distributed freely, provided that the program and 
documentation are unaltered in any way.



SofTech Design

Don Alexander

45 Bristow St.

Saugus Ma, 01906