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DOSPRN 1.79
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About DOSPRN

This program is designed to support a DOS-program printing to modern ink jet and laser
printers. Many inexpensive printers can't print in text-mode, but print in graphic-mode
only (so called GDI-devices). Also, old (and some newer) DOS-programs were created on
the basis of a text-mode matrix printer. In addition, many printers can't support the native
languages in text-mode.

DOSPRN helps to get over this problem. You can use it with DOS-programs and
customize any printer.

DOSPRN is distributed as Shareware. You can learn how to use DOSPRN during the trial
time. After this period, you should register your copy or remove it completely from your
computer with the uninstall utility under the DOSPRN Program Group.

Installation

Download and run the self-extracting file DOSprn179.exe . You'll be asked some simple
questions. During installation, DOSPRN copies all needed files and shortcuts to your
computer.

Program Start

You can start DOSPRN by clicking on a shortcut on your desktop or in the "Startup"
folder (in case you selected this option during installation). After you start DOSPRN, you
can find its icon in the tray area (near the system clock, usually in right bottom corner).
DOSPRN ready to work now.

Program Features

If you right-click on the DOSPRN icon in the tray, you will see a popup menu. This menu
gives access to the main program options. Menu options:

z Open - opens the main properties window

z Print File - prints a file
z Print job - prints your current job (if the 'auto print'
option is disabled)
z Orientation - changes paper orientation
z Clear job - removes your current task from DOSPRN
queue (if the 'auto print' option is disabled)
z Cancel - closes the popup menu
z Exit - closes DOSPRN

Main properties window

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This is amount of inactivity time before printing starts. If the

Job Time-Out DOS-application doesn't send anything to the printer during
this period, DOSprn begins printing.

If this option is enabled, DOSPRN automatically begins

printing your current job after the time-out period.
Auto Print
Otherwise, you can set up your printing job manually.

If your DOS-application gives the FormFeed symbol after

the each print task, you can check this option and minimize
Print on Form Feed the time for printing to start. As a result, you can speed-up
your job processing.

This feature is now available in Win95/98/Me only.

DOSPRN captures all data that are controlled from a DOS-
application to the printer with full print data translation. If
Capture Port you have WinNT/2000/XP/Vista, DOSPRN will install
automatically and use the prn2file.com dos-driver as resident
in your dos-session.

You can simply send a text file in ASCII to your printer.

Print File
Print your current job (if the 'auto print' option is disabled)
Print Job
Remove your current job from the task list (if the 'auto print'
Clear Job option is disabled)

Name of the file (or mask of files) which contains the

temporary spool buffer data.

Spool Filename (filemask) Note: if you have WinNT/2000/XP and you want to change
the job filename location, it is necessary to coordinate the
spool filename in the DOSPRN settings with your dos-
session resident dos-driver prn2file.com parameters

Select the language of the program interface. English,

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French, Deutsch, Swedish, Dutch, Italiano, Slovak,

Espanol, Portuguese, Greek, Romanian, Hungarian, Catalan,
Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Latvian, Czech,
Bulgarian, Turkish and Polish interfaces are available now.
Interface Language:
You can translate the interface components into your native
language. Please read more about language interface
modules or mail support.

Select the default paper orientation

Orientation
When this option is selected, DOSPRN will wrap all lines
Wrap Long Lines exceeding the specified limits

DOSPRN can either process FormFeed symbol (ASCII 12)

Use Form Feed Symbol or ignore it.

DOSPRN can process LineFeed symbol (ASCII 10) as a

simple return for the current printing position to the same
position in the next line, or as pair CarriageReturn (ASCII
LF as CR/LF
13) and LineFeed (ASCII 10). In the second case the
printing position will move to the beginning of the next line.

If you select this option, DOSprn will start minimized in the

system tray by default. Otherwise, the main properties
Run Minimized
window will be opened after start.

Select your current printer. Note: if you use a network

Printer printer, you do not need to specify a local port

The program features ESC-sequences support. DOSPRN can

emulate various schemes including the frequently used
Sequences
Epson Esc-P2 standard, the default DOSPRN scheme, HP
PCL or a user-defined scheme.

Fonts Properties

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You can see the list of installed fonts here. Monospace fonts
are displayed in green, while proportional fonts are in red.
Fonts We recommend that you use monospace fonts (like Courier
or Lucida).

If this option is selected, the fonts list will include

Display Monospace Only monospace fonts only

Codepage. File .cp must contain the codepage description.

DOSPRN supports 850 (East Europe), 852 (West Europe),
737 (Greece), 437 (USA), 857 (Turkish), 862 (Hebrew), 775
(Latvian), 771 (Lithuanian), 855 (Bulgarian), 1125
(Ukrainian) and 866 (Russian) codepages.

The "Preview" button allows one to view file ASCII.tbl in

CP
this codepage. The preview picture must match the
appearance of this file in the DOS-box. If you are
comfortable with all this, you can read more about codepage
modules structure and modify codepage files yourself.
Otherwise you can e-mail support if you have problems or
special needs.

A default font size.

Size
This is a parameter specifying the number of characters per
CPI inch. There is interdependence on the font style and size.

This is a parameter specifying the number of lines per inch.

LPI There is interdependence on the font style and size.

Top, left, bottom and right margins' sizes will be applied

when printing a text document from DOS-applications.
Margins
There is not interdependence on the DOS document settings.

The preview section displays the currently selected font in

Preview
WYSIWYG mode

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