-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Keith Simons Collection - Version Two (C)1990 K.M. Simons, 10 Orrishmere Rd., Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. SK8 5HP Distributed by PCW-World, 7 Deeley Close, Cradley Heath, Warley. B64 7NF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the manual which goes with the programs added to the above disc full of programs in Version Two. You will find full instructions of how to use the programs, as well as other helpful information. All the Version One programs are included, and you will find these documented fully on the other side of the disc. Version Two adds to the Collection a number of Locomail Programs, a couple of .COM utilities which can be used directly from CP/M, and the BASIC programs TypeSet and FontEdit. All programs may be copied freely for non-profit making purposes only, but may not be distributed in any modified or altered form (except as mentioned in this documentation and may not be included in any commercial program or for commercial reasons. If distributing this selection, you are recommended not to rename any of the files and to include all the files supplied and mentioned in the documentation. All programs are supplied on condition that the user takes full responsibility for their use or misuse. All programs have however been tested, and problems are not envisaged. Copyright is retained in all programs by the author, Keith M. Simons. This Manual is a supplement to the Manual in Version 1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 5 - Getting going 5.1 How to begin 5.2 Using the programs on a PCW9512 5.3 Explanation for those familiar with Version One 5.4 CHOICE.BAS Part 6 - TypeSet and FontEdit 6.1 TYPESET.BAS - the highest quality typestyles for the PCW 6.2 FONTEDIT.BAS - make your own fonts 6.3 TYPESET.DOC - the manual Part 7 - Locomail - advanced use 7.1 Do I need Locomail? 7.2 ADD.LOC - adding machine in Locomail 7.3 CALC.LOC - a full Locomail calculator 7.4 ARRAYS.LOC - doing what Locomail can't do Part 8 - CP/M Programs 8.1 How to use the programs 8.2 COPYFT.COM - a 2K PIP (i.e. file copying program) 8.3 WORDC.COM - ultra-fast word counting program -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 5 - Beginners Start Here -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.1 At times, Version Two requires a little more knowledge than the Version One programs on the other side of the disc do. Thus, much of the manual on the other side (particularly Part 1) applies equally to this manual. 5.2 All programs should work on a PCW9512, however FontEdit and TypeSet require you to use a dot-matrix printer. All programs were designed on a PCW 8256, and thus using the built-in printer where appropriate. 5.3 Rather than include all relevant information in the manual (as in the Version One programs), I have found it necessary to have several smaller manuals for the various programs. Excepting the LocoMail programs, all these have the filetype .DOC: TYPESET.DOC COPYFT.DOC WORDC.DOC From BASIC or CP/M you can read these by typing: TYPE TYPESET.DOC or whatever. Press f5 to pause the display, f3 to continue scrolling through. In CP/M the display will pause from time to time - press [RETURN] to continue. 5.4 CHOICE.BAS is provided on this side of the disc, and works just the same as in Version One. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 6 - TypeSet and FontEdit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1 TYPESET.BAS is a program designed to give you the highest possible quality printouts from the PCW's built-in dot-matrix printer. It is supplied with six sample fonts: Gothic is the 'Old English' script - very fancy but not for regular reading. Bold is a traditional black-faced typescript. Normal is a compact, simple sans serif font. Roman is a serif font designed for readability. Caps is a capitals-only font designed to look strange. Mystery is a mysterious (capitals) font, not designed at all. The program will only work on text files, in ASCII format (simple text files) created by Locoscript. Full instructions are in TYPESET.DOC which is a complete manual to these programs. So that you can be 'up and running' immediately, I have provided three sample files on the disc, called EXAMPLE.1 EXAMPLE.2 and EXAMPLE.3. When using TypeSet, you select a file or a font by using the cursor keys, and pressing [ENTER] when the *'s surround the filename you want. TypeSet will ask you a number of other questions before it will print your file. I suggest you answer then as follows for the sample files: (Just type in the appropriate figures or make a selection as described above. You must press [RETURN] after each number) EXAMPLE.1 Printer width: 300 Line spacing: 28 Lines per page: 60 (recommended font is GOTHIC.FT, but choose whatever you fancy) EXAMPLE.2 Printer width: 800 Line spacing: 35 Lines per page: 58 (recommended font is ROMAN.FT). EXAMPLE.3 Printer width: 800 Line spacing: 26 Lines per page: 75 (recommended font is NORMAL.FT or BOLD.FT). Prints onto two sheets. When the bottom line of the screen shows "Printer: " you must put in the paper (in the same way as Locoscript) and then press [EXIT]. At the end of printing, the paper will be fed out of the printer and you will be asked whether you wish to use the program again. Press Y if you do, N if you don't. Do not press [RETURN] at this stage. 6.2 FONTEDIT.BAS is a program which enables you to alter any character in any font, or create any new font. It works in a very different way to possibly any other font editing program. Thus you are recommended to read the manual (TYPESET.DOC) before using this program at all. 6.3 TYPESET.DOC is the full manual to all the programs in this section. It will NOT type out correctly using TYPESET.BAS, but you are unlikely to need to print it out anyway. EXAMPLE.3 contains the parts of it most appropriate for reference purposes when using TypeSet anyway. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 7 - Advanced Locomail -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.1 The programs in this section work from Locomail, which is a program sold by Locomotive Software for the PCW8256/8512 and given away for the PCW9512. If you don't have it, you can't use these programs - but don't worry, all the rest of the disc should work fine. I've included these programs simply for Locomail users to be able to use some very complex (or in one case, non-existant) features available from Locomail. All of them work on the PCW8256 with Locomail Version One - they should work on the more common Locomail 2 and on the other PCW's. 7.2 ADD.LOC must be filled. Thus move over it from the disc management screen and press F then [ENTER]. You can just follow the on-screen instructions. It will add up columns of figures. When you've finished, just press 0 (i.e. zero), then [ENTER]. 7.3 CALC.LOC is one up on ADD.LOC. Just fill, then type in the calculation you want on the screen. Press [ENTER] and Locomail will show the result. Full instructions on screen. 7.4 ARRAYS.LOC will do what Locomail can't do, by manipulating documented Locomail features. It is a powerful and useful program. Full instructions are in the file called NOTE_ARR.LOC, which you can edit and read. The address list called ARRAYS.LST is needed for correct operation of this program. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CP/M Programs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.1 A CP/M program is one with the letters .COM at the end of its name. It will not work from BASIC or Locoscript, only from CP/M when you get the A> (or similar) prompt. You just type in its name, then press [RETURN]. The two programs supplied in this collection which I have written require you to type after their name certain further information. Each of them has a corresponding file with its name ending in the letters .DOC which gives full instructions for operation. To see these instruction files from either BASIC or CP/M you must type: type WORDC.DOC or whatever its name is, then press [RETURN]. To stop the file scrolling up the screen, press [f5], and to restart the scrolling press [f3]. From CP/M you will be asked to press [RETURN] to continue from time to time. 8.2 COPYFT.COM. A program which will copy one file at a time. Instructions in the file, COPYFT.DOC. COPYFT.C contains the source code, written in Small C, which is itself a Public Domain program, but not of course included in this disc. 8.3 WORDC.COM is a word counting program. There is in fact a word counting program on the other side of the disc... but that contains a lot more features than just counting the words in a file. Full instructions is WORDC.DOC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright retained in all programs. All trademarks acknowledged. I trust that you will enjoy these programs. If you have any questions or problems (or comments) you are welcome to write, but I don't promise that I will reply (or know the answer!) - even if you enclose an S.A.E.. However, if you want an answer please do send an S.A.E.. Keith M. Simons, 10, Orrishmere Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. SK8 5HP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the end of the Version Two manual is here