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From: julerio1@polyob.UUCP (A1 jose ulerio1 )
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Subject: Re: Appleworks Question
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Date: Sat, 22-Feb-86 00:05:35 EST
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> Hello,
> This question concerns the use of Appleworks on a //e with 128k and an
> Imagewriter Printer.  What I would like to know is...is there a simple way
> of sending printer control characters to my Imagewriter *in the middle of*
> printing a word processor file?  There are lots of good reasons for doing
> this, of which my main interest is to temporarily change the character set
> to a custom set which I have read into the printer's memory before booting
> up Appleworks.  Usually, I want to print just one or a few custom characters
> 
> What I'd really like to know is whether someone has found a sneaky, easy way
> to accomplish this goal, or if there is some cheap software which will work
> nicely with Appleworks and take care of the problem (by cheap I'm thinking
> of under $40 or so).  I suppose I should just buy Applewriter, or any of a
> dozen other word processors which let one insert such characters, but I like
> a lot of the things Appleworks does and I've already bought it and used it
> extensively.  Any suggestions?  In any case, thanks for reading this long
> article!
> 
> Craig D. Singer, Dept. of Computer Science, Duke University
> Durham, NC 27706-2591.  Phone (919) 684-5110  (ext.20)
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        About the easiest way to insert printer control characters in
Appleworks is to redefine the program's own printer control characters.
I redefined Appleworks' boldface begin/end characters for this purpose
since I wanted to use the NLQ mode available on my Okidata 93.
 
        On the Okidata series of printers, ESC-1 turns on NLQ printing
and ESC-0 turns it off. I simply went to the printer spec menu and
redefined boldface begin as ESC-1, and boldface end as ESC-0.
 
        You can change it yourself quite easily, but if you're a bit
unsure, here is a cookbook routine on how to do it:
 
 
     1. Upon booting Appleworks, select the Other Activities option.
 
     2. Now select option seven, "Specify information about your
        printer"
 
     3. From the "Printer Information" screen, select option four from the
        list, "Change printer specifications for," or the appropriate
        device (This is assuming you've already defined a printer type)
 
     4. From the screen "Change a printer," select option five from
        the screen, "Printer Codes"
 
     5. Now select the Boldface option
 
     6. At the "Enhancements" screen, you now have a list of choices..
        you could redefine the begin/end control characters for
        sub/superscript, but since they have uses in most technical
        writing, it's best to stick with boldface.
 
When you select the characters to redefine, make note of the default
values if you want to return things as they were.  Look up the proper
control characters you wish to use in your printer manual, type them
in verbatim, and save the results by ESCaping back to the main menu.
 
        From now on, typing a CTRL-B in the Word Processor portion of
Appleworks will put a "Boldface" note in your text, but the actual
character sent will be the one you specified for whatever other purpose
you had in mind, such as switching to an alternate character set
or switching back to normal.
 
        As for alternate character utilities, Vilberg Brothers, Inc.
sells a utility disk for the Imagewriter that includes a font editor/
downloader for $50 or so.. You might want to check recent issues of
Nibble magazine for their address (sorry, don't have an issue in front
of me or I'd post the address..)
 
        Hope this all helps..

	Jose M. Ulerio
	Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering
	Polytechnic University, Bklyn, NY