Programs
to make labels abound but most only give a straight forward printout
of the data or directory. Designer Labels changes all that, at least
for those with Epson printers, because it allows you to enclose the
information in a professional looking box that tells you clearly
what is on each side of the disk. It also allows you the option of
numbering the label.
The information to be printed can be entered on the screen or read
from disk by the program. Designer Labels is able to read DOS
directories as well as Multi-boot directories. It is not able to
read any disk which is formatted in true double density but it will
read enhanced, DOS 2.5 directories. If anyone has a simple basic
routine to configure the program to read a disk formatted in double
density I would appreciate a copy.
When information is entered from the screen you have three label
sizes, large, medium and small however when reading a directory you
are limited to two print sizes, medium and small.
With Large, only available when in screen input mode, the label has
space for one line of fourteen letters and two lines of fifteen
letters on each side. In medium mode the label has space for two
lines of twenty nine letters and two lines of thirty two letters on
each side whilst in Small the limitations of the screen size mean
that you are limited to four lines of thirty seven letters on each
side when entering information from the screen. When reading a
directory however the program has space for two lines of forty nine
letters and two lines of fifty four letters on each side.
As listed, the program prints A and B on the label to differentiate
between sides. If you prefer to put 1 and 2 or indeed any single
number/letter in their place then in line 7050 change the sixty
fifth character to the letter or number of your choice for the first
side and in line 7110 change the thirty seventh letter to the letter
of your choice for the second side.
To make it easier to enter the various codes needed to initialize
the printer a second program, LABELMAKER is given. It uses the Atari
Computer forced read mode to print the Ascii codes and then list the
lines created to disk under the file name 'LABEL.LST'. This can then
be ENTERed with the main program.
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