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Information about “NEAT FORMATTER”
NEAT reads in a standard ASCII file format created by most
wordprocessors and writes a "formatted" file in output. Use NEAT and
you can:
~ Print multiple copies
~ Begin and end on specified pages of a document
~ Pause for single-sheet feeding
~ Make room for your data during text formatting
~ Include other text files up to a nested level of four
~ Include merge fields from a second merge file.
NEAT also has font controls for double width, boldface, double strike,
italics, two forms of underlining, letter-quality mode, headers and
footers for every page, automatic page numbering in header or footer,
even/odd page margin shifting, line centering, adjustable line spacing,
and more.
FILE1540.TXT
Disk No: 1540
Disk Title: Neat Formatter
PC-SIG Version: S2
Program Title: Neat Text Formatter
Author Version: 3.00
Author Registration: $15.00
Special Requirements: Printer.
NEAT reads in a standard ASCII file format created by most
wordprocessors and writes a ``formatted'' file in output. Use NEAT and
you can:
~ Print multiple copies
~ Begin and end on specified pages of a document
~ Pause for single-sheet feeding
~ Make room for your data during text formatting
~ Include other text files up to a nested level of four
~ Include merge fields from a second merge file
NEAT also has font controls for double width, boldface, double strike,
italics, two forms of underlining, letter-quality mode, headers and
footers for every page, automatic page numbering in header or footer,
even/odd page margin shifting, line centering, adjustable line spacing,
and more.
File Descriptions:
D630 CFG Printer configuration file.
FLYER TXT Other programs available from author.
IDSPRISM CFG Printer configuration file.
LABELS CFG Printer congifuration file.
MX80FT CFG Printer configuration file.
NEAT CFG Printer configuration file.
NEAT EXE NEAT main program.
NEAT DOC Documentation to print with DOS command.
NEAT MAN Documentation already formatted to print with NEAT.
NONIBM XLT Data file.
NORMAL XLT Data file.
NULL CFG Printer configuration file.
OKIML84 CFG Printer configuration file.
OKIPACE CFG Printer configuration file.
ORDER FRM Registration form.
README Instruction on how to print the documentation.
ROMAN CFG Printer configuration file.
SERIF CFG Printer configuration file.
SPG8010 CFG Printer configuration file.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale, Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1988,89 PC-SIG, Inc.
FLYER.TXT
SEM Software is a growing collection of shareware software
products for the MS-DOS community. Prices are reasonable, and
quality is high, since all software is created by a fulltime
professional software engineer with a Chicago high-tech
consulting firm. Help to registered users is available through
Compuserve, GEnie, or mail. Orders and inquiries are normally
processed within 48 hours. Free trial copies of all software
may be obtained from Compuserve (IBMSIG), Public (Software)
Library of Houston, GEnie, and many systems around the country.
Unless noted otherwise, all programs operate under MS-DOS or
PC-DOS 2.1 and above, on IBM XTs, ATs, or compatibles, and will
work on MDA, Hercules, and all color video cards.
FOR PRINTING AND TEXT PROCESSING:
***** SUPER PRINT *****
The ultimate in printing utilities, SUPER PRINT has
just about any printing feature which could be
desired. SUPER PRINT will print files with embedded
control characters, will slash zeros, add line
numbers, add left margin space for three-hole paper,
page number, print file time and date in heading, and
other stuff. Recent additions include page length
setting, top and bottom margins, wild card filenames,
prompted printing, printer configuration file,
adjustable tab expansion, and more! This is also one
of the few printing utilties which may be the target
of piped data from another program. Now, version 2.80
includes even more enhancements, including character
translation capabilities and front/back printing. The
most software you can get for only $10!
****** NEAT *****
This is a text formatting program similar to UNIX
nroff, except oriented to the PC user. Virtually any
printer can be supported with several different fonts
or ribbon options. This program also has file merging
features for creating form letters merged with address
lists, or other such uses.
FOR C LANGUAGE PROGRAMMERS:
***** STEVE'S TURBO-C LIBRARY *****
This expansion library for Borland's Turbo-C has over
130 functions and growing. Although Version 2.0 of TC
contains direct video access, "Steve's Library" was
the FIRST to contain a full library of direct video
text functions for this compiler. Many users say that
my functions are even better and easier to use than
Borland's. The library includes complete source code
in C and assembler, plus several useful header files.
Included are printer BIOS service routines for fast
printer access, and async communications functions,
directly accessing the serial ports for fast access
without buffering. Up to 9600 baud is possible!
Need to accept wildcard filenames on the command line?
My exparg() function re-arranges (argc, argv) to an
expanded array with all wildcards expanded to matching
filenames.
An installable interrupt handler for the 18.2 Hertz
interrupt is included so that simple real-time
applications can be programmed which will function
properly regardless of the type of system in use.
Functions for file opening from PATH and specified
environment variables make opening a file anywhere in
the environment totally transparent to the programmer.
And now, support is also included for the switch
inputs on the game port! This 4-bit port is very
handy for reading switches or other logic levels from
any outside device.
Full documentation suitable for printing and placing
in a binder is provided, along with a utility to
automate the printing.
To demonstrate various functions from STEVE'S LIBRARY,
six utilites with source code are included. The
utilities include:
GTOD - Reports time and date in many formats
TC - Compare two text files and report differences
WC - Count words, lines, characters, and checksums
files
OKISET - Configure an Okidata Printer or similar
IBM-type printer
INPATH - Locate an executable file in current PATH
DUMP - Unique hex dump program in COLOR, with optional
highlighted bytes.
FOR AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
***** CONLOG *****
This is the first in what will become a series of
contest logging programs for the Amateur Radio
Operator. CONLOG is intended for the annual November
Sweepstakes. This package is more than one program.
There is a logging program for use during the contest,
and two support programs to print the resulting
logsheets, summary, and duplicate check sheets. All
forms are printed with slick graphics (for IBM
compatible printers only), but can be also printed on
non-IBM printers without the graphics. The forms have
been approved by the ARRL for submission as valid
contest entries. Extra care has been taken to
preserve all log entries, even if there is a system or
power failure. The user can configure all video
attributes, plus name, QTH, rig, and section
information. This program is the result of various
programs written over the last seven years for the
Sweepstakes. No guarantees are made, but MY score has
increased by over 25% as a result of computer logging!
And the time saved in re-copying the logs (to make
them readable!) is incredible. My entry is usually
ready for mailing about 30 minutes after the contest
ends. All new contest rules are supported, including
the new West Texas section, and QRP power precedence.
Provisions are made to edit or delete log entries
during the contest, and the program absolutely will
not let you log a duplicate callsign! Log size is a
hefty 2500 entries to cover even you guys in the
COLorado section. Try it once, and throw away your
pencil! And when you work the contest, say hi to
WA9DRE when we work!
Corporations and clubs: Quantity discounts and/or site licensing
agreements are welcomed. Send your requirements for a
quotation.
NEAT.DOC
+------------------------+
| NEAT |
| Text Formatter Utility |
| Version 3.00 |
| - by - |
| Steven E. Margison |
+------------------------+
Program and Documentation Copyright 1986 - 89
by Steven E. Margison -- All Rights Reserved
--------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------
I. Introduction ................................. 1
II. Overview of Features ......................... 2
III. Command Line Usage............................ 3
IV. In Text Commands.............................. 5
V. On Formatting, Justification, etc............. 12
VI. Configuration Files........................... 17
VII. Using Daisy Wheel Printers.................... 20
VIII. Character Translation ........................ 21
IX. Program Operation ............................ 23
X. "We Get Letters, Stacks & Stacks of Letters" . 24
XI. Shareware and Online Help .................... 27
XII. Warranty ..................................... 29
Registration Form ............................ --
NEAT -- TEXT FORMATTER PROGRAM
I. INTRODUCTION
NEAT is a post-editing word processor program. It is
called a post-editing program since all document formatting
takes place after editing has been completed and the editor has
written the file out. This may seem more cumbersome than some
word processors, such as WordStar, PFS:Write, and a whole
plethora of others, but there are definitely some advantages in
this method, since NEAT has the ability to do some things that
word processors/editors can't do easily, if at all. In
addition, files edited for the NEAT format are portable from one
computer to another, since they are standard ASCII files,
without the "special" characters that some other programs leave
behind (such as WordStar and PFS:Write). NEAT files can often
be formatted and printed out correctly (less font controls) on
systems which don't even have the NEAT program!
If this all sounds a little like the UNIX program "nroff",
it's no coincidence, because NEAT is a work-alike to nroff, with
features desirable to the micro-computer user. In addition,
almost every popular operating system has an nroff work-alike
these days: FORMAT for CP/M, public domain ROFF for MS-DOS (in
about a dozen different flavors), and probably a version for OS9
systems as well. This is what makes documents in the NEAT
format transportable. Naturally, each system's version of nroff
will have some differences, but they are largely the same in the
basic features of headers, footers, margins, justification and
line filling, page breaks, etc.
To get a little historical for a moment, the original
nroff for UNIX was meant to be a program for typesetting usage,
along with a specialized version called troff. To this end,
these programs are usually supported by configuration files
oriented toward commercial typesetting equipment. In the PC
world, however, our typesetters are usually made by Epson,
Okidata, Dataproducts, or whatever. Many other nroff spinoffs
for the PC user eliminate font controls, with the possible
exception of boldfacing via overstriking. NEAT addresses this
deficiency by supporting 5 font controls, which are configurable
to virtually any printer, including daisywheels. For printers
which don't support all types of fonts, they can be declared
"non-existent" and the font command in the text file is simply
ignored. Or, the 5 font controls can be used (with certain
limitations) to support other unique features, such as ribbon
color changes.
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II. OVERVIEW OF FEATURES
Here is a list of the goodies available with NEAT using
either command line options or in-text commands:
* Output redirectable in normal DOS fashion
* Multiple copy printout
* begin and end on specified pages of a document
* pause for single sheet feeding
* even/odd page printing
* different configuration files can be specified on
command line
* configuration files are simple text and can be
edited in any manner
* configuration files will be automatically located in
current directory or in PATH environment variable --
NEAT and its support do not have to be in the same
directory as the file being processed.
* text can make room for user-inputted data during
text formatting
* main text file can include other text files, up to a
nesting level of 4
* main text file allows merge fields from a second
merge file
* font controls for double width, boldface, double
strike, italics, two forms of underlining, letter
quality mode, plus 10 special purpose codes
* headers and footers for every page, or different
ones for even and odd pages
* selectable automatic centering of headers and
footers
* automatic page numbering in header or footer
* even/odd page margin shifting
* adjustable right, left, top, bottom margins, and
page length
* temporary indenting for paragraphs
* "squeezing" from both margins for special text
effects (like this section of text)
* specification of lines which must be kept together
and not separated by automatic page breaks
* switchable line filling and right margin
justification by space embedding
* line centering
* adjustable line spacing
* blank page space reservation for later addition of
drawings or other non-text items
* character translation
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III. COMMAND LINE USAGE
NEAT is invoked as any other DOS program, except that the
order of filenames is meaningful to the program. The default
output is LPT1:, or whatever is specified in the optional
configuration file. Normal DOS redirection via the '>'
character will override the default output, so that output can
be directed to a file or any valid DOS I/O channel. Options can
be preceeded by a hyphen (-) or a slash (/), and can be
specified at any point in the command line, as can output
redirection. The filenames to process must be specified in a
particular order:
NEAT <sourcefile> <mergefile>
If only one filename is specified, then no merging is assumed.
If two filenames are specified, the first filename is assumed to
be the master file, and the second is assumed to be the file
containing the data to be merged (such as names and addresses).
Reversing the order creates some very "unique" effects -- trust
me, you don't want to try it!
A configuration file may be specified anywhere on the
command line. It is recognized by the extension ".CFG". Note
that you may NOT have that extension on a source or merge file,
since NEAT will attempt to use it as configuration data.
Multiple configuration files may be used, with the last one
specified being the last one to be read and used. There is no
real reason to use more than one configuration file at a time,
but it is allowed, since each is read and used as it is
encountered.
Options may be specified anywhere on the command line,
following a single hyphen or split into several arguments.
Upper or lower case is acceptable.
NEAT filename -options >output.txt special.cfg -moreoptions
Command line options are as follows:
-?
Give short usage message and exit. Overrides all other
operations.
-P
Pause between pages. User is prompted to continue. A 'C' or
'c' in response cancels future pauses, a 'Q' or 'q' aborts
printout, and any other response prints next page.
-L
Like the P option, except for single sheet feeding. Line feeds
stop after the last printed line, rather than stepping to the
top of the next sheet. In addition, the 'C' or 'c' response
will NOT cancel future pauses.
-B#
Begin on page number #. Pages prior to this one are not output.
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-E#
End on page number #. Printing stops after this page is
complete. For one page of a document, specify begin and end
pages the same.
-S#
Start on copy #. Used for multiple copies of a file. Defaults
to 1.
-F#
Finish on copy #. Specifies last copy # to print. Used by
itself, specifies number of copies to print. When -S and -F are
used with -B and/or -E, copies in between the Begin page #
option and the End page # option are printed in their entirety.
For instance: -B3S1F4E5 will print from pages 3 on in copy 1,
all of copy 2 and 3, and up to page 5 in copy 4. Normally, the
S/F and B/E options are not used in combination.
-O#
Specifies a page offset of # columns. Identical to the .po
command, described in detail in the next section.
-XE
Prints only even numbered pages.
-XO
Prints only odd numbered pages.
-Q
Perform all operations "quietly". Report only fatal errors to
the screen.
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IV. IN TEXT COMMANDS
All special text and font formatting commands are placed
within the text file, as separate lines beginning with a
"command character". This command character defaults to a
period (.) but may be changed within the text or configuration
file to any other printable character except a space. Format
commands must always start as the first character on a line, and
must not contain any other information in the line. Examine the
following section of text:
.ce 1
This line will be centered followed by a blank line.
.sp 1
This is another line of text.
In the above lines, the command lines begin with a period, and
the text lines don't. It's that simple! Word of caution: If
you want to deliberately begin lines in your text with the
command character, you must first change the command character
to something else. (In the above example, the command character
was first changed to a tilde '~', and then changed back to a
period.)
Here is a list of all the recognized commands:
FONT CONTROLS
.bf # BOLDFACE
Enable boldface printing for specified number of
formatted lines. A value of 0 disables boldfacing at
once. No value defaults to 1. If unsure of how many
lines to specify, use a number much larger than
necessary, and then explicitly disable it with .bf 0
command. This holds true for all formatting commands.
To boldface a single word, use the sequence:
.bf
theword
.bf 0
This technique can be employed for all the font
commands.
.cu # CONTINUOUS UNDERLINE
Enable continuous underlining of text, even across
white space. A value of 0 disables underlining, and
no value defaults to 1. (See also: .ul) Caution: Do
not attempt to use this command for any other printer
feature!
.dw # DOUBLE WIDTH
Enable double width characters. Note that spaces will
NOT be sent as double width to the printer (see notes
on document formatting). A value of 0 disables double
width, and no value defaults to 1. Caution: Do not
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attempt to use this command for any other printer
feature!
.it # ITALICS
Enable italics font. A value of 0 disables font, and
no value defaults to 1. If printer does not have
italics, this command may be configured to select a
different printer option.
.ds # DOUBLE STRIKE
Enable double strike font. A value of 0 disables
font, and no value defaults to 1. If printer does not
have double strike, this command may be configured to
use a different font.
.lq # LETTER QUALITY
Enable letter quality font. A value of 0 disables
font, and no value defaults to 1. If printer does not
have a letter quality mode, this command may be
configured to use a different font.
.nu NO UNDERLINING
Disables all underlining. Functionally equivalent to
either .cu 0 or .ul 0 commands.
.ul # UNDERLINE
This is another underling command, except that
underling is done only on printable characters, and
automatically skips all white space. (See also: .cu)
Caution: Do not attempt to use this command for any
other printer feature!
FORMAT CONTROLS
.bp # BEGIN PAGE
Complete formatting on current line and force new
page. An optional value may be given to set the page
number value, otherwise the current page number is
incremented by 1.
.br BREAK
Complete formatting current line and print as is,
forcing the start of a new line.
.ce # CENTER TEXT
Center the specified number of text lines between
right and left margins. A value of 0 disables
centering and no value defaults to 1. This command
causes a line break (see .br command).
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.fi FILL LINE
This command causes current lines to be filled with as
much text as possible. This is the default mode. .fi
is provided to reverse the effects of a .nf command.
This command causes a line break.
.in # INDENT
This command causes a line break and then adds (or
subtracts) the specified value to the left margin
value. The sum of the left margin value and a
negative indent value must not be allowed to become
less than 0 (the start of the line).
.ju JUSTIFY
This command causes lines to be padded with spaces to
create even right margin effect. Since it defaults
on, this command is provided to reverse the action of
a .nj command. This command causes a line break.
.lm # LEFT MARGIN
This command causes a line break, and then resets the
left margin value to the value specified. The default
value is 11.
.ls # LINE SPACING
Changes line spacing from default value of 1 to value
specified.
.m1 # MARGIN 1
Changes the number of lines in the top margin. No
value defaults to 1. If used with the .pl command,
this command must come first.
.m2 # MARGIN 2
Changes the number of lines between margin 1 and the
body of the text. Default value is 2. This command
must be used before a .pl command.
.m3 # MARGIN 3
Changes the number of lines between the body of the
text and margin 4. Default value is 2. This command
must be used before a .pl command.
.m4 # MARGIN 4
Changes the number of lines in the bottom margin.
Default value is 9. This command must be used before
a .pl command.
.mp # MINIMUM PARAGRAPH SPACE
The value supplied to this command specifies the
minimum amount of space which must be available for a
paragraph. If space remaining on page is too little,
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a page break is forced before the paragraph is
started. .ne 4
.ne # NEED LINES
This command causes a line break, and then insures
that the specified number of lines are available on
the current page. If not, a page break is issued.
.nf NO FILL
This command causes a line break and then stops line
filling. In other words, text lines will begin to be
printed as they exist in the source file. Since right
margin justification depends upon line filling,
justification is also disabled by this command. Use
.fi to restore filling operation.
.nj NO JUSTIFY
This command causes a line break, and then stops line
padding with spaces. If line filling is still active,
text will continue to fill lines, but the right margin
will not be justified. Use .ju to restore
justification.
.pg PARAGRAPH INDENT
This command is functionally identical to the command:
".ti +6".
.pl # PAGE LENGTH
This command sets the page length, which defaults to
66. The minimum value for .pl is the sum of margins
1, 2, 3, and 4, plus 1.
.po # PAGE OFFSET
The value specified is the number of spaces to indent
odd pages from the right, and even pages from the
left. This is the same as the command line option
-O#, and defaults to 0 if not used.
.rm # RIGHT MARGIN
Changes the value of the right hand margin. The
default value is 74. Has meaning only for
justification.
.rs # RESERVE SPACE
This command causes the specified number of lines to
be reserved on the current page. If there are not
enough lines on the current page, a page break is
forced and a new page started. No more than 1 full
page can be reserved with a single command.
.sq # SQUEEZE
This command causes a line break, and then indents
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both right and left margins by the specified amounts,
in addition to the current right and left margin
settings. This section of text is using the command
.sq 5. Using a minus sign before the value will
subtract from the current squeeze value, and using a
plus sign adds to it. No value cancels squeezing.
.sp # SPACE
This command causes a line break, and then issues the
specified number of line feeds. No value defaults to
a single blank line.
.ti # TEMPORARY INDENT
This command causes a line break, and then adds (or
subtracts) the specified value from the left margin
for the next line only. A minus sign before the value
will subtract the value from the left margin. (See
also: .pg)
MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS
.bc ? BLANK CHARACTER
In order to keep certain words together with a fixed
number of spaces, a blank character is used which
"fools" the formatting into thinking that the entire
character sequence is one word, but the output
actually uses a true blank instead of the blank
character. The character defaults to "@", and may be
changed to any printable character with this command.
This feature is helpful to make sure that phrases like
"Mr. Jones" are not considered as the end of one
sentence and the beginning of another. This would
almost certainly cause extra spaces to be inserted.
By entering the text as "Mr.@Jones", the proper
spacing is maintained.
.cc ? COMMAND CHARACTER
This command cause the default command character (.)
to be changed to the indicated character.
.cw CHANGE WHEEL
This is a special form of the COMMENT command, which
will pause and allow changing of a daisy wheel. A
message of up to 40 characters may be supplied as an
argument, but is not necessary.
.ef text EVEN PAGE FOOTER
The text is printed as a footer on all even numbered
pages. Omitting a text string cancels any even footer
currently specified. .ne 4
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.eh text EVEN PAGE HEADER
Like .ef, except that the text becomes a page header.
.fo text FOOTER
The specified text is printed as a footer on all
pages. If no text is specified, footer is disabled.
This overrides both .ef and .of commands.
.he text HEADER
The specified text is printed as a header on all
pages. If no text is specified, header is disabled.
This overrides both .eh and .oh commands.
.mc ? MERGE CHARACTER
This changes the character to be used as a merge field
indicator. The default is "|".
.of text ODD PAGE FOOTER
Like .ef except specifies footer for odd pages.
.oh text ODD PAGE HEADER
Like .eh, except specifies header for odd pages.
.pr text PROMPT
The text is printed to the console and the user is
prompted to enter information from the keyboard. The
keyboard data is read as though it were text from the
file, until a control-Z is entered. Note that the
keyboard is read through the DOS "standard input"
channel, and therefore may be redirected from a file
or other source on the command line with the '<'
operator. All other keyboard responses, such as for
"pause" or "single sheet" modes, are read directly
from the keyboard, and cannot be redirected. The text
argument is limited to 64 characters. This feature is
only available with the "-Q" option from the command
line.
.so filename INCLUDE SOURCE FILE
The specified file (directories are supported) is
included in the output and then the original source
file is resumed. Includes may be nested to four open
source files.
. text COMMENT
A line beginning with one command character and a
space is printed to the console as a comment. Limit
is 64 characters.
.u1 User Code #1
This command inserts into the output stream the
control codes specified in the configuration file as
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"1=". This is a "one-shot" insert, and may be used
for things such as ribbon color changes, reverse line
feeds, etc. Use caution when invoking features on the
printer which will alter line spacing or position, or
character width. NEAT has no knowledge of what is
happening, and therefore cannot adjust justification
and paging accordingly. Note also that headers and
footers will be subjected to the last code sent.
.u2 User Code #2 The second user specified
code, like .u1
.u3 User Code #3 The third user specified code,
like .u1
.u4 - .u0 User Code #4 - 10 The fourth through tenth
user codes, just like .u1
.. ignore
This allows a file to have any command string
"ignored" by simply adding an extra command character.
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V. ON FORMATTING, JUSTIFICATION, AND OTHER INCIDENTALS
Although NEAT is very easy to use, there are some issues
of use which may not be obvious at first glance. It is helpful
in the following discussions to have a printed copy of NEAT.DOC
and a printed copy of NEAT.MAN which was NOT processed by NEAT.
This will give you a side-by-side look at the source which
created this manual, and the resulting output.
LINE FILLING
The default mode of NEAT is to read source text and attempt to
fill output lines with as many words as possible. This can be
turned off using the .nf command and resumed with the .fi
command. Note that line filling does not necessarily mean right
margin justification.
JUSTIFICATION
The default mode of NEAT is to justify the right margin of all
lines by padding the line with extra spaces between words and at
sentence endings. For justification to operate, line filling
MUST be enabled. Justification may be turned off with the .nj
command, and resumed with the .ju command. Note that if .nf (no
fill) is issued, justification is also disabled. When resuming
line filling, justification will also resume if it was enabled
before line filling was disabled.
HEADERS & FOOTERS
Text up to the limit of the right and left margins can be
specified for either headers or footers. Separate headers
and/or footers may be specified for even or odd pages. Or, a
single header or footer can be specified for all pages. The .fo
and .he commands are the same as issuing .ef/.of or .eh/.oh
commands with the same text for each. The odd/even header and
footer commands should not be used in conjunction with the
.fo/.he commands. Any font controls in effect for the body of
the text are automatically switched off for headers and footers,
which always appear as normal characters. No line filling or
justification is used on headers and footers, but it is possible
to center the text using fraction bar delimiters as follows:
.fo /this footer will be centered/
.fo this footer will be left justified
.fo /footer with two fields/which are centered and spaced/
The following is the most common footer:
.fo /document name/Page #/
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The last line above shows another feature: the # sign in a
header or footer is automatically replaced by the current page
number. A simple centered page number footer or header can be
specified thusly:
.fo /- # -/
PAGE FORMATTING
Page breaks are, of course, calculated automatically. However,
it is often desirable to force page breaks at desired points in
the text. A simple page break can be done with the .bp command.
If an argument is given, it will be used as the next current
page number. Otherwise, page numbering starts at page 1 and
increments with each page. Using the .ne and .mp commands can
cause automatic page breaks based upon the formatting of the
file. The .ne command is useful in keeping a table of
information together on the same page. If the table has, say 16
lines, the command .ne 16 would cause a page break if there were
less than 16 lines left on the current page. Otherwise, the
table goes on the current page. This is extremely handy for
making sure that certain information stays together, while the
rest of the file may be re-edited causing layout changes.
FONT CONTROLS - GENERAL
Font controls may be used anywhere. Normally, a font is turned
on with its command and a value greater than 0. The value given
is the number of formatted lines to be printed under the font
specified. Multiple fonts can be specified for the same text,
within the limits of the available printer. Often, it is not
known when the text is edited how many lines will be generated.
Therefore, a larger than necessary value can be specified to
start the font, and a value of 0 used to finish it. With this
means, it is possible to alter fonts on individual words within
a line, since the font control takes effect as soon as it is
invoked, and cancelled as soon as it is satisfied or given a new
value of 0. (Look at NEAT.MAN to see how the previous line was
created.)
NEAT also provides 10 user-defined codes, which do not have
"on/off" features, like the other font controls. These 10 codes
may be defined in the configuration file to perform any function
desired on the printer. Note, however, that it is VERY possible
to issue codes which will ruin the printout. For example,
setting a code which forces 8 lines per inch without a similar
command to NEAT to adjust lines per page will result in "short"
pages. Sending a code to force subscript printing may cause a
header or footer to be printed in subscript as well, if the
"normal" code is not sent before a page break. Experimentation
is the key to using the user-defined control codes.
NEAT takes care to print all headers and footers in "normal"
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font. That is, if a header or footer is printed while another
font is in effect, the font is turned off while the header or
footer is printed, and then restored. This feature does not
work with the user-defined codes, however.
FONT CONTROLS - UNDERLINING
Underlining can be invoked as either continuous (.cu) or
non--continuous (.ul). The only difference is that continuous
mode underlines across white space, while the other mode does
not. Either mode can be cancelled by a value of 0 or the .nu
command. Note that it is not possible to create a line of all
spaces with underlining (as for a form). To do this, use the
.nf command to suppress formatting, and then enter a line of
underline characters. It may also be possible to make a line of
"blank" characters with underlining enabled, but this may not
work with all printers, since some printers will ignore a line
of all spaces.
FONT CONTROLS - DOUBLE WIDTH
Double width font automatically adjusts all line character
counts to allow for the fact that double characters actually
take two normal character spaces. However, real spaces are sent
to the printer as non-double spaces. This is important only
when centering lines. To overcome this, either turn off
justification, or use the blank character to insert double-width
spaces where desired. (Refer to the page 1 title block of
NEAT.MAN for an example of this technique.) It should be noted
that some printers will not print the extended IBM characters
(such as the box drawing characters) in double width. However,
NEAT will continue to allow 2 spaces for these characters.
There is no fix for this discrepancy. Just avoid it if your
printer does not print these special characters as double width.
FONT CONTROLS - LETTER QUALITY
Letter quality is actually more of a "mode" than a special font.
Normally, it would be desirable to print an entire document in
letter quality, which could be done by specifying the .lq option
with a very large number at the beginning of the file. However,
any headers or footers would invoke the "letter quality off"
code, and therefore print in normal quality. Invoking some of
the other fonts could also cause a reversion to normal printing
when turned off. To solve this, create a special CFG file in
which all of the "off" font control strings contain the codes to
reset the printer into LQ mode. Now, the printer will always
remain in LQ mode as the "normal" mode. It would also be wise
to insert the LQ enabling codes in the printer initialization
string, and the "normal" printing codes in the printer
de-initialization string.
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FONT CONTROLS - ITALICS
NEAT really doesn't have any idea what italics are; it merely
responds to the command and sends an appropriate command to the
printer. Therefore, this command may be set to almost anything
supported by the available printer, provided the function
selected does NOT alter line length or character width. To do
so would give unpredictable results in the output format. A
typical alternate use for the italics mode would be a ribbon
color change.
BLANK CHARACTER
NEAT treats true space characters as breaks between words which
may be padded for justification. Periods followed by spaces are
considered as sentence ends, and will be preferentially padded
with spaces. Sometimes, it is not desirable to allow extra
spaces, especially between a person's title and their name:
Mr. Jones. The blank character, which defaults to "@" can be
used to fool NEAT into thinking that the entire string is a
single word, since the blank character is not recognized as a
space. However, when the formatted line is output, the blank
character is trapped and a true space is output instead. The
blank character may be changed with the ".bc" command. Note
that the current blank character will always print as a space,
never as itself. If you want to literally print the current
blank character, change the blank character to something else
first.
MERGING FILES
NEAT can be used as a mail merging program, to allow a form
document to be printed many times, with different data in
certain areas for each copy. The merge character is the
vertical bar (|) character, and becomes significant only if a
merge file is open and the merge character is used in a
particular manner. The merge character may be changed with the
.mc command. If you change the merge character in the source
file, use the modified character in the merge file as well!
Merge information is contained in the merge file, with the merge
character separating each field. All information for a single
source copy must be on a single line of not more than 190
characters. One copy of the source file is produced for each
line in the merge file, unless the -B and -E options are used.
A typical address line in a merge file may look like this:
John Doe|1234 Graft Drive|Chicago, IL
In the source file, each merge field is identified by a number
between the merge characters: |1| . The number refers to the
merge field in the associated merge line. If a merge field
doesn't exist or is empty, then the resulting output will also
be empty. The address heading for a letter using the above line
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would look like:
|1|
.br
|2|
.br
|3|
.br
|4|
.sp
The fourth field would allow for a potential fourth line in the
address. Any merge field can be used as often as desired in the
source file. The name field in this example could then be used
in the greeting:
Dear Mr. |1|:
The number of merge fields is limited only by the length of the
merge line.
USER INPUT
The .pr command may be inserted anywhere in a file to prompt the
user for data from the keyboard. All entered text is processed
as though it were part of the current source file, until a
control-Z character is entered. Since text is read through the
DOS "standard input" channel, input redirection via the '<'
operator on the command line is possible. Please note that this
feature is ONLY available when using the "-Q" option on the
command line.
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VI. CONFIGURATION FILES
Printer and port configuration is established by optional
configuration files. If no file is present, the output of NEAT
defaults to LPT1: and the printing controls default to those for
an Epson MX/FX/RX series printer. If no configuration file is
specified on the command line, NEAT looks for a file named
NEAT.CFG. The current directory is searched first and if not
found, the PATH environment string is searched for the file.
Normally, NEAT.EXE and NEAT.CFG should be in the same directory,
and if that directory is in the PATH, then it will be possible
to run NEAT with proper configuration from any other directory
desired. A different configuration file may be specified on the
command line, and the same order of searching will be performed.
However, if a command line configuration file is specified with
a drive or directory, then only that drive/directory will be
searched for the file. Any configuration item not found in the
file defaults as indicated above. A file named NULL.CFG is
provided with NEAT which turns off all font controls. This is
useful to create a document file for distribution to others
whose printer abilities are not known. (This is how NEAT.DOC was
formatted.)
Entries in the configuration file may be in any order, but
only one entry can be on a line. All printer control characters
are entered as decimal number strings, separated by commas. In
addition to font controls, a printer initialization string and
closing string are provided, plus a default NEAT output if
different than LPT1:, and a name string which is reported to the
display when the program reads the entry. The name string is
for user enlightenment only; it does not affect operation of
NEAT. Each control code entry consists of a series of numbers;
the first number is the number of control characters to send,
and can be set to 0 to disable the feature. Do not count this
first number in the total. Each control character then follows
in the order in which it should be sent to the printer. All
control character definitions are separated by commas. A
maximum of 9 control characters are allowed in any field. Extra
characters are ignored, as there is a finite amount of string
space in the NEAT program for each entry. Leading zeros are not
needed. Entries must be formatted as follows (do not add
unnecessary space characters):
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;Double Width ON (+) and OFF (-)
D+=character count,first character, second character, nth character
D-= " , " , " , "
;Underline ON (+) and OFF (-)
U+=character count,first character, second character, nth character
U-= " , " , " , "
;Boldface ON (+) and OFF (-)
B+=character count,first character, second character, nth character
B-= " , " , " , "
;Double Strike ON (+) and OFF (-)
S+=character count,first character, second character, nth character
S-= " , " , " , "
;Letter Quality Mode ON (+) and OFF (-)
L+=character count,first character, second character, nth character
L-= " , " , " , "
;Italics ON (+) and OFF(-)
I+=character count,first character, second character, nth character
I-= " , " , " , "
;The following are the 10 user-defined control codes
1= " , " , " , "
2= " , " , " , "
3= " , " , " , "
4= " , " , " , "
5= " , " , " , "
6= " , " , " , "
7= " , " , " , "
8= " , " , " , "
9= " , " , " , "
0= " , " , " , "
;following sets default initialization of no justification
;(see text which follows)
.nj
;following changes default right margin to 90 chars
.rm 90
;Initialization String
O= " , " , " , "
;Closing String
C= " , " , " , "
N=Name of this configuration file
;Default output if different than LPT1:
P=2
;Semi-Colon denotes a comment line which is ignored
Several configuration files are included with the NEAT
distribution to support different printers. Rename the desired
file to NEAT.CFG and modify it as necessary. Notice that to
disable a feature not supported by a printer, specify a
configuration ON/OFF value of 0 characters.
The printer assignment defaults to LPT1: using ROM-BIOS
access, which is very fast. Changing the "P=" string in the
configuration file to "P=2" or "P=3" will alter output to LPT2:
or LPT3: respectively. Giving the entry "P=P" will set output
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to the DOS channel PRN:. This is somewhat slower, but allows
access to serial ports if the PRN: channel has been
appropriately re-directed. Any command line redirection will
override the "P=" entry in the configuration file.
Several of the "dot commands" can also be specified in the
configuration file, just as though they were in the text. These
commands will take effect at program initialization, and at the
beginning of each new copy of the printout. The "dot commands"
allowed are:
.nf - turn line filling off
.nj - turn justification off
.ls - select line spacing
.pl - specify page length
.lm - specify left margin
.rm - specify right margin
.cc - change command character
.mc - change merge character
.bc - change blank character
.m1 -
.m2 -
.m3 -
.m4 - set margins 1 through 4
Each command should be specified exactly as it would be if it
were issued in the text, including any required parameters.
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VII. USING DAISY WHEEL PRINTERS
NEAT is an ideal program to operate with Daisy Wheel
printers, and a sample configuration file, D630.CFG, is provided
with codes for Diablo 630 type codes. If using single sheet
paper, be sure to use the -L option and align each sheet as
needed.
Changing of the printwheel can be done within a printout
by the use of the .cw command. This command, when used,
suspends processing and waits for any keypress. This feature
can be used to provide a pause in the printing for changing the
wheel. When it is changed, simply type any key to resume
processing. An optional string to the .cw command will be
displayed on the screen. Unfortunately, you can't change in the
middle of a line, but you can change at any line break. A
typical command sequence would look like this:
some text
some more text
this is the end of a sentence.
.cw Orator 90%
The text continues on a new line here
and here is still more text.
When this file gets printed, the .cw command will display the
message "CHANGE WHEEL: Orator 90%" and wait for a keypress.
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VIII. CHARACTER TRANSLATION
NEAT provides a character translation feature. This means
that any character from the input can be changed to a different
character when output. This is a handy feature when printing
files which contain characters from the extended IBM character
set on a printer which does not support those extra characters.
This would include almost all daisy wheel printers and many
dot-matrix printers from pre-IBM days. The character
translations are user-created and contained in a special file.
Like the CFG configuration file, it is a plain text ASCII file
which may be created or modified with any plain text editor.
The distribution of NEAT contains two translation files:
NONIBM.XLT
NORMAL.XLT
The NONIBM.XLT file translates all characters from the IBM
extended set to the nearest normal ASCII character, or in some
cases just periods and spaces. There is nothing sacred here;
modify as you see fit! The other file, NORMAL.XLT, really
doesn't translate anything, since each character is translated
to itself. It is provided more as an example and a starting
template for translation files of your own.
A translation file consists of 1 or more lines, each
translating a single character. In the computer world
characters are actually numbers in the range of 0-255 (decimal).
Numbers 0-31 are "control characters" and are not printable.
This includes line feeds, carriage returns, form feeds, and many
other specials. Numbers 32-126 are normal letters, numbers, and
punctuation. Number 127 is kind of special. Some printers will
print it as a solid block, others will simply ignore it or print
a space instead. The numbers 128-255 are the special IBM
characters, and contain foreign symbols, line drawing
characters, various shaded block characters, and the like.
Translation is a process of defining a character and its new
value as follows:
179=124
In this example, the single vertical bar graphic character,
#179, is to be printed as the ASCII broken vertical bar (|)
character #124. It's that simple! Do you need to translate
everything? No. All characters will be left unchanged unless
there is a translation value. In the above example, if that was
the only character to translate, then that is the only line
required in the translation file. The syntax is not difficult,
but it isn't forgiving either. The form is nnn=nnn, where the
first number is the decimal number of the character to
translate, and the second number is the decimal number of the
character to substitute. Leading zeros don't hurt, but they're
not needed either. Each number is separated by ONLY an equal
sign (=). Each number must be in the range of 0-255. Other
values are reported as errors. Character translations may be in
any order within the file. They do not need to be in numerical
order. Any line beginning with a semi-colon is a "comment"
line, and may be used to add information to the file which will
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be ignored. In addition, comments may be added on a translation
line if the second number is followed by at least one space.
This is even handier for documenting what is being changed to
what.
All characters except carriage return (13) and linefeed
(10) may be translated. These may be entered in the translation
file, but NEAT will stubbornly put them back the way they were.
Can't play with the characters that signal the end of a line!
In addition, be careful about the control-Z (26) character.
This is a control character which signals the end of a text file
to many programs, NEAT included. If you translate another
character to this value, you will be inserting an end-of-file
mark into your output where you probably don't want one. There
is no automatic protection against changing or using this
character.
The rules for specifying a translation file are exactly
the same as for specifying a "CFG" configuration file, except
that the extension is "XLT". Like CFG files, if no XLT file is
specified on the command line then the current directory and
PATH are searched for a possible NEAT.XLT file. No problem if
it doesn't exist. If one isn't found, then no translation is
done. Or, use any other XLT name on the command line to invoke
a translation file. You may use multiple files, too. Perhaps
one file translates all the extended characters, and another
translates all lower case to upper case. You could specify both
files to perform both translations. Remember, the command line
is parsed left-to-right, which means that the left-most
translation file will be read before the right-most translation
file. This only becomes significant if each file were to
translate the same character or characters. The last file read
(right-most file) would be the one that would actually determine
the translation. Also, if you want to use a special translation
file and the default NEAT.XLT file, you must specify both on the
command line since the automatic search for NEAT.XLT is canceled
if any XLT file is specified on the command line.
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IX. PROGRAM OPERATION
First, understand that there are two modes in which NEAT
may operate; the "quiet" mode, and the normal mode. If the
"quiet" mode is selected, via the -Q option when invoking the
program, most of the information in this section will not be
true. In the "quiet" mode, NEAT just sits there and attempts to
generate output, and only sends messages to the console in the
event of a prompt command (.pr) or fatal error. If the -Q
option is NOT used, then NEAT will present a box on the console,
containing information about what it is doing. This box
contains the names of active files, the page number currently
printing, the copy number printing (if more than 1 copy), and
the total sheets printed so far. Note that the page number in
the display will match the page number used in the headers and
footers, while the sheet number is the total number of sheets
printed.
If output is being sent to one of the printer channels
LPT1, 2, or 3, NEAT will constantly check the status of the
printer to verify that it is ready for data. If an abnormally
long time passes without being ready, an error message is
displayed in the box. Correct the printer problem and press any
key EXCEPT the <ESC>ape key to continue printing. The <ESC>ape
key may be used to abort the processing of the file.
At any time that NEAT is processing data (except while
waiting for the printer to become ready) the program may be
interrupted with the <ESC>ape key. You will be prompted to
abort the program with a 'Q' key, or continue with any other
key. Interrupting the program with the <Control-C> or
<Control-Break> key will immediately cancel further processing
and exit to DOS.
NEAT uses the standard DOS critical error handler. This
is the one that displays the "Abort, retry, ignore" prompt on
the console. For technical and economic reasons the decision
has been made not to add a special disk error handler to NEAT.
This means that the nice box display may get messed up in the
event of a critical disk error. This is NOT a program bug.
Simply reply to the error prompt as necessary and NEAT will
continue processing data. It is never a good idea to reply 'I'
to a DOS critical error. If you tell DOS to 'I'gnore an error,
garbage data will be sent to NEAT and in turn be generated as
well. (Garbage in, garbage out!)
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X. "We get Letters, Stacks & Stacks of Letters..."
If you're old enough to remember Perry Como's show you're
permitted to chuckle at this chapter's title. Seriously, here
are some of the questions asked by users of previous versions.
They are included here to assist you in using NEAT without
having to wait for a reply from me.
*Q. "Just before NEAT exits after doing its work, a commercial
is displayed and if I hit any key other than N a registration
form is printed out. This is somewhat annoying. Can I get
around this?"
*A. You sure can! Register the program! All registered copies
of NEAT have the "commercial" defeated.
*Q. "Your distribution disk has all the NEAT files, plus an ARC
file as well. The ARC file seems to have the same stuff. Why
is it there?"
*A. This is explained in the "README" file on the disk. The ARC
file is for uploading to your favorite BBS or sharing with your
friends. It is virtually the same as your registered files,
except that it contains an unregistered version of NEAT.EXE, and
is already ARC'd in an acceptable format for any BBS. This is a
convenience for you, and a help for me, since it prevents too
many registered copies from being posted. Thank you for using
this file as the "share" copy!
*Q. "Do you accept VISA or Mastercharge?"
*A. No, unfortunately.
*Q. "Do you offer volume discounts or site-licensing?"
*A. Yes. Write me or EMail me with your requirements and I'll
make you an offer you can't refuse!
*Q. "I am a school teacher and I would like to use NEAT in my
computer classes. Do I need to purchase a copy for each
computer in the class, or for each student?"
*A. Certainly not. If you would like a complementary copy for
use in class, just write me on your school's letterhead. You'll
get a distribution disk from which you can make copies for your
students. All I require is that you explain to your students
(and other faculty!) what Shareware is, and that they should
purchase their own copy if they are going to use the program on
their OWN computer OUTSIDE of class. Use within a class as part
of the course I consider to be "evaluation" use. However, if
the program is going to be presented to the student as part of
books or other materials for which the student is charged, then
you WILL have to negotiate a site license agreement with me. I
have no problem with a school district using my work to teach
computer techniques, but I do have a problem with the school
"selling" my product.
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*Q. "I'm a minister of the First ------- Church. Do you waive
your registration fee if the program is used in a charitable
organization?"
*A. Does General Motors give you a free Buick? I appreciate
what you do for a living, but please appreciate what I do as
well. If I come to your church, I'll make an offering. If you
use my software, I'll be expecting your check.
*Q. "Your program is nice, but I only need it about once a month
to print a special report that looks better with justification.
That isn't using it often enough to register. Just thought
you'd like to know its useful, though."
*A. You use your car only once a week to go fetch groceries so
you shouldn't have to pay for it? Have you met the minister
from the previous question? If you find the program of ANY use,
you are OBLIGATED to register it. I'll be expecting your check,
too!
*Q. "I want to use NEAT, but my printer is a serial printer on
COM port 2. How can I use it? Your options do not allow for
serial printers."
*A. Oh yes they do! If you have a serial printer, you have
undoubtedly used the DOS "MODE" command to assign the PRN:
channel to the COM port used by your printer. So, in all your
.CFG files, set the printer option:
P=P
to assign the PRN: channel as the default for the program.
Alternatively, redirect the output of NEAT to whichever COM port
your printer is assigned, or to PRN:.
*Q. "Does your program work with resident spooler programs? Are
there any conflicts with other programs?"
*A. NEAT does not "chain" onto any DOS interrupt, so there
are no known problems with other programs. As long as your
print spooler software traps all data assigned to one of the LPT
channels, it will handle the output of this program very nicely.
However, it has been tested only with "PRINTQ", a commercial
spooling program from another manufacturer. Although it should
work with any other, I can make no guarantees. Chances are that
if other programs which output to the printer work with your
spooler, NEAT will too.
*Q. "Does NEAT 'spool' files?"
*A. No, it just prints them. To spool files you will need other
software or hardware. An excellent software program is PRINTQ
(available everywhere) which costs around $100. However, for
about $150 you can get a hardware printer buffer of up to 128K
bytes of space. A hardware buffer is by far a better
investment, since it does not depend upon a particular computer
or operating system, and because it doesn't attempt to make DOS
a multi-tasking system. In other words, it runs MUCH faster
than spooling software.
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*Q. "Why don't you have a printed and bound manual instead of
making us print out our own?"
*A. First, you can't post a printed manual on a BBS or send it
on a disk. Second, many shareware programs do not have printed
manuals for that and economic reasons. There's no way to sell
this program for $15 with a fancy printed manual. Would you pay
$35 for NEAT with the only improvement a bound, glossy-paged
manual? I feel that the lower price is more attractive than the
"glitter" of a fancy manual. Most manuals just sit on a shelf
and catch dust anyway.
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XI. SHAREWARE
Shareware is "try-before-you-buy" software, reasonably
priced and user-supported. This simply means that you can get
trial copies of shareware from anyone who has a copy, or often
from bulletin board systems. If you use and like the program,
then the author asks that you register (purchase) the program
for an amount usually much smaller than an equivalent commercial
program. By registering you will often also receive notice of
available upgrades or supplemental programs. Keep in mind that
the purchase of a program from a public domain distributor or
payment to an online service (such as CompuServe) does NOT
constitute registration of the program since the producer of the
program does NOT receive one penny of that payment. Shareware
is NOT public domain software, and continued use of a program
carries with it the OBLIGATION to purchase the program. The
free distribution method is intended only as a means of
obtaining a copy to evaluate before purchasing.
NEAT is a shareware program. If you use it, please
complete the order form enclosed with the distribution, or allow
NEAT to print an order form for you. (This is a feature present
in unregistered copies only.) You will be placed on a mailing
list for any future upgrade notices, and will be registered as a
user of this program. You will also receive a diskette with the
latest version of the program and documentation. Online help is
available through CompuServe (74435,1042) or GEnie mail
(S.MARGISON). Sorry, but online help is available ONLY to
registered users.
Help is also available by mail. I will try to answer all
letters within 48 hours. Non-registered users must include a
SASE for a reply. The degree of help offered to non-registered
users is purely discretionary. No phone calls, please. (Users
outside the U.S. cannot, of course, send a SASE. I will excuse
you from this requirement.)
NEAT may be freely exchanged or given away. However, it
may not be included or "bundled" with any software which is sold
or is a commercial product without prior permission. No charge
may be made for copying or transferring the files, except that
PC Users groups and PD/Shareware distributors (such as PC-SIG,
or Houston's Public Software Library) may charge a nominal fee
not to exceed $6.00. (Please request a complementary copy of the
latest release rather than use a copy from another user. This
insures that you have the most accurate copy, and that you will
be on my list for future updates.)
NEAT and its documentation may not be transferred nor
exchanged in any modified form. I cannot be expected to help
others use this program if it is not the same as it was when
distributed. Under no circumstances may the copyright notices
be altered or removed from the program or this documentation.
If you decide not to use NEAT, then just erase it or pass
it on to someone else. If you do use it, please honor your
obligation and send in your registration. Inexpensive shareware
cannot continue to exist if those who use it treat it as a gift,
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rather than as a product for which the author must receive
payment. Shareware used regularly without payment is piracy
just as much as illegally copying "Lotus" or any other
commercial product. Ignore the claims by some people that
shareware, because of its unique distribution method, carries no
obligation to the regular user. These claims are false, and
discourage many good programs from remaining as shareware.
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XII. WARRANTY
Oh, this shouldn't be necessary among friends and
gentlemen, but it's really the lawyers who run the world and
they say we gotta do this:
** NEAT and this documentation are copyright 1986 - 89
by Steven E. Margison.
** This program and documentation are provided "as is"
without warranty of any kind, either expressed or
implied, including but not limited to the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose.
** The user of this program and documentation agree to
hold the author and/or distributor(s) of this program
and documentation harmless for any direct or
consequential damages resulting from its use. In
other words, "you're on your own!"
** IBM is a registered trademark of International
Business Machines Corporation.
** All other trademarks used in this manual are hereby
acknowledged.
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SOFTWARE REGISTRATION FORM AND ORDER
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A separate form must be filled out for each product ordered or
registered. This form may be photocopied, printed out, or
edited to include all information and re-printed.
PRODUCT: ---------------- NEAT Text Formatter V3.00 -------------------
Quantity Amount:
____ Standard non-commercial registration $15.00 $______
Shipping (outside of U.S. or Canada) $ 2.00
Corporations: Please inquire about multi-copy discounts
and site licenses.
TOTAL ENCLOSED: $______
Payment must be made in U.S. Funds
If you already have this program, where was it obtained?
[ ]CompuServe [ ]Friend [ ]Employer [ ]BBS:__________________
Version___________ Serial No._______________
Payment is by check[ ] or money order[ ] (Sorry - no COD or charges)
NAME _______________________________________________________
COMPANY ____________________________________________________
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________
CITY _______________________________________________________
STATE___________________________ ZIP _______________________
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Send completed form and payment to:
Steven E. Margison
124 Sixth Street
Downers Grove, IL, 60515
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