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* Software Release: CNPRINT Versions 2.60/2.61 *
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0. What Is CNPRINT and What's New
CNPRINT, a utility to print Chinese/Japanese/Korean text (or convert to
PostScript) under DOS, VMS and UNIX systems. It works just as
a print command on your system. Currently GB, Hz, zW, BIG5, JIS,
EUC, Shift-JIS, KSC, UTF8 and UTF7 formats are supported.
These versions are updated from V2.40/V2.41. New/improved features are
indicated by *. Thanks to users for your valuable support and
suggestions.
Main changes:
1. Six positions for page number
2. Allow pipeline-input for unix and DOS (-i option)
3. Support Korean KSC-5601
4. Support more Japanese formats: JIS (old-, new-, nec-), shift-JIS, EUC
5. Auto-detect input codes (either Chinese or Japanese, not both)
6. Better vertical option for Japanese
7. -f hbfname --> -f=hbfname;
-n 0
--> -n=0
8. Repair functions for GB/Big5/JIS
9. Added control to make the text (e.g. titles) appear at the center
of a line (@[CB], @[CE])
10. Support European characters generated by NJstar (those characters
are mapped to 128-160)
11. Now do not break English (ascii) words and numbers like 123.4
12. Draw a line under text (@[UB], @[UE])
13. Specify char size on command line:
-size=15.4
14. Support unicode (utf8, utf7)
13. Fixed some bugs.
I. Functions and Features
1. Print GB/Hz/zW/BIG-5/JIS/KSC/unicode format
Chinese/Japanese/Korean
documents (or pure English documents), or convert them to
PostScript.
2. Fast? It's up to your judgement. Speed of printing depends on
printers and the number of characters in a page (from 3-4 pages
per minute to 2 minutes per page. One user reported that it
takes
only 135 seconds to print one issue of HXWZ, but on most
printers
I tested it takes 6-10 minutes).
3. Small disk space requirement; PS file < 400K per issue of HXWZ,
(actually ~350K, almost smallest possible).
4. Support HBF (Hanzi Bitmap Format) V1.0, thus can use almost
ALL existing bitmap fonts with different sizes, so don't
worry about disk space if you want to try different softwares.
5. "Intelligent" treatment of punctuation marks.
Looks nicer.
6. Multi-column for a page or part of a page.
7. Change font (both Chinese and English), character size or
character
width-height ratio, gray level, for a whole document, a group of
characters, or EVEN just one character.
8. Vertical printing mode (people not from mainland may like it).
9. Change line space, character space and width of English chars.
10. Set paper orientation: Portrait or Landscape (use -l option,
save
paper).
11. Page numbering, change of paper margins.
12. Multiple copies of print-out option.
13. Change English font.
14. User defined default values for margins, character size, etc.
15. Start a new page at any point (@[P#]).
*
V.17)
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page.
17. Generate and import EPS files (picture/graph/text). (see V.10,
18. Page header, i.e. put something on a specific place on every
(see V.17)
19. Character or word statistics (enhanced version only, see V.18)
20. Friendly designed so that even if you make a mistake the
program
would take care for you in most cases.
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II. What Do You Need to Use CNPRINT
A machine runing UNIX or VMS (V2.60), or an (IBM compatible) PC
running DOS (V2.61)
A PostScript printer (CAUTION: NOT ordinary laser printer)
CNPRINT V?.??
One or more Chinese (HBF) font file(s) (see part VI)
III. Where to Get CNPRINT
site: ftp.ifcss.org
directory: /pub/software/unix/print (cnprint260.readme,
cnprint260.tar.gz)
/pub/software/vms/print (cnprint260.readme, cnprint260.zip)
/pub/software/dos/print (cnprint.doc, cnprint.zip)
Note: 1. The /software directory at ftp.ifcss.org is mirrored at cnd.org
(132.249.229.100, directory /pub/software) and nctuccca.edu.tw
(140.111.3.21). As an alternative to ftp.ifcss.org, you may also
use
these two mirror sites for fast access.
2. The ftp site at neurophys.wisc.edu also carries the above files
(except fonts and HBF files). The directory is [public.cn]. This
site also contains the latest yet not formally released versions
and some "bug-fix" for unusual systems. It is a VMS ftp site,
please use "cd [public.cn]" to change to the directory and transfer
all files in ASCII mode. The files there are NOT zipped, but the
binary files are "uuencoded", so you need to uudecode them. Please
read the file "00readme.0", if you have any questions.
3. Other sites may also carry CNPRINT, but the author will only
update
ftp.ifcss.org and neurophys.wisc.edu with each release.
4. To unzip (uncompress):
UNIX:
tar -zxvf cnprint.260.tar.gz
or
gunzip -c cnprint260.tar.gz | tar -xvf
VMS:
unzip cnprint260.zip
DOS:
pkunzip cnprint.zip
(tar and gzip utilities are available from
ftp://ftp.gnu.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu)
(If you have problems with decompressing the files, read part 2
of this section)
After ungzip or unzip the file "cnprint260.tar.gz" (or
cnprint260.zip, cnprint.zip), you will get the first 3(4) files
depending on your system. You need to get font files and HBF files
seperately (or you can use font and HBF files from other
softwares).
Please read part VI of cnprint.help (DOS: cnprint.hlp) before you
get
any font or HBF file).
UNIX:
VMS:
DOS:
cnprint.help, cnprint.c, cnprint.cmd, cnprint.1,
fonts, HBF files
cnprint.help, cnprint.exe, cnprint.cmd, fonts, HBF files
cnprint.hlp, cnprint.exe, cnprint.cmd, fonts, HBF files
Note To Japanese/Korean Support:
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I encourage inputs from Japanese/Korean (esp. Korean) users
so that I can improve in the next release.
Next release: include true type font support ?
Copyright YIDAO CAI (~{2LR@5@~}), 1992-1995
All Rights Reserved.
Free for non-commercial and personal use only.
Last revised on January 25, 1994
(This is not a complete help file)