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!AWJUL92/Goodies/Pbuffer/!Help
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| Filename: | !AWJUL92/Goodies/Pbuffer/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0669 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
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File contents
NOTES ON 'PrintBuff' PRINTER BUFFER V. 1.10
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This program can greatly reduce the amount of
time a printer driver hogs from the computer while
printing. It provides an area of memory where the
print file information can be stored. This allows
the user to perform other tasks while the printer
is still printing.
HOW TO USE
----------
To load, double click on the '!PrintBuff'
application. This will load the PrintBuff module.
The PrintBuff icon will install itself on the
left hand side of the icon bar. This tells you
the printer buffer is installed. A quit function
is here to remove the printer buffer. The printer
buffer is set to on with 128K when loaded.
You can access the command line by pressing F12
to type in these commands.
Commands provided:
*Buffer <ON|OFF> - This turns the printer buffer
on or off.
*BufferSize [<size>] - without a parameter this
command tells you how many bytes are reserved for
the printer buffer. With one parameter, the value is
taken as the new buffer size in bytes. The default
setting is 131072 bytes space (equal to 128K).
N.B. PrintBuff only takes values in bytes.
To find a KiloByte value in bytes, you need to
multiply the KiloByte value by 1024.
In tests with this value a sprite file normally
needing 2 mins 20 secs of take over time to be
reduced to just 20 secs.
A sprite file that normally takes 1 min, was reduced
to just 5 secs!
N.B. - MAKE SURE YOU HAVE TYPE *BUFFER ON BEFORE
PRINTING, OTHERWISE THE PRINTER BUFFER
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To loa| 000001a0 64 2c 20 64 6f 75 62 6c 65 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 20 |d, double click | 000001b0 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 27 21 50 72 69 6e 74 42 75 |on the '!PrintBu| 000001c0 66 66 27 20 0a 0a 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f |ff' ..applicatio| 000001d0 6e 2e 20 54 68 69 73 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6c 6f 61 |n. This will loa| 000001e0 64 20 74 68 65 20 50 72 69 6e 74 42 75 66 66 20 |d the PrintBuff | 000001f0 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 2e 0a 0a 20 20 54 68 65 20 50 |module... The P| 00000200 72 69 6e 74 42 75 66 66 20 69 63 6f 6e 20 77 69 |rintBuff icon wi| 00000210 6c 6c 20 69 6e 73 74 61 6c 6c 20 69 74 73 65 6c |ll install itsel| 00000220 66 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 0a 0a 6c 65 66 74 20 68 |f on the..left h| 00000230 61 6e 64 20 73 69 64 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 |and side of the | 00000240 69 63 6f 6e 20 62 61 72 2e 20 54 68 69 73 20 74 |icon bar. This t| 00000250 65 6c 6c 73 20 79 6f 75 0a 0a 74 68 65 20 70 72 |ells you..the pr| 00000260 69 6e 74 65 72 20 62 75 66 66 65 72 20 69 73 20 |inter buffer is | 00000270 69 6e 73 74 61 6c 6c 65 64 2e 20 41 20 71 75 69 |installed. A qui| 00000280 74 20 66 75 6e 63 74 69 6f 6e 0a 0a 69 73 20 68 |t function..is h| 00000290 65 72 65 20 74 6f 20 72 65 6d 6f 76 65 20 74 68 |ere to remove th| 000002a0 65 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 62 75 66 66 65 72 |e printer buffer| 000002b0 2e 20 54 68 65 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 0a 0a 62 |. The printer..b| 000002c0 75 66 66 65 72 20 69 73 20 73 65 74 20 74 6f 20 |uffer is set to | 000002d0 6f 6e 20 77 69 74 68 20 31 32 38 4b 20 77 68 65 |on with 128K whe| 000002e0 6e 20 6c 6f 61 64 65 64 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 |n loaded.. | 000002f0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0a 20 20 59 6f 75 20 | . You | 00000300 63 61 6e 20 61 63 63 65 73 73 20 74 68 65 20 63 |can access the c| 00000310 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 20 6c 69 6e 65 20 62 79 20 70 |ommand line by p| 00000320 72 65 73 73 69 6e 67 20 46 31 32 0a 0a 74 6f 20 |ressing F12..to | 00000330 74 79 70 65 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 63 6f |type in these co| 00000340 6d 6d 61 6e 64 73 2e 0a 0a 20 20 43 6f 6d 6d 61 |mmands... Comma| 00000350 6e 64 73 20 70 72 6f 76 69 64 65 64 3a 0a 0a 20 |nds provided:.. | 00000360 20 20 2a 42 75 66 66 65 72 20 3c 4f 4e 7c 4f 46 | *Buffer <ON|OF| 00000370 46 3e 20 2d 20 54 68 69 73 20 74 75 72 6e 73 20 |F> - This turns | 00000380 74 68 65 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 62 75 66 66 |the printer buff| 00000390 65 72 0a 0a 6f 6e 20 6f 72 20 6f 66 66 2e 0a 0a |er..on or off...| 000003a0 20 20 20 2a 42 75 66 66 65 72 53 69 7a 65 20 5b | *BufferSize [| 000003b0 3c 73 69 7a 65 3e 5d 20 2d 20 77 69 74 68 6f 75 |<size>] - withou| 000003c0 74 20 61 20 70 61 72 61 6d 65 74 65 72 20 74 68 |t a parameter th| 000003d0 69 73 0a 0a 63 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 20 74 65 6c 6c |is..command tell| 000003e0 73 20 79 6f 75 20 68 6f 77 20 6d 61 6e 79 20 62 |s you how many b| 000003f0 79 74 65 73 20 61 72 65 20 72 65 73 65 72 76 65 |ytes are reserve| 00000400 64 20 66 6f 72 0a 0a 74 68 65 20 70 72 69 6e 74 |d for..the print| 00000410 65 72 20 62 75 66 66 65 72 2e 20 57 69 74 68 20 |er buffer. With | 00000420 6f 6e 65 20 70 61 72 61 6d 65 74 65 72 2c 20 74 |one parameter, t| 00000430 68 65 20 76 61 6c 75 65 20 69 73 0a 0a 74 61 6b |he value is..tak| 00000440 65 6e 20 61 73 20 74 68 65 20 6e 65 77 20 62 75 |en as the new bu| 00000450 66 66 65 72 20 73 69 7a 65 20 69 6e 20 62 79 74 |ffer size in byt| 00000460 65 73 2e 20 54 68 65 20 64 65 66 61 75 6c 74 0a |es. The default.| 00000470 0a 73 65 74 74 69 6e 67 20 69 73 20 31 33 31 30 |.setting is 1310| 00000480 37 32 20 62 79 74 65 73 20 73 70 61 63 65 20 28 |72 bytes space (| 00000490 65 71 75 61 6c 20 74 6f 20 31 32 38 4b 29 2e 0a |equal to 128K)..| 000004a0 0a 0a 4e 2e 42 2e 20 50 72 69 6e 74 42 75 66 66 |..N.B. PrintBuff| 000004b0 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 74 61 6b 65 73 20 76 61 6c 75 | only takes valu| 000004c0 65 73 20 69 6e 20 62 79 74 65 73 2e 0a 0a 54 6f |es in bytes...To| 000004d0 20 66 69 6e 64 20 61 20 4b 69 6c 6f 42 79 74 65 | find a KiloByte| 000004e0 20 76 61 6c 75 65 20 69 6e 20 62 79 74 65 73 2c | value in bytes,| 000004f0 20 79 6f 75 20 6e 65 65 64 20 74 6f 0a 0a 6d 75 | you need to..mu| 00000500 6c 74 69 70 6c 79 20 74 68 65 20 4b 69 6c 6f 42 |ltiply the KiloB| 00000510 79 74 65 20 76 61 6c 75 65 20 62 79 20 31 30 32 |yte value by 102| 00000520 34 2e 20 0a 0a 0a 49 6e 20 74 65 73 74 73 20 77 |4. ...In tests w| 00000530 69 74 68 20 74 68 69 73 20 76 61 6c 75 65 20 61 |ith this value a| 00000540 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 20 66 69 6c 65 20 6e 6f 72 | sprite file nor| 00000550 6d 61 6c 6c 79 20 0a 0a 6e 65 65 64 69 6e 67 20 |mally ..needing | 00000560 32 20 6d 69 6e 73 20 32 30 20 73 65 63 73 20 6f |2 mins 20 secs o| 00000570 66 20 74 61 6b 65 20 6f 76 65 72 20 74 69 6d 65 |f take over time| 00000580 20 74 6f 20 62 65 0a 0a 72 65 64 75 63 65 64 20 | to be..reduced | 00000590 74 6f 20 6a 75 73 74 20 32 30 20 73 65 63 73 2e |to just 20 secs.| 000005a0 0a 0a 41 20 73 70 72 69 74 65 20 66 69 6c 65 20 |..A sprite file | 000005b0 74 68 61 74 20 6e 6f 72 6d 61 6c 6c 79 20 74 61 |that normally ta| 000005c0 6b 65 73 20 31 20 6d 69 6e 2c 20 77 61 73 20 72 |kes 1 min, was r| 000005d0 65 64 75 63 65 64 0a 0a 74 6f 20 6a 75 73 74 20 |educed..to just | 000005e0 35 20 73 65 63 73 21 0a 0a 0a 20 20 4e 2e 42 2e |5 secs!... N.B.| 000005f0 20 2d 20 4d 41 4b 45 20 53 55 52 45 20 59 4f 55 | - MAKE SURE YOU| 00000600 20 48 41 56 45 20 54 59 50 45 20 2a 42 55 46 46 | HAVE TYPE *BUFF| 00000610 45 52 20 4f 4e 20 42 45 46 4f 52 45 0a 20 20 20 |ER ON BEFORE. | 00000620 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 52 49 4e 54 49 4e 47 2c 20 | PRINTING, | 00000630 4f 54 48 45 52 57 49 53 45 20 54 48 45 20 50 52 |OTHERWISE THE PR| 00000640 49 4e 54 45 52 20 42 55 46 46 45 52 0a 20 20 20 |INTER BUFFER. | 00000650 20 20 20 20 20 20 57 49 4c 4c 20 4e 4f 54 20 42 | WILL NOT B| 00000660 45 20 41 43 54 49 56 45 2e |E ACTIVE.| 00000669
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