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PREFACE
About this manual
This StarLaserPrinter4 ApplicationsManual gives you the information
youneed to programthe StarMicronicsLaserPrinter4.
Whywouldyou readthisbook? Mostpeopleusinga laserprinterjust run
softwarepackageswithbuilt-inprinterdrivers,whichlookaftereverything
theircomputerssendtheirprinters.Butmanyofus- smallbusinesspeople
and home computerusers, not to mentionthe wizards who write those
softwarepackages—wanttobenefitfromallthenewfeaturesofferedbyour
pnntem.
Doyouwantcompletecontroloverthecharacte~andimagesyouprint? Do
youwant to makeyourStarLaserPrinter4 worklike someearlierkindof
printer? Thismanualprovidesthe softwarehelp youneedto getthemost
fromyourLaserPrinter4.
Thoughthis ApplicationsManual is reallyintendedfor intermediateto
advancedcomputerusers,we’vetriedtoaccommodaterelativenovicestoo.
The informationis organizedso youcan walkthroughthe generaltheory
underlyingprinterprogrammingbefore dancinginto specificdetails. It
makessense,therefore,to readthefirstthreechaptersbeforejumpinginto
themiddle.
There’sagoodreasontoreadeachchapterfromitsstarttoo.Peoplelearning
howtouseanew printeroftenfindtheterminologyabarrier. Soinsteadof
buryingwhatmaybenewjargonin a Glossaryattheback,wedefineeach
newtermthefirsttimeitappears.Thewholefirstpartofthechapteronfonts,
forexarnple,definesdifferentaspectsof afont (acollectionofcharactersof
the samesizeand style).