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CDLABEL for Windows
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by Gene Toye
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07/25/93
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Introduction
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CDLABEL for Windows is a Windows 3.1 application designed to print labels
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for CD jewel boxes. Two labels are printed, a 15 cm by 11.7 cm label for
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the back of the jewel box and a 12 cm by 12 cm label for the cover insert.
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System Requriements
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Windows 3.1
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Printer with corresponding Windows driver (support for graphics and
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True Type required)
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VBRUN200.DLL (not included to reduce size of ZIP archive, commonly
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available)
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How to Use CDLABEL
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CDLABEL prints to the default printer configured within Windows. As
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CDLABEL uses the printer font metrics to display an accurate preview of the
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label, the printer must be configured when CDLABEL is executed.
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The CDLABEL window consists of five buttons across the top with a preview of
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the current label below. The five buttons are:
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Edit Label - displays dialog for editing text within label.
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Print Label - prints label.
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Half Scale or Full Scale - Toggle between full scale preview and half.
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scale preview. CDLABEL defaults to a half.
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scale preview on displays less than 600 pixels
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in height.
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About - Display CDLABEL about dialog.
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Exit - Exit CDLABEL.
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The Edit Label dialog has the following items:
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Clear All Fields button - clears all text from the text input fields.
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Spine Font button - displays Font dialog for selection of spine
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text font. Default font is Arial 14 point.
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Spine Text field - single line text input field for back label
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spine text.
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Copy Spine Text button - copies text from Spine Text field into Title
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Text field.
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Title Font button - displays Font dialog for selection of title
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text font. Default font is Arial 36 point.
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Title Text field - single line text input field for title text.
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Body Font button - displays Font dialog for selection of title
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text font. Default font is Arial 14 point.
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Title Text field - multiple line text input field for title text.
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To create a label, press the Edit Label button. Enter the desired text and
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font combinations, then press Ok. The label will be previewed. Note that
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lines too long are truncated when printed, including the body. If such lines
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are noted, either insert a carriage return (if body text) or reduce the
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font size to fit. As the back label and the front label are formatted the
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same, there will be a 1.4 cm right margin on the preview and the back label.
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This is due to the smaller size of the front label (12 cm versus 13.4 cm).
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When the label is ready, press the Print button. The upper label is for the
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back of the jewel box, behind the cd holder insert. Fold the two spine
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labels up at a right angle to to back of the label. Remove the insert from
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the jewel box and place the label in the cavity. Replace the cd holder.
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Place the lower label from the printout in the lid of the jewel box.
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Terms of Use
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CDLABEL for Windows is Copyright (C) 1993 by the author, Gene Toye. It is
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Freeware, meaning it may be used without payment to the author. It is
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not public domain and rights to it remain with the author. It
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may be freely uploaded to BBSes. Commercially distribution is permitted
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so long as no fee is charged for the software itself, only for the media
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and labor involved in said distribution.
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How to Contact the Author
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I welcome comments and bug reports. Since this is Freeware, I make no
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guarantees as to its usefulness or freedom from bugs. I wrote it
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primarilly to fulfill a personal need for a CD Label printer.
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Internet: gtoye@oc.com
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America Online: GToye (don't expect quick turnaround here)
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Snail Mail: Gene Toye
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1601 San Francisco
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Carrollton, TX 75007
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