DOS ain't dead - New FlWriter version

georgpotthast

Germany,
13.02.2012, 20:21

New FlWriter version - beta2 (Announce)

I posted a new version of FlWriter.

This version starts in full screen mode. Windowed mode can be selected using a command line option. In the windowed mode the window is now redrawn while it is enlarged.

There is a new function to import plain text files into FlWriter. This function supports the extended characters in codepage 850. Codepage 437 is also supported.

If you do not have a printer that supports postscript, it is now possible to generate print files to print them on HP/PCL or other printer types. FlWriter calls Ghostscript for that.

The postscript, PDF and PRN files have the same filename as the edited file now, just a different extension.

Several utilities for converting files to html, the internal FlWriter format, are included. ODT2HTM and DOCX2HTM by Ron Clarke and GNU UNRTF compiled for DOS.

Georg

> Download the beta2 version <

RayeR

CZ,
14.02.2012, 16:44

@ georgpotthast

New FlWriter version - beta2

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File open dialog now seems to work OK :) Please update Dillo too.

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georgpotthast

Germany,
15.02.2012, 20:41

@ RayeR

New FlWriter version - beta2

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> File open dialog now seems to work OK :) Please update Dillo too.

Yes, I will do that in the next release of Dillo. Currently I am still working on FlWriter.

It seems to me that the major advantage of the beta2 release didn't get much attention: you can print the document on standard HP and Canon printers now which do not need to have postscript support.

So if you made a PRN file for your printer using e.g. FILE->PRINT->HP Laserjet, you can send that file to your printer using the command line:
"copy /b readme.prn lpt1:"

I will add that command to the menu in the next version. I also forgot to add a file listing all printer compatibilities.

Georg

Arjay 15.02.2012, 22:24 @ RayeR	New FlWriter version - beta2 Post reply
	> File open dialog now seems to work OK :) Hi, really good work. I've only had a quick look at FlWriter but did with the beta version under DOSBox 0.73 (Linux) and found that the file dialog appears to always crash. If when I get a chance I will see if I can look under real DOS.