HP 5260 Labeler ACC or PRG

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Here's the gist:  I needed a labeler.  Here I was with about three
grand worth of computer equipment at my finger tips, but I was
constantly hand writing mailing labels to fill orders for IMAGE CAT. 
It went against the grain.  I have an HPDJ.  Just about the only labels
you can use in it are Avery 5260's or clones (those are the ones on a
cut sheet with three across, ten down and a neat little half inch
built-in margin at the top).

So, what did I need?  I needed a way to access individual labels on the
sheet since I rarely needed to print all 30 at once (I had collected a
good stack of half used sheets and hated the waste).  I also needed to
access it within the data base itself so I could type the labels right
from the record screen without the need to look up the addresses all
the time.  Hence, came the HP 5260 Labeler as an accessory.

This is specific to HP DeskJets and Avery three across ten down 5260
cut sheet labels or clones.  Other uses do not apply.

It's really easy to use, but here's a few hints.

THE LABEL BOX

The content of the second line of each label is reflected in the
corresponding box on the label screen.  To print, hit the PRINT button
(smart, huh?).  It's a dumb print routine so if all your labels are
blank, then they will print anyway (but the DJ is smart so if they're
all blank, nothing will happen). The CLEAR button wipes all labels
clean.  Double clicking on a label will first clear the label before
you edit it.  SHIFT/Clicking on a label will simply clear it but won't
take you to the editor so you can clear several selected labels swiftly
in succession (did I really type that?).  The IMPORT button will allow
you to import a normal text file which allows you to use your data base
to create a sorted (sordid?) list for printing.  The file can have
either five or six lines per label and should be in this form:

CR/LF
name line     CR/LF
adr line      CR/LF
2nd adr line  CR/LF
city line     CR/LF
CR/LF  (for six lines - this line skipped if five)

If you have chosen five lines for import, the last line will be skipped
so your file should start with a CR/LF sequence to make things right. 
You can, of course, use all six lines for text, but it's a squeeze. If
there are more than 38 characters on a line, then the line will be
truncated so the rest of the labels won't be spoiled. After you've
selected the import file, you will be asked to click on the label with
which to start the print run so you can utilize those partially used
sheets you have lying around.  Only the first sheet will start on a
label other than the first label, so have full sheets set to feed after
the first.

THE EDITOR BOX

Just click on the label you wish to edit and you will be taken to the
edit screen.  The cursor will be in the second line since the first
line should be blank.  Use the arrow keys or TAB key to move from field
to field.   You can enter up to six lines of text, but you should stick
with four lines leaving a blank at the top and bottom since six lines
just barely fit on a label.  The top line can be blocked left by
clicking on the "<-" arrow at the top line.  This is for things like
"Ship to:".  All other lines can be blocked right by clicking the "->"
arrow of the line.  This is most useful for the bottom line with things
like "ATT: Mr. Jim Smith" or maybe "Check Enclosed" (ho ho).  If the
arrow for a particular line is left light, then the line will be
centered on the label (actually, the longest line on the label will be
centered and all other lines will justify left with that line). Toggle
the block left and right buttons as needed (no need to type a bunch of
spaces to block right).  The "COPY->" button copies the current label
to the next label and moves there to edit.  The "NEXT" button simply
moves to the next label.  The "F" button will fill all labels with the
contents of the current one (to easily make a set of return address
labels).  The "PREV" button moves you to the previous label (really?)
and the "<-COPY" button moves to the previous label while copying the
contents of this label to it too.

The OK button serves to save the contents of the label to memory and
takes you to the label box.  The "Now editing label #" button will do
the same thing as the OK button if you're running as a program, but if
you're running as an ACC then it will save this label and exit the
accessory altogether.  Don't worry, as an ACC, the labels are still in
memory until you IMPORT or CLEAR.  If you're running as a program,
hitting the EXIT button will, of course, wipe the labels and quit the
program so don't forget to save them or print them first.

OTHER USES

Well, there're 30 labels.  You can use it as a calendar!  There's six
lines for each day.  On those months besides February, September,
April, June and November, take a day off!  With the quick save and load
feature, you can edit it and use it for an appointment calendar (if
you're not a really busy person and have less than six appointments per
day).  You can print your mailing list on plain paper for a quick
report sorted as you like.  Keep a diary (a short one though).  Open a
window of a floppy drive on the desktop, move it to the side so's you
can see it and type in the contents of a disk onto two labels.  Print
them and see that two Avery 5260 labels fit nicely on a floppy! Be
creative!

EXTRAS

It runs as a program or accessory according to what the name is when it
runs.  Ummm, let's see, what else???  Oh, press the space bar to abort
a print in progress (though the thing runs pretty fast so the buffer of
the DJ will swallow up the print likely before you can abort).  Of
course, if you print 3000 labels from a text file, the abort feature
might come in handy from time to time.  Also, if you happen to hold the
SHIFT key when you punch the PRINT button to dump labels you have typed
in, they will be printed then all labels will be cleared leaving you
with blanks to start anew...

Any bug reports or suggestions lemme know....

Oh, and if your checkbook hasn't seen any use lately, write a check to
me. If it has seen some use, then, hey, you're used to writing those
things, and you won't miss five or ten bucks anyway.  Included in this
arc is a text label and also a regular label (with the LLB extender)
with my name and address on it to ease the pain of sending in that
check.  Hey, I might even expand this to work with other printers or
other labels.  Look what happened to IMAGE CAT......

Chet Walters
POB 45
Girard, OH 44420

GEnie:  C.WALTERS1
BIX:    Still waiting for them to call......