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| 2647.1 | Would it be ledgible ? | ULTRA::BURGESS | | Fri Jun 16 1989 17:36 | 30 |
| re <<< Note 2647.0 by HPSCAD::GATULIS "Frank Gatulis" >>>
> -< Help printing 'landscape' >-
> I build a spreadsheet with Maxiplan which is about 125 columns by
> about 25 rows and want to fit it on a single sheet without shrinking
> the fonts (want to use pica). Sounds simple! Maxiplan allows you to
> set up the correct preference values for rows and columns but no way
> to rotate!
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> Suggestions greatly appreciated
> Frank
See how much you appreciate this one (-:
Reorganize your problem solution.
Isn't there ANY way you can change the logic to 25 columns
and 125 rows or consolidate some of the columns ? I know its "NICE"
to have columns that add vertically, its also "NICE" to have lots of
detail, but there comes a point....... , etc.
R
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| 2647.2 | sure, there ARE workarounds | HPSCAD::GATULIS | Frank Gatulis | Fri Jun 16 1989 22:09 | 15 |
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Re: -1
Sure Reg ... I could change the logic exactly as youy suggest. Point
is that it wouldn't have the asthetics of a "real" spreadsheet that
an accountant would produce. This is a financial application.
I expect (or expected, as the case may be) to be able to do at least
132 columns and then be able to rotate the printout just like I can do
on my VT240. Even the PC has a utility called "sideways" that can
do this! Maybe I'll get ambitious and finally write my first Amiga
program to do this.
Frank
on the Amiga inste
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| 2647.3 | | LEDS::ACCIARDI | | Fri Jun 16 1989 22:27 | 15 |
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Frank, someone may have beaten you to it...
MicroSystemsSoftware, makers of the Analyze! spreadsheet, created a
'sideways' program that is bundled with the Works! Platinum edition.
You need to find out two things...
1. Is Sideways! available as a standalone program, and
2. Can it print a MaxiPlan file? I suspect so, since the ads
state that it will print any ASCII file rotated @ 90 degrees.
Hope this helps...
Ed
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| 2647.4 | | HPSCAD::GATULIS | Frank Gatulis | Sat Jun 17 1989 20:50 | 4 |
| Thanks Ed, I'll check into it.
Frank
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| 2647.5 | It may just exist after all | MQOFS::DESROSIERS | Lets procrastinate....tomorrow | Mon Jun 19 1989 20:35 | 5 |
| Someone told me there is an Amiga version of sideways, but I don't
know the name of it, check out the Amiga stores.
Jean
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| 2647.6 | | NZOV01::MCKENZIE | Diehard the hunter | Mon Jun 19 1989 22:13 | 7 |
| Sideways printing is one of the deluxe paint print options. I tried reading
my printer manual looking for an escape sequence that might help
- no luck. also havent seen landscape/sideways printing as a feature
of any WP package...I'd be interested if anyone knows of any package
that can handle it
what about the Fish disks? any PD utility out there?
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| 2647.7 | Try this.... | FOSTER::PILEEKI | | Mon Jun 19 1989 23:05 | 12 |
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Re: .0
Take a look at FOSTER::DUA1:[PILEEKI.AMIGA]FLIPTEXT.ARC
I downloaded this pd software sometime ago and if I remember
correctly it actually works!
Steve......
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| 2647.8 | Works but I want better | HPSCAD::GATULIS | Frank Gatulis | Wed Jun 21 1989 21:45 | 10 |
| re .7
I downloaded FLIPTEXT.ARC It does work but not quite what I want.
It doesn't handle underline, bold, italics. Nor can I seem to get
good quality print. Print quality (density) is poor. I'll keep
looking. Think i'll hit the memory location and see if I can test
drive sideways or something.
Frank
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