Copyist DTP Configuration 

Before you run the Copyist DTP for the first time, the program needs to be informed of certain information about your system-the number and types of disk drives you are using, the type of printer you use, etc. This process is called configuring the Copyist DTP, and is done with the program MECONF3.PRG. In addition, if you're using the Copyist DTP with our Multi Program Environment, there are same additional steps, which must be performed before the Copyist DTP will run in the MPE. Each of the three elements of the configuration process (disk, printer, and MPE) are described in separate sections of this chapter. Disk Configuration As mentioned in Chapter 1, the Copyist DTP relies heavily on the ST's disk drives for temporary file and program module storage. The Copyist DTP uses three different directories (folders) to store files: Program directory: This is where the Copyist DTP looks for the individual program modules and the user font files. Note that this is not necessarily the folder where DTP.PRG resides. Work directory: This is where the Copyist DTP stores its temporary work files. Because the program accesses these files frequently during its operation, the work directory should be on the fastest disk drive in your system-either a folder an a hard disk, or a RAM disk. A floppy disk may be used, but that will slow down the program's operation tremendously. Wherever you decide to locate your work directory, you should have at least 150-250K of free space. User directory: This is where the program stores data files, that is, music files, sequence files, sequence files, and macro files. Note that this directory is NOT the same as the work directory, but in some systems it may be best to set them up in the same folder. The program and work directories are set up through the configuration program, and can only be changed by running the configuration program, either from the desktop or with the Configure... option in the program's Other menu. The user directory defaults to the folder from which DTP.PRG is started, and can be changed at any time from the GEM file selector. Depending on the details of your system, you may want to put two or all three of these directories in the same folder; or you might want to put each directory on a separate drive. The next few pages contain directions for configuring the Copyist DTP to work with three typical systems. If your system configuration is not listed here, you should be able to create an optimum configuration based on one or more of these systems. One floppy disk A and one hard disk C: If you use a hard disk, you can install the Copyist DTP on the hard drive, which lets the program boot much more quickly, and you can also use the hard drive as your work directory. In this case you may as well use one folder for all three directories (program, work, and user), so the first step is to create a folder on your hard drive called C:\DTF\ After creating the folder, copy the contents of all disks supplied with the Copyist DTP to this new folder. (To copy the contents of each disk, open a window for drive A, select all the files in that window, then drag them to the destination folder. Depending on your system set-up, you may not need some of these files, such as some of the printer drivers, but these can be deleted at a later date, once you are more familiar with the program.) Now open the folder C:\DTP and double click on MECONF3.PRG. A small menu will appear, from which you should select the Select Copyist Options button. The following dialog will appear Options for the Copyist Printer PostScript Work Directory : C:\DTP\ Program Directory: C:\DTP\ Cancel Copyist DTP configuration dialog Enter C:\DTP\ (including the colon and backslashes!) for both the program and the work directory, and click on Save to save this information (it will be stored in a file called ME.CFG). Now you're ready to move on to the printer configuration, described in the next part of this chapter. If you have enough memory, you might consider using a RAM disk for your work directory, since this will be even faster than your hard drive. One floppy drive A and one RAM disk D: With this configuration, you'll necd to use drive A for both the program and user directories, and your RAM disk as the work directory. In order to minimize disk swapping, you'l1 need to create a number of program/data disks, each of which holds both the auxiliary programs you will need, and the actual data files for the Copyist DTP, so the first step is to format several disks for this purpose. Now insert the backup of the Copyist Dr's program disk in drive A and double click on MECONF3.PRG. A small menu will appear, from which you should select the Select Copyist Options button. Enter A:\ for the program directory and D:\ for the work directory, then click on Save to save this information (it will be stored in a file called ME.CFG.) If you haven't installed your RAM disk already, do so now. For this part of the configuration process, you should set up the RAM disk to use almost all of the compthers fine memory (you can reduce the RAM disk's memory requirement again when you've finished copying the files). The next step is to copy the files listed below from the Copyist DTP disks to the RAM disk. Regardless of the printer you're using, copy all of the following files: ME.CFG, COPYIST.RSC, MECONF3.PRG, MECONF.RSC, COPYIST.HLP, FED.PRG, PASTEME, PARTS.PRG, SYNTH.PRG. USRFONTS.USR, and all .MAK files. Copy one of the following sets of files depending on your printer you're using: Dot matrix printer: EPSME.PRG. FONTS.EPS, and USRFONTS.EPS. 24-pin printer. including the Epson LQS5O and LQ500: 24PME.PRG, FONTS.HPL and USRFONTS.HPL. HP Deskjet: HPDME.PRG, FONTS.HPL, and USRFONTS.HPL to print full-size symbols or HPDSME.PRG, FONTS.EPS and USRFONTSEPS for smaller symbols (rename HPDSME.PRG as HPDME.PRG after copying-see Printer Configuration later in this chapter for further options). HP Laserjet: HPLME.PRG, FONTS.HPL, and USRFONTS.HPL. If you want to use the included Garamond fonts, copy all the files with .SFP extensions. HP-GL plotter: HPPME.PRG. Atari SLMSO4: ATLAS 1ME.PRG, FONTS.HPL, and USRFONTS.HPL to print full-size symbols, or ATLAS2ME.PRG, FONTS.EPS and USRFONTS.EPS for smaller symbols. Rename the .PRG file as ATLASME.PRG after copying. PostScript and UltraScript devices: POSTME.PRG, MOZART.PFA, and USRFONTS.HPL. For Encapsulated PostScript file output: EPOSTME.PRG. MOZART.PRG, and USRFONTS.HPL. For TIFF file output: TIFFME.PRG, FONTS.TIF, and USRFONTS.HPL. After copying these files to your RAM disk, insert your program/data disks one at a time, and copy these files as a group to each disk. Once you are done copying the files, you can delete them from the RAM disk. It's a good idea to copy all these files to a 'master' work disk. Keep it in storage, and use it only when creating new program/data disks. When running the Copyist DTP, your RAM disk will need about 15K for each page in the score you are working on; we recommend a minimum of 100K. The Copyist DTP needs about 450K for the main program (auxiliary programs use additional memory). You may use The rest of The memory in your system for The RAM disk. When running the Copyist DTP in this configuration, you must first boot the compther from the boot disk that contains your RAM disk, then insert the Copyist DTPs program disk and run the Copyist DTP. You can save time here if you install your RAM disk on your program disk (the backup of your original Copyist DTP program disk). After the main screen appears, remove the program disks and insert the appropriate program/data disk. Because the Copyist DTP looks to this disk for its configuration information, user fonts, and macros, you will need to update the appropriate files on every one of your program/data disks if you change any of these elements. For this reason, you may prefer to create a single program disk, and use separate disks for data storage, in which case you will need to swap disks every time you run an auxiliary program. We're sorry for this inconvenience, but such hassles are a fact of life when running this type of program on a single disk system. Printer configuration Select HP Deskjet when you're printing with the HP DeskJet printer. Depending on the printing result you're looking for, you'll use one of the three HP printer drivers: HPDME.PRG for standard 8-1/2 x 11 pages, HPDSME.PRG for 8-1/2 x 11 pages with scaled-down printout (about 2/3 the size of scores printed with HPDME.PRG), or HPDA4ME.PRG for A4-size printouts. Copy the appropriate driver to your program directory. If you use HPDSME.PRG or HPDA4ME.PRG, you must rename it as HPDME.PRG. HP LaserJet Configuration The Copyist DTP allows you to select up to six alternate text fonts that may be used by the program. The actual fonts used by the program are set in the printer selection portion of the configuration program. Select HP Laserjet+ and the following dialog box will appear: To change the settings for any of the parameters listed in this menu, click on the appropriate box, and a short menu listing the options for that parameter will appear. You may select any value for any parameter, as long as you obey the following rule: Each font that you specify must be resident in your printer-either as a buildt-in (internal) font, a cartridge font, or a downloaded (soft) font. If no font in your printer is a precise match for any one of the six fonts, the printer's closest match (normally 12 point Courier) will be used for that font. Using the Garamond font set Included with the Copyist DTP is a set of Garamond fonts, an attractive and readable typeface well-suited for lyrics and annotations. To set up your system to use these fonts, use the LaserJet+ printer option, and enter values for each of the parameters exactly as shown below: You'll need to use the program DOWN.PRG to download the font set to your printer. Running the program will automatically download the fonts. PostScript Configuration PostScript Configuration Menu You may specify s font size and font name for each of the six fonts in this menu. The font names must be entered exactly as they are listed in the documentation for your fonts and/or PostScript device, or they will not be selected properly. If the appropriate fonts are not available in your printer when printing a score or EPS file, another font (usually Courier) will be substituted. After specifying the fonts, click on Save to save your selections to disk. MPE Configuration One additional configuration step is necessary when setting up the Copyist DTP to work with the KCS in the MPE. This involves a file called KCS.INF, which tells the KCS how much memory the Copyist needs for its resource files and auxiliary programs. This tile contains a simple ASCII representation of the number of kilobytes that must be reserved for the Copyist DTP. KCS.INF is found in the same folder as KCS or Level II. KCS.INF can be edited with any text editor (such as 1.st Word, with WP Mode turned off). If you intend to run auxiliary programs from within the Copyist DTP while in the MPE (such as printer drivers, the file conversion programs, ete.) you will need to set the number in KCS.INF according to the following table: No auxiliary programs: 50 ATLAS1.ME.PRG: 1024 ATLAS2ME.PRG: 1536 All others: 400 Note that, since the Copyist DTP steals sequence memory from the KCS for itself and any program modules, you probably won't want to change KCS.INF should plan on running the auxiliary programs from the desktop. If you're not planning to use the Copyist DTP in a particular KCS session, you can cause the KCS to ignore KCS.INF by holding down the Shift key while the KCS loads (this works only for versions of KCS prior to version 4). Omega users can create special .INF fsles which enable you to hold down Shift, Alt or Ctrl keys when loading Omega to send customised instructions to the program. For example, you might create a file called KCSSHIFT.INF with no bytes assigned. Then if you press Shift while loading Omega, the MPE will not allot memory to the Copyist DTP when loading Omega. You may use a RAM disk with the Copyist DTP when running in the MPE, if you are using KCS version 1.7 or greater. (If your version of KCS allows the use of desk accessories, RAM disks should work as well.) The Supplied Macros The following macros are found on one of the disks that came with the Copyist. G.MAC will rule a single sheet of 8 x 11 paper with grand staves, for piano scoring. V.MAC creates a grand staff combined with a single treble clef staff, and barred for four measures per line. L.MAC creates the first two pages of a lead sheet, with piano and treble staves, along with a header on the first page. This macro relies on V.MAC. P. MAC marks the end af an 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper. This should not be used if you're printing with the HP DeskJet or the small Atari laser printer drivers (HPDME.PRG and ATLAS1ME.PRG). 4.MAC lays out the first two pages of a string quartet. C.MAC creates the first two pages of a four-part chair. K.MAC lays out the first two pages of an SATB chair with piano accompaniment. R.MAC creates a repeat symbol far a single staff. W.MAC is a dema maera, that ereates the first page af Mendelssahn's "Wedding March". W.MAC uses G.MAC for the basic page layout.