pan - a script for setting Panasonic printer

[Bud Hovell]

I have completed a shell-script which is intended to allow simple command-line
setting of the configuration of Panasonic 1080i and 1091 printers. Getopt(1)
has been utilized for further simplicity. 

I am looking for someone else with the same site configuration as my own,
to wit: 3B1 w/Panasonic 10xx printer, to test this script locally to verify
that it does/doesn't behave there as here. And to provide input on any ways
in which they believe this utility can be improved.

MOST of these functions appear to work properly, but some (particularly the
Page Formatting settings) do not. For example, I cannot get my printer to
produce a bottom margin, either using dip-switches or software-controls in
the script. Is the the brain-damage in my printer or in my head? :-)

There is a makefile, local installation should be simple, and a (preliminary)
man page has been written (though not updated to the current incarnation).

Since this script contains escape-codes, it will have to be sent uuencoded.

Main menu:
                         PAN - Set Panasonic Printer                        
                         ***************************
"pan -d" resets default~ values.               "pan -g" gets Special Options

Pick font style @ Std.           Pick emphasis          Pick other adjustmnt
-----------------------          -------------          --------------------
p  Pica~  (10cpi @ Std.)         r  Regular~            6  66 lines per page~
e  Elite  (12cpi @ Std.)         b  Bold                8  88 lines per page
f  Fitted (Proportional)         n  NLQ                 m  10-sp Left Margin
i  Italic                        N  NLQ unset           M  10-sp Margin unset~
I  Unset Italic                                                             
                                                          Pick Justification 
             Pick Compression/Expansion                   ------------------
----------------------------------------------------         l  Left Justify~
x  Extended         0  10 cpi mode~   5  15 cpi mode         a  Auto Justify
X  Extended unset~  2  12 cpi mode    7  17 cpi mode         c  Cntr Justify


Special Options Menu:
                            PAN SPECIAL OPTIONS
                            *******************
Page-length options                        Skip-perf options
-------------------                        -----------------
h  Half-page (8 1/2 x 5 inches) set        s  Skip-perf (5-line bot marg) set
H  Half-page unset~                        S  Skip-perf unset~

Printer Mode Options*                      Local Site Options 
--------------------                       ------------------
A  Set Standard (Epson) Mode               (Local administrator assignments)
B  Set IBM Matrix Mode
C  Set IBM Graphics Mode II
D  Set 7-Bit Code
E  Set 8-Bit Code
F  Set English Char Set
G  Set US Char Set                         * Defaults depend on dip-switches

Any takers?