What do you all think of the print quality? I can add some code which
would allow you to change certain values when printing.
There is no help file, but you shouldn't need one,let me know if you need
any help. As I've said JacketPrinter is a Beta program, so it may (Will) have
bugs in it, but it shouldn't take down the whole PC, but be warned.
To run JacketPrinter just unzip it to a folder and run.
Left click on a cover to load a image in, try right clicking to see what
options are available.
If you want to see what CD labels will look like, do a test print with 'CutLines'
enabled, you will see a square border surrounding the label, this should allow
you to calculate what settings you need to enter when using CD label paper
(I don't use CD labels).
When in print preview, you should see a dotted purple line, this shows
the printable area of your printer, if part of say a DVD cover is missing,
print preview it and then alter the margin to see if that makes it right, if
not, then check your cover size settings.
I have got some more ideas for JacketPrinter, but I'll keep them to myself
at the moment, we programmers are a lazy bunch, and at the moment JacketPrinter
does what I want, which was the main reason for writing it. If you have any
ideas or problems then please use the 'Contact Us' link to email me. You may or
may not get an answer, so don't be offended if you don't.
History
0.162
If you alter the size of the covers that you print, and
would like to set the size back to the default, you can now right
click and set cover to default size.
0.161
Changed the way a cover is loaded into JacketPrinter, the cover
will not now be locked, which means you can delete it or open it in
another app at the same time.
0.160
Did some more work on the copy and pasting functions and Drag and
Drop. You can now finally drag a cover from IE and drop it into JacketPrinter,
you can also drag a cover from a windows folder and drop into JacketPrinter.
If for some reason you can't drag&drop you can copy from IE and paste into
JacketPrinter.
0.156
Got the hole in the middle sorted out, so you can now use
the Middle setting, which is the Diameter of the centre of the disc.
Some discs have more printable areas than others, so you may have to
experiment a little
0.155
Bought myself a new printer - Canon I865, this one can print
directly to DVD and CDR. I suppose you could always have used the
Print Label page, but I've added another tab, just for printing
directly to the disc. The default settings work bang-on for my printer,
so try them out first, before you alter any settings. A tip here, when
you set the printer setting, turn Print Preview on, and you get a rough
idea on how well the settings work.
The Middle setting is not live yet, still trying to work out how to
implement it.
I must say the output is excellent, well worth the money.
0.150
Added a Donation link, don't worry the program will still be
free.
0.145
Noticed sometimes that the image would be redrawn and the text
tended to look better, tried to force this redraw, so that it does it
automatically. Not sure if I've succeeded though :( This doesn't effect
the printed output.
0.144
When drawing the outline, it now draws around the outside edge of
the cover, rather han on the centre line of the cover. Shouldn't make much
difference unless you use the thickest of lines.
0.142
Added Email link, trying to get Cut&paste to work, having major
problems with it,so at the moment the 'paste' function doesn't work!
Altered how more than 1 copy is printed, made the printer do the work,
hopefully this will make sending multiple copies to the printer faster.
0.141
Added Drag and Drop - only from desktop folders at the moment!
I hope you find JacketPrinter useful, and have some fun with it!
