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- From: M D Sergeant <M.D.Sergeant@durham.ac.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: PSPRT PostScript -> dot matrix problems.
- Date: 11 Apr 1996 12:44:57 GMT
- Organization: University of Durham, Durham, UK
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- tkupp@pacifier.com (RastM) wrote:
- >Downloaded PSPRT-Handler v1.50 (by Daniel Weber) a while ago from Aminet.
- >It does a good job printing PostScript graphics on my Epson LQ-1500
- >printer. I'm using the EpsonX printer driver in "Printer" preferences.
- >I'm also using the 68020 version of post.library, as distributed in HWGPOST
- >beta 7 (by Heinz Wrobel).
- >
- >Problems I have run into are that it ignores the first few lines and does
- >not quite get the page length right. The psprttest.ps document, for
- >instance, only prints the lowest 1/5th of the first triangle that appears
- >in the upper left hand corner. The second triangle in the bottom right
- >corner finishes on the second page.
- >
- I used to have similar problems. I think the bug is with Commodores printer
- drivers. I suggest you download the updated printer.device from aminet, and a
- new printer driver from somewhere (aminet probably has one). Printing out PS
- files on a dot-matrix printer is fun, isn't it ;)
-
- Matt.
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