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- Getting LQ to work with the supplied file (EPFX80LQ.PRS) on WordPer-
- fect 5.0.
-
- (NOTE: for WordPerfect 5.1, you will first need to update this
- file with the WordPerfect PTR.EXE program. Follow these
- instructions: make a COPY of EPFX80LQ.PRS to the disk or
- subdirectory containing PTR.EXE. Type
- PTR EPFX80LQ.PRS
- You'll get the message:
- Printer file is an old version--Convert to new format? (Y/N)
- Reply 'Y'. Then press F7 to exit, and save the modified file
- under the same name. Proceed with the WP 5.0 instructions below.)
-
-
- 1. Put in Printer Disk to Install Epson FX-80/100.
-
- 2. Install FX-80/100. Refer to WP manual if you need help.
-
- 3. When you select the printer, a file name is requested. Normally,
- you would simply press return (enter). NOW, however, you must tell it
- a different filename. The filename to enter is EPFX80LQ.PRS. After
- entering the filename, press return (enter).
-
- 4. WordPerfect will now give you some hints about the printer, while
- it extracts the information from the diskette master file and makes
- EPFX80LQ.PRS. After viewing the "hints about printer" screen,
- WordPerfect sends you to the Printer Editor screen.
-
- 5. At the Edit Screen, change the name of the printer from Epson
- FX-80/100 to Epson FX-80/LQ.
-
- 6. Exit WordPerfect.
-
- 7. Remove the WP printer diskette and insert the diskette contain-
- ing the printer file from Granny named EPFX80LQ.PRS. Copy this file
- to your WP directory, where your WP printer definitions are kept. For
- Example:
- If your WP printer files are in C:\WP, and the diskette is
- in drive A: you would type:
- COPY A:EPFX80LQ.PRS C:\WP
-
- This should get you up and running. The printer driver you just
- installed is set up in the following way.
-
- In the standard (non-microspace) mode, there are three fonts:
- 10 CPI FONT 1
- 12 CPI FONT 3
- 12 CPI FONT 4
- Since Font 2 is normally the italic of font 1, font 2 is available
- as an "automatic font change" from font 1, selecting Italic.
-
- There are several microspace fonts. They are actually set up to be
- in groups of four (since LQ can have only four fonts up at a time.) I
- call them three different configurations of LQ.
-
-
-
-
- Configuration 1:
- Font 1: Courier (ps) Font 1
- Font 2: Courier italic (ps)
- Font 3: Helv (ps) Font 3
- Font 4: Palatino (ps) Font 4
-
- Configuration 2:
- Font 1: Helv (ps) Font 1
- Font 2: Helvital (ps)
- Font 3: Helv2 (ps) Font 3
- Font 4: Palatino
-
- Configuration 3:
- Font 1: Courier (ps) Font 1
- Font 2: Courier italic (ps)
- Font 3: Courier2 (ps) font 3
- Font 4: Palatino
-
- I arranged the fonts like that, because I thought that I would use
- each combination together the most. I find that I use Configurations
- 1 and 2, but rarely 3.
-
- In addition, there is a 27 pt (which would be triple high version of
- nine point) for Courier in font 1, Helv in font 3.
-
- If you have problems with centering or indenting, look at the line of
- text previous to the line you are trying to center. If the line is
- short, add some spaces to make it extend to at least half of the
- total line length.
-
- The 27pt fonts put in too much leading.
-
- The "on screen" fonts (with the printer preview) have been made to
- match the LQ fonts as close as possible. Palatino is probably the
- furthest from being correct, but it is different enough to draw
- attention to itself.
-
- You can expect WordPerfect's repeat feature (holding down a key
- and expecting it to repeat) not to work when LQ is in memory. I don't
- know why that is, except that it must have something to do with a
- conflict of interrupts between WP and LQ. Perhaps on some com-
- puters that doesn't happen, but it does on mine. Also, you can't use
- the drop to DOS feature in WordPerfect to load and unload LQ. I
- almost always lock mine up trying.
-
- Some of the proportional prints have been tested, and tables are correct.
- This is not true for all of them however. If you use a proportional print
- with microjustification and have trouble with justification, let me
- know, because the proportional space table probably has a bug in it.
-
- Any other "quirks" you'll have to find out by experimentation. When
- things don't seem to work, notify Mark Harris, and he will contact
- me. I'll help where I can.
-
- Rev. Jeffrey D. McPike
-
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-
- From Rev. McPike comes the following update:
-
- Roman as Font 1
- Roman Font 1 27pt (triple high)
- Roman Italic as Font 2 (automatic font change)
- Roman2 as Font 3
- Hollow as Font 4
-
- Sansser Font 1
- Sansital Font 2 (through automatic font change)
- Sansser2 Font 3
- Sans2ita Font 4
-
- Those are complete sets. In addition:
-
- Computer Font 4
- Gothic Font 4
- Script Font 4
- Deco Font 4
-
- Since the above are all decorative fonts, I planned to put them all
- in font 4. My overall scheme for fonts is as follows:
-
- Font 1 Primary font
- Font 2 Italic font of primary (font 1)
- Font 3 Auxiliary font
- Font 4 Decorative font
-
-
-