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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