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In article <1989Dec6.110609.11854@gdt.bath.ac.uk>, ccsdc@gdt.bath.ac.uk (Dave Cunningham) writes:
> In article <6987@uqvax.decnet.uq.oz> CCMIGUEL@uqvax.decnet.uq.oz writes:
> >
> >Another little problem. I cannot get single opening and closing quotes from
> >a NTX or a SilentWriter using MS-DOS MSWord V5.0 although I *can* get them
> >on the old LaserWriter Plus. Microsoft has given up on offering a solution
> >(they even sent me a new *flaky* driver that works even worse). Does anybody
> >know why this may be so. What is different between NTX and Plus that caused the
> >damnedly useful single quotes to be placed somewhere else (Ventura has no such
> >problem and neither does MSWord on the Mac. 
> >
> >
> You problem is almost certainly due to a change Microsoft introduced at
> WORD v5.0. In the POSTSCRP.INI file for v5.0 the characters 39 (single quote)
> and 96 (grave) are mapped on to the PostScript characters 'quotesingle'
> and 'grave' - this was not true in v4. Proper opening and closing quotes
> can be re-instated by editing one line (line 211 in my copy):
> 
> change
> 	0 [ 39/quotesingle 96/grave
> to
> 	0 [
> 
> The ASCII quote and grave characters are still available in the extended
> character set. There are many other changes to character mapping between
> v4 and v5 so it is worth running 'character_test.mac' to get a definitive
> list.
> 
> While on the subject of WORD 5 and PostScript, has anyone successfully
> built a PS driver at a resolution other than 300 dpi?
> We have a Compugraphic 9400PS typesetter (1200 or 2400 dpi) and the standard
> driver produces poor grays because of an explicit call to 'setscreen'.
> I have removed the call to 'setscreen' on my copy - this seems to make no
> difference on files sent to an Apple LaserWriter but gives much improved
> results on the typesetter. Does anyone know if the 'setscreen' call
> does anything useful?


Yes setscreen does lots of usefull things.  There are many elegant gray
scales available on the printer.  One of the most horrid ones has been
chosen as the default.  Don Lancaster has some fine ones that he lays on
people occasionaly.  call him at 602-428-4073 and tell him I (woody baker) sent
you.  I can't put my finger on one at the moment, but there are some beautiful
india-ink quality washes and grayscales that you can get.....

Cheers

Woody.