High res Colour Printing in RISCOS 3.1

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2 total messages Started by blacka Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:23

#611

Author: blacka
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:23

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Prior to RISCOS 3, the printer driver did not support
colour.   I therefore used the Beebug printer driver
with my Star XB24-10.

I was delighted to discover that RISCOS3.1 driver supported
colour - it is far simpler to configure one driver than swap
between
two.

However, I discovered that the 3.1 driver does not support
colour in resolutions above 180x180.  I appreciate that high
resolution colour printing is not for those in a hurry, but
on occasions one is prepared  to wait.

Is this a restriction on the way that the Acorn driver
software works or can it be sorted out by adjusting the
printer config file.

I am loathe to go back to a pre RISCOS 3 driver, as that
involves  unloading various modules , lack of compatibity
....

Anyone have any suggestions?

Re: High res Colour Printing in RISCOS 3.1

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Author: Andrew J D Hurley
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:16

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In article <1992Dec11.182310.2@condor> blacka@logica.co.uk writes:
>I was delighted to discover that RISCOS3.1 driver supported
>colour - it is far simpler to configure one driver than swap
>between
>two.
>
>However, I discovered that the 3.1 driver does not support
>colour in resolutions above 180x180.  I appreciate that high
>resolution colour printing is not for those in a hurry, but
>on occasions one is prepared  to wait.
>
>Is this a restriction on the way that the Acorn driver
>software works or can it be sorted out by adjusting the
>printer config file.

I am fairly sure I have managed 360x180 on my Swift24 since RO3.1
but I could be wrong. If the printer uses interlace to get the 360x360
(which the average 24 pin DM will do) then it is definately not a good
idea to try colour at this resolution. The yellow part of the ribbon (and
the others to a lesser extent) get extremely mucky in no time at all when
you play around with interlace. Your ribbon will be all but useless after
a page of full colour (eg. a scanned sprite) and they are not cheap
to replace that often.

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