Re: PSPRT PostScript -> dot matrix problems.

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From: M D Sergeant
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 12:44

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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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