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Re: Protel Autotrax under XP or win2000

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From: Steven Murray
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 02:32
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> Steven Murray wrote in message ...
> >> >Matthias Hartl wrote (and we host) PCX image format printer
> >> >drivers (open source) the output of which can be emailed,
> >> >put on websites or printed under windows.  This is at:
> >> > http://www.airborn.com.au/layout/printdrv.html

> >"Ralph" <Smith.Ralph2@team4.telstra6.com> wrote
> >> I tried the PCX image format printer with
> >> Windows ME. I had no luck get a
> >> useful sized output if I remember correctly
> >> Ended up printing it on an old 486 with W95.
> >
> Steven Murray wrote
> >Uh huh... sorry about that - I have updated the web page
> >instructions to advise specifically setting the scaling
> >when printing out - although as you say, you have now
> >found another way to get the printing you needed.

"Ralph" <Smith.Ralph2@team4.telstra6.com> wrote
> Is there any way to make the PCX output use the whole picture size?
> My output takes up the bottom half an A4 sheet when printed in portrait
> mode. If I crop the top off I can print it in landscape mode and read it.
> Do I have something set to A3 size paper?

I'd be happy to email you about this, if you want, Ralph,
but even when I "despam" your email address it does not work.

Matthias's driver can only process the printer output from
the Autotrax print/plot program which is not really very
intelligent in its placement.  The placement and size will
vary from circuit board to circuit board, or schematic.
I would imagine that the best you could do is experiment
until you find the settings that do what you want.

You have settings for "Rotated" and "Normal" - I show those
on the webpage, you might want to check they are set correctly.
http://www.airborn.com.au/layout/printdrv.html

Regards
Steve
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