terrell@druhi.ATT.COM (TerrellE) (04/13/89)
I think my question about "2-pass letter-quality mode" in the EPSON emulation of the HP DeskJet printer was misunderstood... Of course, if I were just dumping ascii characters to the printer, letter-quality would be automatic, since the printer would use its built-in fonts. However, the word processor that I'm using does not use the built-in fonts, and instead prints everything in graphics mode, using the EPSON "2-pass letter-quality mode". Hence my question about whether or not this mode is supported by the DeskJet with an EPSON emulation cartridge. Thanks, Eric Terrell
kevinh@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Kevin Hudson) (04/17/89)
>However, the word processor that I'm using does not use the built-in >fonts, and instead prints everything in graphics mode, using the >EPSON "2-pass letter-quality mode". > >Hence my question about whether or not this mode is supported by the >DeskJet with an EPSON emulation cartridge. >Thanks, >Eric Terrell >---------- Oh, I see. Your package is evidently using one of the higher resolution graphics modes, and probably multipassing with very small linefeeds to simulate a vertical resolution of 1/216", rather than the head spacing resolution of 1/72". The DeskJet Epson emulation cartridge will support this mode. One word of caution however -- when using very small linefeeds in graphics, it is possible to put down a great deal of ink on the page. This is probably no problem with text, but if you were doing densely black graphics, it may require many extra seconds of drying time. Does this answer your question? Kevin Hudson HP Vancouver Division