charlie@condor.UUCP (Charlie Havener) (02/09/88)
In article <25.22043865@milehi.UUCP> Harry_Kouts@milehi.UUCP (Harry Kouts) writes: > >I purchased a copy of TurboTax by ChipSoft in >San Diego, CA 922122 (619)453-8722. > ... >It does take a little getting used to, but after >you get the hang of it, it works fairly slick. > I agree, it is reasonably nice but I have had a few problems. The dot1040 form does not print correctly on my EPSON LQ-850 printer. Several boxes are mis-aligned and it printed about 1 inch over the crack in the form feed paper. I logged into their BBS system and read a few messages that indicated others were having problems too. Can anyone at ChipSoft comment on this? I bought the package in Dec. Charlie Havener - GenRad Inc. Bolton Mass. ..genrad!condor!charlie
tankus@hsi.UUCP (Ed Tankus) (02/10/88)
In article <8038@condor.UUCP>, charlie@condor.UUCP (Charlie Havener) writes: ... text removed for brevity. > ... The dot1040 form does not print correctly on my EPSON LQ-850 printer. > Several boxes are mis-aligned and it printed about 1 inch over the > crack in the form feed paper. I logged into their BBS system and > read a few messages that indicated others were having problems too. > > Can anyone at ChipSoft comment on this? I bought the package in Dec. > > Charlie Havener - GenRad Inc. Bolton Mass. ..genrad!condor!charlie Could it be a problem with the printer driver for the LQ-850? Are the other people on the BBS claiming a problem with just the 1040 form in all cases or with specific printers? I just got my copy of TTax and will load it and run it this weekend. I have a Panasonic KX-1091i which is pretty generic. I'll post the results next week. Cheers! -- Ed. Net : {uunet,ihnp4,noao,yale}!hsi!tankus Snail: Health Systems Int'l, 100 Broadway, New Haven, CT 06511 Bell : (203) 562-2101
hoff@hp-sdd.HP.COM (Tom Hoff) (02/12/88)
In article <842@hsi.UUCP> tankus@hsi.UUCP (Ed Tankus) writes: >In article <8038@condor.UUCP>, charlie@condor.UUCP (Charlie Havener) writes: >> ... The dot1040 form does not print correctly on my EPSON LQ-850 printer. >> Several boxes are mis-aligned and it printed about 1 inch over the >> crack in the form feed paper. I logged into their BBS system and I'm using a HP Thinkjet printer and have noticed the same problems. It appears that TTAX is mixing text and graphics in the same printout and the font spacing is not exactly right. --Tom -- Tom Hoff (...!hplabs!hp-sdd!hoff) "Dammit Jim, I'm a programmer not a spokesman!"
leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson) (02/15/88)
In article <1177@hp-sdd.HP.COM> hoff@hp-sdd.UUCP (Tom Hoff) writes: <In article <842@hsi.UUCP> tankus@hsi.UUCP (Ed Tankus) writes: <I'm using a HP Thinkjet printer and have noticed the same problems. It appears <that TTAX is mixing text and graphics in the same printout and the font <spacing is not exactly right. Sorry, but an HP Thinkjet is *not* capable of properly handling Epson graphics, no matter WHAT HP may say. From experimenting with one at work, it appears that in graphics mode it uses a horizontal "dot spacing" about 3/4ths that of an Epson. This makes it unsuitable for pure graphics applications as the graphics are "squashed". It is *totally* unusable for any application which mixes text and graphics. If you need Epson compatibility buy an EPSON. Or write a program that will test *everything*. We almost bought an "epson compatible" laser printer. Luckily I had some test files. It turned out to be "IBM compatible" (it thought any graphics modes higher than 3 were 3, since we needed mode 6 it didn't get bought. And the vendor who insisted that it was 100% Epson compatible is not trusted anymore...) -- Leonard Erickson ...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard CIS: [70465,203] "I used to be a hacker. Now I'm a 'microcomputer specialist'. You know... I'd rather be a hacker."