iqbal@crash.UUCP (02/22/87)
Could someone please help me with a problem I'm having with Workbench 1.2
Preferences? Here's the situation:
I created a file using ED on the 1.2 Workbench disk; saved it.
Went to the preferences, set the margins and for letter quality,
then clicked 'use'.
Printed the file using: copy file to prt:
It printed fine.
Then I went back and edited the file and tried to print it again. It
didn't use the margins I set and it wasn't letter quality.
I looked at the preferences. My settings were still like I had set
them earlier, but it still would not print correctly.
Then I rebooted the system; reset the preferences, clicked 'use';
This time it printed correctly.
Then I made a change and tried to print it again, it didn't work
correctly!
I was having similar problems with TextCraft 1.1. I transferred it to 1.2
and replaced the old preferences with the new ones from 1.2. Whenever I tried
to print a file, it wouldn't print in LQ and it didn't leave the correct
margins. Also, it would not underline or perform any other special functions.
When I replaced the 1.2 preferences with the ones from 1.1, everything
worked correctly.
What's wrong here? Am I doing something wrong or is it some kind of bug?
By the way, I'm using the Epson FX-85 and the preferences were set to
"Epson."
Thank you for any help.
Iqbal Hans
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INET: iqbal@pnet01.CTS.COMhardie@sask.UUCP (02/25/87)
I am also having the same kind of problem where I can print a program source file and find that the left margin is somehow set to 4 or 8 so that the right hand side of the code is too long and is printed at the left side of the next line. I've only noticed this problem since 1.2 and even though I have added a 'feature' in my printing program to force the left margin to 1 it does not always help. Furthermore, one version of the code that forced the left margin, used the PRD_PRTCOMMAND and aSLRM code shown in RKM. This also did not work reliably and it would also cause a subsequent file to begin with what looks like an italicized } Any ideas? Pete ihnp4!sask!hardie
haddock@ti-csl.UUCP (02/27/87)
Maybe I've screwed up my printer driver but after I've printed
a file, use Preferences so as to have the next file printed in quality
mode or different line or column pitch, and print the file the printer
is not put into the mode(s) I requested from Preferences. I've
noticed this with 1.2 only - 1.1 still works just fine (with the 1.1
version of my printer driver). Could running the printer driver in
CSA's memory (which is above the 68000's address space and requires a
full 32-bit address) be the culprit? Andy??? This has been bugging
me ever since I received 1.2. Am I overlooking/forgetting something
blatantly obvious?
-Rusty-
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