[comp.sys.atari.st] DeskJet 500 underline problem

pegram@kira.UUCP (Robert B. Pegram) (12/13/90)

Ray Depew sez:

(about a problem I'm having getting underlines in the proper place on
 a DeskJet 500, it looks more like a strike through of the next line. 8-)

> Your DeskJet should be set to print at a pitch of 6 lines per inch.  
> Anything more dense than 6 lpi will cause just the problem you describe --
> also problems with descenders (the thingies hanging on the bottom of 
> letters like "g" and "j") running into capital letters on the next line.

Thanks Ray, I think it is either broken, or my init string is bad, I'd
bet on the init string 8-).  

By the way,
(NOTE: RETRACTION:) I was misinformed about the second DeskJet 500, it
is working fine.

Only my brother-in-law's machine is giving <him and me> trouble.  

Oh yeah, all you Atari ST people, get the DJ utilities that are
available at the U Mich archive and/or the mail server for c.b.a.s.,
OR, fire up the DeskJet first, the 500 still stops the ST parallel
port from working if you turn it on after the ST.

cheers,

Bob Pegram

pegram@griffin.uvm.edu