c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Walter C3arlip) (04/11/90)
I remember reading a while ago that Textures (a Macintosh implementation of Knuth's TeX) is able to print to an HP Deskwriter, but with difficulty. Can someone fill me in? What are the difficulties? Is there a workaround? Is the output acceptable? I would expect output to rival that of a laserwriter, since both are 300DPI. Alternatively, can anyone recommend alternative printers for use with Textures? Thanks for the information. --Walter _____________________________________________________________________________ Walter C3arlip c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu (the "3" is silent) c3ar%zaphod@UCHIMVS1.bitnet _____________________________________________________________________________
jeff@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu (Jeffrey C. Kantor) (04/11/90)
I've been using this combination for some time, with good results for documents consisting mainly of text, and some problems with documents with complex math or figures. The basic difficulty is that the HP Deskwriter Driver doesn't appear to be fully in tune with TeXtures. With version A01.00, it was necessary to include a \voffset and \hoffset, and to print the typeset document at 25% magnification in order to get the text properly positioned on the page at nearly the correct size. With the newer version of the driver, A02.00, this workaround is no longer necessary. However, one big problem still remains. Math characters which stretch over several lines, such as braces and the brackets surrounding matrices, are not always printed. It's not clear what the problem is. But it does mean that final, publication quality technical documents with complex math cannot always be done on the Deskwriter. This problem is very unpredictable, sometimes the document is printed OK. Another problem is that PICT type figures are not centered correctly in figure or picture environments. This may be a problem with Textures rather than the Textures/Deskwriter combo. These are my major problems with what is otherwise an excellent setup. If only these minor glitches could be fixed (HP, are you listening?) BTW, this combination also doesn't work well with SuperLaserSpool. It may be necessary to include the CM fonts in with the system fonts in order for things to print correctly when spooled, but I haven't experimented with this yet. Hope this helps. Jeff Kantor Notre Dame