TEMNGT23@YSUB.YSU.EDU (Lou Anschuetz) (08/12/90)
I have an HP LJ IIP which I am exceedingly happy with. I recently obtained the HP Postscript cartridge which I am also exceedingly happy with in general ;-) I am using my printer (and postscript) with WordPerfect 5.1. While WP does not have a printer driver for the HP Postscript cart., the recommended setting of Apple Laserjet IINT works well with one exception. I can print letters both portrait and landscape with no problems. When I select Envelopes, however, the problems begin. The HP IIP never gets an indication to feed envelopes, but instead gets a manual feed message for paper (letter size). The IIP works ok from WP5.1 on envelopes if I do not use the Postscript cart. Clearly the problem is that the Apple printer does not accept envelopes in the same way as does the IIP - I suspect they are fed in the middle of the tray, but don't know this for sure - so I must do all kinds of fooling around to make this work. Calling HP was worthless, they said "select envelope..." - wow, what a help. I got the feeling they were totally unfamiliar with their own Postscript cart. In any case, I really want to print envelopes with the same fonts as the letters, so I need some assistance. Note that I have found a way to fool it using strange margins and the landscape mode, but this is not "elegant." Perhaps I just need to wait for WP to come out with a driver, but any help in the interim would be appreciated. BTW, the helpline at WP didn't know HP had a postscript cart. :-( Address responses to: Lou Anschuetz temngt23@ysu.edu or temngt23@ysu.bitnet -thanks in advance!
shiva@well.UUCP (Kenneth Porter) (08/27/90)
Lou Anschuetz writes that "Perhaps I just need to wait for WP to come out with a driver, but any help in the interim would be appreciated. BTW,the helpline at WP didn't know HP had a postscript cart." Different PostScript printers have some device-dependencies which are defined in the PostScript Printer Description file for each printer. These "PPD" files are available from Adobe ((415)961-4400) for most printers, and WordPerfect should get the appropriate file and edit their PostScript driver file (this is the big one you have to ask WP for (costs $10), not the little generic one that comes with WP). If you have a guru handy who knows how to use WP's PTR program, you can modify your existing PostScript driver file to use the features listed in the HP's PPD file. Ideally, WP should come out with a generic PostScript driver that parses the PPD files at print time, so that you can add a new printer without needing WP to update the driver. Ken (shiva@well.sf.ca.us)