pvalerio@kean.ucs.mun.ca (12/11/90)
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One of our labs has recently purchased a Hewlett-Packard
Deskjet printer. Unfortunately, most of our experience with
printers is limited to dot-matrix and laserjet printers, and
we desperately need to print out some graphics soon.
We use EMPAC 386sx PCs with DOS 4.01.
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The graphics (generally VGA, but CGA may be alright) we
require are of the following types -:
1. Screen dump of graphics image using 'print-screen'
key on keyboard (this was *so* easy with a Panasonic
dot-matrix printer).
Incidentally, is there utility program aRound that
acts like DOS's memory-resident graphics.com, but
dumps to either a laserjet or deskjet.
2. How to print graphs in Sigmaplot - is a particular printer
driver file required ?
3. How to print graphics in Printmaster ?
4. Basic or C programs to dump graphics screens to the
printer.
5. Any information on hardcopy of screen or file graphics.
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As far as the local supplier is concerned, these problems are
a complete mystery. We would be very grateful if anyone who has
solved these problems would post an explanatory note, or, even
better, suggestions for software utility programs that make
the deskjet as easy to use as a laserjet or dot-matrix printer.
I've thought about writing some programs, but we are cramped for
time at the moment.
If there are archived shareware files available, could anyone
send me a copy (I have uudecode.com and looz212.exe programs).
Reasonable prices for shareware programs will be paid promptly
if the programs work ok and we decide to use them.
Especially useful would be packages of printer utilities for
the HP laserjet and deskjet printers. Better still would be
source code for programs, but not essential.
Thanks to all in advance who reply.
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| Paul Valerio, Memorial University of Newfoundland, |
| St. John's, Newfoundland. Canada. |
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| PVALERIO@KEAN.UCS.MUN.CA |
+=============================================================+vgopal@cbnewsc.att.com (venu.p.gopal) (12/20/90)
In article <168878@kean.ucs.mun.ca>, pvalerio@kean.ucs.mun.ca writes:
! (edited for brevity)
! One of our labs has recently purchased a Hewlett-Packard
! Deskjet printer. Unfortunately, most of our experience with
(we want to do)
! 1. Screen dump of graphics image using 'print-screen'
! key on keyboard (this was *so* easy with a Panasonic
! dot-matrix printer).
! Incidentally, is there utility program aRound that
! acts like DOS's memory-resident graphics.com, but
! dumps to either a laserjet or deskjet.
I would be very surprised if there was NO such utility, given the
fact that these (well, at least the laserjet, which shares the
same language) are very common printers.
In case nobody can point you to such a program, another possibility
would be to capture the screen into a GIF file (you can use VGACAP,
there may be others), and then use VUIMAGE to print it to the deskjet.
This method has one advantage that you can scale the image to whatever
size you want. If some other utility allows you to capture to a TIFF
file, that might also work with VUIMAGE. VGACAP and VUIMAGE are
shareware.ggr@krebs.acc.Virginia.EDU (Guillermo G. Romero) (01/02/91)
In article <168878@kean.ucs.mun.ca>, pvalerio@kean.ucs.mun.ca writes:
! (edited for brevity)
! One of our labs has recently purchased a Hewlett-Packard
! Deskjet printer. Unfortunately, most of our experience with
(we want to do)
! 1. Screen dump of graphics image using 'print-screen'
! key on keyboard (this was *so* easy with a Panasonic
! dot-matrix printer).
! Incidentally, is there utility program aRound that
! acts like DOS's memory-resident graphics.com, but
! dumps to either a laserjet or deskjet.
Grafplus (a commercial program by Jewell Technologies) will handle
screen dumps on Deskjets (and about 100 other printers). It is a
TSR that uses about 14 K. I have been using it for several months
and I am very satisfied with it. You may contact Jewell Technologies
by calling (206)937-1081 or writing to 4740 4th Ave. SW, Suite 203,
Seattle, WA 98116.
Disclaimer: I have no relation to Jewell Technologies except as a
satisfied customer.
Guillermo G. Romero
ggr@acc.virginia.edu