[comp.windows.ms] Modifying Generic/Text Printer Driver

a752@mindlink.UUCP (Bruce Dunn) (08/16/90)

     I have an old Gemini 10X printer, and unfortunately windows 3.0 does not
support this widely sold machine.  The Generic/Text Only printer driver offers
the opportunity to modify the driver by feeding it the control codes for 10, 12
and 17 characters per inch, and for double width printing.  I have tried
modifying the driver to call up different print sizes, using the codes in my
Gemini manual.  However, I can't get anything but the printer defaults when
printing from Word for Windows.  Printer codes *are* being sent to the printer,
which can be verified by telling the driver that the code for instance to start
17 cpi printing is "xyz".  "xyz" will then be printed in the appropriate place
in the output.  Any ideas on how to get this to work?
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Bruce Dunn   Vancouver, Canada    a752@mindlink.UUCP