giovin@medr0.ecs.umass.edu (Rocky J Giovinazzo) (06/24/91)
I had been using the epson driver with my panasonic printer and grappler c/mac/gs to print multiscribe files with no problem. However, appleworks gs doesn't seem to work with either the old or new epson drivers (actually, I'm not sure that the two I have are different.) Has anyone used this driver successfully with appleworks GS? Also, how about anyone who has used the imagewriter driver with a grappler c/mac/gs? Rocky Giovinazzo
slhood@bluemoon.uucp (Stephen L. Hood) (06/24/91)
giovin@medr0.ecs.umass.edu (Rocky J Giovinazzo) writes: > I had been using the epson driver with my panasonic printer and > grappler c/mac/gs to print multiscribe files with no problem. > However, appleworks gs doesn't seem to work with either the > old or new epson drivers (actually, I'm not sure that the two > I have are different.) > > Has anyone used this driver successfully with appleworks GS? > Also, how about anyone who has used the imagewriter driver with > a grappler c/mac/gs? > > Rocky Giovinazzo I have been using my Panisonic KX-P1080i printer with AppleWorks GS v1.1 and have experienced the same problem. I use the Epson printer drivers and a Grappler C/Mac/GS as well. I can only get AWGS to print one page at a time, and sometimes it refuses to print at all. I don't think that its a bug in AWGS, as I am usually able to cancel the printing session and try again. I have tried *many* times to use the Imagewriter emulation of the Grappler (the feature that I bought it for!) with the Imagewriter drivers and AWGS, but the printer either spits out garbage or refuses to do anything at all. I'm on the verge of buying Harmonie and a HP DeskJet 500! Anyone have an answer? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Hood "WARNING: MOS circuits are subject to damage from static discharge!" Internet: slhood@bluemoon.uucp UUCP : ...osu-cis!n8emr!bluemoon!slhood
christob@neabbs.UUCP (TEKSTOTAAL) (06/25/91)
As an answer to your worries I repeat a message I published here a few
days ago and which you might not have seen yet:
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Hurrah folks,
at last I found the solution ... for printing TEXT nicely with:
- Apple IIGS
- GS/OS 5.0.4
- NEC P6+ 24-pin printer (emulates Epson LQ 800)
- ParallelPro Interface (Applied Engineering)
- Harmonie 2.0 (Vitesse)
- AppleWorks GS 1.1 (a rather stupid and buggy program by
the way; any updates in sight?)
You only have to do the following:
CONTROL PANEL
Port: ParallelPro
Printer Type: EpsonLQ800
PAGE SETUP
Paper Type: As you like
Aspect Ratios: Imagewriter Condensed (this concerns only the
vertical/horizontal DPI ratio, not the type of printer
installed)
Orientation: As you like
To Margin: As you like
With Imagewriter Condensed therefore: Horizontal DPI: 80
Vertical DPI: 72
PRINT
Quality: 180/180
(360/360 is nice too, but more like boldface)
Rendering: Internal (essential!)
Paper Feed: As you like
Page Order: As you like
Unidirectional: As you like (I can't see a difference)
OTHER MENU: Shading: 2 Tones (important!)
Contrast: Medium
Brightness: Normal
Dithering: Checkerboard
As I never use graphics I haven't tried those yet, but judging from
the very decent and fast text output it should be O.K.
christoph bouthillier
(Fido: 2:280/2 c. bouthillier)