krooglik@ecr.mu.oz.au (06/11/91)
OK, I tried what Georg suggested, that is using dviprint without the -z option and then with the '-o 0' option, and guess what? It doesn't work. I typed 'dviprint -d 2 new.dvi' and all I got was rubbish on my printer, which is a Fujitsu DL-1100, fully compatible (so the manual assures me, even providing evidence) with the Epson LQ-2500. Now, you may ask 'but option -d 2 is for NEC P6/P7? Why not use option -d 8 for Epson LQ?'. Well, here's what happens : -d 8 has a bug, and doesn't work. Period. -d 2 WITH the -o 1 option works splendidly, but ONLY up to 180dpi. My printer does 360dpi, and I would like to use that resolution. But unfortunately the combination of 'dviprint -d 2 -o 1 -z 360' causes it to print twice as large, and generates major headaches. So here I am, stuck in a deadlock. If I use my way (dviprint -d 2 -o 1 -z 360 <filename>), I get a great output, at twice normal size, and if I use (dviprint -d 2 <filename>), I (should) get normal size, but get rubbish because I don't know how the program should be set up. You'll have to excuse my seeming a bastard here, Georg, but I am really frustrated. The software is SO good, yet SO hard to use. So, can ANYONE PLEASE help me now? If there's something I'm doing wrong, please tell me. Anticipating more problems... ! Alex Krooglik krooglik@grunt.ecr.mu.oz.au ! Chemical Engineering ! University of Melbourne ! Melbourne, Australia
hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de (Georg Hessmann) (06/11/91)
In article <1991Jun11.033641.19070@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> krooglik@ecr.mu.oz.au writes: > > OK, I tried what Georg suggested, that is using dviprint without >the -z option and then with the '-o 0' option, and guess what? It >doesn't work. > > I typed 'dviprint -d 2 new.dvi' and all I got was rubbish on >my printer, which is a Fujitsu DL-1100, fully compatible (so the >manual assures me, even providing evidence) with the Epson LQ-2500. > > Now, you may ask 'but option -d 2 is for NEC P6/P7? Why not use >option -d 8 for Epson LQ?'. Well, here's what happens : -d 8 has >a bug, and doesn't work. Period. -d 2 WITH the -o 1 option works >splendidly, but ONLY up to 180dpi. My printer does 360dpi, and I >would like to use that resolution. But unfortunately the combination >of 'dviprint -d 2 -o 1 -z 360' causes it to print twice as large, and >generates major headaches. > > So here I am, stuck in a deadlock. If I use my way (dviprint -d 2 -o 1 >-z 360 <filename>), I get a great output, at twice normal size, and >if I use (dviprint -d 2 <filename>), I (should) get normal size, but >get rubbish because I don't know how the program should be set up. Ok, now I understand your problem. First, the Epson-LQ mode has a bug. That's right :-(( But second, I think, that the NEC P6 360x360dpi mode is not compatible with the Epson LQ. Didn't the Epson LQ only support 360x180dpi?? > You'll have to excuse my seeming a bastard here, Georg, but I am >really frustrated. The software is SO good, yet SO hard to use. :-) I hope, my next release will be better. > So, can ANYONE PLEASE help me now? If there's something I'm doing >wrong, please tell me. I think, that the 360dpi mode is not jet possible with your printer. Sorry. > Anticipating more problems... Georg. -- hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de hessmann@unipas.uucp
wfaust@venus.UUCP (Wolf Faust) (06/13/91)
In article <1991Jun11.122223.13801@forwiss.uni-passau.de> hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de (Georg Hessmann) writes: >First, the Epson-LQ mode has a bug. That's right :-(( >But second, I think, that the NEC P6 360x360dpi mode is not compatible >with the Epson LQ. Didn't the Epson LQ only support 360x180dpi?? No, Epson does 360*360 since LQ850/1050 with firmware >1.07. You are right, Necs 360YDPI commands differ from Epson. Even more confusing: OKI also has its own 360YDPI LF command: EpsonLQ: graphic = ESC * m n1 n2 where m = 40 for 360XDPI n/360 linefeed = ESC + n Nec: graphic = FS Z n1 n2 or ESC * like Epson... n/360 linefeed = FS 3 n OKI graphic = ESC * like Epson n/360 linefeed = ESC ($5b) n While most printer support the Epson 360YDPI style, there are some supporting both, Epson and Nec: Star, Panasonic. Sure... Nec only handles the Nec way... HINT: If you have a Nec driver and an Epson style printer: in most cases you can simply patch the driver for Epson by using the table above. Patching doesn't work, if the driver uses FS Z n1 n2, but most driver seem to do ESC *. And if you use ESC-k in your driver (as you should George...!): whatch out! Some printers like Panasonic and Oki stop their printerhead for rejustification, resulting in a speed of 1 page/hour... (this was a problem in the old AmigaTeX driver... ouuhh boy how slow...) > Georg. > hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de hessmann@unipas.uucp --- Wolf Faust cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmger!venus!wfaust Tel: +(49)69-5486556 FIDO: 2:243/43.5
aru@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Sri-Man) (06/14/91)
In article <wfaust.6560@venus.UUCP> wfaust@venus.UUCP (Wolf Faust) writes: >In article <1991Jun11.122223.13801@forwiss.uni-passau.de> hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de (Georg Hessmann) writes: > >>First, the Epson-LQ mode has a bug. That's right :-(( > Anybody know if there is a driver for the Panasonic kpx-1092i?? Its just your basic dot matrix printer that can emulate an epson and/or ibm type printer. Sri