#EPSON printer
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Hi!
I hope someone can help. I just bought an EPSON "ActionLaser" 1500 for my
AMIGA 2000 using 2.1. I have tried Pro Wite 3.2 and Excellence with the
same results. I am using the print driver "HP Laser Jet" as suggested in
the EPSON manual as one of many print drivers.
When I use the NLQ mode I can't seem to regulate the font sizes and with
some fonts I have a problem with spacing between words. Is this a print
driver problem? Any suggestions?
I would appreciate any help.
Thanks
Barry
** Barry Balderston AMIGA 2000/2.1 **
** 2144 Golf Links Road, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 **
Barry,
I am NO expert in this area, but it sounds like more of a font problem
than a driver problem. Proportionally spaced fonts or the mixing of
proportional/non-proportional can cause some of the problems you describe.
Proportional fonts coupled with justification can also result in some
strange looking spacing.
Gary
on AutoPilot from Charlotte, NC
Gary,
Thanks for the quick response! Based on what you stated it sounds like I
should be using a good non-proportional font. What do you recommend?
Thanks,
Barry
** Barry Balderston AMIGA 2000/2.1 **
** 2144 Golf Links Road, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 **
Courier, if you like the IBM Selectric typewriter style. That's what we
us at work for things that're supposed to look like a letter.
Bob Comer
Cheyenne, Wyoming U.S.A.
Hmmm, I'm not surprised. I'm having the same problem with excellence! and
the CBM HP driver. Kelly Jordan is looking at the output from excellence!
for me so we might know more soon. Wolf Faust says that the Commodore
driver is pretty limited so I'm probably going to get his new Studio 2.0
drivers when they come out. You wanna be kept informed?
-Karl
Karl,
Thanks, yes I would like to be kept informed on the new Studio 2.0
drivers!
Do they replace the drivers that Commodore have out? Is Studio 2.0 a
package of print drivers or other things too?
Barry
** Barry Balderston AMIGA 2000/2.1 **
** 2144 Golf Links Road, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 **
Barry,
The Epsons work just fine with the C= HPLaser drivers. No problem there.
The problem is with the software you're using. ProWrite is great for
screen display but its print quality with lasers is atrocious. I've heard
Excellence has similar problems. I have a couple of suggestions: 1) Get
FinalWriter or Final Copy. 2) Get Post1.7, it's in the libs here. I used
Post for some time with ProWrite with excellent results on my Epson. Post
is kind of a hassle to set up but once you've got it running it's great.
You'll need to print in post script to file in Prowrite and then run the
file through post's special hplaser executable. The only caveat may be the
amount of ram in your printer. Mine has 2 megs and handles most print jobs
I have.
-Richard