Epson FX-85 - Equation Characters Limited To

DocumentID: 645123
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:19:03 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The user is printing equations on the Epson FX-85. Graphics option is set to no in the equation editor. The characters that are not being printed graphically are positioned too far to the left or right. As a result, these characters are printing over the characters before and after. Also, the graphically created characters are too dark. Solutions: The problem occurs due to a rounding error in the spacing units that the printer can use. In other words, the printer uses up to 1/216 for graphics, and uses the spacing unit equal to the font pitch for text. What this means is that WordPerfect will place the graphical character much more accurately than the text character because the printer is limited in the text spacing. This is a printer limitation. I also spoke to the customer about the resolution, if he prints on a newer printer, the resolution is improved drastically, he has an older 9 pin dot matrix printer, and the graphics resolution is undesirable. This also is somewhat a limitation of the printer, although no dot matrix printer will print the graphically created characters exactly the same as text.

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