PostScript Printing Questions

DocumentID: 645536
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:19:07 PM

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

Problem

Solutions: How are timeouts changed on a PostScript printer? Timeouts can be changed on a PostScript printer by typing the following at a DOS prompt: SERVERDICT BEGIN 0 EXITSERVER STATUSDICT BEGIN 0 60 0 SETDEFAULTTIMEOUTS END SHOWPAGE ^D If the timeout file prints as text, confirm that the user is in PostScript mode. ^VWhat if the first few pages of a document print and then it stops printing? Try changing the XON XOFF to the opposite setting in WordPerfect and the printer should be set to the same protocol. A print to disk will enable the user to check that the whole document was printed to disk, and not just the first few pages. Is the prologue sent by WordPerfect different from one PostScript printer to another? No, because all PostScript printers speak the same language. Their paper handling capabilities and the number of internal fonts is the only difference between PostScript printers. Where does the prologue come from? The .ALL and/or the .PRS file How can a user change the redline or another attribute so that it prints differently? The attribute information is stored in the prologue. The user would need to make the changes in the prologue. WPCorp does not support these types of changes. You may take an enhancement request for your customer. The following steps show how to change the redline attribute in the prologue: 1. Enter the PTR program 2. Retrieve the .ALL or .PRS file 3. Press Enter on the printer name 4. Press ALT-F8 to go into the Global String Variables 5. Cursor to the Prologue variable and press the Enter 6. Press Ctrl-Enter to enter the editing box 7. Cursor to the variables /_rshow /_red /_redshow 8. Change the number .95 in each of the variables to a slightly higher number, such as .98 9. Exit PTR, saving the changes 10. If the .ALL file was modified, enter WP and update the driver (Shift-F7, S, U) The SETGRAY command refers to the percent of whiteness, not blackness, with PostScript printers. Because of this, if wanting the redline to be darker, the user would decrease the number. If wanting the redline to be lighter, the user would increase the number. ^VWhat is the best way to find out how the Zapf Dingbats are mapped? Print the CHARMAP.TST file. After the customer knows how the characters are mapped they can use the Compose feature, create macros for the characters, and/or map them to their keyboard. Can text be rotated 360 degrees? Rotating text in WordPerfect can start with 0 degrees and rotate to three other positions of 90, 180, and 270 degrees. If a user would like to rotate text other rotations than the ones listed above, the text can be edited in DrawPerfect and then brought into WP as a graphics file. Then the text as a graphic can be rotated to any degree. How can a user determine if the font printing is really the font selected? The best way to determine would be to use the following test. This test will print only the word test on line 6, on a blank piece of paper. COPY CON PORT /COURIER(OR ANY INTERNAL FONT) FINDFONT 25 SCALEFONT 200 200 MOVETO (TEST) SHOW SHOWPAGE ^D ^Z If the user would like to print a different font other than Courier for the above DOS test, then retrieve the .ALL file in PTR and look at the file, to find the name that WP uses for the font name. 1. Type PTR at the DOS directory prompt where the printer files are located. 2. Retrieve the .ALL or .PRS file and select the font option. 3. Press Enter of the font name and arrow to option Load and Select and press Enter. 4. Next highlight the PostScript font name, and the name that WP recognizes it as will appear and this will be the name that the user will use instead of Courier (e.g., Bookman Demi may list as Bookman-Demi). What is an .EPS file? It is an Encapsulated PostScript file for graphics. You can print a graphic .EPS file from DOS using the COPY FILENAME PORT command. What if the customer prints an .EPS graphic file and part of the text in the graphic does not print? The customer may be having a timeout problem. Reset their timeouts to infinite and print the graphic image again. If the customer continues to have a problem with any graphic file, print the .EPS file from DOS. If the graphic prints incorrectly from DOS, the problem is not with WordPerfect.

Answer:

Details:

Product specifications, packaging, technical support and information (*Specifications*) refer to theUnited States retail English version only. Specifications for other versions may vary. All Specifications, claims, features, representations, and/or comparisons provided are correct to the best of our knowledge of the date of publication, but are subject to change without notice.OUR MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU AND THAT OF OUR DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS IS LIMITED. IT SHALL NOTEXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION. SEE LEGAL DISCLAIMER.