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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

775.0. "port print ln07" by POWDML::ROBBINS () Tue Jun 02 1992 02:02

      Can an LN07 [declaser 1150] be used as a port printer from 
      a PC (decstation 316) from ALL-IN-1?   User is able to print
      normal size documents, but can't change the pitch, or print
      landscape.  Is landscape or pitch changes possible with
      the printer, and configuration?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
775.1	LN07 should work	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4A	`Tue Jun 02 1992 15:51`	10
	I don't know of any reason why an LN07 could not be used as an ALL-IN-1 port printer from a DECstation 316, although I haven't used this combination of equipment myself. What type of documents are you trying to print in landscape or change the pitch? Are they WPS-PLUS, ASCII or another format? Richard
775.2	additional info	POWDML::ROBBINS		`Wed Jun 03 1992 23:46`	4
	the document in question is a wps-plus document. We've gone through setting the pitch, and/or selecting landscape format; but the printer only prints default pitch and portrait format.
775.3	What format style?	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4A	`Thu Jun 04 1992 03:08`	14
	When you perform the print operation and the 'Printing Document' form is displayed what do you type into the 'Document destination' field, and do you type anything into the 'Format style' field? If you leave the 'Format style' field blank could you press TAB and see what style is displayed. It's possible that you may be formatting the WPS-PLUS documents for another type of printer, such as LP11, which will result in default pitch and orientation. Richard
775.4	format sytle	POWDML::ROBBINS		`Fri Jun 05 1992 23:35`	4
	for the 'document destination' we put PORT LN03, and for the 'format sytle' LN03LAND. This format style works for the other printer types. This is the first ln07 I've come across
775.5	Next question	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4A	`Sat Jun 06 1992 00:57`	6
	Could you go into System Management and use MPR PT (if I remember the V2.4 options correctly) to display the information about the LN03LAND format style, and list the information here. Richard
775.6	setup	POWDML::ROBBINS		`Tue Jun 09 1992 21:50`	11
	Printer type: LN03LAND Foreground function: DO WPPSYSTEM Background function: DO WPPBGFORMAT Printer Device: LN03LAND PRint form: __________________________
775.7	Print Device?	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4A	`Tue Jun 09 1992 22:18`	17
	Re: .6 The Printer Device type 'LN03LAND' is specifying that the WPS-PLUS formatter uses a device type of LN03LAND and therefore LN03LAND.PRA and LN03LAND.PRA printer table files. LN03LAND.PRA/.PRC are not part of the standard ALL-IN-1 kit. My guess is that the printer control sequences which work for an LN03 do not work for an LN07. It's possible that the DECLASER .PRA/.PRC printer table files could be used to create equivalent files for printing landscape on an LN07. If you are not using WPS-PLUS V4.0 and do not have DECLASER .PRA/.PRC files see the WPS-PLUS-V3 conference for information on DECLASER.PRA/.PRC files for WPS-PLUS V3.1 Richard