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From: edgar@csri.toronto.edu (Edgar LeBel)
Subject: WB 1.3 Epson LQ driver doesn't!
Message-ID: <1989Sep5.232119.19260@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: University of Toronto, CSRI
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Date: 6 Sep 89 03:21:19 GMT

Is it just me or does everyone with an Epson LQ variety printer have this
problem:  the 1.3 printer driver changes <linefeed> into <linefeed, 
carriage-return> when printing text, and inserts <CR, CR> after each line of 
graphic data, resulting in double-spaced text and images chopped into 
horizontal bands by extra linefeeds?  Sending text straight to PAR: with a 
single linefeed separating lines works fine, as does WordPerfect, which uses 
its own driver.  Changing the auto-linefeed DIP switch on the printer also has
no effect on this problem either.

On my previous, "Epson-compatible" printer I had the same problem under 1.2
and 1.1 so I wrote my own driver.  Unfortunately, I don't have the necessary
source code for a 1.3 driver, so I can't do the same.  

Could someone please:

1) mail me a 1.3 printer driver for an Epson LQ-510 (or 500/850/800/...) ?

2) mail me the source I need to write a 1.3 driver ?

3) let me know where I can get either 1) or 2) ?

4) convince me that this isn't happening ?

Thanks for any and all replies.  I will post any positive solutions.


Hobie Orris
(impersonating Edgar Lebel)

P.S.  Should one whine about these problems here or in comp.sys.amiga?