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From: slc@hoptoad.uucp (Steve Costa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: HP Deskjet Questions
Keywords: Driver, Hints
Message-ID: <8667@hoptoad.uucp>
Date: 9 Oct 89 20:03:19 GMT
References: <14205@shamash.cdc.com>
Reply-To: slc@hoptoad.UUCP (Steve Costa)
Organization: Presidio Software
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In article <14205@shamash.cdc.com> tmurphy@shamash.cdc.com (Murph) writes:
>I just got my deskjet and I hooked it up and everything seems fine.
>I've been seeing bits and pieces on c.s.a. about a better deskjet 
>driver and I'm wondering if it exists, and where I can get a copy.
>
>I'd like to get a few hints for the future, which of the font cartridges
>does anyone recommend and why?  What software works exceptionally good or
>bad?(I ordered AmigaTex cause I heard good things about the combo)
>I heard good things about Pixelscript and the DJ, any comments?
>any and all tips welcome.
>
>Thanks in advance....
>
>Murph


I don't have the SuperDJ driver (yet). I too would like to hear more about
it. It's available from:

   Creative Focus
   Box 580
   Chenango Bridge, NY 13745-0580    (no phone # in the ad)


 -- Cartridges & Fonts

I bought two cartridges:

 -   Prestige elite set (12 pitch & math symbols,etc. No landscape mode).

 -   256 RAM cartridge, for soft fonts.

I also bought the "TsmRmn & Helv" soft font collection. It comes on 5 1/4"
360K disks for IBM & clones. I put them on my PC and transferred them to my
Amiga via null modem connection.

Soft fonts have the advantage of not needing to change cartridges, plus you
may get more point sizes for the money. However they can take a lot of disk
storage, depending on the point size & character set. The total disk
storage of the collection I bought is 1.66 meg (36 files).

I'm also working on a soft font editor to revise & create soft fonts. The
file structure is fairly complicated & it's taking longer than I thought
originally (at least a few more weeks, since I only work on it part time).
I'll make it available either commercially or as freeware, depending on
demand & on how many wrinkles I put into it. Some ideas I have are to
output DeskJet, LaserJet, & possibly PostScript font files; to have editing
features beyond dot-by-dot placement (i.e. like a simple paint program).
We'll see.


 -- PixelScript

I've printed directly from PageStream to the DeskJet, and I've directed
PageStream to a PostScript file and then printed it on the DeskJet.
PixelScript gives distinctly better-formed characters.