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From: tomb@hplsla.HP.COM (Tom Bruhns)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: HP Deskjet Prop Fonts on WordPerfect?
Message-ID: <5160059@hplsla.HP.COM>
Date: 24 Oct 89 01:04:28 GMT
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RE:  Proportional Spacing in WP.  I coincidentally just this weekend
tried to get proportional working on my Dynax DX15 (Brother HR15).  I
found that the supplied driver didn't work with the supplied test file:
the columns came out ragged (left edge) and the spacing wasn't right.
I messed with the character table, and discovered that the width
attribute worked OK, but the adjustment attribute didn't do anything
to affect the spacing, but apparently did get counted in what the
driver _thought_ the true position on the line was.  That is, when
I set all the adjustments to zero, the columns came out lined up
perfectly -- but the spacing of the characters was still wrong, and
still the same as it was with the original table.  (For those who
haven't looked at the test file, it prints columns of "NxN", where
x is every ASCII character.  Since the columns are separated by
tab characters, they should come out in nice straight vertical lines...)


This is on an old version of WP; just this morning I ordered the
upgrade and am anxious to try it.  The support person I chatted
with said he could try to duplicate the problem, but would prefer
that I try the new version first.  That was slightly disappointing;
I expected they would have a log of defects and he would tell me that
it was either a known or a new problem.  He seemed to not know.

(I'll try to follow up when I solve the problem, but would like to
hear from others with insight.)

Tom Bruhns
tomb%hplsla@hplabs.hp.com