Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!asgard!paz From: paz@mlb.dmt.csiro.au (Paul Zemancheff) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Printing Line Drawing characters from Microsoft Works 2.0 Keywords: Works pc postscript Message-ID: <1743@mimir.mlb.dmt.csiro.au> Date: 30 Aug 90 00:50:22 GMT Organization: CSIRO Division of Manufacturing Technology, Melbourne, Australia Lines: 24 Help !. I have run into a problem with Microsoft Works 2.0 and postscript output. Specifically the line/box draw characters from the IBM pc extended character set will not print correctly to a postscript printer. I have examined a postscript file that is sent to the printer. Extended characters are included as shown below: 720 4080 P 0 12 F (IBM) S 144 J ( pc box characters.) S 0 12 F 720 4560 P 0 12 F (190) S 144 J ( to 210.) S 0 12 F 720 5040 P 0 12 F () S 190 C () S 144 J ( ) S 191 C ( ) S 192 C ( ) S 193 C ( ) S 194 C ( ) S 195 C ( - ) S 197 C ( ) S 198 C ( ) S 199 C ( ) S 200 C ( ) S 201 C ( ) S 203 C ( ) S 204 C ( ) S 205 C ( ) S 206 C ( ) S 207 C ( ) S 208 C ( ) S 209 C ( ) S 210 C () S 0 12 F PE PSe The Microsoft support line suggested modifying the "works " postscrp.ini file to define these characters. However, as far as I am aware there are no appropriate Adobe code names to use in `foreignvec' modification suggested. Has anybody encountered this problem, and if so was a solution found ? paul..... Paul Zemancheff PHONE: +61 3 487 9271 FAX: +61 3 484 0878 CSIRO Division of ACSNET or CSNET: paz@mimir.dmt.oz Manufacturing Technology, ARPA: paz%mimir.dmt.oz@uunet.uu.net Melbourne, Australia. UUCP: {uunet,ukc,mcvax}!munnari!mimir.dmt.oz!paz