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Subject: HPIID laser printer problem with quotes (`')
Summary: backquote (`)=0x60 and frontquote (')=0x27 look the same
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Date: 31 Jan 91 21:08:30 GMT
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On most terminals and printers the backquote (`) looks like
a smaller version of the backslash (\) and the frontquote
(') looks like a smaller version of the frontslash (/).
Well sort of, and on Courier font.  This includes the AST
Turbolaser printer.

On an HPiiD, however, both quotes look like tiny versions
of the frontslash (/), the only difference being that the
backquote (`) is slightly wider on the bottom and the
frontquote (') is slightly wider on top.  At 360 points in
size, this is obvious.  At 10 points in size, one needs a
microscope to detect the difference.

Does anyone know of a decent way or even a hack to fix this
problem?  I.e., how does one make the backquote into a
mirror image of the front quote for the Courier font family
in a fairly straightforward manner?  Is it possible to
reprogram the printer?

Secondly, is it possible to reconfigure the printer so that
it also works for those filters whose source code is not
available?

A sample program which can illustrate the problem follows:

--------------------cut-here--------------------
%!
grestoreall
/Courier findfont 360 scalefont setfont
72 72 moveto (`') show showpage
grestoreall
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