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From: cleland@sdbio2.ucsd.edu (Thomas Cleland)
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Subject: Re: Printer Drivers
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Date: 8 Mar 91 03:35:01 GMT
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>In article <27264@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>, cr1@shark.cis.ufl.edu (Anubis) writes:
>>  
>> I write a lot of papers and what not.  I've tried various
>> wordprocessors and I've found that when I use anything but the built
>> in printer fonts on either of my printers( the Panasonic 1124 or the
>> Citizen GSX 140, both 24 pin printers), I get absolute crap for
>> quality. I'm using the Epsonq printer driver.  Now, am I correct in
>> assuming that it is the printer drivers fault for this?  We can take
>> the same printer over to the IBM and print out using practically any
>> other package and get much better quality.  
>
 Options include:

1.  TeX  (send me mail if you can't find Radical Eye's address)
2.  KindWords  (someone said, don't know myself)
3.  Output in PostScript  (e.g., with ProScript from ProWrite),
then use a Postscript interpreter like PixelScript from
Pixelations or the PD "Post" program  (shareware?)--this gives
perfect output if you use PostScript compatible fonts  (several
of ProWrite's are, at least).

4.  Dump your text into PageStream  (has a ProWrite import
module included, prints out perfect output using either its own
fonts or Compugraphic fonts; I think Adobe Type 1 too. 

5.  Some fonts are better than others--avoid the 'gem' fonts,
try PD fonts, packaged fonts, or the CBM alternative fonts
(Times, etc).  They might be passable  (esp. with ProWrite's
ability to force printer aspect ratio)

6.  Wait for the next Workbench release with scaleable system
fonts  (not a good idea).  

I mean, the fonts are a great idea; waiting for them isn't.

Thom Cleland
tcleland@ucsd.edu