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From: bill@braille.uwo.ca (W.B. Carss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,misc.jobs.contract
Subject: Re: Printer drivers in Appleworks
Keywords: appleworks comrex printers apple-2
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Date: 12 Mar 91 02:10:51 GMT
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If you have some kind of file handling program like System Utilities or Copy II
plus or something like that, look at the custom disk for a file called SEG.PR
which is the file in which the printer information for AppleWorks is stored.
If the file on the custom disk is damaged then you will have to look in the 
owner's manual for the printer to determine the control characters for it.
It isn't as difficult as you might think - look up boldface on and off,
underline on and off, proportional spacing (if you want) and the like.  There
is a menu-diriven option in appleworks for adding a custom printer to the list.
All you need to do is add a new printer to the list of the name of your choice
and enter the control codes as needed.

The other are of concern here is the interface between your friend's apple and
the printer.  Depending on what type it is, you may have to insert control 
codes for it.  For example, I have a Grppler+ buffered parallel interface card
that requires a different control code than a super serial card for 
example.  The manual that came with the interface card will be able to tell
you about that.

Make a copy of the appleworks disk before you start fooling around with it, and
then copy the seg.pr from the custom disk onto the copy of appleworks just to 
see if the printer is still there, beforetaking the time
to look through the manuals.  Let me know what happens.

-- 
Bill Carss
bill@braille.uwo.ca