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From: habibi@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Daryoush Habibi)
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Subject: Re: Need adivice on dvi-to-ps driver for LJIII + PS cartridge
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Date: 21 May 91 04:27:05 GMT
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In article <1991May20.095442.6726@ioe.lon.ac.uk> teexdwu@ioe.lon.ac.uk (DOMINIK WUJASTYK) writes:
=In article <13668@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> tchiu@euler.Berkeley.EDU (Tsu-Chih Chiu) writes:
==Hi, 
==We are currently using emTeX with an HP LJ III.
==A HP postscript cartridge for LJ III have been 
==purchased and we are trying to turn the LJ III
==to a postscript printer.
==
==Question: Need recommendations on which DVI-2-PS
==driver is better for the job?
=
=I have exactly the same setup as you, and I use Tom Rokicki's excellent
=dvips program, as compiled for DOS by r lang.   This DOS version
=supports several emTeX features, such as font libraries and most of 
=the same specials (only \special{em:graph xxx} isn't supported, so all
=the TeXcad macros for lines at angle still work, for example).  So it
=fits into the emTeX environment particularly well.  Also, in general 
=terms, it is an outstandingly good dvi-to-PS program, supporting
=everything most people can think of.
=
=The only other one I would consider is James Clark's excellent dvitops
=program, which is also free, and very good indeed.  But it doesn't 
=support emTeX font library files, nor has it yet been upgraded to 
=support VF files.  Otherwise, it has given me excellent service in
=the past.
=
=Many thanks to James Clark and Tom Rokicki for these excellent programs.
=
=Dominik

I use EmTeX and with it comes drivers for HP LaserJet printers and even
drivers for dot matrix printers. The drivers for HP LaserJet do not require
special fonts and can do with the library fonts which is again part of
the emtex package. The drivers for dot matrix printers however require special
fonts and you have the option of choosing low, medium and high resolution.
The documentation for these is included in emtex.

p.s. I only used these drivers once for a friend who needed them. I generally
use dvips and direct the output to a postscript laser printer.

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