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Subject: Re: Questions about DTP printing and refresh speed
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Date: 4 Jun 91 22:13:55 GMT
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> I have a couple of questions about desk-top publishing programs that I hope
> someone can answer.  I am specifically interested in Pro-Page and Pagestream
> but if you would like to comment on other packages, feel free to do so.
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>   - Can it print to a non-postscript printer using the printer's full
>     graphics resolution.  I mean really using the printer's resolution,
>       not just scaling the screen to the printer's resolution as
>       Prowrite, for example, does.
Both Pro Page and PageStream can print at the printer's highest resolution;

I get terrific and near-laser results with my HP Deskjet. Both packages use
Compugraphic fonts, which are completely scalable, with no jaggies.
PageStream also can use Adobe Type 1 fonts, which also are scalable.
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>   - How long does it take to print a moderately complex page this way?
>     (Tell me what kind of system you are using).

The longest I have seen a page take to print on my 68000 A1000 was about 15
minutes. This necessarily precludes multiple copies, but that's why there
are photocopiers.>

>   - How fast are screen updates?  Sub second?  Multi second?  Tens of
>     seconds?  Minutes?

PageStream is fairly slow on my machine, a lot faster on an accelerated
Amiga. It's especially slow when typing into a page, but importing
wordprocessor files is pretty snappy. I use PageStream despite its slowness
because of its raw power--it can do many things that Pro Page cannot, and it
does most things better. It compares QUITE favorably to PageMaker and Quark
Express, both of which I have used on Macs.

> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
> --
> Mark Waggoner           waggoner@ichips.intel.com         (503) 696-4590
>                        No, I don't speak for intel.
>
You're welcome.

                                                --Rick Wrigley
                                                fhwri@conncoll.bitnet