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Subject: Re: Nroff/Troff laser printer support
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Date: Tue, 26-May-87 14:10:39 EDT
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I appreciate all the compliments on our Eroff software.
A few comments in the last netrnews article were in error
which I'll correct:

o Eroff is now available for more printers:
	1. Any PostScript printer (such as the Apple LaserWriter)
	2. The Imagen line of laser printers.
  in addition to:
	3. The HP (standard) LaserJet.
	4. The HP LaserJet+ and Series II line.

o Eroff release 2.1 includes an ASCII screen previewer for previewing
  (rough drafting) your troff documents on-screen before printing.

o We also have a wiz-bang fancy one for the SUN and Counterpoint workstations.

o Eroff/PostScript supports image inclusion and landscape printing,
  neither supported in Transcript.  It also supports the Dingbats font.

o One must use a font cartridge in a *standard* LaserJet.

o If you wish, you *may* use a font cartridge in an LJ+.  We *recommend*
  using soft fonts in the LJ+ since you get a *much* wider variety of font
  styles.  With Eroff 2.1, you need not use HP soft fonts (We have not yet,
  however, seen truely *high quality* fonts from any vendors other than HP.)

o Eroff downloads fonts *automatically* as they are requested in the
  troff document.  And it remembers which ones that have been downloaded
  so they are not redundantly downloaded for each job.  I am not
  aware of any other troff package that offers this.

Ken Greer

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