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From: demasi@paisano.UUCP (Michael C. De Masi)
Newsgroups: comp.text,comp.sys.hp
Subject: Big fun with nroff on a HP Laserjet II
Message-ID: <333@paisano.UUCP>
Date: 29 Feb 88 19:15:03 GMT
Organization: AT&T Communications.  Fairfax, VA
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Keywords: nroff HP text mm


Hello poeple,

I've been trying to write an 'nterm' printer descriptor
file for an HP Laserjet II for some time now, and just
when I thought I had it perfected, I find that there is
no real reverse line feed (or relative cursor up) sequence
that can be understood by the printer.

If I'm wrong, blame it on HP tech support, cause they're
the ones who gave me this info.  If not, it really seems
like a rather silly thing to leave out of such a nice printer.
Anyway, has anybody come up with a workaround for this
short of preparing the files for just a general 'lp'
description?  Is there a reverse line feed/cursor up
sequence that nobody knows about?  Does anybody have
an 'nterm' file already written that they'd just love
to send me?  Huh?

Any responses would be appreciated in the extreme and
should be mailed directly as I do not always get to read
these groups.

Thanks in advance,
Michael C. De Masi - AT&T Communications (For whom I work and not speak)
2340 Dulles Corner Blvd.  Herndon, Virginia 22071   Phone: 703-834-8123
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