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From: gdj5t@krebs.acc.Virginia.EDU (Glenn Jones)
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Subject: Re: Using WordPerfect with Apple LaserWriter (emulating Microspace?)
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Date: 15 Jun 88 14:17:31 GMT
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In article <10912@grebyn.COM> karl@grebyn.com (Karl A. Nyberg) writes:
>A customer (with a PC) is writing a manual using WordPerfect Version 4.2,
>and attempting to print the resulting output on my Apple Laser Writer (using
>Postscript).
>
>The preface to the file he uploaded appears as:
>
>	% WordPerfect Virtual Printer Interface Program Version 1.00
>	% A PostScript program to emulate a simple Microspace printer
>	% (C)Copyright 1986 WordPerfect Corporation - All Rights Reserved
>
>After stripping off the extra carriage returns (^Ms) and sending everything
>to the Laser printer, I either get a blank page, or everything in ascii.
>
>Adding the "%!" string on the first line doesn't help any either.
>
>He's also trying to be able to print all sorts of graphics (that come across
>in the range of 128 .. 255).  He's using kermit, and I don't think anything
>has been damaged in transit.
>
>Anybody else succeeded with this situation?  Thanks.
>
>-- Karl --
>
>Karl A. Nyberg          karl@grebyn.com, nyberg@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu
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Yes, I worked this problem out over a year ago.  First of all, let me suggest
that you upgrade to version 5.0 of WordPerfect.  It's definately worth it!
WP50 works MUCH MUCH better with the LaserWriter: easy font changes (sizes
and styles), kerning, proportional spacing, and either portrait or landscape
printing.  I understand that Word Perfect Corp. is working on a new LaserWriter
driver to fix a few MINOR bugs. As with ver 4.2, however, I do still have to
add the "%!" to the top of the print file before sending it to the printer.
I don't know why WordPerfect doesn't do that!

As for getting ver. 4.2 to work:
- Get WP to send you a new LaserWriter driver.  There is a required file,
  PSCRIPT.PS, whose first line is
    % WordPerfect Virtual Printer Interface Program Version 2.12
  This file becomes the preface to each "print file".
- Add the "%!" (once) to the top of the PSCRIPT.PS file, or to the "print file"
  before each file transfer.
- Use the "binary" mode of kermit to transfer the file.
- I never could get some of the special characters to print correctly.

I hope this is helpful, but your best bet is to get ver. 5 !!!


Glen Jones
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