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From: pds@quintus.uucp (Peter Schachte)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 1.3 Printer Drivers
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Date: 8 Sep 88 23:22:28 GMT
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While we're on the topic of 1.3 printer drivers and ProWrite, I too have
ProWrite 2.0, and I have an Epson JX80 Printer.  This printer is capable
of pretty high resolution in it's best graphics mode (I think it's 360
dpi horizontally, although of course the pins are bigger than that, so
it'll never look as good as that number would indicate).  The hitch is
that you have to make 2 passes for each line (one for odd pixels, and
one for evens).  The 1.3 driver only makes 1 pass, so it doesn't get the
best resolution the printer can deliver.

So the questions are:

1)  Am I confused about the 1.3 driver or Epson X printers?  Is there
    some way to get it to make two passes?

2)  Has someone built an Epson X printer driver that gets better quality
    than the 1.3 driver?  If so, can I get it?

3)  What do I read to find out how to write one myself?  Can I get my
    hands on an example 1.3 printer driver?

Thanks in advance for any help.

-Peter Schachte
pds@quintus.uucp
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