Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!inria!irisa!decouty
From: decouty@irisa.UUCP (Bertrand Decouty)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari ST Screen Dump Info Sought
Message-ID: <1039@irisa.UUCP>
Date: 3 Mar 89 08:24:05 GMT
References: <3958@druhi.ATT.COM>
Organization: I.R.I.S.A., Rennes, Fr
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In article <3958@druhi.ATT.COM> terrell@druhi.UUCP (TerrellE) writes:
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|I have a question about the Atari ST screen-dump (which can be invoked
|by typing ALT & HELP at the same time.
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|My question is this:  Does this screen dump work with non EPSON compatible
|printers?  If so, which ones (and how can it tell what kind of printer
|is connected)?
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|Thanks in advance,
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|Eric Terrell (att!druhi!terrell)


This does not work with 24-pin EPSON printers, at least with LQ1000 series.
The ST sends a command (ESC 1) which sets 7/72 inch line spacing.
As 24-pin printers spacing are only 1/60 inch spacing, they do not reco-
gnize this command and so you can't dump screen on them.

Naturally, only experience can tell you this fact (-(-

The needed printer codes are: esc L (graphic data), esc 3 (1/216 spacing),
 esc 1 (1/72 spacing).

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