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From: mat@emcard.UUCP (W Mat Waites)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: ditroff + LaserJet II - HELP
Message-ID: <6874@emcard.UUCP>
Date: 7 Apr 89 12:52:11 GMT
References: <3660@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk>
Reply-To: mat@emcard.UUCP (W Mat Waites)
Organization: Emory Univ CDB
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In article <3660@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk> kjc@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk writes:
}Intro:
}------
}1. We have ditroff, eqn, tbl, pic etc from ATT on our HP workstations.
}2. We have several HP LaserJet II printers (512Kb, no extra fonts - yet).
}
}Problem:
}--------
}We would like to get output on our LaserJets that is similar to the output
}we get from our PostScript Laser Writer ie Times Roman, Bold and Italic in
}6,7,8 ... 24 point etc.
}
}My Solution
}-----------
}1. Get some HP Soft Fonts (probably AD, AF and DA)
}2. Get the appropriate printer manual and width tables for fonts etc.
}2. Write a driver (and I'm sure this has all been done before!!)
}
}Kenny C.
}
}*****************************************************************************
}* Kenneth Chan             * Phone: +44 51 794 3690                         *

We use Eroff, from Elan Software. You move the soft fonts over with
kermit or xmodem or something, and put them in particular directories.
Eroff takes care of downloading the fonts, etc. I find it easier to buy
than generate all of those width tables, etc myself.

Elan Computer Group
410 Cambridge Ave, Suite A
Palo Alto, CA
94306
(415) 322-2450

Good Luck,
Mat

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