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from: Mike O`Connor
date: 2007-09-22 14:54:40
subject: Re: Strange printing behaviour

Michael Andersson wrote:
> My HP LaserJet 1200 is installed on LPT1. When I reinstalled eCS 1.2 R, a=
nd the driver=20
> laserjet.drv (which worked OK before) it only printed in portrait. I trie=
d to change that=20
> (properties-printer driver-job properties) it seemed OK. Closing properti=
es and then=20
> reopening showed the same.=20
> Went to the Internet, downloaded older laserjet.drv, reinstalled, and voi=
l=E1, it worked, I=20
> could print in landscape. Restarting eCS, tried to move back to portrait,=
 but no luck! The=20
> properties-printer driver-job properties shows portrait, but printing is =
landscape. I've=20
> tried e.exe, ee.exe, eee.exe, ibmworks, word pro: All the same. Printing =
2 pages makes=20
> them appear side-by-side. And it will be put a frame around the text.
>
> I discovered the problem, trying to print from RSJ CD CoverEditor, which =
must print in=20
> landscape.
>
> Anyone know about this, and how to fix it?
>
> By the way: Since very long, maybe since I first installed eCS 1.2 R, all=
 text files print=20
> with a very small font, I think 9. How do I enlarge?
>
> Michael
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Hi Michael,

Courtesy of my late good friend Don Woodall (from 2 years back)

(Although the link is now dead!)

If you have a laser printer, Proceed with installing your printer=20
driver(s). However, you will also want to go to the IBM Device Driver=20
repository and download the "laser printer" drivers for your printer.=20
Let me explain why. I have an HP Laser Jet III. I use IBM Works to print=20
addresses on envelopes. The device driver eCS installs is incapable of=20
doing the job. The general purpose drivers contained in eCS are capable=20
of printing in 2 formats: 1. Portrait 2. Landscape The "laser printer"=20
device drivers are capable of printing in 3 formats: 1. Portrait 2.=20
Landscape 3. Landscape - Rotated You have been advised. Printer driver=20
updates are free to all at=20
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/index.htm HTH
-- This message was sent to you by: Don(ald) O. Woodall Shooting=20
electrons at you from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA My e-Mail/News Reader=20
is: MR/2 ICE version 2.60b S/N 393 The Operating System is: eComStation=20
version 1.1 This OS/2 system uptime is 2 days 06:35 hours :^( (en). dls=20
woodall at SBC Global dot Net



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