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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 >=20=20=20 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 =20 Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/os2user/ Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/os2user/join (Yahoo! ID required) To change settings via email: mailto:os2user-digest{at}yahoogroups.com=20 mailto:os2user-fullfeatured{at}yahoogroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: os2user-unsubscribe{at}yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ =20 ---* Origin: Waldo's Place USA Internet Gateway (1:3634/1000) SEEN-BY: 10/1 3 14/300 400 34/999 90/1 120/228 123/500 134/10 140/1 226/0 SEEN-BY: 229/4000 236/150 249/303 261/20 38 100 1381 1404 1406 1418 266/1413 SEEN-BY: 280/1027 320/119 633/260 262 267 285 712/848 800/432 801/161 189 SEEN-BY: 2222/700 2320/105 2800/18 2905/0 @PATH: 3634/1000 12 123/500 261/38 633/260 267 |
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