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From: sichermn@beach.csulb.edu (Jeff Sicherman)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: DeskJet 500 underline problem
Message-ID: <1990Dec7.060122.10632@beach.csulb.edu>
Date: 7 Dec 90 06:01:22 GMT
References: <1990Dec6.163104.23721@uvm.edu>
Organization: Cal State Long Beach
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In article <1990Dec6.163104.23721@uvm.edu> pegram@kira.UUCP (Robert B. Pegram) writes:
>(Second try - no answers yet - possibly because original didn't get
>posted 8-)
>
>Ran into a problem helping my brother-in-law with his new DJ 500.
>Underlines always end up in the middle of the next line down.  I tried
>two different fonts, with single and double underlines and with
>and without the "floating" option (whatever that is!).  Nothing
>worked.  Is the machine defective or did I miss something?  Setting up
>this beast is not as easy as the Epson compatibles I'm used to, since
>some options must be sent out in strict order, or you don't get what
>you want.  Any and all help appreciated, I will report if there is any
>interest. Email or post to c.p.p.
>
>Bob Pegram
>
>Internet domain: pegram@griffin.uvm.edu
>UUCP: ...!uvm-gen!pegram

  Havent checked my Deskjet refs but the Laserjet is a page printer and
doesnt support the cr-no-lf sequence when  printing an ascii file in order
to produce underlining. It defaults to auto-lf with cr (newline). Even though
the Deskjet is essentially a rasterizing printer, they probably made it act
like a laserjet in order to have PCL type printers act compatibly with respect
to the same files and commands.  A character-backspace-(overprint-underline)
type sequence does work on both printers, in my experience.

Jeff Sicherman
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