Hal,
I wonder if anybody has a line-printer they could test this with ?
Hal Kaplan wrote:
=> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Newton
=> Subject: Re: ? and ??
=>
=> Seriously though, your argument about screen fonts does not
=> apply in the case of the printer scenario and yet the same
=> problem occurs when directing output in this way to the printer.
=>
Well I could have said: ... your explanation etc. but let's not split
hairs <g>
Paul, some clarifications are in order.
First of all, a page printer is one that will only print a page at a time as
opposed to a character or a line at a time. All laser printers and most inkjet
printers are page printers. Your HP is a page printer. They are a PITA when
doing things in the command window or testing code such as yours because you
always have to close the page before they will print (i.e. send an FF or press
a button on the printer).
I realise that only too well
Finally, my "argument"* does hold for printers because printers have a default
font. The font clauses in the print statements cause the same layout problems for
printers as they do for screens. Of course on a line printer, everything would work
fine. So go get an OKI dot-matrix.
*I was not passing judgment on how things work, only reporting what I
experienced when making changes to your code. You should refer to my words as
an explanation, not an argument.
I understand and do appreciate your input/feedback. I am not sure about
your suggestion regarding line-printers however. Don't they have a
default font just like the screen and page printers do ? Moreover,
isn't the screen more like a line-printer - and therefore if it works
with the line printer it should work with the screen - unless the
difference (between the screen and a line printer) is that the line
printer does _not_ have a default font.
Anybody have a line-printer they could test this with ?
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