From: "Peter Samuel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date sent: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:25:02 +1100 (EST)
Subject: Re: [SLUG] HP Printer codes
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Aussie wrote:
>
> >
> > My father writes cashbook software that sends plain text direct to
> > the printer, and although most printers use the standard codes for
> > bold, condensed, underline etc, HP printers don't. I'm looking at
> > getting the correct printing codes to start and stop the following:
> >
> > Bold
> > Condensed (17cpi)
> > Double Width
> > Underline
> > 10/12/17 cpi
>
> There ain't no such thing as standard when it comes to printers.
> You're probably talking about Epson ESC/2 codes and HP's don't support
> those.
IBM codes actually.
> Then you've got the issue of which HP printer you've got. Most support
> some variant of PCL (all which are different), some support other
> command codes only/too.
HP Deskjet 670C. My apologies.
> Give us an example of bold etc text and tell us what printer you've
> got.
The normal codes used for bold are 27;71 to start, 27;72 to end,
Elongated (Double Width) are 14 to start, 20 to finish.
> Otherwise you're problem is akin to telling us "my sparkplug is
> wrong"?
Damn, I knew this was going to be the problem. Sorry :-)
Aussie
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