Help,I don't remember!!!
Now the story:
Picked up two Apple LaserWriter printers for A$5 in local "tip" (junk
yard). Both in working order. Till now everything OK.
Tested both on MS-Glassware, perfect!
Now the Linux (Slackware 9.0) story.
I got into situation which reminds me of my early days (previous
millenium) with Linux.
"Staircase effect"
And as every "normal computer user" I never kept ANY notes how I solved
it then. And the "new" HOWTO's are simple no help.
( Of course the "Slackware Unleashed" book that helped me then was
recycled long time ago.)

HELP!!!


Stanislaw.
Slack user from Ulladulla.

Stan Flatto wrote:

> Picked up two Apple LaserWriter printers for A$5 in local "tip" (junk
> yard). Both in working order. Till now everything OK.
> Tested both on MS-Glassware, perfect!
> Now the Linux (Slackware 9.0) story.
> I got into situation which reminds me of my early days (previous
> millenium) with Linux.
> "Staircase effect"


Ah, someone who has truly forgotten more than most know!

Windows sends a linefeed and a carriage return at the end of each line.
Linux normally sends only the linefeed character. See if your printer
driver can be tweaked for this.

--
Old Man

Stan Flatto wrote:

> Help,I don't remember!!!
> Now the story:
> Picked up two Apple LaserWriter printers for A$5 in local "tip" (junk
> yard). Both in working order. Till now everything OK.
> Tested both on MS-Glassware, perfect!
> Now the Linux (Slackware 9.0) story.
> I got into situation which reminds me of my early days (previous
> millenium) with Linux.
> "Staircase effect"
> And as every "normal computer user" I never kept ANY notes how I solved
> it then. And the "new" HOWTO's are simple no help.
> ( Of course the "Slackware Unleashed" book that helped me then was
> recycled long time ago.)
>
> HELP!!!
>
>
> Stanislaw.
> Slack user from Ulladulla.

Various "filters" (with their authors all denying that theirs is "the best")
are available to fix the stair step.

The following PERL filter has served me.

#!perl
while (<STDIN>){chop$_;
print "$_\r\n;};

The Pat Powell also has a filter named lpf in the LRPng package that
manages the jaggies.

I've also seen bash script (but can't find one right now.) Either of the
above should solve your problem.

Rick

In <EfKdnTCfU9Da0DWiRVn-sg@comcast.com>, Old Man wrote:

> Stan Flatto wrote:
>
Usually there is a dip switch (or some software setup) on the printer to
change this. At least in the HP printers I used at that time...

Have a nice day
Franz

--
Franz M. Sauerzopf
Atominstitut, TU Wien

Richard LeNoir wrote:
> Stan Flatto wrote:
>>HELP!!!


> The following PERL filter has served me.
>
> #!perl
> while (<STDIN>){chop$_;
> print "$_\r\n;};
>
> The Pat Powell also has a filter named lpf in the LRPng package that
> manages the jaggies.
>
> I've also seen bash script (but can't find one right now.) Either of the
> above should solve your problem.
>
> Rick

Thanks, will try, I was actually looking for some comprehensive RTFM on
this subject which I still remember from my younger days in Linux.

Stanislaw.
Slack user from Ulladulla.

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Stan Flatto <compaid@shoalhaven.net.au> wrote:

> Thanks, will try, I was actually looking for some comprehensive
> RTFM on this subject which I still remember from my younger days
> in Linux.

Is this what you're looking for?
http://docs.rinet.ru/Slackware-Linux/html/ch20.htm

- --
George Georgakis - geeg AT tripleg net au - http://www.tripleg.net.au/
SlackBuild Central - http://slackpack.tripleg.net.au/

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George Georgakis wrote:

> Is this what you're looking for?
> http://docs.rinet.ru/Slackware-Linux/html/ch20.htm
>

YYYYEEESSSSS!!!
Seeing those pages brought memories back, so following ancient customs I
put my monitor in bath full of warm, rose scented water and cried "Eureka!"

Thanks a lot.

Stanislaw.
Slack user from Ulladulla.