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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 21 Apr 1999.
Re: overprinting ASCII on Laserjet?

Re: overprinting ASCII on Laserjet?

: >Subject: overprinting ASCII on Laserjet?
: >From: Robert Wood <rob...@ionet.net>
: >Date: 4/20/99 6:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time
: >Message-id: <371...@ionet.net>
: >
: >I have been trying to print out one of the OLD line printer type posters
: >on my HP Laserjet.  I have tried a bunch of Escape code combination to
: >make it treat a CR(Carriage return) as what it should be (reset to left
: >margin, but do not advance the line).  But no matter how I set Line
: >Termination, it always prints a line, hits the CR, and advances the
: >line.  I know the printer is taking my Escape sequences, because I can
: >set it to 8 lines an inch.
: >
: >So, is it even possible to "overprint" with a laser printer?

      See if the printer has a little toggle switch for
"auto linefeed" and turn it off.

      What brand printer?   Does it use standard
ESC P2 sequences like an Epson?
      Regardless, there should be a sequence for
"doublestrike" or "bold".
      Or you might find a sequence for "reverse
linefeed".

Joe Fischer 

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Subject: Re: overprinting ASCII on Laserjet?
Date: 1999/04/21
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