Re: overprinting ASCII on Laserjet?
> : >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. > This is a Hewlett Packard 5P Laserjet and everything is software controlled with NO switches to play with. The HP uses PCL programing. There are Line Termination controls that "should" effect how the CR+LF codes in single and combination are interpreted. But in another place in the HP codes it says that the LF (linefeed) ASCII 10 is interpreted as CR (carriage return) ASCII 13. Since a laser places toner on the drum as it goes (I am assuming here), I was hoping someone else in the group could either confirm that "overprinting" is impossible, or they could give me a hint at how to control the printer to properly process the file. BTW, the print file contains 130 printable characters per line. If the line is actually supposed to advance, there is a CR and LF at the the end the line. If there is to be overprinting there is just a CR at the end of the line.
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