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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:*OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:IOSG::PYE
Created:Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4343
Total number of notes:18308

1328.0. "HP Laserjet and blank page when printing landscape" by WAYOUT::CROOKS (Things that make you go Hmmmmm....) Fri Aug 28 1992 15:48

Hi folks,

ALL-IN-1 v3.0 and printing to HPLaserjet III. 

I have a document that starts off in portrait, then a new page marker, 
then a printer format landscape command and a page of text; if I print this 
using a Print style of HPLJII I get a blank page thrown in between each printed 
page.

If I print to file; when it does the new page and change of orientation.
I get 

<ESC>&l1O<FF><ESC>*p350Y<ESC>*p0X 

However I have found that if I change my document destination on WPPARG, but 
keep the same entry in Print style so that it prompts me with 

"Do you wish to use the HPLJIII print style [Y/N]?

and I respond Y, I then find that I get a differently formatted output file, 
it does not have the <FF> and does not give blank pages. If I say N I get the 
blank page.

Could someone explain what is occurring here? What is the affect of the answer
to that question? Assuming some of this makes sense...:-)

cheers 

Alan Crooks UK CSC
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1328.1A suggestionSCOTTC::MARSHALLPearl-white, but slightly shop-soiledFri Aug 28 1992 16:0410
Hi,

I know nothing about HP Laserjets, and not much about print styles, but try
changing the "Form Feed" field on the Print Settings form to N and see if it
makes a difference.

You get to the Print Settings form by typing GOLD-E after typing in the
"Document Destination" and "Print Style" fields on the print form.

Scott
1328.2What happens when you say NIOSG::NEWLANDRichard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4AFri Aug 28 1992 16:1415
>However I have found that if I change my document destination on WPPARG, but 
>keep the same entry in Print style so that it prompts me with 
>
>"Do you wish to use the HPLJIII print style [Y/N]?
>
>and I respond Y, I then find that I get a differently formatted output file, 
>it does not have the <FF> and does not give blank pages. If I say N I get the 
>blank page.

When you answer N a message will be displayed saying which style will be 
used, so what is the style?


Richard
1328.3Thanks for the replies.WAYOUT::CROOKSThings that may you go Hmmmmm....Mon Sep 07 1992 15:2810
Re .1 I and customer have N for Form Feed.

Re .2 the default HPLJIII style.

Richard, what sequence do you get to switch to landscape if 
you print to file with HPLJIII print style?

thanks in advance 

Alan.
1328.4The same sequenceIOSG::NEWLANDRichard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4ATue Sep 08 1992 14:5722
Alan,

I created a WPS-PLUS document which contained a New Page followed by a
PRINTER FORMAT LANDSCAPE control block.  When I print this to FILE with a
print style of HPLJIII I get the same control sequence at the point where 
the new page and switch to landscape occur.


I also tried printing the same document to a different Print Destination 
and answered Y to the question:

    Do you wish to use the HPLJIII print style [Y/N]?

The created listing file was exactly the same as the previous file, so I 
cannot reproduce what happened on your system.

I do not have access to an HPLJIII printer so I cannot see what happens
when the documents are printed. 


Richard