From: lee@hsh.com (Lee Havemann)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Re: Downloading soft fonts to HPs
Date: 17 Dec 92 18:21:57 GMT
Organization: HSH Associates

In article <LANWORKS%92121609551609@MIAMIU.ACS.MUOHIO.EDU>, ES12453@SWTEXAS.BITNET writes:
> 
>    We are running Pathworks 4.1 and VMS 5.5-1. We are having difficulty
>    using Glyphix to print to our networked HP printers. When users attempt
>    to download fonts and print, the fonts aren't being interpreted correctly
>    by the printer. The font escape sequences are being printed as text. This
>    problem only occurs when printing to a networked printer. The LAT
>    terminal port for the queue is configured as follows.
>  
>    Terminal: _LTA19:     Device_Type: LN03          Owner: SYMBIONT_4

Set to device_type: Unknown

>                                                  Username: SYSTEM
>  
>       Input:   9600      LFfill:  0      Width: 511      Parity: None
>       Output:  9600      CRfill:  0      Page:   66
>  
>    Terminal Characteristics:
>       Interactive        Echo               No Typeahead       No Escape
>       No Hostsync        TTsync             Lowercase          No Tab
>       No Wrap            Hardcopy           No Remote          Eightbit
>       No Broadcast       No Readsync        Form               Fulldup
>       No Modem           No Local_echo      No Autobaud        Hangup
>       No Brdcstmbx       No DMA             No Altypeahd       Set_speed
>       No Commsync        No Line Editing    Overstrike editing No Fallback
>       No Dialup          No Secure server   No Disconnect      No Pasthru
>       No Syspassword     SIXEL Graphics     No Soft Characters No Printer
>    Port
>       Numeric Keypad     No ANSI_CRT        No Regis           No Block_mode
>       No Advanced_video  No Edit_mode       No DEC_CRT         No DEC_CRT2
>       No DEC_CRT3        No DEC_CRT4        VMS Style Input
>  
>    Device spooled to _SYSDSK$DIA0:
>  
>    In addition, the form assigned to this queue is set up with a width of
>    511 and is /notruncate.
>  
>    Does anybody have any ideas or thoughts?

Set term/perm/passall/pasthru should fix that problem - the driver is 
stripping off the eighth bit. Here's how ours is set up:



HSHVXA::LEE>sh term txa7:
Terminal: _TXA7:      Device_Type: Unknown       Owner: SYMBIONT_0001
                                              Username: SYSTEM

   Input:  19200      LFfill:  0      Width: 132      Parity: None
   Output: 19200      CRfill:  0      Page:   66      

Terminal Characteristics:
   Interactive        Echo               Type_ahead         No Escape
   No Hostsync        TTsync             Lowercase          No Tab
   No Wrap            Scope              No Remote          No Eightbit
   Broadcast          No Readsync        No Form            Fulldup
   No Modem           No Local_echo      No Autobaud        No Hangup
   No Brdcstmbx       No DMA             No Altypeahd       Set_speed
   No Line Editing    Overstrike editing No Fallback        No Dialup
   No Secure server   No Disconnect      Pasthru            No Syspassword
   No SIXEL Graphics  No Soft Characters No Printer Port    Numeric Keypad
   No ANSI_CRT        No Regis           No Block_mode      No Advanced_video
   No Edit_mode       No DEC_CRT         No DEC_CRT2        No DEC_CRT3
   No DEC_CRT4

Device spooled to _DUA0:


You should set the speed to 19200 if you are going to be downloading fonts - 
otherwise it takes forever (now it only takes half of forever :-)



HSHVXA::LEE>type sys$startup:pcfs_print.com
$ SET NOON
$!
$! Initialize/Start PCFS printer queues
$!
$ PCFS$NODE = F$GETSYI("NODENAME") + "::"
$!
$! Define printer forms used by PCFS
$!
$ DEFINE/FORM/SETUP=HP_LASERJET_PORT/NOWRAP/NOTRUNCATE/STOCK=DEFAULT/LENGTH=66 -
 HP_LASERJET_PORT 117 /DESCRIPTION="HP Laserjet portrait mode"/WIDTH=80
$ DEFINE/FORM/SETUP=HP_LASERJET_LAND/NOWRAP/NOTRUNCATE/STOCK=DEFAULT/LENGTH=66 -
 HP_LASERJET_LAND 118 /DESCRIPTION="HP Laserjet landscape mode"/WIDTH=132
$!
$! Start PCFS HP_LASERJET printer queue HSHVXA$TXA7 for HSHVXA::TXA7:
$!
$ START_HSHVXA = "NOSTART"
$ IF PCFS$NODE .NES. "HSHVXA::" THEN GOTO NOSTART1
$ START_HSHVXA = "START"
$ SET TERMINAL/PERMANENT/WIDTH=132/NOWRAP/PASTHRU/TTSYNC/SPEED=19200/DEVICE_TYPE
=UNKNOWN TXA7:
$ SET DEVICE/SPOOLED=HSHVXA$TXA7 TXA7:
$NOSTART1:
$ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/'START_HSHVXA'/ON=HSHVXA::TXA7:/LIBRARY=PCFS_HP_LASERJET_DEVC
TL/SEPARATE=(RESET=(RESET))/DEFAULT=NOFEED HSHVXA$TXA7 
$!
$! Start HP_LASERJET generic printer queue PCFS$HP_LASERJET for HSHVXA$TXA7
$!
$ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/START/GENERIC=(HSHVXA$TXA7) PCFS$HP_LASERJET

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