From: norene@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Norene T. Graham)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: N-up PCL Code
Date: 6 Nov 92 20:21:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: iscnvx.1992Nov6.202113.14550
Distribution: usa
Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.

I support various user groups who have HP LaserJet II
and III family of printers. Many users print ANSI text
files. I have a program that prepends their document with      
PCL ESC codes that define font, orientation, margins, etc.       
Does anyone have PCL code that supports N-up printing of
text files. Most specifically, PCL code that will print:

 -- 2 logical portrait pages on a physical landscape page 
    with a box drawn around each logical portrait page.  

    -------------------------------------------------------| <-- phys.
    |                                                      |    sheet
    | |-----------------------|  |-----------------------| |    of
    | |  top of logical pg. 1 |  |  top of logical pg. 2 | |    paper
    | |      ... more ...     |  |     ... more...       | |    (landscape
    | |          text         |  |         text          | |    orient.)
    | |          text         |  |         text          | |
    | |          text         |  |         text          | |
    | |          text         |  |         text          | |
    | |          text         |  |         text          | |
    | |          text         |  |         text          | |
    | |                       |  |                       | |
    | |                       |  |                       | |
    | |                       |  |                       | |
    | |_______________________|  |_______________________| |
    |______________________________________________________|
          
          
 -- 2 logical landscape pages on a physical portrait page 
    with a box drawn around each logical landscape page.  

          ------------------------------------------| <--- physical
          |                                         |      sheet
          | |------------------------------------|  |      of paper
          | |  top of logical landscape pg. 1    |  |      (portrait
          | |                                    |  |      orient.)
          | |      ... more ...                  |  |
          | |          text                      |  |
          | |          text                      |  |
          | |          text                      |  |
          | |          text                      |  |
          | |          text                      |  |
          | |                                    |  |
          | |____________________________________|  | 
          |                                         |
          | |------------------------------------|  |
          | |  top of logical landscape pg. 2    |  |
          | |                                    |  |
          | |         ... more ...               |  |
          | |             text                   |  |
          | |             text                   |  |
          | |             text                   |  |
          | |             text                   |  |
          | |             text                   |  |
          | |                                    |  |
          | |____________________________________|  | 
          |_________________________________________|
          
          
Much Obliged,          
     
--Norene T. Graham
  norene@iscnvx.is.lmsc.lockheed.com
  1 408 742-0518
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