Re: Printing page range

[Michael Norman michael.norman@xxxxxxxx]

At 10:07 AM 10/13/2006, Patricia M. Godfrey wrote:
> The type ,x- command is definitely valid. What occurs to me is that
> new HP printers do have certain divergences from the ones that our
> drivers were designed for.

This makes sense.
>  Mostly, the old drivers work. I use the 2 LJ4 drivers with various
> DeskJets and the only problem I've run into is that certain fonts
> not only don't work, but print other characters (I was going to map
> the complete equivalences--there is definitely a pattern--but never
> got around to it). Timing errors can cause this too, if something
> else interrupts the data stream (sometimes a mere out-of-paper
> situation can trash the whole print run).
Funny you should mention this. Using [print ,x-] actually invoked the
kind of printer error I get when I do run out of paper.
> I find it hard to believe that one could run out of disk space on
> our humongous modern hard drives. Local or network printer?

Right. Space I got, in spades, clubs....
Maybe, as you suggest, new printer model and old printer file creates
an anomaly. At least I can work around it by simply specifying the
range of pages [print ,x-z].

Thanks for thinking about this, all. I was beginning to consider a lobotomy.

Michael Norman
> Patricia M. Godfrey
> PriscaMG@xxxxxxxx