Printer file query

[Pamela Upton upton1@xxxxxxxx]

I'm posting this query for one of our freelance editors who's not a list
subscriber.

Is there anyone out there who is running XyWrite 3+ with an Okidata OL400
printer, and, if so, what printer file are you using? As I understand it,
this is an HP-emulation laser printer, probably a desktop model.
My editor has been using the generic 3HPLASER.PRN file, and this works
pretty well in terms of basic printing modes (underline, superscript,
etc.). But she's having trouble printing footnotes, which we use for
editorial queries. These don't print at all on the page where their
callouts are located; then, several pages further on, the text of a
note may suddenly appear in the middle of running text. She has no
third-party printer software loaded and isn't running XyWrite in a DOS box
under Windows, so there shouldn't be any outside printer controls getting
in the way.

Of course, I haven't seen a copy of the problematic file, so I can't swear
that there's nothing in the file itself that's causing the problem, but
this sounds like a case of using the wrong printer file to me. Perhaps one
of the newer (relatively speaking) HP laser files would do a better job?
Also, in the last printer upgrade disk we got from dear old XyQuest,
there's a printer file called 3OKILAS6.PRN, which appears to be for an
Okidata laser printer, though not this particular model. Anyone know about
this?

This editor isn't interested in upgrading to a newer version of
XyWrite right away, so that obvious solution won't work here. Any
help would be appreciated; replies can be sent either to the list or to me
personally. Thanks in advance.

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