From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 22 14:17:11 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA10254 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 22 Jul 1996 14:17:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU [128.32.43.52]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA10241 for ; Mon, 22 Jul 1996 14:17:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from richardc@localhost) by soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (8.6.12/8.6.12) id OAA27298; Mon, 22 Jul 1996 14:17:37 -0700 Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 14:17:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Veggy Vinny To: "Bryan K. Ogawa" cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Tip to improve print resolution w/ HP DeskJet 600 (update!) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, Bryan K. Ogawa wrote: > > On Sat, 13 Jul 1996, Veggy Vinny wrote: > > [this is in reference to using the ljet4 driver for ghostscript with the > HP Deskjet 600 -- bko] > > > > I just gave this a try on my HP DeskJet 855c, it does print a lot > > > better in Black & White but too bad color doesn't work..... Wonder when > > > will Ghostscript start supporting the 600 and 800 series printers... > [...] > > An update on drivers for the HP DeskJet 600 and friends with Ghostscript: > > Unfortunately, the ljet4 driver has a rather annoying problem with > alignment with the DeskJet 600. However, there is another driver which > works: the lj4dith driver, part of the cdj (color deskjet) drivers. > Unfortunately, it's a gray-scale driver -- still no color. Hmmmm, wonder when a color driver will become available? > There are two difficulties with this arrangement: > > 1. The alignment problem still exists, but it can be fixed. In the file > "gdevcdj.c", look for a line which reads: > > #define LJET4_MARGINS 0.26, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 > > comment it out and replace it with > > #define LJET4_MARGINS 0.125, 0.50, 0.125, 0.007 Is this due to the margins on a DJ is different than a LJ? > 2. Unfortunately, the cdj driver is NOT one of the default drivers > installed with ghostscript, and it was hard for me to get it enabled. I > rewrote part of the port to make it easier to recompile the port version > to do it -- essentially, you need to edit the configure script in the > scripts version. Here's the diff between the two versions (this is for > the gs3.53 port): [snip] Hmmm, seems gs4.0 and even a newer port is out already... > This changed configure explicitly adds the lj4dith driver, and allows > easier addition of more drivers (edit gcc-head.mak , run the script > tar_cat from the ghostscript distribution). > > Now, the lj4dith driver should run with the deskjet 600. > > FOR YOU COLOR PEOPLE > > I have also heard that the paintjet driver works, but is deadly slow. > However, if you need color, this may be enough to get you it (I don't know > -- I don't have color carts for my DJ600, and I'm satisfied with good > black and white printing, which the dj4dith provides). Hmmm, I think the DJ600/800 series each needs their own drivers since even 560c drivers won't work with the newer models... Only the 550c drivers would... > For more information about ghostscript, consult the ghostscript home page, > at > Hmmm, will look there... Vince