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Is Autoswitching Supported In The WP Driver? |
The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
Problem
Symptoms: Does WordPerfect support autoswitching (switching from HP or IBM mode to PostScript mode) in the IBM 4019 PostScript printer drivers? In other words if the printer was in HP or IBM mode and the customer selected the IBM 4019 LaserPrinter PostScript driver to send a print job, would the printer automatically switch to PostScript mode? Solutions: No. Lexmark, the company who makes the printer, has a TSR that will change the printers emulation mode. This TSR ships with the IBM 4029 printer and can be sent to customers (from Lexmark) who have the IBM 4019 printer. If WPCorp adds codes to the WP printer driver, they will conflict with the codes sent by this TSR. Because the TSR will work with any program, WPCorp has decided not to add the codes to switch the emulation on the printer and will let the TSR do this. WordPerfect does support autoswitching on the IBM 4029 PPDS, PCL 5, and PCL 4 printers. It is not supported on the IBM 4029 PostScript printer drivers because all the soft fonts that were downladed would be lost if autoswitching was allowed. |
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