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PostScript Printers - Printing Landscape |
The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
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Solutions: In WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1 and PlanPerfect, the programs will rotate to print landscape on PostScript printers opposite of what is done for laser printers. This will make text on forms, such as envelopes, appear to print upside down. All that needs to be done, is to turn the envelope the opposite way. However, this can cause a problem with some printers. The IBM LaserPrinter 4019 printer is a good example. The following steps can be used to print the form as if it were a laser printer: 1. Enter PTR program and Retrieve the .ALL file 2. Press Alt-F8 to display the global string variables 3. Cursor to the Prologue variable and press Ctrl-Enter 4. Cursor to the procedure /ornt. It will read as follows: /_ornt {/pwid exch def/plen exch def orntsv 1 eq {0 pwid translate -90 rotate} if orntsv 2 eq {pwid plen translate 180 rotate} orntsv 3 eq {plen 0 translate 90 rotate} if dup 1 eq {pwid 0 translate 90 rotate} if dup 2 eq {pwid plen translate 180 rotate} if dup 3 eq {0 plen translate -90 rotate} if /ornstv exch def }bdef 5. Change to read as follows: /_ornt {/pwid exch def/plen exch def orntsv 3 eq {0 pwid translate -90 rotate} if orntsv 2 eq {pwid plen translate 180 rotate} if orntsv 1 eq {plen 0 translate 90 rotate} if dup 3 eq {pwid 0 translate 90 rotate} if dup 2 eq {pwid plen translate 180 rotate} if dup 1 eq {0 plen translate -90 rotate} if /ornstv exch def }bdef 6. Exit PTR and save file 7. Enter WP, press Shift-F7, S-Select Printer, 7-Update NOTE: Some printer drivers may be accessing a different Prologue. Please check under Printer Commands|Intitalize at Start of Print Job|Expression after retrieving the printer driver, to see what prologue variable is being used. An example would be the IBM 4029 printers that use the PROLOGUE.IBM variable rather than just the prologue variable. |
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