NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/comp/sys/atari/st/tech/5672

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From: [e-mail] (Anthony Beaumont)
Subject: fontgdos and Timeworks DTP
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Organization: Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 11:00:04 GMT
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Can someone help me with a problem I have using fontgdos.

I have a copy of Timeworks DTP (the complete version 1 given on the cover disk
of AtariST review).  I have tried to make it work with fontgdos, and my BJ10ex
printer.  My problem is that immediately after I finish printing a document,
drive A is accessed and then the machine freezes displaying 4 bombs.  The
printed document is perfect but I can't continue afterwards unless I reboot
first.  Can anyone suggest what is wrong and how I might fix it.  If I use
gdos and the gdos epson printer.sys then the thing works ok but the printed
documents are only at 180dpi and I'd like both better quality and to make use
of fontgdos.

To use printer fonts that are 360dpi, I have setup Timeworks using the 360dpi
fonts for NEC printers and used the BJ10e printer.sys from the fontgdos
package.  My fontgdos bitmap cache is 400K.  My system has no HD, only 2
double sided floppy drives.  The startup files are in drive A and the
fonts/documents are on drive B (I have a 2.5Mb Atari 520 STFM with TOS 1.2).

I'd prefer email responses as I don't always get time to read this newsgroup.
My address is [e-mail]

-Tony