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- This is a follow-up to a message recently posted to this list, concerning
- Executor problems with PS output under Linux.
-
- I wish to expand on, especially in the MS-Word and font area.
-
- > > I recently installed Word 5.1 for macintosh on the emulator
- > > using Executor Linux- Bleeding Edge version p6. Everything
- > > seems to work within the program- but I am having problems
- > > getting the printer to recognize or interpret the postscript
- > > output.. The printer is attached to the university network
- > > and appears to print other postscript files just fine..
- > > I have gotten this to print on a panasonic 2123 using
- > > ghostscript- it does fairly well- the true postcript printer
- > > is coming up with this output.. I know its sending it there at least..
- > >
- > > NewYork-Roman not found, using Courier
- > > %%[ Error: message: process (0x5d05bc, 'Unnamed Process', runnable)
- > > Command: 'Array_exec'
- > > Ostack
- > > Estack:
- > > at: '.array_exec_cont' {/execstackoverflow *'standarderroraction']
- > >
- > >
- > > bunch of stuff..
- > >
- > > Empty Stack
- > > ]%%
- > >
- > > the package I guess this thing is using is neWSprint Interpreter 2.5 Rev B
- > >
- > > If I can get the printer to work- then excutor would have the best word
- > > processor available for linux right now in my opinion. Guess Ill have
- > > to keep working on it- anyone know how to get gs to interpret a PS file
- > > so I can have it check it before it is sent to the other interpreter?
- > >
- > > root@abel-jtramp.unl.edu
-
- I totally agree. I too am wondering how to obtain proper printer
- output from Word 5.1 under Executor/Linux.
-
- A series of comments is in order, IMHO:
-
- 1) I have several documents which were created with my Mac IIsi and
- Word 5.1. When opened with Word under Executor they are shown OK
- onscreen but the drop-down font list doesn't show, e.g., the
- default New York font. It seems this and several other very common
- Mac fonts are not part of Executor.
-
- 2) I've got Font D/A Mover 4.1 and tried to install a new font folder
- consisting of New York fonts. Now, Word correctly displays New York
- in the dropdown fontlist or when clicking in the middle of a New
- York paragraph. It even seems to sense bold attributes and the like.
-
- The question is: how to print? I have an Apple LW Pro 630 connected
- to my PC and it should have the New York font built in. However it
- seems I'm only able to print garbage, i.e. missplaced Courier
- characters. I've set up a printer filter file (executor_filter)
- which only includes the following
-
- #!/bin/sh
- lpr -Plw
-
- where 'lw' is my printer queue pointing to the LW 630. There is NO
- printer filter associated with the queue 'lw'. It simply sends the
- PS output to the printer, directly. It's my preferred printer queue
- and normally it prints PS flawlessly.
-
- 3) How to modify the paper size? Normally a Word 5.1 Page Setup menu
- item allows this (in the File menu). However, the fake Executor
- dialog box only allows a limited number of options and it seems there
- is no means of changing the paper size.
-
- Again, the printed output comes out visibly missplaced on the sheet.
- I'm not surprised at all since a captured PS output clearly showed a
- %%DocumentPaperSizes: Letter in its header.
-
- My feeling is that Word and maybe other important productivity packages
- are really unusable under Executor, at least until these IMHO serious
- bugs (?) are fixed. Until then I'm unable to even consider registering
- (...pardon me, getting a license key for) Executor. Furthermore, it
- seems quite pricey given the current functional level.
-
- I hope someone is able to shed light on the above technical aspects.
- Take care.
-
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- Michele Marziani
- Universita' di Ferrara e-mail (work) marziani@vaxfe.fe.infn.it
- Dipartimento di Fisica (home) marziani@estense.global.it
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