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Subj:	create a device library

Date: Fri, 7 May 93 07:59:16 PDT
From: "Ron Wu, SC2-24, 5-2368." <RWU@MATTEC.intel.com>
Message-Id: <9305071459.utk13256@MATTEC.intel.com>
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Subject: create a device library
To: info-vax@sri.com

>Hello All,
>   Sorry if this question has been asked before,
>
>    Does anyone known where I might be able to pickup a printer device
>control library for a HP laserJet.
>
>Thanks in advance...steve
>                    (milwics@sytex.com)

	Its easy to generate one yourself. Here is how I did it. Look into
printer user's manual, find the printer commands section. use the editor
(edt for me) to edit a text file which includes the printer commands

	Here is an example for LaserJet 4 printer to print a proportional(1p)
Times New Roman font(16901t) with point size 12(12v), upright(0s), medium 
stroke(0b)

	<ESC>(s1ps12v0s0b16901t 

	Edit this line then call it ROMAN.TXT. The escape code is done by 
press the [Gold] key (PF1 key) then the number 27, [Gold] key again, then 
[Specin] key (number 3 key on the key pad). Edit more if you need it. When
you are done call up the Library. If you don't have a library for the laserjet
then you need to create one.

	$ LIBRARY/CREATE/TEXT SYS$LIBRARY:HPLJDEVCTL.TLB

	Now to insert the text file

	$ LIBRARY/INSERT/TEXT SYS$LIBRARY:HPLJDEVCTL ROMAN.TXT
	$ ......

	See the 'VMS Librarian Utility Manual' for more details.

(rwu@mattec.intel.com)