I found a bug in the earlier HP LJ4 (postscript SIMM)
I do not know if this is the case but the error may be tested by this
postscriptprogramm (same as attach):
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%!PS
72 300 div 72 300 div neg scale 300 -3000 translate % set dvips coords
412 1000 moveto /xxx1 currentpoint pop 100 string cvs def
14 0 rmoveto /xxx2 currentpoint pop 100 string cvs def
2 0 rmoveto /xxx3 currentpoint pop 100 string cvs def
/Courier findfont [ 50 0 0 -50 0 0 ] makefont setfont 300 1200
moveto xxx1 show ( ) show xxx2 show ( ) show xxx3 show (
\(should be 412 426 428\)) show
showpage
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The results for my printer were:
412.0 426.0 940.0 (should be 412 426 428)
Andre
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Van: Simons, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Aan: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Datum: dinsdag 2 mei 2000 1:20
Onderwerp: Mysterious triangles in postscript output
>At times I have encountered a very wierd problem with postscript output.
>The problem always results in an unwanted solid triangle in printed
>postscript output. The lower left corner of the triangle coincides with
the
>bottom of an intended note stem. But the note stem itself is not visible.
>The triangle extends horizontally to the right some distance, then straight
>upward from that point by a distance exactly equal to the height of the
>missing notestem. The third side of the triangle returns diagonally to the
>bottom of the missing stem. The triangle is filled in solid black.
>
>I think I've always been using dvips or dvips32 when this has occurred. I
>would copy the postscript file directly to a printer.
>
>I've always been able to make the unwanted triangle disappear by creating a
>pdf file from the postscript, then printing out the pdf from within
Acrobat.
>
>
>It's not fatal but it sure is a nuisance, as it forces me have Acrobat
>Distiller available and to go through several extra steps to produce
printed
>output.
>
>Has anyone else ever run into this?
>
>--Don Simons
>
