At 12:41 2015-04-16, Alan Bourke <[email protected]> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2015, at 05:38 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote: > At 01:55 2015-04-16, Alan Bourke <[email protected]> wrote: > >Dot matrix eh? Quaint. > > VFP is quaint. I still use it. How about you? > > Dot matrix is very workable. If you want cheap, fast way > output, it is great. With fanfold paper, a listing stays > together. We do have customers who use still matrix for multi-part stationery printouts. It works great when it works but to get fast DM printing on paper of non-standard size so that it runs onto multiple pages without drifting is a total pain in the ass on operating systems whose whole paradigm is based around full page composition. So we nudge them towards laser as much as possible.
Different use cases. I use 9 1/2" x 11" fanfold with only extremely rare exceptions. For listings, this is great.
I use my sheetfeed printer, too, but for listings, dox-matrix is the way to go for me.
> Outside of VFP for now. Sure about it being a driver, but in > Windows XP, it just worked. Well, the driver model in Windows 7 is completely different, as is the network stack etc. And better, because you can't use real mode printer drivers anymore, so crap ones can't crash the entire system.
Well, this "new-and-improved" system has screwed up my workflow, and I somehow had very little trouble with the old system. Upward combatibility strikes again.
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