I use HTML formatting, html2ps, Ghostscript, and Postscript capable printers to handle all of that stuff along with EPS logos and signatures. If you are forced to use PCL (these days most PCL6 capable printers do Postscript level 1) then you are better off writing the raw PCL so that you aren't always at the will of the driver's settings. Honestly, Postscript is far more flexible, convertable, and portable than PCL. You can also generate print-quality output with EPS graphics and Postscript formatting without having to store/upload huge macros and logo fonts for each printer. The key, as always, is knowing which tools and devices fit your needs.
Create Postscript for direct printing Convert it to PDF for e-mail, web, printing, local viewing, and e-doc archival Convert it to TIFF for faxing Glen > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MAJ Programming > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:44 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: [U2] HP PCL Commands > > > I know that HP printer drivers create the PCL that causes > typeface and font > size changes etc and that we can create our own PCL strings to > cause the same > effect. > > But is there a way to imply the effect the same way that > Microsoft programs > like Word can border a word with <bold>WORD</bold> and the driver > interpets > the <bold> and does the work. > > We have a program that presently uses hand-grown PCL commands for the nice > output and the IT guy is thinking of including some non-HP/PCL printers in > other depts that would use the same program and I don't want to manage > multiple PCL-like tables when I know that printer drivers can do > it for me. > > Thanks in advance > Mark Johnson > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
