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In article <527311a079dave@triffid.co.uk>,
   Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <52730f5a41riscos@mdharding.org.uk>,
>    M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> wrote:
> > In article <52730a345adave@triffid.co.uk>,
> >    Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> wrote:
> > > In article <5272e736cfalan_calder@o2.co.uk>,
> > >    Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> wrote:
> > > [Snippy]

> > > > It may be that Dave's printer is only capable of printing at
> > > > one resolution so maybe he needs to look for an old Kyocera!

> > > Nope, it's capable of printing at 3 resolutions, and if using a
> > > HP LJ driver, it does 5 plus Economode, which according to the
> > > official manual does use LESS toner.

> > > Blimey, even with ancient RO Printers & Drivers it can do 3
> > > resolutions.

> > Dare I ask the question: can you not then just use a
> > straightforward RO printer driver rather than PostScript? 
[ . . . ]
> That's what I'm doing, and have been doing from the start Michael.

[ . . . ]

> > Could you not even have 2 RO printer drivers? - one set to output
> > to the Windows <Printer> full-quality version and the other to a
> > Windows <Printer_Copy_2> which is set for Ecomode? If you did set
> > up 2 Windows versions, then when using a Windows machine you
> > could choose instantly which quality you want by selecting the
> > desired Windows printer version in the initial Printers window.

> That's what already exists here. On RISCOS I have the Acorn HPLJ
> driver and the Acorn PS2 driver both on the icon bar, configured
> and ready to use.

> On the Windows side I have the official HP LJ driver for the 2050
> series printers, and I also have the HP universal PS driver
> installed and configured, so I can swap from one to the other as I
> please.

Dear Grandpa Triffid 
(whom I am attempting, as usual, to instruct in the art of sucking
eggs),

That's not quite what I meant. Not to choose between standard printing
and PostScript, but between 2 versions of standard printing.

I.e. configure one Windows printer version to be (say) 300 dpi or even
1200 dpi for full quality [I can never see the difference between 300
and 600 dpi]. 
Configure a second Windows printer version to Ecomode, giving that
another name, e.g. Version2. 
Then configure the RO printer on the iconbar to e.g. LJIV and set it
to call up the Ecomode version, and set up another RO printer to e.g.
LJ6 or whatever, to communicate with the Windows full-quality driver.
Then you can easily switch beween the 2 qualities by clicking on one
RO printer or the other.

Time for my cocoa, Grandpa. Suck the eggs nicely.

Michael Harding
Rev. Preb. M.D. Harding   riscos@mdharding.org.uk

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Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-18 12:34 +0000
  Re: Printer Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-18 13:16 +0000
    Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-18 16:11 +0000
      Re: Printer Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-18 17:26 +0000
        Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-18 19:06 +0000
          Re: Printer Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-18 20:45 +0000
            Re: Printer Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-03-18 21:39 +0000
              Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 06:21 +0000
                Re: Printer Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 14:23 +0100
                Re: Printer Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-03-19 14:15 +0000
                Re: Printer Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 18:53 +0100
                Re: Printer Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-03-22 14:12 +0000
                Re: Printer Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-03-22 14:08 +0000
              Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 10:39 +0000
            Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 05:47 +0000
          Re: Printer Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2012-03-18 21:51 +0000
            Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 05:42 +0000
        Re: Printer Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 12:58 +0000
          Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 19:21 +0000
            Re: Printer Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 19:47 +0000
              Re: Printer Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-19 20:46 +0000
              Re: Printer Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-03-19 22:31 +0000
                Re: Printer Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 11:32 +0000
                Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 13:26 +0000
                Re: Printer Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-03-20 16:20 +0100
                Re: Printer Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-03-20 16:05 +0000
                Printer Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-03-20 16:07 +0000
                Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 17:29 +0000
            Re: Printer M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-03-19 20:17 +0000
              Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-19 20:42 +0000
                Re: Printer M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-03-19 21:37 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 07:08 +0000
                Re: Printer M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-03-20 10:39 +0000
                Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 13:14 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-20 19:07 +0000
                Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-21 10:38 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-21 19:40 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2012-03-21 22:29 +0000
                Re: Printer Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-03-22 17:13 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-22 19:01 +0000
                Re: Printer Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-03-23 07:33 +0000
                Re: Printer Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-03-22 20:34 +0000
                Re: Printer Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-03-23 12:05 +0100
                Re: Printer Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2012-03-23 12:08 +0100
                Re: Printer Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2012-03-23 11:39 +0000
    Re: Printer John Tytgat <this@is.invalid> - 2012-03-20 01:10 +0100
      Re: Printer Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-20 11:05 +0000

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