Carlos E. R. composed on 2015-05-26 20:26 (UTC+0200):
Your point being?
You need Quatro Pro to open the file, then print from it. You can not print the file as is.
To test if your printer can print Felix's files, he has to print it, but capture the output on a file, and then send this file to you. Then you send that file, raw, to the printer.
To what end? QPD can print to file, but that file excludes everything other than text. If I was to capture output intended for the text printer as the file was saved, it would include ASCII characters plus Epson escape codes, nothing like PS or any PCL, so would just make a mess unless sent to a printer supporting Epson FX emulation reading the codes rather than any sort of bitmap. To send to a graphics printer would require I strip out all the Epson FX printer codes first, leaving none of the formatting that makes the content make sense in printed form, such as actually fitting on a sheet of printer paper. Most of what I have and still use is built for 132 fixed pitch (monospace) characters on screen, and 132 fixed pitch columns by 88 rows on 8.5"X11" portrait paper, the only paper orientation option for FX printers.
There was a small utility from pcmag, prn2cap perhaps, that captured print output from programs that refused to print to file.
I think I remember building that one, among others, typing from that read in the magazine into DEBUG, and only later managing to get the already built binaries on a CD via a magazine offer of some kind, probably subscription renewal. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org