Carlos E. R. composed on 2015-05-26 16:23 (UTC+0200):
Felix Miata wrote:
I would *like* to be able to print some of them on occasion without having to dig an Epson-supported parallel port dot matrix printer out of the cobwebs, rejuvenate its ribbon, boot DOS, and wait 10 minutes per page in order to get pseudo-satisfactory printer output of the plain text, plus Epson printer control codes (font selection, margin, page length, etc.), that they contain.
Mmm.
Can't you choose another driver in that old software?
Felix Miata composed on 2015-05-26 07:41 (UTC-0400): "I'm not interested in rewriting a whole library of spreadsheets with a new printer language. I'm too old to try learning another, or figuring out how to translate what's in them to something else."
Many of that supported the original hp laserjet, which did postscript ...
I've already learned all the languages I'm ever going to learn. PS and HP were not among them. My hundreds of spreadsheets have Epson control codes embedded. That's how they will stay, not a task I could handle even if I wanted to.
Converting the spreadsheet themselves is not a practical option, because they are Quattro Pro for DOS native format,
That thing should have printer drivers. I used it a bit.
The only suitable ones here are Epson. Based upon what Anton wrote, my priority seems to be to ensure I don't manage to choose a Brother that does not support Epson printer codes. I read somewhere long ago that one had to get beyond a price point or something in order to have Epson support included (IOW, not all Brothers include Epson, while Epson makes no laser MF printers). -- "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