Hi ST. At this point, the tactile printers used by the blind (who feel
rather than see the diagrams) must receive an ascii signal set. Crazy I
know, but the manufacturers still build them this way. In order to use
them in Windows, you must either use a special interface program which is
worse than drawing something by hand without your plastic eyes in, or at
least select the text driver in windows and fiddle with it from there.
The tactile printers (Braille embossers with higher resolution for
graphics) simply do not directly dance in Windows. Hence, the need for an
ascii driver in ORCAD, and likely a low DPI by ink standdards. I can use
a laser or plotter for standard stuff, but a text driver is needed for the
tactile printouts, and even then I'm not certain that it will work. with
one exception, the embossers' companies do ot plan to build a
Windows-compatible printer. Imagine that eh.
Charles
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>On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 06:49:57 -0500 (EST), <dg140@...>
>wrote:
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>> If someone knows about OrCAD, can one select an ASCII or text printer
>> driver? This of course implies that one can change fonts i OrCAD. If
>> yes, how low can the resulotuion (DPI) be set? The tactile printer to
>> which I hope to send the schematic plans has about a 20DPI resolution,
>> and
>> it is a text-based printer.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chares
>>
>>
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>I know a bit about orcad, but none about such old printers.
>
>I know orcad uses the windows printer interface very well.
>so if you get this printer working properly in windows it will not be a
>problem.
>but 20dpi, i mean, you know, printers ain't THAT expensive at ebay...
>
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>The orcad Schematics i have ONLY uses the windows printer interface.
>i can set the resolution to 75dpi minimum (but this depends on the printer
>installed in windows).
>
>the orcad layout has some other options.
>(not using the windows interface)
>but i always print with the laser now and this works perfectly with the
>windows
>printer.
>
>
>I really wonder what you are up to.
>(How do you want to print a schematic with a ascii printer???)
>maybe you want to use a "ascii art" schematic drawing program.
>then you can send the schematic out as a text file.
>but then it is only ugly ascii art.
>
>
>As said, my orcad schematics (capture) only uses the windows interface.
>there i can select all printers i have installed in windows.
>
>regards
>
>ST
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