User`s manual
Section
1
Gasp!) There were really only two alternatives. Either put up with the poor
results, or turn to other, more complex programs which offered better print
results without GEOS.
Perfect Print was designed to solve this problem. This package consists
of
the GEOS LQ Print System for geoWrite and a collection
of
powerful HQ
interpolation printer drivers for the other applications. The Print System
expands geoWrite (the most used application in GEOS) to new printout
dimensions. Documents created with geoWrite can
be
printed out in the
highest possible quality allowed by your printer. Printouts
of
240 x 216 dpi
(dots
per
inch) on 9 pin printers and 360 x 360 dpi on 24 pin printers are
attainable. Special fonts are included which support the high resolution
of
the printer and make high quality printouts possible. While the end result
does not quite reach laser printer quality,
it
can certainly be compared.
Naturally,
you11
also want to improve the printout quality
of
other GEOS
applications. The GEOS
LQ
Print System. however. only works directly
with geoWrite documents. Processing geoPaint
or
geoPublish documents
in
the same manner would not
be
technically possible, so a different method
must be used. GEOS allows the installation
of
different printer drivers,
without which normal printing is impossible, yet the print quality produced
by most standard GEOS printer drivers leaves a lot to be desired. The
collection
of
HQ printer drivers included with this package solves this
problem. These newly designed drivers use special interpolation routines to
deliver substantially improved print quality. The results are not quite as
excellent as those
of
the GEOS LQ Print System, but are equal
or
superior
to printouts
of
other programs outside
of
GEOS. Special HQ fonts are also
included which work together with
the
HQ printer drivers to produce the best
possible quality. Normal GEOS fonts can also be used in connection with
the HQ drivers with excellent results.
The installation and use
of
the GEOS LQ Print System and the HQ drivers
are relatively simple. Problems may occur with the diversity
of
the printer
types. Therefore, please read the installation instructions in this manual
carefully. which cover most available printers and how they should be
configured with this system.
How the Perfect Print
LQ
System Works
What is
it
that makes the printout quality
of
GEOS documents so poor? The
answer is simple. The pixels (dots) which make up the monitor screen are
not clearly dermed, therefore, the edges and comers are not that noticeable.
The printout, being more detailed and exact. makes the deficiencies visible.
This problem can
be
masked by increasing the print density through
multiple passes. This approach, however, tends
to.
make
the
printout darker
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