Printer Utility Programs

[Tim Kuehn]

In article <169530 at kean.ucs.mun.ca> pvalerio at kean.ucs.mun.ca writes:
>=============================================================
> One of our labs has recently purchased a Hewlett-Packard
> Deskjet printer. Unfortunately, most of our experience with
> printers is limited to dot-matrix and laserjet printers, and
> we desperately need to print out some graphics soon.
> We use EMPAC 386sx PCs with DOS 4.01.
>=============================================================
> The graphics (generally VGA, but CGA may be alright) we
> require are of the following types -:
>  1. Screen dump of graphics image using 'print-screen'
>     key on keyboard (this was *so* easy with a Panasonic
>     dot-matrix printer).
>     Incidentally, is there a utility program around that
>     acts like DOS's memory-resident graphics.com, but
>     dumps to either a laserjet or deskjet.
>  2. How to print graphs in Sigmaplot - is a particular printer
>     driver file required ?
>  3. How to print graphics in Printmaster ?
>  4. Basic or C programs to dump graphics screens to the
>     printer.
>  5. Any information on hardcopy of screen or file graphics.

I've used the PCX Toolbox with good success in one of my contracts. The 
program support provided with the toolbox gives you all the functionality 
you're looking for, plus some neat extras. You can purchase it in binary 
object files or with source code. I got mine from the Programmer's 
Connection  down in the states. (1-800-225-1166). Your mileage may vary. 


(Disclaimer - I'm not associated with PCX except as a satisfied user.)



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