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MS Office Forum / Word / Printing and Fonts / May 2008printer languages
Does the type of printer language affect the capability of a printer to print any type of document: For example- in a printer (HP 7580) Standard printer languages HP PCL3 GUI does the above limit or give extra capability to the printer towards printing a document as compared to a printer that has only the following Standard printer languages HP Postscript Level 3 Emulation Hi SN, Unless you printer has a specific printer language installed (eg postscript), you can't send raw files in that language to the printer for printing - you need an interpreter to convert that language into something the printer recognises (eg HP PCL). Cheers  Signaturemacropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- Does the type of printer language affect the capability of a printer to print any type of document: For example- in a printer (HP 7580) Standard printer languages HP PCL3 GUI does the above limit or give extra capability to the printer towards printing a document as compared to a printer that has only the following Standard printer languages HP Postscript Level 3 Emulation True. However, generally, installing the printer driver for the target printer and selecting File as the 'port' for the connection works very well. In instances where it is problematic, there is usually a good work-around. E.g. GhostScript. SignatureTom MSMVP 1998-2007 > Hi SN, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Standard printer languages > HP Postscript Level 3 Emulation Hi Tom, In that case, as with printing the document from the application, the print driver is acting as the interpreter. Neither Ghostscript, a postscript printer or an HP printer would do any good at interpreting KPDL files, which is what you'd expect from Kyocera printer drivers when printing to 'file'. In other words, unless less the interpreter for the file format is built into the printer, you need a software interpreter to translate the file into something the printer understands. Cheers Signaturemacropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- > True. However, generally, installing the printer driver for the target printer and selecting File as the 'port' for the > connection works very well. In instances where it is problematic, there is usually a good work-around. E.g. GhostScript. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> the following Standard printer languages >> HP Postscript Level 3 Emulation No dispute there, either. I guess my implied message to you was that it is difficult to give an answer to a question that covers all possibilities and potential situations. So, I have found it best to cover the common situations and wait for feedback from the OP before going into less common situations and suggested actions. All the best. SignatureTom MSMVP 1998-2007 > Hi Tom, > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>> Standard printer languages >>> HP Postscript Level 3 Emulation I replied in the other group in which you posted. SignatureTom MSMVP 1998-2007 Does the type of printer language affect the capability of a printer to print any type of document: For example- in a printer (HP 7580) Standard printer languages HP PCL3 GUI does the above limit or give extra capability to the printer towards printing a document as compared to a printer that has only the following Standard printer languages HP Postscript Level 3 Emulation > Does the type of printer language affect the capability of a printer to > print any type of document: For example- in a printer (HP 7580) Standard > printer languages HP PCL3 GUI does the above limit or give extra > capability to the printer towards printing a document as compared to a > printer that has only the following Standard printer languages HP > Postscript Level 3 Emulation PostScript is generally considered the more capable printing engine. In the pre-press world, that's what you find most everywhere. |
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