APPLICATION NOTE #175
 USING THE HP DESKJET PLUS WITH XYWRITE III PLUS
 Rev. 02
 Related files: see list below.

 The DeskJet Plus, manufactured by Hewlett Packard, is an inkjet 
printer that supports cartridge and soft fonts. XYQUEST has developed 
printer files that enable you to use the DeskJet Plus printer with 
XyWrite III Plus, Version 3.55 or later. This application note 
describes the DeskJet Plus printer files, gives instructions for 
modifying them, and provides detailed instructions on how to print 
your documents in landscape orientation and on envelopes.

 PRINTER FILES
 There are four files included in the DeskJet Plus printer file 
package. These files support the internal fonts and all the new fonts 
created for the DeskJet Plus.

 3DJ-PLS1.PRN--Supports all internal fonts, the HP 22708C soft font 
product, and the R, T, U, and V  cartridge fonts in the PC-8 (10U) 
character set (which is the "full IBM character set," the DeskJet 
Plus default).

 3DJ-PLS2.PRN--Supports all internal fonts, the HP 22708C soft font 
product, and the R, T, U, and V  cartridge fonts in the Roman8 (8U) 
character set.

 3DJ-PLS3.PRN--Supports all internal fonts and the HP 22708D soft font 
product in the PC-8 (10U) character set.

 3DJ-PLS4.PRN--Supports all internal fonts and the HP 22708D soft font 
product in the Roman8 (8U) character set.

 Monospaced Font Names
 The DeskJet Plus's monospaced fonts have two fixed values:

 *  Point Size (character height)
 *  Pitch (characters per inch)

 XyWrite's font names for monospaced fonts have the form:

   pointsize/pitchFONTNAME

 For example, a font containing 12-point Courier type that prints 10 
characters per inch is named:

   12/10CO

 Form Depth
 The DeskJet Plus printer does not allow you to access the entire 
width and length of a sheet of paper. It "steals" about 1/2 inch from 
both the top and bottom margins and about 1/4 inch from the left and 
right margins. This means you have to adjust the LM (Left Margin) and 
FD


 (Form Depth) commands embedded in your document accordingly. For 
example, to get a 1-inch left margin, set the LM command to 8 (rather 
than the standard LM 10).

 The cumulative loss at the top and bottom margins means you cannot 
get more than 60 lines on a standard 8-1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. 
Therefore, we have set FD (Form Depth) to 60 in the DeskJet Plus 
printer files.


 PC Tables
 Each DeskJet Plus printer file contains a PC (Printer Control) table 
that allows you to access four different paper sizes and print 
certain fonts in either portrait or landscape orientation (see 
"Landscape Printing"). The PC table is described below.

 PC
 #  PC Code      Size                 Orient.

 1  &l2A&l1O   Letter (8-1/2 x 11)  Portrait
 2  &l2A&l0O   Letter (8-1/2 x 11)  Landscape
 3  &l3A&l1O   Legal (8-1/2 x 14)   Portrait
 4  &l3A&l0O   Legal (8-1/2 x 14)   Landscape
 5  &l26A&l1O  A4 (European)        Portrait
 6  &l26A&l0O  A4 (European)        Landscape
 7  &l81A&l1O  #10 Envelope         Portrait

 Normally, you use the PC command to invoke PC codes at a particular 
point in your text file. However, the DeskJet Plus processes PC codes 
in a way that conflicts with the TP and RH commands. Therefore, 
XYQUEST has developed the PB (Page Begin) command to change the way 
control strings are sent from PC tables. PB is an embedded command 
and has the format:

   pb #

 where # is the line number in the PC table that corresponds to the 
control string you want to send. For example, to print on legal-sized 
paper:

   Type: F5_pb 3<cr>

 The PB command must be entered before the page it is to affect, which 
means that in a multi-page document it immediately precedes the PG 
(Page Break) command. For more information on using the PB command, 
refer to the procedure for the specific task you want to perform.

 Note #1  Lowercase L. In all escape codes shown in this application 
note, the character after the ampersand is a lowercase L.


 MODIFYING DESKJET PLUS PRINTER FILES
 The printer files delivered with the DeskJet Plus package are all set 
to go. Each file contains PT tables for the most commonly use fonts. 
All you need to do is select the one you want and load it into memory 
with the LOAD command.

 Keep in mind, however, that the DeskJet Plus offers several options. 
You may want to modify the standard printer files to incorporate one 
or more of these options. The following sections give you the 
information you need add a PT table and to change the underline type, 
print quality, and character set.

 Remember to store and load the printer file every time you make a 
change. For more information on modifying printer files, refer to 
Chapter 6 of the XyWrite III Plus Reference Guide.


 Creating a New PT Table
 PT (Print Type) tables enable XyWrite to actually use the fonts that 
are written into the file. The PT table numbers correspond to the 
value you use with the PT formatting command. For example, when you 
issue the command:

   F5pt_2<cr>

 XyWrite looks at the table labeled PT=2 in the current printer file.

 Each DeskJet Plus printer file contains a set of PT tables, but you 
may want to add another one for a font that hasn't been defined. For 
example, you may want to add a draft quality version of the 
12-point/10 pitch Courier font.

 1.  Page down in the printer file until you see the PT table that 
most
     closely resembles the one you want to create. For example, if you 
want
     to create a draft version of 12-point Courier, locate the PT 
table that
     defines the letter-quality version of 12-point/10 pitch Courier.

 2.  Define the PT table you selected in step 1.

 3.  Move the cursor to the end of the PT section of the printer file,
     and copy the defined block.

 4.  Press F3 to restore the defined text.

 5.  In the new table, change the number after PT= to the next 
available
     number. For example, change PT=1 to PT=12.

 6.  Make the appropriate changes to the MD statements in the table. 
This
     step might involve changing point sizes, font names, or attribute
     names. Follow the exact naming conventions used in the DeskJet 
Plus
     printer files.

 7.  Store and load the printer file.

 For more information on creating PT tables, refer to Application Note 
#162.



 Changing Underline Type
 The DeskJet Plus printer supports five types of underlining, which 
are listed below with their attribute names:

 *  Regular (UNDERLINE)
 *  Double (D-UNDERLINE)
 *  Single floating (SF-UNDERLINE)
 *  Double floating (DF-UNDERLINE)
 *  Landscape (L-UNDERLINE)

 The position of single and double floating underlines is based on the 
font family (for example, Courier, Helvetica, Prestige, etc.), not on 
different point or pitch sizes within the same font family. While 
they work with any point size, they are best suited for large type 
sizes. Fixed underlines (regular and double) are always in the same 
location, no matter what font is being used. The landscape underline 
is required for landscape fonts. (See "Landscape Printing.")

 The standard DeskJet printer files use regular underline as the 
default value. You can define a different underline type by modifying 
the appropriate MD (Mode) statement in the printer file's PT tables.

 For example, to change from regular underlining to double underlining 
for 12-point/10 pitch Courier:

 1.  Call the printer file to the screen.

 2.  Move the cursor to PT=1, which defines the mode statements for 
12/10CO.

 3.  Change the attribute name in the MD UL line from UNDERLINE to
     D-UNDERLINE. The finished line should look like this:

     MD UL+12/10CO+D-UNDERLINE+LQ

 4.  Store and load the printer file.

 Result: When you TYPE your document, 12-point Courier text in 
underline mode prints with a double underline.

 You can also define regular and double underline in the same PT table 
by using two MD statements. For example, use MD UL for regular 
underline and MD BR for double underline. In this case, the modified 
PT table would look like this:

   PT=1
   MD NM+12/10CO+LQ
   MD BO+12/10CO-BOLD+LQ
   MD UL+12/10CO+UNDERLINE+LQ
   MD RV+12/10CO+FORMS
   MD BU+12/10CO-BOLD+UNDERLINE+LQ
   MD BR+12/10CO+D-UNDERLINE+LQ
   MD SU+12/10CO+SUPERSCRIPT+LQ
   MD SD+12/10CO+SUBSCRIPT+LQ

 When you TYPE your document, 12-point Courier text in underline mode 
has a single underline, while 12-point Courier text in bold reverse 
has a double underline.




 Changing Print Quality
 The DeskJet Plus printer offers two print qualities, draft quality at 
240 cps (characters per second), and letter quality (default setting) 
at 120 cps. The standard printer files are set up for letter quality. 
To access draft quality printing:

 1.  Call the printer file to the screen.

     Type: F5ca 3dj-pls1.prn<cr>

 2.  Search for the PT (Print Type) table that is set up to access the 
desired
     font. For example:

     Type: F5se_/PT=1/<cr>

 3.  Change each occurrence of LQ (Letter Quality) in PT=1 to DRAFT.
     For example:

     Type: F5cv /LQ/DRAFT/<cr>

     (See Chapter 3 of the XyWrite III Plus Reference Guide for more
     information on the Change command.)

 4.  Store and load the printer file.

 To change back to letter quality, simply repeat the steps to change 
DRAFT back to LQ.

 To access both DRAFT and LQ with the same font, define and copy the 
existing PT table, give the new PT table a unique number, and change 
each occurrence of LQ to DRAFT. (Refer to "Creating a New PT Table.") 
This lets you access DRAFT and LQ for the same font by using separate 
PT commands rather than having to call and change the printer file 
each time you want to change print quality.

 Using the Legal Symbol Set
 The DeskJet Plus printer has a symbol set of legal characters that 
can be accessed by: all the internal fonts; all cartridge fonts 
except M, P, and Q; and all 8A (HP 22708A), 8C (HP 22708C), and 8D 
(HP 22708D) soft fonts, except the ASCII character set portion of the 
soft font products. The printer file 3DJ-PLS1.PRN includes a 
substitution table (SU:LEGAL) for the following characters:

 ASCII Value      Produces:

     7            trademark symbol
    15            registered symbol
    17            copyright symbol
    27            dagger

 To access the legal characters:

 1.  Call the printer file to the screen.

 2.  Remove the semicolon from the line US:LEGAL in the font table you 
are
     using and place a semicolon in front of the line US;PCSYMBOL. For
     example, to access legal characters with the 12-point/10 pitch
     Courier font, the font table should changed from:

     FO:12/10CO
     FO<{esc}(10U{esc}(s0p10h12v0s0b3T
     VL=58
     UW:2*20pitch
     ;US:LEGAL
     ET

   to:

     FO:12/10CO
     FO<{esc}(10U{esc}(s0p10h12v0s0b3T
     VL=58
     UW:2*20pitch
     US:LEGAL
     ET

 3.  Store and load the printer file.

 4.  Call your document to the screen.

 5.  Move the cursor to the place where you want one of the legal 
symbols to
     appear and enter its ASCII value (from the table above). For 
example, to
     print a copyright symbol:

     Type: Alt Shift 17

 Result: A left-pointing arrow head appears on the screen, but the 
copyright symbol appears on the printed page.


 LANDSCAPE PRINTING
 In standard printing (also called portrait printing), characters are 
printed across the 8-1/2-inch dimension of the page. In landscape 
printing, characters are printed across the 11-inch dimension of the 
page. The DeskJet Plus printer allows you to print your documents in 
either a portrait or a landscape font, or to mix them on different 
pages within a document. (The DeskJet Plus does not allow you to mix 
portrait and landscape fonts on the same page, however.)

 Landscape Fonts
 Landscape printing is a built-in feature of the DeskJet Plus. There 
are several different sizes of the internal Courier font that will 
print in landscape. For a list of these fonts, display the DeskJet 
Plus printer file and scroll to the table "Standard Internal Fonts."

 Unless you plan to print underlined text, you can use the same PT 
tables for portrait and landscape orientation. If you do plan to 
underline, you need to create a new PT table and change the underline 
attribute. (See "Modifying DeskJet Plus Printer Files.)


 PC Codes
 The default printing mode is portrait on letter-sized paper. To 
change to landscape, you need to send a control string to the DeskJet 
Plus. The control string also specifies whether you are printing on 
letter-sized, legal-sized, or European-sized paper.


 To simplify the process of getting this information to the printer, 
XYQUEST put the required control strings in a PC table in the printer 
file (see Page 1). You send the appropriate PC code to the printer 
with the PB (Page Begin) command.

 You must enter PB commands before any text or PT (Print Type) 
commands.

 Note #2  Default Setting. Because portrait printing is the default 
setting, you don't need to send the code for portrait orientation 
unless you are returning to portrait from landscape.


 Formatting Commands
 When you change printing orientation, you change the "shape" of your 
text area. (For example, the form length is no longer 11 inches, but 
is 8-1/2 inches.) You therefore need to adjust the values in the 
embedded formatting commands in your document. (Remember, the DeskJet 
Plus "steals" a border area, so the maximum printing area for 
letter-sized paper is 10 inches by 7.5 inches.) For landscape 
printing on letter-sized paper, some typical values are:

   RM 100
   FD 45
   PL 42,44,40

 Printing a Document in Landscape Orientation
 To activate landscape printing for an entire document:

 1.  Call the document to the screen.

 2.  Enter the appropriate PB command at the beginning of the file.
     For example:

     Type: F5pb_2<cr>

 3.  Enter the other formatting commands you want to apply to the 
document. For example:

     Type: F5pt_12<cr>
     Type: F5rm_100<cr>
     Type: F5fd_45<cr>
     Type: F5pl_42,44,40<cr>

 Result: When you print the document, the font specified by PT12 is 
printed in a landscape orientation on standard-sized paper.

 To print the document in landscape orientation on legal-sized paper, 
the procedure is as follows:

 1.  Load legal-sized paper in the printer according to the 
instructions in
     the DeskJet Plus documentation.

 2.  Call the document to the screen.

 3.  With the cursor at the beginning of the file, enter the 
appropriate PB
     command.

     Type: F5pb_4<cr>



 4.  Enter the rest of the formatting commands. For example:

     Type: F5pt_12<cr>
     Type: F5rm_112<cr>
     Type: F5fd_45<cr>
     Type: F5pl_42,44,40<cr>

 Result: When you print the document, the font specified by PT12 is 
printed in a landscape orientation on legal-sized paper.


 Mixing Portrait and Landscape Printing
 If you are switching from portrait to landscape in the same document, 
the most important thing to remember is that you must enter the PB 
command before the page it is to affect. For example, suppose you 
have a 3-page document and want pages 1 and 3 in portrait 
orientation, and page 2 in landscape:

 1.  Move the cursor to the end of page 1.

 2.  Enter the appropriate PB command for landscape printing. For 
example, for
     letter-sized paper:

     Type: F5pb_2<cr>

 3.  Enter a PG (Page Break) command and a carriage return.

     Type: F5pg<cr>
     Press: <cr>

 4.  Enter the PT command for your landscape font, along with the 
appropriate
     margin and page length settings.

 5.  Move the cursor to the end of page 2, enter the PB command that 
will set
     the printer back to portrait orientation.

 6.  Repeat step 3.

 7.  Enter the PT command for the portrait font, along with the 
appropriate
     margin and page length settings.


 PRINTING ON ENVELOPES
 The following sections describe the procedures for printing a single 
envelope and printing a series of envelopes using XyWrite's Mail 
Merge feature.

 Printing a Single Envelope
 Use the following procedure to print a single envelope.

 1.  Create a new file

     Type: F5new envelope<cr>

 2.  Enter the following embedded commands in the order shown.

     Type: F5pb_7<cr>
     Type: F5fd_24<cr>
     Type: F5pl_22,23,21


     Type: F5lm_35
     Type: F5rm_80<cr>
     Type: F5tp_7<cr>

 3.  Type a carriage return to end the line of embedded commands.

 4.  Enter the name and address you want typed on the envelope.

 5.  Insert a #10 envelope head first, flap facing up, into the 
envelope
     guides on the OUT tray. With the right side of the envelope flush 
against
     the right side of the tray, push the envelope under the paper 
feed
     rollers until it stops.

 6.  Print the address.

     Type: F5type<cr>


 Using Mail Merge to Print Envelopes
 You can use XyWrite's Mail Merge capability to print a series of #10 
envelopes as follows.

 1.  Create the data file and enter the names and addresses on your 
mailing
     list. Be sure to leave a blank line between each record.

 2.  Create the main file by following steps 1 and 2 under "Printing a 
Single
     Envelope."

 3.  Type the appropriate FI and PF statements. (Refer to Chapter 5 of 
the
     XyWrite III Plus Reference Guide for information.)

     When in expanded mode, your completed main file should look 
something
     like this:

     <<PB7>><<FD24>><<PL22,23,21>><<LM35>>
     <<RM80>><<TP7>>
     <<FIname,address,city,state,zip>><CR>
     <<PFname>><CR>
     <<PFaddress>><CR>
     <<PFcity>>, <<PFstate>> <<PFzip>><CR>

   You can use this file as a standard envelope format file (main 
file) with
   different mailing lists (data files).

 4.  Store the file and then send it to the printer (you must use the 
TY ,,p
     form of the Type command).

     Type: F5store<cr>

     Type: F5ty data+main,,p<cr>


 Note #3   Epson Emulation. There is an Epson emulation cartridge 
designed for the DeskJet Plus printer--HP22707F. (You cannot use the 
HP22707E Epson Emulation cartridge originally designed for the 
DeskJet printer.) To use the HP22707F cartridge, you should load the 
printer file 3EPSONFX.PRN instead of 3DJ-PLS1.PRN. The file is 
located on the XyWrite Printer File disk that was part of your 
original package. Before loading it, however, call 3EPSONFX.PRN and 
add the following line immediately after the comments section:

     DF_FD=60<CR>

   This command changes the default form depth to 60 to accommodate 
the fact that the DeskJet Plus does not allow you to use the full 
11 inches on the page.


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