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GSport Emulated Printer
There are several different ways of using the virtual printer output.
Some ways scenarios are detailed below:
Common scenarios are detailed below:
* Windows {{{printer.html#Bitmap}Bitmap or Postscript}} (B&W) - when you want a graphical file saved on the host computer
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This value should be set to a value like 15 seconds or more for PR#1-type printing to work as you might expect.
If it is set to "Never", you must manually send a form feed, fill a page with text, or exit the emulator before output is saved.
This behavior is similar to modern laser/inkjet printers when they are used with Applesoft.
Most applications are good about sending form feeds at page end, so this issue usually doesn't crop up.
Most applications are good about sending form feeds at page end, so this issue doesn't usually come up.
* The Roman font is used in graphical printing by default, and the matching <<<lib/letgothl.ttf>>> is included in the distribution package.
Printing emulation won't work if no fonts at all are defined.
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* Direct to {Host} Printer
The "Direct to host printer" feature is only implemented for Windows.
The "Direct to host printer" feature is only implemented on the Windows platform.
To set up GSport to send page-oriented output directly to your system's printer, apply the following settings:
Enter the GS native control panel and set slot 1 to "Your Card", then save and exit the control panel.
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[images/printer7.png]
The printer you choose here will be the place that page-oriented output is sent.
The printer you choose here will be the place that page-oriented output is sent, subject to the page ejection
timeouts discussed earlier.
Note that it is even possible to use a printer driver that itself produces PDF output instead of physical paper.
* {Text} File
Printing to a text file will bypass all printer emulation and simply append printed data to a file
named "printer.txt" in GSport's current working directory.
named <<<printer.txt>>> in GSport's current working directory.
This is especially useful for text-based operations like Applesoft listings using the traditional
PR#1:LIST:PR#0 command sequences.
<<<PR#1:LIST:PR#0>>> command sequences.
Output from GSOS applications like TeachText are not actually textual in nature - they are graphical.
It would be more appropriate to use a different type of printer output in that situation.
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[images/printer5.png]
Save the configuration, and printed output will be appended in the "printer.txt" file in GSport's current working directory.
Save the configuration, and printed output will be appended in the <<<printer.txt>>>
file in GSport's current working directory.