WORDSTAR vs. CANON (NCR, etc.)


When I tried to get Wordstar and the Canon printers working 
together, I always had a 'page ending' problem.  The Canon is set 
for 62 lines a page.  I didn't want to change the DIABLO 630 mode 
and I didn't want to play with dip switches on the printer 
because I use it with other programs without a hitch.  

After calling CANON (who tried very hard) and MICROPRO ('we don't 
have that information'), I worked this out.  After reading the 
following, I would appreciate hearing from those of you who have 
got a more elegant approach.  (Like, where we don't get a blank 
page at the beginning of every Print Job).



In Winstall:

Printer Menu:
make sure printer is DIABLO 630

Wordstar Features section:
change the Number of lines/page to   82
change the Top Margin to              3
change the Bottom Margin to          26
change the Form Feed default to      ON

Custom Installization section:
change the Initialization string to  1bh
                                     dh
                                     50h
change the Deinit string to the same
  as the Initialization string


NOTE:  It's very important to activate the "form feed" command.  
If your version of Wordstar doesn't have a "form feed ON" option 
in the "Features" section... You can either say "yes" to form 
feeds every time you use the Print command or, you'll have to 
change it through the "back door".  At the "Installation Menu" of 
Winstall, hit "+", then when it asks you for an address:  
":PODBLK+1"   It'll show you a bunch of stuff starting either 
with "FF" or "00".  That's what you want.  you need to change it 
to "FF".  (If it alreay is FF, you don't have to do anything.) 




Probably the page length numbers can be changed, as long as they 
end up in the right proportions (whatever that may be).  

My 'quest for knowledge' disappears when something functions.

Nina E. Woods
72366,1310