platone ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: does anyone have an environment file for a LJ5si that will print portrait?
: the following will print portrait but it gives me wierd page numbers (i
: think)  at the top right of the first 2 pages.  the numbers look something
: like this and will only print on the first couple of pages. 0000001 on page
: 1 and 0000002 on page 2 and then the rest is fine.

: Current NPCONFIG settings:
: global (setup_file = PCLLPD.HPENV.SYS)     # LaserJet 4Si setup file.

[...]

: 900    (network_address =  xxx.xxx.xx.xx    #financial aid
:               setup_file = LJ5SISET.HPENV.SYS)


: Contents of LJ5SISET.HPENV.SYS
: escE - reset
: esc &l0O - portrait
: esc &l2A - letter

I have no idea why you're getting page numbers, but it may have something
to do with your setup files.  Remember, setup files are the one exception
to the normal NPCONFIG scoping rules (device-specific settings override
global settings).  For setup files, any global specification is processed
first, followed by any device-specific specification.

Your global setup file specification specifies a complete landscape
environment (including a typeface, type pitch and width, margins appropriate
to a landscape orientation, etc.).  Your device-specific setup file only
modifies one aspect of this, the orientation (portrait instead of landscape,
PCLLPD also specifies letter size paper).  It's quite possible your
artifacts are due to this.

My question is:  Why such a simple set of specifications in LJ5SISET when
another of the supplied files (PCLELITD.HPENV.SYS) provides a portrait mode
specification as complete as PCLLPD does for landscape?  Since it is sent
after PCLLPD, it would override everything in PCLLPD that is landscape-
specific.  I would suggest the following change to your NPCONFIG file:

  900    (network_address =  xxx.xxx.xx.xx    #financial aid
                setup_file = PCLELITD.HPENV.SYS)

(Note:  if you want single-sided output, use PCLELITE instead of PCLELITD).

I hope that helps.

-Larry "MPE/iX Spoolers 'R' Us" Byler-