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    From Alan Adams@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, January 04, 2026 17:15:03
    Hi

    I'm trying to set up the printers on a new RISC OS computer, to match the
    ones I used on my ARMX6. Both use RO5.

    I used !PS3, ps_duplex, and the lpr module.

    I've managed to set up the first one which prints correctly from Ovation
    Pro, but StrongED produces a series of Wimp error messages "Cannot print specified string", then freezes, needing alt-break to recover.

    Any thoughts?

    --
    Alan Adams

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Chris Hughes@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, January 04, 2026 18:07:07
    In message <dcf1fe955c.Alan@alan.adamshome.org.uk>
    Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> wrote:

    Hi

    I'm trying to set up the printers on a new RISC OS computer, to match the ones I used on my ARMX6. Both use RO5.

    I used !PS3, ps_duplex, and the lpr module.

    I've managed to set up the first one which prints correctly from Ovation
    Pro, but StrongED produces a series of Wimp error messages "Cannot print specified string", then freezes, needing alt-break to recover.

    Any thoughts?

    Why not just transfer your settings/software from the old computer to the
    new ones.

    --
    Chris Hughes

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Alan Adams@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, January 04, 2026 19:45:07
    In message <56b704965c.chris@mytardis>
    Chris Hughes <lists@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:

    In message <dcf1fe955c.Alan@alan.adamshome.org.uk>
    Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> wrote:

    Hi

    I'm trying to set up the printers on a new RISC OS computer, to match the
    ones I used on my ARMX6. Both use RO5.

    I used !PS3, ps_duplex, and the lpr module.

    I've managed to set up the first one which prints correctly from Ovation
    Pro, but StrongED produces a series of Wimp error messages "Cannot print
    specified string", then freezes, needing alt-break to recover.

    Any thoughts?

    Why not just transfer your settings/software from the old computer to the
    new ones.

    When I tried that I kept getting error messages when !Printers started.

    The weird thing is having OPro working and StrongED not working with the printer.

    --
    Alan Adams

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Alan Adams@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, January 04, 2026 21:45:04
    In message <35380b965c.Alan@alan.adamshome.org.uk>
    Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> wrote:

    In message <56b704965c.chris@mytardis>
    Chris Hughes <lists@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:

    In message <dcf1fe955c.Alan@alan.adamshome.org.uk>
    Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> wrote:

    Hi

    I'm trying to set up the printers on a new RISC OS computer, to match the >>> ones I used on my ARMX6. Both use RO5.

    I used !PS3, ps_duplex, and the lpr module.

    I've managed to set up the first one which prints correctly from Ovation >>> Pro, but StrongED produces a series of Wimp error messages "Cannot print >>> specified string", then freezes, needing alt-break to recover.

    Any thoughts?

    Why not just transfer your settings/software from the old computer to the
    new ones.

    When I tried that I kept getting error messages when !Printers started.

    The weird thing is having OPro working and StrongED not working with the printer.

    Turns out StrongED 4.69 works. The new computer was shipped with SE 4.70, which fails.

    --
    Alan Adams

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)