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Re: executor printing



>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Holmes <holmes@gorilla.nbn.com> writes:
In article <DIu58I.FHs@gorilla.nbn.com> holmes@gorilla.nbn.com (Tim Holmes) writes:


    Tim> When I print from executor to either a Deskjet via gs or an
    Tim> HP4+ postscript printer, the output bears little resemblance
    Tim> to the print preview.  It seems that the font can be either
    Tim> Courier or Symbol (!).

Font substitution is tricky.  In theory, Executor should properly know
how to map the following Fonts into their fully named PostScript
counterparts:

	"Avant Garde", "Bookman", "Chicago", "Courier", "Garamond",
	"Geneva", "Helvetica", "Lubalin Graph", "Monaco",
	"N Helvetica Narrow", "New Century Schlbk", "New York", "Optima",
	"Palatino", "Souvenir", "Symbol", "Times", "Zapf Chancery",
	"Zapf Dingbats",
 
This assumes that your printer has those fonts installed.  However,
most of our printing testing has been done using a NEXTSTEP printer,
which means that we may be making mistakes when we name the fonts,
which could result in substition being performed in your printer.  I
don't see ARDI having the resources to buy an HP4+ anytime soon (we
desperately need to upgrade our internet connection first), but if you
know PostScript enough to look at the font names we're generating and
you see any mistakes, please let us know.

    Tim> I am using Caldera Preview II with executor 199op6.

    Tim> I also noticed a that the print menus are different, much
    Tim> more sparse (e.g., no portrait/landscape choice).  Is this
    Tim> just the nature of the beast at this point, or do I need to
    Tim> change something on my system?

Right now you just don't get any choices.  That will change, but
probably not until after Executor 2 ships.

    Tim> Tim Holmes holmes@gorilla.nbn.com

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com


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