Print Drivers ------------- Please ensure that you have the latest Windows print drivers. The latest Microsoft drivers can be obtained from their BBS at (206) 936- 6735. Compuserve users can GO MSL to find access them. LaserJet IV users must have a driver later than version 31.v1.27. Printing with TrueType ---------------------- Complex or poorly produced TrueType fonts can cause a number of problems in Windows. This is further aggravated if any of the following conditions are present: You are using 4MB or less of memory. Symbol fonts without Unicode assigned values. You have a significant number of fonts installed, or a high number of complex TrueType fonts. Workarounds may vary, but here are a few suggestions: If you use the HP LaserJet IV driver, try setting graphics mode to raster. To do this, double-click on the Control Panel icon, double- click on the printer icon, select the HP LaserJet 4 printer driver, press the Setup button, press the Options button, change the Graphics Mode from HP-GL/2 to raster in the Graphics section, press OK, press OK again, press the Close button, and close the Control Panel. With LaserJet III drivers, open the Control Panel, select Printers, and work your way through Setup, Options, of the L/Jet driver and turn on (x) Print True-Type as Graphics. Note that raster graphics printing slows down the printing time. If you are familiar with editing the WIN.INI file, insert the following lines (make a backup first). [TrueType] Outlinethreshold=200 TTIFCollision=1 TTEnable=1 TTOnly=0 The last two lines are normally already present. The Outlinethreshold default is 256 (without its inclusion), but reducing this down will allow more complex fonts to print. However, there may be a price such as reduced processing speed, or some problem with other fonts. The TTIFCollision=1 gives preference to the use of Truetype when a user has more than one format of the same named font. However, the practice of having similar names should really be avoided at all costs. In addition, if you are using additional font rendering systems such as ATM, SuperPrint or Speedo, check the font substitution areas of the respective *.ini files to ensure that no duplication of font names can occur (i.e., having Helv or Helvetica substituted more than once in different files) this includes the WIN.INI. Try to limit the number of fonts available to no more than 180. If you choose to have hundreds of fonts on your system, consider a font manager such as FontHandler from QualiType. If when installing a font, the same font with a different file name is already installed, it is unlikely that you will be able to install the new version as the first file in the directory is the one available. So, remove the old font before installing. Sometimes, you just have to de-install your TrueType fonts and re-install them. Note that if you have more than one font that has the same internal name, but a different filename, the first file in the directory will be chosen, Thus, you may circumvent access to the real font you want. Alternatively, if you have ATM, use the PostScript version if available, as this can relieve the TrueType rendering system of processing complex fonts. Kenneth Hirst, PO Box 5362, Irvine CA 92616-5362 E-mail #: 71204.2704@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kenneth_hirst