on Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:49:39, Jacqueline Landman Gay
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am using a simple "print this card" command to get a printout of a
> card comprised of several text fields. Some of the text comes out
> looking "overprinted" -- that is, within a rectangular area near the
> center of the card it looks like the text was printed twice, the second
> time with a 1-pixel offset. That part of the text looks blurry and bold,
> and is illegible. The double printing within this imaginary rectangle
> isn't related to any of the field rects, hidden or otherwise, and can
> start anywhere, even at the center of a character in a line of text.
> This happens whether formatForPrinting is set to true or false. The font
> is Times 12, which is installed on the Mac. Printcolors is set to false
> to avoid the gray background problem. The problem occurs in tests using
> three different print drivers.
>
> Has anyone seen this before, and what causes it?
>
I have seen this problem, the gray background problem, and an additional
one. If I open the card, tell it to "print card", then close it (before the
printing has actually happened), then I get the result of teeny-weeny text
printed in a small area.
I love MC, but it does have problems with its print engine.
Raymond
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