On 19/2/03 10:28 pm, Alex Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for bearing with me. There are a lot of questions here. > > Mac OS X 10.2.4 > Windows 2000 > Samsung ML-1250 laser printer > > 1) I print a bunch of cards using code like this > -- > lock screen > open printing > print card x > close printing > -- > If I lock screen as above, on Windows or on Mac, the icons on my > buttons don't print. Or worse, sometimes there are blank regions. If I > don't lock screen, on Windows, then print card x also causes the UI to > *flash each card* as it's being printed, and the button graphics look > fine. But it's better than missing regions in the print job. What is > the workaround?
On the Mac too? What version of Rev? Can you send me a stack off-list. We're trying to get a handle on all the outstanding issues at the moment (its not proving much fun!). > 2) What are the least volatile fonts for Rev on Windows? Fonts that are on the printer. Arial is usually OK. > Meaning- I > want the closest correspondence between the on-screen display and the > printed output. I've discovered that "ms sans serif" apparently doesn't > exist on my printer, and "Helvetica" is rendered HUGE when printed. > Like an extra 5 em-spaces per line. (formatForPrinting is not really an > acceptable option because all of my cards are editable and they are > laid out with formatForPrinting off, with editing in mind) You probably do want to use this option and make the screen match it if necessary. > 3) However, I've also been experimenting with formatForPrinting and > seeing no discernible difference by using formatForPrinting. It only takes effect after closing (remove from memory) and reopening the stack. Kind regards, Kevin Kevin Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.runrev.com/> Runtime Revolution Limited: Software at the Speed of Thought Tel: +44 (0) 870 747 1165. Fax: +44 (0)1639 830 707. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
