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From: mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark D. Freeman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: New Microsoft Word Question
Message-ID: <3264@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 16 Dec 87 16:47:30 GMT
References: <3204@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> <4314@ecsvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman)
Organization: StrongPoint Systems, Inc.; Columbus, OH. (guest of Ohio State U.)
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In <4314@ecsvax.UUCP> mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell) writes:
>In article <3204@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark D. Freeman) writes:
>> In switching over to the OKILASER driver, I noticed something rather
>> odd.  The TMSRMN font was roman-a in one driver and roman-i (or some other
>> variant) in the other.  This meant either modifying the OKILASER driver
>> to match the HPLASPS driver, or changing all my style sheets.

>I noticed the same thing switching from version 2 to version 3. The
>printer definition file for the Cordata Laser Printer was changed with
>the addition of a number of new fonts.  If I use the new file with
>a document prepared with the old file I get all the wrong fonts.  It
>looks as if the document you write has embedded in it codes which tell
>Word to get the nth font from the start of the file - NOT a specific
>code for a style and size of font.

The document stores a Font Number.  Font Numbers can be defined in any
order in the PRD file.  Font Numbers map to Font Type (roman, modern,
etc.) and Number (a-?).


>I have ended up with retaining the old file and the new, and selecting
>whichever one is needed at print time. 

No need to do this.  Do what I did.  Use MAKEPRD to get a text file of
both drivers.  Pull them up in an editor and compare the Font Numbers
associated with each FontName.  Change the Numbers in the new driver to
match the numbers in the old file for the same FontName.

If you need more help on this, send email.  I'd be happy to help out.









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