#HP4P Postscript Blues
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HELP!!! I got a REAL problem with having just installed a Postscript board into
my HP 4P. I use PageMaker 4.0 and Corel 5.0, and it does some strange stuff.
BTW, the driver with it is V. 3.55.
Problem:In COREL 5.0, it shifts things to the left about 1/8" between the HP
mode and the PostScript mode. Not a big problem, I can adjust.
BIG Problem: In PageMaker, it louses up the size of the TrueType fonts and the
kerning of them. I'm confused. This doesn't happen in Corel 5. All that
happens in corel is a shift to the left, but all the fonts are perfect.
HELP!!!!
Thanks.
James
Well, partly it's due to the fact that Corel handles most of its own
printing and not very well, particularly in Draw4, where font handling was
really awful. You should check with Corel in the proper section of CorelApps,
though — Section 3, I think — because they do have some kludges and INI type
fixes for those kinds of things.
PM4 requires at least Postscript 3.56 but otherwise has never been reported
to be a problem. PM5 requires either the Adobe driver or 3.58 plus the PPD to
run. If you want, try using the Adobe Postscript driver — you can download it
from LIB4 here — and see if this doesn't help in both cases. If you ARE using
2.1.x, then GO MSL and download the latest PSCRIPT.DRV from them, which is
3.58, and install that. The two drivers can coexist but you'll have to define
separate virtual printers for them.
Thanks, Jack. I'll try and download the puppy and see what happens. I really
appreciate it.