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Using Soft Fonts/Cartridges Instead Of .DRS C
DocumentID: 633773
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:03:25 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: A customer was dissatisfied with the way the .DRS characters were printing. Specifically, the fractions in Character Map 4 were too dark as compared to the CG Times font on the HP LaserJet III printer. Solutions: The only way to prohibit WordPerfect from graphically creating a specific .DRS character is to use a cartridge or a soft font that includes that desired character. In this case, the customer had previously installed Bitstream Fontware onto an HP LaserJet IIP using the ASCII Technical character set (which included the desired fraction characters). In order for the customer to access those Bitstream fonts on the HP LaserJet III, she did the following:

1.      Retrieved the WPHP1.ALL file into the PTR program
2.      Pressed Enter on the HP LaserJet III printer
3.      Pressed Enter on Fonts
4.      Put an asterisk next to the Soft Font Group made by Bitstream. (This group is usually named after the printer that the fonts were originally installed for, and there is usually an (FW) in the name of the group.)
5.      Exited the PTR Program and saved the WPHP1.ALL file

The customer then entered WordPerfect, Shift-F7 (Print), S (Select), and with the HP LaserJet III highlighted, and pressed U (Update). She then entered Cartridges and Soft Fonts and marked the Bitstream font that had the fraction characters in them. After marking the font, the customer printed the special characters by changing the Base Font to the soft font that had the characters, typed the character using the Compose (Ctrl-2) feature, then changed back to the original font. Customers can include the last three steps in a macro.

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