Microsoft KB Archive/59612

Zapf Dingbats Printing As Courier on Linotronic L300

PSS ID Number: Q59612 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

Printing text formatted for the Zapf Dingbats font, on a Linotronic L300 printer with the POSTSCRP.PRD printer driver, results in text printed in Courier. To correct this problem, a modification to the POSTSCRP.INI file is required. The steps below outline the change to be made:

  Load the POSTSCRP.INI file into Word.   Search for the following text string: msfindfont   Select and delete the paragraph containing the first instance of the msfindfont string by pressing the F10 key and then pressing the DEL Key.   Replace all remaining instances of the msfindfont text string with the following text string: findfont   Save the POSTSCRP.INI file by choosing ESC Transfer Save. 

Before printing again to the Linotronic, reset the printer by turning it off and then turning it back on again.

= MORE INFORMATION =

This modification removes a routine that is defined in the POSTSCRP.INI file called “msfindfont”. The POSTSCRP.INI file uses the msfindfont routine instead of the findfont PostScript command. The Linotronic L300 has difficulties using the msfindfont routine and prefers to use the findfont PostScript command.

Following the steps outlined above changes only a small section of the POSTSCRP.INI file. Initially, the section to be modified appears as follows:

/msfindfont {dup FontDirectory exch known not {pop /Courier} if findfont} def /fontset {dup 0 get msfindfont /Eft exch def dup 1 get msfindfont /Bft exch def dup 2 get msfindfont /Ift exch def 3 get msfindfont /BIft exch def }def

After you modify the POSTSCRP.INI file, the section will appear as follows:

/fontset {dup 0 get findfont /Eft exch def dup 1 get findfont /Bft exch def dup 2 get findfont /Ift exch def 3 get findfont /BIft exch def }def

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