Microsoft KB Archive/138685

Hairlines Almost Invisible When Printed to HPCL Printer

= Hairlines Almost Invisible When Printed to HPCL Printer =

Q138685
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

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Hairlines are almost invisible when they are printed to a 1200 dots per inch (dpi) or higher-resolution printer that uses the Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language (HPPCL). Many of the Lexmart Optra printers have this capability, and, therefore, these printers may exhibit this behavior.

If you print to a 1200 dpi or higher-resolution PostScript printer, the hairlines are fine (very thin), but they are visible. This behavior is correct: hairlines are supposed to be very fine lines.

WORKAROUND

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Practically every printer that supports 1200 or higher dpi output has a PostScript emulation. To display hairlines, print your publication using the PostScript emulation of that printer.

MORE INFORMATION

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Some of the following PowerPoint BorderArt designs use hairlines:

basic...thin lines           basic...white dashes basic...white squares        basic...wide inline basic...wide midline         basic...wide outline zig zag                      zig zag stitch cabins                       checked bar checked bar color            checkered classical wave               circles and lines confetti...outline           coupon cutout dashes coupon cutout dots           eclipsing squares eclipsing squares 2          flowers...modern2 ice cream cones              map pins marquee                      marquee...toothed northwest                    pencils people                       people waving people with hats             postage stamp push pin                     push pin in note rings                        sawtooth Seattle                      shadowed squares sharks teeth                 shorebird tracks snowflakes                   stars triangle party               twisted lines 2 vine                         weaving..angles

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 pub3 w_mspub pub95 imagesetter non- PostScript HPPCL5 pcl post script HP