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MoreFonts 3.0 And WordPerfect - Questions and |
The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
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Solutions: 1. I have installed MoreFonts, and they don't show up in my list of fonts for WordPerfect. Why? The most common reasons for fonts not showing up are (in no particular order): The user has not installed any fonts. The user must pick which fonts he wants to use and tell MoreFonts to install them into WordPerfect for a particular printer. The user didn't install the fonts for the printer they are using in WordPerfect. The MoreFonts and WordPerfect printer selections must be "in synch" because WordPerfect only shows fonts which belong to the currently selected printer. The user has not selected the printer into which the fonts were installed. This is similar to the item above. The MoreFonts and WordPerfect printer selections must be the same. The fonts are not marked. With MoreFonts 3.0, all on-the-fly scalable fonts are automatically marked with a plus (+). However, with soft fonts or scalable fonts and the 06/29/90 release of WordPerfect 5.1 the user must manually mark the fonts with a plus (+) or an asterisk (*). If the fonts are not marked, they will not appear in the base font menu. 2. If I am using an additional driver in WordPerfect, can I install my MoreFonts there instead of the standard driver? Yes, any WordPerfect printer .ALL file can be used with MoreFonts without having to rename the .ALL file or the printer definition. In MoreFonts, at the bottom of the WordPerfect installation menu, is an item which displays a list containing the names of compatible printers from every .ALL file in the current .ALL file directory. The user can select exactly the printer name they are using in WordPerfect, and MoreFonts will make the fonts available for that printer. 3. Do I need to rename my printer .ALL file? MoreFonts does not require you to rename the printer .ALL file. For example, for HP compatible PCL laser printers, you can use your favorite WordPerfect .ALL printer file, such as WPHP1.ALL. All of the naming conventions and functionality of the .ALL file will be preserved. You'll just get more fonts! For dot matrix, inkjet, and nonHP compatible printers, MoreFonts provides specific printer .ALL files (WP51.ALL and WP50.ALL). These .ALL files are slightly modified versions of the "HP LaserJet Series II" printer definitions from WPHP1.ALL and WPRINT1.ALL. Resident, cartridge, and soft font descriptions have been removed since they do not apply to dotmatrix and inkjet printersonly MoreFonts fonts are available when using these printer .ALL files. 4. Does MoreFonts monitor the port and if so, how? MoreFonts monitors the WordPerfect print stream, waiting for a document to be printed. When the program (MoreFonts) sees a special MoreFonts code, it inserts the appropriate data and sends it on to the actual output device or file. MoreFonts is able to monitor WordPerfect by linking onto the appropriate DOS interrupts. 5. Is there any compatibility with any other soft font packages? (Can I use it with another package?) For HP and HP compatible laser printers, the answer is Yes for packages which create bitmapped soft fonts (e.g., Fontware). For dotmatrix, inkjet, and nonHP compatible laser printers, the answer is No. With MoreFonts, the only fonts available for these printers are MoreFonts fonts. 6. How does MoreFonts use memory? What types can the program use and how much RAM is needed? MoreFonts uses memory to hold the WPS.EXE program, build and store character images, store descriptions of the items on the current page, and generate the data to send to the target printer. MoreFonts can use conventional memory (below 640K), EMS (3.2 or 4.0), and will use the disk when the amount of data overflows the available conventional and EMS memory. If EMS memory is available, MoreFonts requires 16K of conventional memory and as much EMS memory as is available or needed. Any overflow data is placed on the disk. If no EMS memory is available, MoreFonts requires 66K of conventional memory (MoreFonts 2.0 required 60K), and the disk is used to hold font and page data. For an 8" X 10" page at 300 dpi, up to 1M of disk space will be used if no EMS is available. 7. I have had calls with MoreFonts when letters will not print and leave blank spaces instead. The documents usually have multiple font changes and graphics. Is this caused by running out of memory? It is possible that this was an out of memory situation. More information such as the printer type, version of MoreFonts, and the document itself would be needed to determine the exact cause. One customer was getting garbage, missing words and letters, and even blank pages when printing to the Panasonic KX-P4420 printer. The customer had selected the HP Series II Graphics driver when installing Morefonts. The customer did not select the same driver while in WP. The printer driver name should have (MF) at the beginning of the name. After the user selected the correct printer in WP, there were no more printing problems. 8. Have there been problems with a font defaulting to the wrong font? A small number of cases have been reported where a printed font was different than the user's selection. These problems fall into three categories: Printer limitations exceeded. Sometimes a user exceeded the amount of available memory or the maximum number of fonts allowed on a LaserJet or DeskJet printer. The result was that the printer picked another font to print. Incorrect Automatic Font Changes (AFCs). In a few cases, WordPerfect generated an incorrect AFC for an attribute which resulted in the wrong font being printed. Very similar special effects. In a few very rare cases, WordPerfect cannot distinguish between two fonts when both have many special effects and differ only in pattern. Only one of the fonts is used to print. The work around is to make the fonts different by changing the effects on one font or incrementing the point size. 9. What is and how does WPS.EXE work? Also, is there a way to install a new WPS.EXE file without going through the whole installation? WPS.EXE is the program the user runs instead of WordPerfect when they want to access the scalable MoreFonts fonts. WPS.EXE loads WP.EXE and works alongside it to monitor the print stream and generate fonts and other output as needed. MoreFonts scalable fonts are only available if WPS.EXE has been loaded. Normally, WPS.EXE will be installed one time and never changed. However, if the user needs to reinstall WPS.EXE for some reason, they can simply delete the current WPS.EXE, then go to MoreFonts and install a single font (even one that is already installed) and MoreFonts will build a new WPS.EXE program. 10. What problems or limitations are there when running WordPerfect 5.1 as a DOS application under MS Windows 3.0? Users have had mixed success running WordPerfect and WPS.EXE under Windows 3.0it works for some and not for others. It is recommended to only run WPS.EXE from DOS 2.0 and above. 11. Which dot matrix printers are supported? Are the same fonts on the laser printers supported on the dotmatrix printers? MoreFonts 3.0 supports Epson, IBM, Toshiba, and compatible dot matrix printers, including many printer models from Okidata, NEC, Star Micronics, Citizen, and ALPS. MoreFonts 3.0 also supports popular inkjet printers such as the DeskJet, PaintJet, and Canon BubbleJet. Non HP compatible laser printers such as the Canon LBP are also supported. When MoreFonts is used with a dot matrix, inkjet, or non HP compatible laser printer, all the installed MoreFonts fonts are available. 12. Are there any changes to the way inkjet printers work with MoreFonts? MoreFonts 2.0 supported the DeskJet family of printers using PCL soft fonts. DeskJet soft fonts have a number of restrictions: limited point size, RAM cartridge required, small number of fonts accessible at one time, etc. MoreFonts 3.0 supports the DeskJets and other inkjet printers including the HP PaintJet and Canon BubbleJet series using Graphics output instead of soft fonts. This gives the inkjet user all the features previously reserved for laser printer owners: large point sizes, no need for a RAM cartridge, unlimited number of fonts per page, etc. 13. How much disk space is needed for MoreFonts? MoreFonts requires 1.5M of disk space for its program and typeface files. A varying amount of disk space is required to build the page as it is printed this space is freed when the printout is complete. For an 8" X 10" page at 300 dpi, the maximum disk space needed is 1M. More or less space is required for different page sizes and resolutions. If EMS memory is available, it is used instead of the disk. 14. Can you do background tasking while MoreFonts is printing, or is the keyboard locked until the printing is completed? MoreFonts allows the user to continue using WordPerfect while printing. The keyboard is not locked. TIPS Install menu: There is a difference between "Install Font Set" and "Install Selected Font." Many users might get confused. "Install Selected Font" will install one font only. The other option will install a set of fonts from the same typeface. Font Sets: There is a limit of 99 fonts in a font set. Printing: If the customer has an HP compatible printer, but with MoreFonts the printer is printing garbage, blank pages, one character per page, etc., the customer may need to select the "Scalable Graphic Fonts" instead of the "Scalable Soft Fonts." Fonts: Scalable Soft Fonts: Can be used for HP laser printers (and compatibles) only Scalable Graphic Fonts: Can be used for HP laser printers (and compatibles), Canon laser printers, DeskJets and BubbleJets, Epson, IBM, and Toshiba dot matrix printers. |
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