Grammatik Terminates OR Fonts Display/Print Wrong in Word
  
PSS ID Number: Q102657
Article last modified on 11-03-1994
 

 

 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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In Word for MS-DOS
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If a Grammatik preferences (.PRF) file is present in the Word for MS-DOS
program directory and it has the same filename as a TrueType display file
Word is currently using, Word incorrectly displays and prints any TrueType
fonts in your documents. No error messages occur, and TrueType fonts print
in the default printer font.
 
For example, if a Grammatik preferences file named HP3.PRF is present in
the Word program directory and you are using the HP3.PRD printer driver to
print a document that contains TrueType fonts, the TrueType fonts display
incorrectly in your document and print in an HP LaserJet Series III default
printer font.
 
In Grammatik 5.0
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Grammatik terminates and the following error message occurs if the
program attempts to load a .PRF file that is a Word TrueType display
file:
 
   FATAL ERROR: Preferences file created by incorrect version of grammar
   checker. Restore preferences file from distribution disks. Press <ESC>
   to continue.
 
When you press ESC, Grammatik closes and returns you to the command prompt,
where the following error message occurs:
 
   Aborting after failure reading preferences file.
 
CAUSE
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Word for MS-DOS uses files with a .PRF filename extension to display
TrueType fonts in print preview. Grammatik version 5.0 uses files with the
same filename extension (.PRF) to save grammar and spelling preferences.
These files are not compatible with one another.
 
WORKAROUND
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Move your Grammatik .PRF files to a directory other than the Word program
directory.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Word PRF Files
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When you add TrueType font support to a Word printer driver, a .PRF file is
generated that contains TrueType font information and the path and filename
for the TrueType display file. The .PRF file has the same filename as the
printer driver, and it is located in the same directory as the printer
driver.
 
Grammatik PRF Files
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Grammatik 5.0 is the grammar checker supplied with Word version 6.0 for
MS-DOS. Grammatik .PRF files store grammar and spelling checker
preferences. This file can be created and accessed from any directory,
including the Word program directory.
 
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