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Windows NT PCL Driver Cannot Print Grayscaled Fonts

Article ID: 126584

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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This article was previously published under Q126584

SYMPTOMS

If you use a PCL driver and print TrueType fonts that are colored or grayscaled, the fonts print as black.

Note: Color or gray graphics are grayscaled correctly

WORKAROUND

If the printer is capable of PostScript, the Windows NT PostScript driver will print grayscaled fonts.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1, and Windows NT Workstation and Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: hp prodnt gray scale scaled word winword word6 winword6 grey

Keywords: kbprint KB126584


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