Custom Scaling Not Applied By TEXT Data Type with PostScript
Article ID: 132458
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q132458
SYMPTOMS
You can set the default scaling factor for jobs sent to a PostScript
printer by running Print Manager, selecting Properties from the Printer
menu, choosing Details, choosing Job Defaults, then choosing Options. This
scaling works correctly in Windows-based applications such as Microsoft
Word for Windows. However, if you copy a text file to such a printer from
an MS-DOS Command Prompt, and the Default Datatype for that printer is set
to TEXT, any changes you make to the default scaling factor are not
reflected in the print job.
CAUSE
The Windows NT PostScript printer driver does not set the scaling factor
correctly for text jobs with the TEXT data type. The driver sets the
scaling factor correctly for jobs with other data types (such as those
sent by Windows-based applications) and other drivers that support scaling
factors (such as the HP-GL/2 plotter driver).
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use a non-PostScript printer driver which
supports a scaling factor.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51.
We are researching this problem and will post new information in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: prodnt scale
Keywords: kbprint KB132458