[pmmail-list] Printing problem with Kyocera FS-1010 (solved)

[John Angelico]

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:01:42 -0500, deadlist@blueprintsoftwareworks.com
wrote:

Thanks Carl and James for the clues. Just the right amount of advice to
point me in the right direction.

>Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 23:12:31 -0500 (EST)
>From: "Carl Gehr" <Carl.Gehr@attglobal.net>
>Subject: Re: [pmmail-list] Printing from PMMail a new problem

>
>John,
>
>First let me clarify:  This is pure SWAG!  And may be worth what it
>costs you!  But, on the other hand, it *may* also help fix the problem.
>OK, enough of the disclaimers...
>
>1)  Have you checked the default font for your new printer.  I'm not
>sure PMMail/2 sets any particular font, but it may.  Therefore, you may
>be getting the default and it may not be what you need/want.

For general information in the list, this is correct - PMMail accepts the
*printer* default font, rather than the *system* default font. 

I checked in the Printer Driver, found something called "Global Text" and
selected another called "S2 TMS ROMAN" which looked OK. 

Printing is now fine!

>2)  On the chance that PMMail/2 *may* be setting a font, it may be
>picking the font from the default font that is set for the text in your
>message window.  I have no idea what the default window font is, but
>you can set it by using the Font Pallet.  [Select the font and drag it
>to the portion of the PMMail/2 window where you want to set the font.]

I have Warp Sans 9pt selected (system default) and dragged it in again to
make sure.

Thus I could establish that PMMail uses printer defauylts not system
defaults.

>So, if all else fails, try some of this experimentation.

Yes - if one can afford the time or it is absolutely essential, an ounce of
experimentation is worth a ton of fretting and fuming <g>

>BTW, other than the PMMail printing issue, how do you like Kyocera
>printer products?  I currently have a 7-year old Lexmark laser with
>duplexing that I am afraid may need replacing soon.  

Can't say - only had it a few days, so I am "transitioning" from the
features of the HP. It "feels" more like a photocopier than a printer.

Main difference so far is in paper feed locations - the HP top load was
very handy. It carried clean paper but I could easily throw in a scrap
sheet for a q&d print, and the second feed or bypass was always set up for
envelopes. The K is a bottom tray feed for the main supply (250 sheets), so
the bypass does double duty as scrap plus manual double sided and
envelopes.


And James Moe said:

>Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 23:17:26 -0700 (MST)
>From: "James Moe" <jimoe@sohnen-moe.com>
>Subject: Re: [pmmail-list] Printing from PMMail a new problem

>On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:49:32 +1100 (AEDT), John Angelico wrote:

>>Does anyone have experience with these models, and could they tell me where
>>to look in either PMMail or the printer setup to select a better font,
>>please?
>>
>  Since you originally had an hp 6l, I am assuming you stayed with PCL as the printer 
>language, the "laserjet" driver. The fs-1010 is also a postscript printer. Create a 
>printer object that uses the postscript driver. The most recent pscript.drv has a lot a 
>new Kyocera devices, including the fs-1010.

Yes, I made sure I looked at that before committing to buy it. However, in
the end I didn't need to select a PS object, see above.

>  The font "System VIO" sometimes prints extremely tiny although I have not seen that 
>in a while. Change the display font to Courier and see if it prints any differently; 
>PMMail uses the same font to print as to display. The font is changed by drag-n-drop 
>from the Font Pallette in the System Settings folder.

Ah, there's a useful reminder. One of the selling points of GUI is to have
the same fonts for display and printing, right? <g> So I knew not to look
for Warp Sans in the printer fonts, and I was looking for some substitution
process as Carl hinted.

Thanks again for the help, guys!


Best regards
John Angelico
OS/2 SIG
os2@melbpc.org.au or 
talldad@kepl.com.au
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