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From: tmottonen@cc.helsinki.fi
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: WFW -- slooooow printing
Message-ID: <1991Jan10.151537.4472@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 10 Jan 91 15:15:37 GMT
References: <1407@crpmks.UUCP>
Organization: University of Helsinki
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In article <1407@crpmks.UUCP>, dans@crpmks.UUCP (Dan Simoes ) writes:
> I am running WFW on a Gateway 386-25 (non-cache) with an 80mb IDE (17ms)
> drive, and printing on a Panasonic KXP1124 printer.
> To print a 10 page paper using Helvetica 13 points, double spaced takes about
> 40 minutes!!
> I have heard that WFW prints slowly, but this is ridiculous!  There is a lot
> of hard drive access going on, right until the last page.  Draft mode (in WFW)
> takes exactly the same time, and produces the same visible results (to my
> eyes).  How can I speed this up, and can I print out quick rough copies
> somehow?
> Help!
> 
> 
> Dan Simoes                             dans@crpmks.UUCP      (914) 785-2250
> Manhattanville College '92
> Disclaimer: my opinions are my own, natch.
> Quote: "Take me out tonight
>         Because I want to hear music and I want to see light..."
>         (The Smiths)

    Well, you could try using only the built-in fonts in your Pa-
    nasonic printer. I think WfW is printing the  Helvetica  font
    as graphics (bitmaps) and that takes a long time. 

    Teemu
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