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From: vbob@umd5.umd.edu (Bob Shields)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: MS-Word/DeskWriter problem under Sys 7
Keywords: Sys7 MS-Word DeskWriter
Message-ID: <8666@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: 5 Jun 91 05:46:50 GMT
Reply-To: vbob@umd5.umd.edu (Bob Shields)
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
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I seem to be having problems printing from MS-Word 4.00C under
system 7.0 to my DeskWriter printer.  I am using a Mac LC
(VM is off, 24-bit mode) and version 2.1 of the DeskWriter
driver with a serial-mode only DW.  I am also using the
"MS-Word TrueType(tm) Printer Init".

The problem occurs both with TrueType fonts and Adobe Type I
fonts with ATM 2.0: the inter-word spacing is terrible whenever
there is a change in type style (i.e., plain to italic, plain to
bold, etc.)  Inter-word spacing is fine when there is no style
change, and inter-character spacing is always okay (well, at
least its always consistent :)

Has anyone else seen these problems?  I have heard there is work
being done to the DW driver, but I was under the impression its
problems were only with 32-bit mode and/or VM turned on.  I also
know there is a version 4.00D of MS-Word available, but I don't
know what fixes are in it (compared to the 4.00C I have.)

Thanks in advance,

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Bob Shields		 vbob@umd5.umd.edu