Re: Printing Question From a Very New User

From: Bob Chatelle (Bob_at_FreeBaran.org)
Date: Wed Nov 26 2003 - 20:50:03 EST

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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Ryan Pavlik" <rpavlik_at_ryand.cjb.net>
    To: "Bob Chatelle" <kyp_at_rcn.com>; "AbiWord Users"
    <abiword-user_at_abisource.com>
    Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 11:21 PM
    Subject: Re: Printing Question From a Very New User

    > Replying to list. Please use "reply to all" to make sure that further
    > messages get posted to the list.
    >
    > Bob Chatelle wrote:
    >
    > > <snip>
    > >
    > >>>When I print a
    > >>>document with AbiWord, the print is about two points smaller than when
    I
    > >>>print the identical document with Word. Most of my documents use
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >12-point. I
    > >
    > >
    > >>>have to boost this to 14 to get a comparable printout from AbiWord.
    > >>>
    > >>><snip>
    > >>>
    > >>>
    >
    > >>>Also, my images don't print when I use AbiWord.
    > >>>
    > >>>Any information or suggestions would be much appreciated.
    > >>>
    > >>>Thanks,
    > >>>-Bob Chatelle
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >>The problem with printout size has been nailed down and fixed, and if
    > >>I'm not mistaken, it will be in the next 2.0.x stable release, which
    > >>furthermore I believe is soon. (Let me check with the developer's list
    > >>on that...)
    > >>
    > >><snip>
    > >>
    > >Actually, I can just print the documents with Word, which I will keep on
    my
    > >system until I am confident I can ditch it permanently. I can wait until
    the
    > >problem is fixed in the next release.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >>Could you elaborate more on the image problem? <snip>
    > >>
    > >>
    >
    > >>Very few of my documents use images. However, I have a brochure that
    > >>contains two photos in jpg format. When I print the brochure with
    AbiWord
    > >>there is just big white space where the pictures should be. Both
    pictures
    > >>show up fine on the screen. And the brochure prints fine with Word.
    > >>
    > >>I don't do anything fancy. I just load the document and print it.
    > >>
    > >>-Bob
    > >>
    > >>
    > So you're loading the brochure from a DOC file (Word format)? Have you
    > tried copying and pasting everything but the images into a new document,
    > then inserting the images through AbiWord (Insert:Picture), and making
    > sure that you save this new copy as an AbiWord .ABW file?
    >
    > Please try this and reply to all so the list can figure this out. It
    > seems like it may be a problem with wv, the Word document file loader.
    >

    I only have the one printer. But I have WinFax on my system. So I printed
    the document to WinFax and it appears to print correctly.

    I could email the document to anyone who might like to try printing it on
    another printer.

    Hope this helps.

    -Bob

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