White Descenders Overprinted W/ Black Box Whe

DocumentID: 603151
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:29:42 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The white descenders are overprinted with the black box when a customer uses a fixed-pitch font (e.g., Letter Gothic or Courier), the HP LaserJet 4 printer, and the white on black strikeout method. Solutions: The white on black strikeout method mentioned in the Helps and Hints of the HP printer uses the printer's Rules capabilities and pattern shading to give a white on black appearance. The WP driver is written so that the black box extends past the capital letters by 4/300ths (approximately 1pt) and the descenders by the same amount to give a nice even look. If a fixed-pitch font is used, these black boxes will overlap by this 4/300ths of an inch. This occurs because WP does not add additional leading between each line for a fixed-pitch font. If the descender of a character above descends into this area, it could be covered by the black box. This additional 4/300ths of an inch is perfect when used with PS fonts since the additional 2 points of leading added by WP will be covered by this additional 8/300ths (approximately 2pt). This eliminates any gap that would have been seen on the print out between the lines. You will be more likely to have problems with descenders with smaller fonts. This occurs because all fixed-pitch fonts are designed to have the leading built into the cell of the character. This leading will decrease as the font gets smaller; the amount WP positions the black box above the text will stay consistent. So while the leading between the decender and the next line gets smaller, the amount WP uses to cover the text remains the same. The workaround is to increase the Line Height (Shift-F8, 1, 4, 2).

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