Special Characters Not Printing On PostScript

DocumentID: 634223
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:03:35 PM

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

Problem

Symptoms: When the customer uses the latest Apple Laserwriter Plus driver (06/22/90), certain characters in Character Set 6 (6,0; 1; 8; 20; 36; 39), using the Courier or Helvetica font, do not print out on the CHARMAP.TST file. These characters are the only ones that are mapped in the PostScript Fixed (used by Courier) and PostScript 1 (used by Helvetica and Times Roman fonts) character sets. This problem can be corrected by deleting the values for the characters from the PostScript Fixed or PostScript 1 character set (depending upon the font being used). For people unfamiliar with the PTR program this is cumbersome. Why does nothing print when the values for the characters are the correct codes? Solutions: WordPerfect supports Adobe's newest guidelines for assigning values to these characters. The values are set the same for all PostScript printers. The reason some characters on some printers do not print is because this code has changed and the driver is not sending the correct information for the printer. If this code is deleted, WP will graphically create the character. WP will only support the most current of Adobe's guidelines because the printer company may have made a revision to the printer using these settings or they might make one in the future. It is too difficult to write a driver for each and every change like this so WPCorp has come up with a policy that it will support only the most current guidelines. The best solution in this situation is to go into PTR Program and delete the codes within the character set.

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