PRB: IBM Proprinter Draft Mode Unavailable Under Windows 3.1

ID Number: Q86269

3.10

WINDOWS

Summary:

SYMPTOMS

In the IBM Proprinter printer drivers included with Microsoft

Windows version 3.1, the Printer Setup dialog box does not provide

a draft mode option. Under Windows 3.0, the Proprinter printer

driver provides a choice between near letter quality (NLQ) and

draft mode.

CAUSE

The Proprinter prints in draft mode by selecting a specific draft

mode font. Under Windows 3.1, the Proprinter driver was rewritten

using the Universal Printer Driver. The revised driver is

consistent with the printer's method of selecting fonts.

RESOLUTION

To print in draft mode under Windows 3.1, format the text of your

document using the Fastfont printer font. This font provides draft

quality output and prints more rapidly than NLQ fonts. Text

formatted in other fonts prints in near letter quality.

Under Windows 3.0, the Proprinter driver selects the draft font

when the driver is configured for draft mode.

More Information:

When the Proprinter driver is installed under Windows 3.1, use the

following five-step procedure to print a Windows Write document in

draft mode:

1. Start Windows Write and open the document.

2. Highlight the entire document.

3. Choose Fonts from the Character menu to bring up the Font dialog

box.

4. Select the Fastfont font (each printer font has a printer symbol to

the left of its name).

5. Print the document.

To make draft mode available when a Proprinter driver is installed, an

application must enumerate the fonts provided by the system. Because

Fastfont is a printer font, the enumeration must include printer

fonts. An application, such as Notepad, that does not provide a choice

of fonts limits the functionality available to its users.

Additional reference words: 3.10 II III X24 X24e XL XL24 XL24e

PROPRINT PROPRINT.DRV PROPRN24 PROPRN24.DRV SDK