Re: Reports 2.5 DESTYPE question

Not that I found using reports 2.5, in 3.0 Oracle users a Previewer that looks much better.
Preview mode is supposed to be PostScript, so maybe a ATM font would look ok ??

Georgette P Cornio

skronhei_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:

> I'm running Reports 2.5 under Windows 95, and I've got a bit of a dilemma.
>
> I have a report developed in BITMAP mode, using Arial as the only font on the
> report. When I view the report using DESTYPE=SCREEN, it looks great on the
> screen, but when I print it from the previewer, I get a warning message about
> fonts being remapped for the printer, then the report prints fine on the
> printer. I understand that I must use DESTYPE=PREVIEW to get rid of the
> warning message (because of the difference between screen and printer fonts),
> but when I do that, the report looks pretty bad on the screen; specifically,
> many of the characters have the top pixel or so chopped off. Once again, the
> report looks fine when it is printed from the previewer using.
>
> I have tried increasing the height of my fields and using a different font,
> but I always get the same results. Is there a way to get the best of both
> worlds, i.e., a preview mode that looks good on the screen but does not give
> a warning message when you print? My users will appreciate it!
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
>
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Received on Sat Feb 06 1999 - 04:13:05 CET