rehanqadri
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i want to know which is the best font for dot matrix printing.
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best font for dot matrix printer
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I'm not sure that's a question that can have the "right" answer.
It depends on what you are printing? e.g. Columns of numbers or a letter?
It depends on the size of the font you want to use. Some printer fonts don't resize well.
It depends on whether the printer supports the font natively. This could dramatically affect the speed of printing.
It depend on whether you also want to preview the report. Some fonts don't look the same on a display as they do printed.
It depends on whether you are running under DOS or Windows and if Windows, which OS.
Rick
It depends on what you are printing? e.g. Columns of numbers or a letter?
It depends on the size of the font you want to use. Some printer fonts don't resize well.
It depends on whether the printer supports the font natively. This could dramatically affect the speed of printing.
It depend on whether you also want to preview the report. Some fonts don't look the same on a display as they do printed.
It depends on whether you are running under DOS or Windows and if Windows, which OS.
Rick
I reccommend COURIER NEW because:
(1) Thin letters - easy on a dot matrix prointer.
(2) Non proportional. Useful for tabular columns and alignment.
(3) Style (bold, italics etc) doesn't change the dimension. You can be sure of your alignment.
(4) True type. WYSIWYG.
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(1) Thin letters - easy on a dot matrix prointer.
(2) Non proportional. Useful for tabular columns and alignment.
(3) Style (bold, italics etc) doesn't change the dimension. You can be sure of your alignment.
(4) True type. WYSIWYG.
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