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No ability to assign Halftone ruling under Graphics Tab under Printer Driver
I have recently moved on to a Windows XP computer and have
immediately ran into troubles with XP's printer driver layout. In Windows 98, you had the ability to assign the Halftone ruling (Example: 85 line halftone)under the "Graphics" tab of the printer driver. Windows XP doesn't have the ability to set the ruling -- which can be altered also with applications. I checked with Hewlett- Packard (computer type I purchased) and their response is: "XP let's the application set the ruling of halftones." I HAVE ONLY APPLICATION THAT CONTROLS THE RULING -- QuarkXPress. Programs like Word 97: you can't control it; Photoshop: you can't control it; Adobe Acrobat Reader: You can't change the Halftone setting (screen ruling. YOU MUST HAVE THIS ABILITY. If the printer driver had the "Halftoning" setting, you can change the setting within any program. If this is a not so clever way of making software programmers to "change their way" of setting up programs and forcing customers to purchase "XP Compatible" software -- then I need to know, so I either get a "FIX" for this or I'll have to flush out XP and go back to Windows 98. As I've told Hewlett Packard tech support guy: "THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE." |
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No ability to assign Halftone ruling under Graphics Tab under Printer Driver
What is the make and model of the printer in question???!!!
Cari www.coribright.com "Martin Maus" wrote in message ... I have recently moved on to a Windows XP computer and have immediately ran into troubles with XP's printer driver layout. In Windows 98, you had the ability to assign the Halftone ruling (Example: 85 line halftone)under the "Graphics" tab of the printer driver. Windows XP doesn't have the ability to set the ruling -- which can be altered also with applications. I checked with Hewlett- Packard (computer type I purchased) and their response is: "XP let's the application set the ruling of halftones." I HAVE ONLY APPLICATION THAT CONTROLS THE RULING -- QuarkXPress. Programs like Word 97: you can't control it; Photoshop: you can't control it; Adobe Acrobat Reader: You can't change the Halftone setting (screen ruling. YOU MUST HAVE THIS ABILITY. If the printer driver had the "Halftoning" setting, you can change the setting within any program. If this is a not so clever way of making software programmers to "change their way" of setting up programs and forcing customers to purchase "XP Compatible" software -- then I need to know, so I either get a "FIX" for this or I'll have to flush out XP and go back to Windows 98. As I've told Hewlett Packard tech support guy: "THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE." |
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No ability to assign Halftone ruling under Graphics Tab under Printer Driver
HP Laserjet 5000. Not an "OLDER" printer. If this is
some "wonderful new way" of XP -- then out it goes! I received a Hewlett Packard email tech response, they said, "This is not available in the XP. This is all controlled through the application. 98 is the only operating system with the option to control half tone through the driver." Well, the only program I have that "controls" through the program I have is QuarkXPress 5. I can find nothing on HP's support database. ALL I WANT from HP, Microsoft is "is this the way it is in XP? If so, then goodbye XP. -----Original Message----- What is the make and model of the printer in question???!!! Cari www.coribright.com "Martin Maus" wrote in message ... I have recently moved on to a Windows XP computer and have immediately ran into troubles with XP's printer driver layout. In Windows 98, you had the ability to assign the Halftone ruling (Example: 85 line halftone)under the "Graphics" tab of the printer driver. Windows XP doesn't have the ability to set the ruling -- which can be altered also with applications. I checked with Hewlett- Packard (computer type I purchased) and their response is: "XP let's the application set the ruling of halftones." I HAVE ONLY APPLICATION THAT CONTROLS THE RULING -- QuarkXPress. Programs like Word 97: you can't control it; Photoshop: you can't control it; Adobe Acrobat Reader: You can't change the Halftone setting (screen ruling. YOU MUST HAVE THIS ABILITY. If the printer driver had the "Halftoning" setting, you can change the setting within any program. If this is a not so clever way of making software programmers to "change their way" of setting up programs and forcing customers to purchase "XP Compatible" software -- then I need to know, so I either get a "FIX" for this or I'll have to flush out XP and go back to Windows 98. As I've told Hewlett Packard tech support guy: "THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE." . |
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No ability to assign Halftone ruling under Graphics Tab under Printer Driver
I thought that I'd better explain: I have also tested with
a Laserjet 4m Plus printer. The point is, this is a Windows XP-created situation -- not a wrong driver issue. Windows XP designed this situation; not to have the "Halftoning" option under the "Graphics" tab. I cannot believe that this is a Bill Gates brillian idea. In other words, I have to imagine that there's something wrong with the install of XP on my computer -- else there'd be a lot of people screaming there heads off! -----Original Message----- HP Laserjet 5000. Not an "OLDER" printer. If this is some "wonderful new way" of XP -- then out it goes! I received a Hewlett Packard email tech response, they said, "This is not available in the XP. This is all controlled through the application. 98 is the only operating system with the option to control half tone through the driver." Well, the only program I have that "controls" through the program I have is QuarkXPress 5. I can find nothing on HP's support database. ALL I WANT from HP, Microsoft is "is this the way it is in XP? If so, then goodbye XP. -----Original Message----- What is the make and model of the printer in question???!!! Cari www.coribright.com "Martin Maus" wrote in message ... I have recently moved on to a Windows XP computer and have immediately ran into troubles with XP's printer driver layout. In Windows 98, you had the ability to assign the Halftone ruling (Example: 85 line halftone)under the "Graphics" tab of the printer driver. Windows XP doesn't have the ability to set the ruling -- which can be altered also with applications. I checked with Hewlett- Packard (computer type I purchased) and their response is: "XP let's the application set the ruling of halftones." I HAVE ONLY APPLICATION THAT CONTROLS THE RULING -- QuarkXPress. Programs like Word 97: you can't control it; Photoshop: you can't control it; Adobe Acrobat Reader: You can't change the Halftone setting (screen ruling. YOU MUST HAVE THIS ABILITY. If the printer driver had the "Halftoning" setting, you can change the setting within any program. If this is a not so clever way of making software programmers to "change their way" of setting up programs and forcing customers to purchase "XP Compatible" software -- then I need to know, so I either get a "FIX" for this or I'll have to flush out XP and go back to Windows 98. As I've told Hewlett Packard tech support guy: "THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE." . . |
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