cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) (04/05/89)
I posted a rather scathing criticism of SoftView's TaxView program
here recently in reference to its ability to print forms correctly
to a networked PostScript printer. To their credit, they immediately
called me and agreed to my request for a 50% credit, and are attempting
to determine the origin of the problem. (At first glance, it
appears to be an unhealthy interaction between LaserPrep (Mac crud
downloaded to the printer) and the output of Windows.
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Clayton E. Cramer {pyramid,pixar,tekbspa}!optilink!cramer
Abandon all hopes of utopia -- there are people involved.
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Disclaimer? You must be kidding! No company would hold opinions like mine!moss@ttidca.TTI.COM (Les Moss) (04/10/89)
I have also been frustrated by Taxview. Installing it in an existing Windows environment is probably a mistake. Softview has'nt done a very good job with the installation process for this environment. I would suggest you install it in a stand alone environment with the runtime software they provide. This will also keep it from messing up your win.ini. I have discovered that taxview is very sensitive to the PostScript driver you use. I have been unable to get good output from either the Aldus or the Micrografx drivers. It fails completely when using the Aldus driver direct to an Appletalk device. I plan to install the driver Softview provides with the stand alone environment, but have not done this yet. It's hard to fault Softview for this. I blame Microsoft for not providing a full function PostScript driver that meets all application requirements. (I would like to hear Microsoft's story on this issue.) -- Les Moss Citicorp TTI 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. (213) 452-9191, ext. 2982 Santa Monica, CA 90405 moss@ttidca.tti.com
mo@prisma (04/14/89)
However, MacInTax - the *real, original* version of the program works WONDERFULLY!!