[comp.sys.mac.programmer] Background Printing not Like Foreground

kent@sunfs3.camex.uucp (Kent Borg) (02/12/90)

Why does Print Monitor spit out different PostScript than does the
system when background printing is turned off?

It seems that some DrawString()'s and all DrawChar()'s will be turned
into "(My Text)show" while others--and all forground printed text--are
printed with "<float> <float> <float> <float> <float>(My Text)awidthshow".

In both cases there is an "<int> <int> gm" just ahead to position the
pen.  It also seems that when there is a space character in the
string, Print Monitor preserves the "awidthshow".  I guess it notices
that I am using SpaceExtra() and tries to be faithful

The problem is that I need to do fine positioning of the text.  The
"awidthshow" is doing what I want, but the gross "show" is not.  

Does anybody know a way to keep Print Monitor from doing this?

Thanks.

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