[comp.windows.ms] Sharing a printer with MS-Windows

psmith@iies.ecn.purdue.edu (Paul F Smith) (03/11/91)

Hey,

I'm trying to use Win 3.0a on a Novell network. Everything works well,
except when I try to print to a shared laser printer with downloaded 
soft fonts...

We use Softcraft fonts with MS-Word 5.0b. I've taken the various
font files created by Softcraft and tried to install them into 
windows. I seem to have been successful: the fonts show up on 
the format dialog (Excel 3.0) and display ok.

When I actually print something it seems that windows wants to download
the font temporarily. This isn't good because it takes forever to print.

If I make the font permanent, yet do not download them (so that windows
*should* use the already downloaded fonts) MS-Windows prints everything
in Courier. It seems that font Id's or something do not match, so, it 
appears MS-Windows can't use fonts downloaded for other software.

Does anyone know how can I setup Windows to use the fonts that are 
downloaded for MS-Word? Please help! Thanks lots!

-Paul Smith - ADPC - Purdue University (psmith@ecn.purdue.edu)

PS: Please E-mail responses - I'll summarize after I get things working.