kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch) (02/06/91)
My hardware setup:
PS/2 Model 55SX w/60MB hard drive and 6 MB memory
Sitting on a 16 Mb Token Ring network running OS/2 EE and Lan Server
Running Windows 3.0 in 386 Enhanced Mode using SDL Disk's LJ III driver
Using QEMM version 5.11 for a high memory manager
Running Excel version 3.0 (VERY nice, BTW)
Printers available: Epson LQ-1050, Laserjet III, LJ III in LJ II mode
Sorry if the above list is a little anal retentive, but when I've helped
people troubleshoot I've learned it's better to give people too much info
rather than too little.
Here's my problem: I'm trying to print some of my columns of cells using
reverse type, i.e. white text on a black background. How am I doing this?
Well, when I do a 'format font' I set the font color to white. When I do a
'format pattern' I try to set the pattern to black. At this point, everything
looks perfect on the screen. When I print to the Laserjet III, however, all
I get is columns of pure black, i.e. no numbers, no white type. I've tried
printing to our Epson using the same options and it works fine. I've tried
printing to the LJ III using the LJ II driver and it works fine, but the fonts
I have to choose from *suck*. When using the normal LJIII driver, I have
tried every possible combination of 'pattern', 'foreground' and 'background'
possible in the 'format pattern' dialog box.
Now, when I change the pattern to any shade of grey besides black and use
the Laserjet III driver (new one in SDL disk set), it prints out fine. When
I was still using the previous version of the Laserjet III driver, however,
I couldn't even do that. (Print white text on a shaded grey background.) It
seems pretty obvious to me that this is a bug in the Laserjet III driver
(Yes, the new improved one.) Anyone care to confirm/deny this? Who should I
talk to about getting this fixed, Microsoft or HP? Is it likely that this is
a combination of Excel 3.0 and the Laserjet III driver's fault, or is it
reasonable to assume that this is entirely the LJ III driver's fault?
Anybody out there from Microsoft or HP care to comment? (And, please, don't
tell me to keep doing it the same way I am right now; one of the main reasons
I'm using Excel 3.0 is for the ability to use white text on a black
background.) I can get by using kludges for right now, but I intend to use
the Laserjet III for my final output.
Any and all help would be *greatly* appreciated.
Dave Kirsch
kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch) (02/06/91)
This is kind of a peculiar problem; I hope somebody can help me out with
Message-ID: <3210@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 91 02:06:02 GMT
Reply-To: kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch)
Followup-To: comp.windows.ms
Organization: University of Minnesota
Lines: 44
Xref: emory comp.windows.ms:9761 comp.os.msdos.apps:1052 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:5884
My hardware setup:
PS/2 Model 55SX w/60MB hard drive and 6 MB memory
Sitting on a 16 Mb Token Ring network running OS/2 EE and Lan Server
Running Windows 3.0 in 386 Enhanced Mode using SDL Disk's LJ III driver
Using QEMM version 5.11 for a high memory manager
Running Excel version 3.0 (VERY nice, BTW)
Printers available: Epson LQ-1050, Laserjet III, LJ III in LJ II mode
Sorry if the above list is a little anal retentive, but when I've helped
people troubleshoot I've learned it's better to give people too much info
rather than too little.
Here's my problem: I'm trying to print some of my columns of cells using
reverse type, i.e. white text on a black background. How am I doing this?
Well, when I do a 'format font' I set the font color to white. When I do a
'format pattern' I try to set the pattern to black. At this point, everything
looks perfect on the screen. When I print to the Laserjet III, however, all
I get is columns of pure black, i.e. no numbers, no white type. I've tried
printing to our Epson using the same options and it works fine. I've tried
printing to the LJ III using the LJ II driver and it works fine, but the fonts
I have to choose from *suck*. When using the normal LJIII driver, I have
tried every possible combination of 'pattern', 'foreground' and 'background'
possible in the 'format pattern' dialog box.
Now, when I change the pattern to any shade of grey besides black and use
the Laserjet III driver (new one in SDL disk set), it prints out fine. When
I was still using the previous version of the Laserjet III driver, however,
I couldn't even do that. (Print white text on a shaded grey background.) It
seems pretty obvious to me that this is a bug in the Laserjet III driver
(Yes, the new improved one.) Anyone care to confirm/deny this? Who should I
talk to about getting this fixed, Microsoft or HP? Is it likely that this is
a combination of Excel 3.0 and the Laserjet III driver's fault, or is it
reasonable to assume that this is entirely the LJ III driver's fault?
Anybody out there from Microsoft or HP care to comment? (And, please, don't
tell me to keep doing it the same way I am right now; one of the main reasons
I'm using Excel 3.0 is for the ability to use white text on a black
background.) I can get by using kludges for right now, but I intend to use
the Laserjet III for my final output.
Any and all help would be *greatly* appreciated.
Dave Kirsch
kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch) (02/06/91)
This is kind of a peculiar problem; I hope somebody can help me out with
Message-ID: <3210@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 91 02:06:02 GMT
Reply-To: kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch)
Followup-To: comp.windows.ms
Organization: University of Minnesota
Lines: 44
Xref: usc comp.windows.ms:9498 comp.os.msdos.apps:1020 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:5671
My hardware setup:
PS/2 Model 55SX w/60MB hard drive and 6 MB memory
Sitting on a 16 Mb Token Ring network running OS/2 EE and Lan Server
Running Windows 3.0 in 386 Enhanced Mode using SDL Disk's LJ III driver
Using QEMM version 5.11 for a high memory manager
Running Excel version 3.0 (VERY nice, BTW)
Printers available: Epson LQ-1050, Laserjet III, LJ III in LJ II mode
Sorry if the above list is a little anal retentive, but when I've helped
people troubleshoot I've learned it's better to give people too much info
rather than too little.
Here's my problem: I'm trying to print some of my columns of cells using
reverse type, i.e. white text on a black background. How am I doing this?
Well, when I do a 'format font' I set the font color to white. When I do a
'format pattern' I try to set the pattern to black. At this point, everything
looks perfect on the screen. When I print to the Laserjet III, however, all
I get is columns of pure black, i.e. no numbers, no white type. I've tried
printing to our Epson using the same options and it works fine. I've tried
printing to the LJ III using the LJ II driver and it works fine, but the fonts
I have to choose from *suck*. When using the normal LJIII driver, I have
tried every possible combination of 'pattern', 'foreground' and 'background'
possible in the 'format pattern' dialog box.
Now, when I change the pattern to any shade of grey besides black and use
the Laserjet III driver (new one in SDL disk set), it prints out fine. When
I was still using the previous version of the Laserjet III driver, however,
I couldn't even do that. (Print white text on a shaded grey background.) It
seems pretty obvious to me that this is a bug in the Laserjet III driver
(Yes, the new improved one.) Anyone care to confirm/deny this? Who should I
talk to about getting this fixed, Microsoft or HP? Is it likely that this is
a combination of Excel 3.0 and the Laserjet III driver's fault, or is it
reasonable to assume that this is entirely the LJ III driver's fault?
Anybody out there from Microsoft or HP care to comment? (And, please, don't
tell me to keep doing it the same way I am right now; one of the main reasons
I'm using Excel 3.0 is for the ability to use white text on a black
background.) I can get by using kludges for right now, but I intend to use
the Laserjet III for my final output.
Any and all help would be *greatly* appreciated.
Dave Kirsch
kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch) (02/06/91)
This is kind of a peculiar problem; I hope somebody can help me out with
Message-ID: <3210@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 91 02:06:02 GMT
Reply-To: kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch)
Followup-To: comp.windows.ms
Organization: University of Minnesota
Lines: 44
My hardware setup:
PS/2 Model 55SX w/60MB hard drive and 6 MB memory
Sitting on a 16 Mb Token Ring network running OS/2 EE and Lan Server
Running Windows 3.0 in 386 Enhanced Mode using SDL Disk's LJ III driver
Using QEMM version 5.11 for a high memory manager
Running Excel version 3.0 (VERY nice, BTW)
Printers available: Epson LQ-1050, Laserjet III, LJ III in LJ II mode
Sorry if the above list is a little anal retentive, but when I've helped
people troubleshoot I've learned it's better to give people too much info
rather than too little.
Here's my problem: I'm trying to print some of my columns of cells using
reverse type, i.e. white text on a black background. How am I doing this?
Well, when I do a 'format font' I set the font color to white. When I do a
'format pattern' I try to set the pattern to black. At this point, everything
looks perfect on the screen. When I print to the Laserjet III, however, all
I get is columns of pure black, i.e. no numbers, no white type. I've tried
printing to our Epson using the same options and it works fine. I've tried
printing to the LJ III using the LJ II driver and it works fine, but the fonts
I have to choose from *suck*. When using the normal LJIII driver, I have
tried every possible combination of 'pattern', 'foreground' and 'background'
possible in the 'format pattern' dialog box.
Now, when I change the pattern to any shade of grey besides black and use
the Laserjet III driver (new one in SDL disk set), it prints out fine. When
I was still using the previous version of the Laserjet III driver, however,
I couldn't even do that. (Print white text on a shaded grey background.) It
seems pretty obvious to me that this is a bug in the Laserjet III driver
(Yes, the new improved one.) Anyone care to confirm/deny this? Who should I
talk to about getting this fixed, Microsoft or HP? Is it likely that this is
a combination of Excel 3.0 and the Laserjet III driver's fault, or is it
reasonable to assume that this is entirely the LJ III driver's fault?
Anybody out there from Microsoft or HP care to comment? (And, please, don't
tell me to keep doing it the same way I am right now; one of the main reasons
I'm using Excel 3.0 is for the ability to use white text on a black
background.) I can get by using kludges for right now, but I intend to use
the Laserjet III for my final output.
Any and all help would be *greatly* appreciated.
Dave Kirsch
kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch) (02/06/91)
This is kind of a peculiar problem; I hope somebody can help me out with
Message-ID: <3210@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 91 02:06:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: ux.3210
Reply-To: kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch)
Followup-To: comp.windows.ms
Organization: University of Minnesota
Lines: 44
My hardware setup:
PS/2 Model 55SX w/60MB hard drive and 6 MB memory
Sitting on a 16 Mb Token Ring network running OS/2 EE and Lan Server
Running Windows 3.0 in 386 Enhanced Mode using SDL Disk's LJ III driver
Using QEMM version 5.11 for a high memory manager
Running Excel version 3.0 (VERY nice, BTW)
Printers available: Epson LQ-1050, Laserjet III, LJ III in LJ II mode
Sorry if the above list is a little anal retentive, but when I've helped
people troubleshoot I've learned it's better to give people too much info
rather than too little.
Here's my problem: I'm trying to print some of my columns of cells using
reverse type, i.e. white text on a black background. How am I doing this?
Well, when I do a 'format font' I set the font color to white. When I do a
'format pattern' I try to set the pattern to black. At this point, everything
looks perfect on the screen. When I print to the Laserjet III, however, all
I get is columns of pure black, i.e. no numbers, no white type. I've tried
printing to our Epson using the same options and it works fine. I've tried
printing to the LJ III using the LJ II driver and it works fine, but the fonts
I have to choose from *suck*. When using the normal LJIII driver, I have
tried every possible combination of 'pattern', 'foreground' and 'background'
possible in the 'format pattern' dialog box.
Now, when I change the pattern to any shade of grey besides black and use
the Laserjet III driver (new one in SDL disk set), it prints out fine. When
I was still using the previous version of the Laserjet III driver, however,
I couldn't even do that. (Print white text on a shaded grey background.) It
seems pretty obvious to me that this is a bug in the Laserjet III driver
(Yes, the new improved one.) Anyone care to confirm/deny this? Who should I
talk to about getting this fixed, Microsoft or HP? Is it likely that this is
a combination of Excel 3.0 and the Laserjet III driver's fault, or is it
reasonable to assume that this is entirely the LJ III driver's fault?
Anybody out there from Microsoft or HP care to comment? (And, please, don't
tell me to keep doing it the same way I am right now; one of the main reasons
I'm using Excel 3.0 is for the ability to use white text on a black
background.) I can get by using kludges for right now, but I intend to use
the Laserjet III for my final output.
Any and all help would be *greatly* appreciated.
Dave Kirsch
kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu sandram@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Sandra Matts) (02/07/91)
> Here's my problem: I'm trying to print some of my columns of cells using > reverse type, i.e. white text on a black background. How am I doing this? > Well, when I do a 'format font' I set the font color to white. When I do a > 'format pattern' I try to set the pattern to black. At this point, everything > looks perfect on the screen. When I print to the Laserjet III, however, all > I get is columns of pure black, i.e. no numbers, no white type. I've tried > printing to our Epson using the same options and it works fine. I've tried > printing to the LJ III using the LJ II driver and it works fine, but the fonts > I have to choose from *suck*. When using the normal LJIII driver, I have > tried every possible combination of 'pattern', 'foreground' and 'background' > possible in the 'format pattern' dialog box. > > Now, when I change the pattern to any shade of grey besides black and use > the Laserjet III driver (new one in SDL disk set), it prints out fine. When > I was still using the previous version of the Laserjet III driver, however, > I couldn't even do that. (Print white text on a shaded grey background.) It > seems pretty obvious to me that this is a bug in the Laserjet III driver > (Yes, the new improved one.) Anyone care to confirm/deny this? Who should I > talk to about getting this fixed, Microsoft or HP? Is it likely that this is > a combination of Excel 3.0 and the Laserjet III driver's fault, or is it > reasonable to assume that this is entirely the LJ III driver's fault? > Anybody out there from Microsoft or HP care to comment? (And, please, don't > tell me to keep doing it the same way I am right now; one of the main reasons > I'm using Excel 3.0 is for the ability to use white text on a black > background.) I can get by using kludges for right now, but I intend to use > the Laserjet III for my final output. > > Any and all help would be *greatly* appreciated. > > Dave Kirsch > kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu ---------- I also experienced problems using Excel with the Laserjet III driver and eventually found out that the driver has been updated to v.3.685. I tried to print a spreadsheet with black background and white foreground and had no problems using the new driver. If you call the Peripherals Assist Line: 208-323-2551, I'm sure they will tell you how to get the updated driver. Sandra Matts sandram@hpdmm85.boi.hp.com
kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch) (02/07/91)
This is kind of a peculiar problem; I hope somebody can help me out with
Message-ID: <3210@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 91 02:06:02 GMT
Reply-To: kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu (Dave Kirsch)
Followup-To: comp.windows.ms
Organization: University of Minnesota
Lines: 44
Xref: lupine comp.windows.ms:7218 comp.os.msdos.apps:995 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:6168
My hardware setup:
PS/2 Model 55SX w/60MB hard drive and 6 MB memory
Sitting on a 16 Mb Token Ring network running OS/2 EE and Lan Server
Running Windows 3.0 in 386 Enhanced Mode using SDL Disk's LJ III driver
Using QEMM version 5.11 for a high memory manager
Running Excel version 3.0 (VERY nice, BTW)
Printers available: Epson LQ-1050, Laserjet III, LJ III in LJ II mode
Sorry if the above list is a little anal retentive, but when I've helped
people troubleshoot I've learned it's better to give people too much info
rather than too little.
Here's my problem: I'm trying to print some of my columns of cells using
reverse type, i.e. white text on a black background. How am I doing this?
Well, when I do a 'format font' I set the font color to white. When I do a
'format pattern' I try to set the pattern to black. At this point, everything
looks perfect on the screen. When I print to the Laserjet III, however, all
I get is columns of pure black, i.e. no numbers, no white type. I've tried
printing to our Epson using the same options and it works fine. I've tried
printing to the LJ III using the LJ II driver and it works fine, but the fonts
I have to choose from *suck*. When using the normal LJIII driver, I have
tried every possible combination of 'pattern', 'foreground' and 'background'
possible in the 'format pattern' dialog box.
Now, when I change the pattern to any shade of grey besides black and use
the Laserjet III driver (new one in SDL disk set), it prints out fine. When
I was still using the previous version of the Laserjet III driver, however,
I couldn't even do that. (Print white text on a shaded grey background.) It
seems pretty obvious to me that this is a bug in the Laserjet III driver
(Yes, the new improved one.) Anyone care to confirm/deny this? Who should I
talk to about getting this fixed, Microsoft or HP? Is it likely that this is
a combination of Excel 3.0 and the Laserjet III driver's fault, or is it
reasonable to assume that this is entirely the LJ III driver's fault?
Anybody out there from Microsoft or HP care to comment? (And, please, don't
tell me to keep doing it the same way I am right now; one of the main reasons
I'm using Excel 3.0 is for the ability to use white text on a black
background.) I can get by using kludges for right now, but I intend to use
the Laserjet III for my final output.
Any and all help would be *greatly* appreciated.
Dave Kirsch
kirsch@ux.acs.umn.edu