Issue with dot matrix printer

borjafsborjafs
in FastReport .NET

Hello,

I'm having an issue in one of my reports. If I print it in a laser printer it works correctly, but when I print it in a dot matrix printer, it looks like the font looses its spacing and looks compressed. Also if the font is a bit large, it appears cut at the bottom.

I'm using a monospacing font, the Courier.

I'm attaching a scan of the report to show what is happening.

Any idea about how can I solve it? Thanks

Comments

  • AnatolyAnatoly

    You can use Matrix print:

    In the Preview window press Save -> Print -> Text File/Matrix Printer...

  • borjafsborjafs

    That could help, but is there an option to do that directly without having to use the preview window? Thanks.

  • AnatolyAnatoly

    You can use FastReport.Export.Text.TextExport in your programm code.

  • borjafsborjafs

    Thanks.

    I know that with matrix printing there are limitations, but I noticed that the columns in my report got compressed, making the alignment of the fields "obsolete". I aligned the right columns, to the right with two decimals, so they looked aligned by its comma and as a text file I don't get that effect.

    I see that modifying the scale X, the space between the columns increase and when it gets to a specific value the commas get aligned. Is there something that need to be done in the designer? Like using an specific font size and no more than X character per field? Or how can I know the optimal scale for the printer.

    Also, the report use bold characters in the header, and a different font with a bigger size at the end for the total, but when exporting it to text those differences get lost. Is is possible to use different styles or font when using matrix printing?

Leave a Comment

Rich Text Editor. To edit a paragraph's style, hit tab to get to the paragraph menu. From there you will be able to pick one style. Nothing defaults to paragraph. An inline formatting menu will show up when you select text. Hit tab to get into that menu. Some elements, such as rich link embeds, images, loading indicators, and error messages may get inserted into the editor. You may navigate to these using the arrow keys inside of the editor and delete them with the delete or backspace key.

Home • FastReport .NETComment As ...

© Vanilla Keystone Theme 2024