Help: Getting The LinePrinter Font

On Nov 24, 7:53 pm, Bill <BillsRREmp... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 24, 10:42 pm, Searcher7 <Search... DeleteThis @mail.con2.com> wrote:
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> > I have a document that I need to print out.
>
> > Originally I thought I'd have to print out almost 200 pages, but then
> > found while experimenting with all the available fonts in WordPad(on
> > my old system which had WindowsMe) that the LinePrinter font lined up
> > the text the way it was supposed to be(Unlike almost all the other
> > fonts), and it also mae the text small enough to allow the document to
> > be printed out in only 89 pages.
>
> > Unfortunately, my old system is too screwed up for my printer to work
> > with it, so I had to connect a new(Windows XP) system to the internet.
>
> > The problem is that the WordPad documents on this new system do not
> > have the same fonts as on my old system, and LinePrinter is no where
> > to be found.
>
> > Can someone tell me how to correct this situation? Or recommend an
> > even better font for my purposes if such a font exists?
>
> > Thanks a lot.
>
> > Darren Harris
> > Staten Island, New York.
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> Is this a font that was in your fonts folder or was it a font that is/
> was in your printer? See if this helps...
>
> http://www.sxlist.com/techref/language/pcl/fontdnload.htm
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> Bill- Hide quoted text -
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I'm assuming the font is not in the printer. I opened WordPad, clicked
on "Format" and then "Font". The fonts were then displayed.

I had found that link you posted. But it is very confusing.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

On Nov 24, 7:58 pm, Character <C....DeleteThis@cters.old.style> wrote:
> Searcher7 wrote:
> > I have a document that I need to print out.
>
> > Originally I thought I'd have to print out almost 200 pages, but then
> > found while experimenting with all the available fonts in WordPad(on
> > my old system which had WindowsMe) that the LinePrinter font lined up
> > the text the way it was supposed to be(Unlike almost all the other
> > fonts), and it also mae the text small enough to allow the document to
> > be printed out in only 89 pages.
>
> > Unfortunately, my old system is too screwed up for my printer to work
> > with it, so I had to connect a new(Windows XP) system to the internet.
>
> > The problem is that the WordPad documents on this new system do not
> > have the same fonts as on my old system, and LinePrinter is no where
> > to be found.
>
> > Can someone tell me how to correct this situation? Or recommend an
> > even better font for my purposes if such a font exists?
>
> > Thanks a lot.
>
> > Darren Harris
> > Staten Island, New York.
>
> Just copy the font from the system it's on to the one that doesn't
> have it.- Hide quoted text -
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I wich I knew how to do that. I had put "LinePrinter* *" in the search
and came up with hundreds of hits. I have no idea exactly what I'm
supposed to be looking for.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

On Nov 24, 9:14 pm, Character <C... DeleteThis @cters.old.style> wrote:
> Searcher7 wrote:
> > On Nov 24, 7:58 pm, Character <C... DeleteThis @cters.old.style> wrote:
>
> >>Searcher7 wrote:
>
> >>>I have a document that I need to print out.
>
> >>>Originally I thought I'd have to print out almost 200 pages, but then
> >>>found while experimenting with all the available fonts in WordPad(on
> >>>my old system which had WindowsMe) that the LinePrinter font lined up
> >>>the text the way it was supposed to be(Unlike almost all the other
> >>>fonts), and it also mae the text small enough to allow the document to
> >>>be printed out in only 89 pages.
>
> >>>Unfortunately, my old system is too screwed up for my printer to work
> >>>with it, so I had to connect a new(Windows XP) system to the internet.
>
> >>>The problem is that the WordPad documents on this new system do not
> >>>have the same fonts as on my old system, and LinePrinter is no where
> >>>to be found.
>
> >>>Can someone tell me how to correct this situation? Or recommend an
> >>>even better font for my purposes if such a font exists?
>
> >>>Thanks a lot.
>
> >>>Darren Harris
> >>>Staten Island, New York.
>
> >>Just copy the font from the system it's on to the one that doesn't
> >>have it.- Hide quoted text -
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> >>- Show quoted text -
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> > I wich I knew how to do that. I had put "LinePrinter* *" in the search
> > and came up with hundreds of hits. I have no idea exactly what I'm
> > supposed to be looking for.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> > Darren Harris
> > Staten Island, New York
>
> How about just using any mono-spaced font such as
> Courier
> Andale Mono
> Consolas downloadable directly from Microsoft at
> http://tinyurl.com/qxzuw
>
> and adjusting the character spacing and point size to fit. HP's
> Lineprinter font is set for 16.66 characters per inch and an 8.5 point
> size (I'm not sure what the line-to-line spacing is supposed to be)
>
> WordPad may not be up to the task - WordPerfect or MSWord or just
> about anything else will allow you make the character spacing adjustments.- Hide quoted text -
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The reason I want LinePrinter is because it allowed the smallest text
of all the fonts available on my old WindowsMe system.

On my new Windows XP system Lucida Console is the best, but I don't
think it shrinks things down as much as LinePrinter.

Another issue is that on my XP system I cannot determine how many
pages a document is in WordPad *before* I print it out. When I open
the document the little notations show which page I'm looking at do
not pop up when using the vertical slider. So that is another problem
I have to solve.

Anyway, what I need to print out is here: http://marp.retrogames.com/

At the end of the alphabet along the top there is a "1st" link. I need
to print out the scoring list there, and do it using a minimum number
of sheets of paper.

No too small to read, and the text has to line up the same way it is
displayed at the site.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

Searcher7 wrote:

> I have a document that I need to print out.
>
> Originally I thought I'd have to print out almost 200 pages, but then
> found while experimenting with all the available fonts in WordPad(on
> my old system which had WindowsMe) that the LinePrinter font lined up
> the text the way it was supposed to be(Unlike almost all the other
> fonts), and it also mae the text small enough to allow the document to
> be printed out in only 89 pages.
>
> Unfortunately, my old system is too screwed up for my printer to work
> with it, so I had to connect a new(Windows XP) system to the internet.
>
> The problem is that the WordPad documents on this new system do not
> have the same fonts as on my old system, and LinePrinter is no where
> to be found.
>
> Can someone tell me how to correct this situation? Or recommend an
> even better font for my purposes if such a font exists?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Darren Harris
> Staten Island, New York.

Just copy the font from the system it's on to the one that doesn't
have it.

Searcher7 wrote:

> On Nov 24, 7:58 pm, Character <C....RemoveThis@cters.old.style> wrote:
>
>>Searcher7 wrote:
>>
>>>I have a document that I need to print out.
>>
>>>Originally I thought I'd have to print out almost 200 pages, but then
>>>found while experimenting with all the available fonts in WordPad(on
>>>my old system which had WindowsMe) that the LinePrinter font lined up
>>>the text the way it was supposed to be(Unlike almost all the other
>>>fonts), and it also mae the text small enough to allow the document to
>>>be printed out in only 89 pages.
>>
>>>Unfortunately, my old system is too screwed up for my printer to work
>>>with it, so I had to connect a new(Windows XP) system to the internet.
>>
>>>The problem is that the WordPad documents on this new system do not
>>>have the same fonts as on my old system, and LinePrinter is no where
>>>to be found.
>>
>>>Can someone tell me how to correct this situation? Or recommend an
>>>even better font for my purposes if such a font exists?
>>
>>>Thanks a lot.
>>
>>>Darren Harris
>>>Staten Island, New York.
>>
>>Just copy the font from the system it's on to the one that doesn't
>>have it.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>- Show quoted text -
>
>
> I wich I knew how to do that. I had put "LinePrinter* *" in the search
> and came up with hundreds of hits. I have no idea exactly what I'm
> supposed to be looking for.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Darren Harris
> Staten Island, New York

How about just using any mono-spaced font such as
Courier
Andale Mono
Consolas downloadable directly from Microsoft at
http://tinyurl.com/qxzuw

and adjusting the character spacing and point size to fit. HP's
Lineprinter font is set for 16.66 characters per inch and an 8.5 point
size (I'm not sure what the line-to-line spacing is supposed to be)

WordPad may not be up to the task - WordPerfect or MSWord or just
about anything else will allow you make the character spacing adjustments.

Searcher7 wrote:

> On Nov 24, 9:14 pm, Character <C....DeleteThis@cters.old.style> wrote:
>
>>Searcher7 wrote:
>>
>>>On Nov 24, 7:58 pm, Character <C....DeleteThis@cters.old.style> wrote:
>>
>>>>Searcher7 wrote:
>>
>>>>>I have a document that I need to print out.
>>
>>>>>Originally I thought I'd have to print out almost 200 pages, but then
>>>>>found while experimenting with all the available fonts in WordPad(on
>>>>>my old system which had WindowsMe) that the LinePrinter font lined up
>>>>>the text the way it was supposed to be(Unlike almost all the other
>>>>>fonts), and it also mae the text small enough to allow the document to
>>>>>be printed out in only 89 pages.
>>
>>>>>Unfortunately, my old system is too screwed up for my printer to work
>>>>>with it, so I had to connect a new(Windows XP) system to the internet.
>>
>>>>>The problem is that the WordPad documents on this new system do not
>>>>>have the same fonts as on my old system, and LinePrinter is no where
>>>>>to be found.
>>
>>>>>Can someone tell me how to correct this situation? Or recommend an
>>>>>even better font for my purposes if such a font exists?
>>
>>>>>Thanks a lot.
>>
>>>>>Darren Harris
>>>>>Staten Island, New York.
>>
>>>>Just copy the font from the system it's on to the one that doesn't
>>>>have it.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>>>- Show quoted text -
>>
>>>I wich I knew how to do that. I had put "LinePrinter* *" in the search
>>>and came up with hundreds of hits. I have no idea exactly what I'm
>>>supposed to be looking for.
>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>>Darren Harris
>>>Staten Island, New York
>>
>>How about just using any mono-spaced font such as
>> Courier
>> Andale Mono
>> Consolas downloadable directly from Microsoft at
>> http://tinyurl.com/qxzuw
>>
>>and adjusting the character spacing and point size to fit. HP's
>>Lineprinter font is set for 16.66 characters per inch and an 8.5 point
>>size (I'm not sure what the line-to-line spacing is supposed to be)
>>
>>WordPad may not be up to the task - WordPerfect or MSWord or just
>>about anything else will allow you make the character spacing adjustments.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>- Show quoted text -
>
>
> The reason I want LinePrinter is because it allowed the smallest text
> of all the fonts available on my old WindowsMe system.

That font was probably installed with an hp printer driver. You should
be able to find it in C:\windows\fonts (the FILE name will not be
"line printer", but that's where it will be.

> On my new Windows XP system Lucida Console is the best, but I don't
> think it shrinks things down as much as LinePrinter.

Type is whatever size you make it. SOME fonts are slightly condensed
or compressed, allowing more characters per inch for a given point
size (height).

> Another issue is that on my XP system I cannot determine how many
> pages a document is in WordPad *before* I print it out. When I open
> the document the little notations show which page I'm looking at do
> not pop up when using the vertical slider. So that is another problem
> I have to solve.

Yes, it's clumsy. What you can do is select file/print preview;
and then hold the pagedown key while it rapidly goes through all the
pages. It will stop at the last page, and the page number is shown
down in the lower left corner. You can then either close the preview
window (with the "close" button) or decide to print.

> Anyway, what I need to print out is here: http://marp.retrogames.com/
>
> At the end of the alphabet along the top there is a "1st" link. I need
> to print out the scoring list there, and do it using a minimum number
> of sheets of paper.

> Not too small to read,

That's a very subjective judgement -

> and the text has to line up the same way it is
> displayed at the site.

I used Lucida Console, selecting 8 pt. type, with the following
FILE/PAGE SETUP settings (I think they're the default settings)
Letter-size paper (US)
Left and Right Margins .5 inch
Top Margin .5 inch
Bottom Margin .55 inch

Your margin limits may vary slightly depending on the printer you
select - many printers limit how close the top and bottom of the page
you can print.

Using those settings, the document came out to 81 pages. A very few of
the lines wrap to two lines; they're simply too long to have that many
characters on one line with anything approaching a readable size.
Using a point size of 6 gets it down to 60 pages and no wrapped lines,
but that's VERY small type. 6.5 point leaves just a couple of wraps
in a 65-page document (by the way - you can enter point sizes
directly into the box instead of using the dropdown - you're not
limited to the sizes in the dropdown).

To try different fonts and font sizes, click on the text, press Ctrl-A
to select ALL, then change your font/size selection. You can leave it
selected when you go to Print Preview to see the results.

- Character