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Q85408: Envelope Orientation Incorrect in PostScript Driver

Article: Q85408
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 07-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print envelopes to a PostScript printer from Microsoft Windows version
3.1, the output is reversed compared to output from the Windows 3.0 PostScript
driver.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, try one of the following:

- Edit the WIN.INI file with a standard text editor (such as Notepad) and add
  LANDSCAPEORIENT=270 to the [ModelName, Port] section.

-or-

- If your printer supports rotating the envelope in the feeder, then rotate the
  envelopes 180 degrees.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PSCRIPT.DRV versions 3.5 and
3.51. This problem was corrected in versions 3.52 and later of the PSCRIPT.DRV
file, which now supports the [ModelName, Port] switch, EnvelopeOrient=. When
this switch is set to 270, Windows 3.1 will handle envelopes as Windows 3.0
does.

Additional query words: 3.10 PSCRIP.EXE

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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