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Q137947: FIX: Bitmaps Black or Poor Quality Printed in LaserJet Reports

Article: Q137947
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500fixkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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Picture fields containing bitmaps in reports print black or in poor quality on
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 printers under Windows or Windows for Workgroups
version 3.1x.

WORKAROUND
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Upgrade to Windows 95 and use the LaserJet 4 driver that ships with Windows 95,
or install and use the LaserJet 3 driver.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0
for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Create a new report, and add a table to the data environment.

2. Add a picture or OLE bound control to the page header of the report. Click
  File as the source, and select Winlogo.bmp from the Windows directory as the
  picture file.

3. Click the Picture object on the Report Form to select it, and on the Edit
  menu, click Copy. Then on the Edit menu, click Paste to copy the existing
  picture. Place the newly created copy in the page header next to the first
  picture.

4. Click one of the pictures to select it. Then click Mode on the Format menu.
  Change the Mode from the default of Transparent to Opaque.

5. Move the Detail band separator bar up against the bottom of the Page Header
  separator bar to conserve paper when the report is printed.

6. Save and then print the report to a LaserJet 4 printer.

7. The picture set as Transparent will appear as a black box. The picture set as
  Opaque will appear as line drawing with very low resolution.

Additional Notes
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- This behavior occurs under Windows 3.1x with the LaserJet 4 driver versions
  1.2 through 1.5.

- Pictures print normally on the LaserJet 4 from Windows 95 and Windows NT
  version 3.5x.

- Use of the LaserJet 3 driver under Windows 3.1x with a LaserJet 4 printer may
  correct the problem. However, some advanced features of the LaserJet 4 may
  not be used in such a configuration.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500fix kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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