Change fonts (AREV Specific)
At 17 FEB 1999 07:12:59PM Emma Hart wrote:
How do we change the fonts to have the reports look nicer? Or any other form we print from A-Rev?
Thank you.
At 17 FEB 1999 09:52PM Don Bakke wrote:
Emma,
Since AREV is a DOS application it depends on the printer's internal and downloadable fonts.
In very simple reports, AREV just uses whatever is the default font of the printer. Therefore if you want to change the font just change the font that the printer is using and your reports will come out using this font. Consult your printer manual for instructions on how to do this.
You can also have AREV set the font for you by downloading the appropriate code to make the requested change (many new printers can only be changed this way because they are designed without a control panel to make a manual change). This usually involves writing R/Basic code and also depends on the specific printer for the right codes needed to send to the printer.
Keep in mind, however, that even if you change the font you may not get what you want. If the font is proportional then your right justified columns will be out of alignment. Make sure you choose a font that is fixed width. Some proportional fonts we've discovered use a fixed width for numbers so if your right justified columns are numerical only then you may be OK.
dbakke@srpcs.com
