Multiple Master Fonts Not Printed Correctly

Last reviewed: August 21, 1995
Article ID: Q133130
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you are printing to a PostScript printer using Adobe Type Manager fonts, some of the fonts may not be printed correctly. When this occurs, Windows 95 prints an error page with the following suggestions:

   Change to Optimize for Portability in the PostScript dialog box.
   Make sure the Available Printer Memory in the Device Options dialog
   box is correct.
   Reduce the number of fonts in the document.
   Print the document in parts.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if you are using a Multiple Master Type 1 font on a printer that uses page-level features.

RESOLUTION

Try each of the suggestions listed on the error page.

MORE INFORMATION

Adobe introduced Multiple Master fonts in Adobe Type Master version 3.0. These fonts are designed to take advantage of the capabilities in the PostScript language. TektonMM and MinionMM are, for example, Multiple Master fonts.

This technology is memory intensive. Although Windows 95 tries to clear virtual memory as it prints, there may not be enough memory to use these fonts if the printer has page-level features.

Printers that use page-level features must download information once per page rather than once per document, resulting in a greatly reduced amount of virtual memory. There may not be enough memory to download the font.

There is no way to determine if a printer uses page-level features.

The third-party product discussed in this article is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.


KBCategory: kbprint kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win95 wpp95
Additional reference words: 95


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Last reviewed: August 21, 1995
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