QE Print Problems

[TheoMcC]

After using MASM32 for some time now, I finally gave in and upgraded to ver 8.2. I initially did this at my work place as I recently changed jobs and location within the installation (using Windows XP). I was quite please in the improvements to Quick Editor, specifically, the print preview and ability to change print font. Good job! I then decided it was probrably a good time to upgrade the home site, specifically to collect all the various individual updates in one place and mirror the installation at my workplace.

Unfortunately, on the home site (Windows 98.) the print preview does not seem to work -- it seems to place every character in the file on its own line -- making the file un-readable & un-printable.

Any suggestions (other than the ObviouS) ?

[hutch--]

Theo,

Thats one I have not seen before, I developed the code for QE on win98 and it worked fine but I only had HP printers and a few other strays to test with. Do you have some unusual printer installed or any other strange quirk ?

[TheoMcC]

Well, how about that! We have two printers here at the home site. The default is a HP 882C Deskjet on LPT1. The alternate is a HP 6110 Officejet on USB.

Upon reading your response, I switched the default to the 6110 and, bango! -- Print preview and print performs flawlessly. Upon switching back to the HP 882C, the same mess appears as before.

I guess there may be some issues with using the HP 882C? I don't think I have any strange installation, straight out of the box (four years ago) setup on LPT1: with IEEE 1284 cable.

Thanks for your help Hutch! -- would still be nice if we could figure why the 882 doesn't perform as I perfer to use that printer over the other.

[hutch--]

Thanks Theo,

QE uses a normal rich edit control to handle the printing so it should be reasonably well behaved across a whole range of hardware. I wonder if the printer that gives the strange results has an equally unusual printer driver ?

[pbrennick]

Theo,
Having done a lot of work with printers attached to a network, I have discovered that A/B switches are a real problem.  Also, you can purchase printer cables that are too long (out side the specs, when this is done on some printers signals get all messed up.  I would check the length of the cables and also directly attach the printer to the pc temporarily so you can divide the problem in half.

Paul

[TheoMcC]

Not using any A/B switches here. Trouble printer (HP882) is attached directly to PC with standard length IEEE 1284 cable to LPT1. Haven't had any other problems with this printer on any other application.

[pbrennick]

Theo,
It is good to be able to rule those things out right away.  I find the situation to be of interest.
Paul