[Framers] Adobe PDF Printer versus my printer

[tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com]

Rick,

Can you have the AdobePDF printer set as the default printer when using FM?
The Sundorne SetPrint utility
(http://sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm ) does this
automatically for you.

Here's what I know about this issue as I asked about this a long time ago
for the very same reasons (If I am understanding you correctly):

In order to get the best quality output from FrameMaker, you should first
create PDFs using Adobe PDF, then print the PDF. This results in better
images and a more trouble-free workflow.

However, you might want your other Windows print jobs to go to your normal
desktop or network printer. Unfortunately, when FrameMaker initializes, it
simply sets its printer to the Windows default printer. So if you want to
use a desktop printer for your other work, but use Adobe PDF for all your
FrameMaker documents, you have to manually change the printer every time you
start FrameMaker.

SetPrint changes that. It will automatically set your printer every time you
start FrameMaker, and you can also call it as a client from FrameScript or
FrameMaker plugins.

If I am way off base, then my bad. . . 





Tammy Van Boening
Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com
www.spectrumwritingllc.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Framers
<framers-bounces+tammyvb=spectrumwritingllc.com at lists.frameusers.com> On
Behalf Of Rick Quatro
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:46 PM
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Subject: [Framers] Adobe PDF Printer versus my printer

Hi Framers,

 

When I save as PDF, FrameMaker automatically changes the printer driver to
Adobe PDF. So far so good, but I get this message:

 

"The font information for your system has changed. This change may affect
the format and output of your document(s)."

 

Most of the time this doesn't matter, but I do occasionally get different
line breaks even when I am just using Arial in my document. When the PDF is
done, the line breaks in the FrameMaker file change back to the way they
were as the printer driver is changed back to my default. Is there a good
solution that will prevent this from happening?

 

I have tried unchecking the "Rely in system fonts only; do not use document
fonts" checkbox, but that doesn't seem to make a difference. Thanks in
advance.

 

Rick

 

Rick Quatro

Carmen Publishing Inc.

rick at frameexpert.com

585-729-6746

www.frameexpert.com/store/

 

 

 

 

 

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