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Frequently Asked Questions
the tray information from the PostScript file. You can do this by searching for and
removing the following from your PostScript file:
%%BeginFeature: *InputSlot name of printer tray
....
%%EndFeature
For more information on switching printer trays, refer to How do you dynamically
change the printer tray setting in the midst of a print job?
5.7.4 Font-Related Printing Issues
How do you check whether a font is used in Oracle Reports printing?
PostScript files have a list of fonts, which is created after reading the PPD file. If you
examine the PostScript file, you can check the fonts by looking for the following tags:
■ DocumentNeededResource has the list of fonts referenced in the PPD file.
■ DocumentSuppliedResource has the list of fonts for which the PostScript
driver was able to find corresponding AFM files.
■ %%Page before the field's %IncludeResource:font has the font name that will
be used for the field.
For PCL output files, you can check whether a particular font was used. Depending on
this information, the font settings in Oracle Reports or the printer can be modified.
See Also: Chapter 4, "Managing Fonts in Oracle Reports"
For more font-related information.
What is the real difference between running reports to Screen and
Preview?
Formatting a report to Screen, for screen fonts, guarantees that the report will look
good in the Paper Design view of the Report Editor. If an attempt is made to print a
report formatted with screen fonts, though, it is likely to come out with some
differences because screen fonts typically map very poorly to printer fonts. If Preview
is selected instead of Screen, the report is formatted with printer fonts and the output
on the screen is almost certain to match the printed output.
Will there be any font issues if I do not have a valid printer installed?
Earlier versions of OracleAS Reports Services required a valid printer on UNIX for
fonts. When no valid printer was available, OracleAS Reports Services used the screen
fonts, which again required the DISPLAY variable mentioned above. In OracleAS
Reports Services 10g (9.0.4) includes a default screen printer surface, ScreenPrinter,
that emulates a screen or printer for fonts in the absence of an available printer. As a
result, OracleAS Reports Services does not require a printer on UNIX as of OracleAS
Reports Services 10g (9.0.4).
See Also: Chapter 5, "Printing on UNIX with Oracle Reports"
For more information on DISPLAY and printer dependencies on
UNIX.
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