LaserJet 2100TN: Drivers and Fonts

I hav an HP LaserJet 2100TN which I just connected to my system. I
used the 2100 drivers instead of the PCL6. Can anyone tell me if there
is a difference and if it is recommended I changed?

Also, before my "old" system became too screwed up for the printer to
work I had a document that was almost 200 pages in the Courier New
font, but it was 89 pages(and readable) in the Line_Printer font.

I still need to print this document out and I don't have the
Line_Printer font option in WordPad on my "new" system.

Can anyone tell me how to correct this?

Thanks a lot.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

Which operating system is running on your "new" system? Which operating system
was running on your "old" system? If the old system is still running and both
systems run a version of Windows, you can copy the Line_Printer font from the
fonts folder of the old system to the fonts folder in the new system. As an
alternative, there are plenty of free collections of Windows fonts that include
a font similar to Line_Printer. How many points is/was the Line_Printer font?
Can't you simply Select All, then change the Courier New to a much smaller point
size to achieve the same 89-page result?

According to some information I've seen, the PCL6 driver includes the
Line_Printer font... Ben Myers

On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:01:56 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <>
wrote:

>I have an HP LaserJet 2100TN which I just connected to my system. I
>used the 2100 drivers instead of the PCL6. Can anyone tell me if there
>is a difference and if it is recommended I changed?
>
>Also, before my "old" system became too screwed up for the printer to
>work I had a document that was almost 200 pages in the Courier New
>font, but it was 89 pages(and readable) in the Line_Printer font.
>
>I still need to print this document out and I don't have the
>Line_Printer font option in WordPad on my "new" system.
>
>Can anyone tell me how to correct this?
>
>Thanks a lot.
>
>Darren Harris
>Staten Island, New York.

On Nov 23, 7:54 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
wrote:
> Which operating system is running on your "new" system? Which operating system
> was running on your "old" system?

WIndowsMe was on my "old" system. And Windows XP is on my "new"
system.

> If the old system is still running and both
> systems run a version of Windows, you can copy the Line_Printer font from the
> fonts folder of the old system to the fonts folder in the new system.

I'd need to find a site that explains howto do this step-by-step.

> As an
> alternative, there are plenty of free collections of Windows fonts that include
> a font similar to Line_Printer. How many points is/was the Line_Printer font?
> Can't you simply Select All, then change the Courier New to a much smaller point
> size to achieve the same 89-page result?

I know nothing about fonts. I just noticed that with the
"Line_Printer" font made the text in the document line up exactly the
way it is supposed to, and also it would have allowed me to print out
the document on the lowest number of pages.

> According to some information I've seen, the PCL6 driver includes the
> Line_Printer font... Ben Myers

I just noticed that the "HP LaserJet 2100" and "HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6"
icons are in "Printers and Faxes". I have no idea how "HP LaserJet
2100 PCL6" got there since I only installed the "HP LaserJet 2100"
driver. ???

The WordPad document is at the moment using the Lucida Console font,
because that is the smallest(text accurate) font I have available to
me.

I don't know how Lucida Console compares to "Line_Printer" which I
still don't have, and I am still unable to figure out how to activate
WordPad's page number function so I can see how many pages it is in
that particular font.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:01:56 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >I have an HP LaserJet 2100TN which I just connected to my system. I
> >used the 2100 drivers instead of the PCL6. Can anyone tell me if there
> >is a difference and if it is recommended I changed?
>
> >Also, before my "old" system became too screwed up for the printer to
> >work I had a document that was almost 200 pages in the Courier New
> >font, but it was 89 pages(and readable) in the Line_Printer font.
>
> >I still need to print this document out and I don't have the
> >Line_Printer font option in WordPad on my "new" system.
>
> >Can anyone tell me how to correct this?
>
> >Thanks a lot.
>
> >Darren Harris
> >Staten Island, New York.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Assuming that you still can use your Windows ME computer, search for the
Line_Printer font, using something like Line_Printer*.* in the search box. Now
copy it to a floppy diskette, USB memory stick or what have you.

Next, open up Control Panel, click on Fonts, then Install Fonts. Now install
the Line_Printer font from whatever media was used to save it... Ben Myers

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:02:13 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <>
wrote:

>On Nov 23, 7:54 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
>wrote:
>> Which operating system is running on your "new" system? Which operating system
>> was running on your "old" system?
>
>WIndowsMe was on my "old" system. And Windows XP is on my "new"
>system.
>
>> If the old system is still running and both
>> systems run a version of Windows, you can copy the Line_Printer font from the
>> fonts folder of the old system to the fonts folder in the new system.
>
>I'd need to find a site that explains howto do this step-by-step.
>
>> As an
>> alternative, there are plenty of free collections of Windows fonts that include
>> a font similar to Line_Printer. How many points is/was the Line_Printer font?
>> Can't you simply Select All, then change the Courier New to a much smaller point
>> size to achieve the same 89-page result?
>
>I know nothing about fonts. I just noticed that with the
>"Line_Printer" font made the text in the document line up exactly the
>way it is supposed to, and also it would have allowed me to print out
>the document on the lowest number of pages.
>
>> According to some information I've seen, the PCL6 driver includes the
>> Line_Printer font... Ben Myers
>
>I just noticed that the "HP LaserJet 2100" and "HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6"
>icons are in "Printers and Faxes". I have no idea how "HP LaserJet
>2100 PCL6" got there since I only installed the "HP LaserJet 2100"
>driver. ???
>
>The WordPad document is at the moment using the Lucida Console font,
>because that is the smallest(text accurate) font I have available to
>me.
>
>I don't know how Lucida Console compares to "Line_Printer" which I
>still don't have, and I am still unable to figure out how to activate
>WordPad's page number function so I can see how many pages it is in
>that particular font.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Darren Harris
>Staten Island, New York.
>
>> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:01:56 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >I have an HP LaserJet 2100TN which I just connected to my system. I
>> >used the 2100 drivers instead of the PCL6. Can anyone tell me if there
>> >is a difference and if it is recommended I changed?
>>
>> >Also, before my "old" system became too screwed up for the printer to
>> >work I had a document that was almost 200 pages in the Courier New
>> >font, but it was 89 pages(and readable) in the Line_Printer font.
>>
>> >I still need to print this document out and I don't have the
>> >Line_Printer font option in WordPad on my "new" system.
>>
>> >Can anyone tell me how to correct this?
>>
>> >Thanks a lot.
>>
>> >Darren Harris
>> >Staten Island, New York.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -

I searched for "LinePrinter* *" and got back hundreds of hits. I have
no idea what I'm supposed to be looking for.

Also, there is nothing that says "Fonts" in Control panel.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
************************************************** **********************************************
On Nov 24, 12:14 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
wrote:
> Assuming that you still can use your Windows ME computer, search for the
> Line_Printer font, using something like Line_Printer*.* in the search box. Now
> copy it to a floppy diskette, USB memory stick or what have you.
>
> Next, open up Control Panel, click on Fonts, then Install Fonts. Now install
> the Line_Printer font from whatever media was used to save it... Ben Myers
>
> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:02:13 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Nov 23, 7:54 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
> >wrote:
> >> Which operating system is running on your "new" system? Which operating system
> >> was running on your "old" system?
>
> >WIndowsMe was on my "old" system. And Windows XP is on my "new"
> >system.
>
> >> If the old system is still running and both
> >> systems run a version of Windows, you can copy the Line_Printer font from the
> >> fonts folder of the old system to the fonts folder in the new system.
>
> >I'd need to find a site that explains howto do this step-by-step.
>
> >> As an
> >> alternative, there are plenty of free collections of Windows fonts that include
> >> a font similar to Line_Printer. How many points is/was the Line_Printer font?
> >> Can't you simply Select All, then change the Courier New to a much smaller point
> >> size to achieve the same 89-page result?
>
> >I know nothing about fonts. I just noticed that with the
> >"Line_Printer" font made the text in the document line up exactly the
> >way it is supposed to, and also it would have allowed me to print out
> >the document on the lowest number of pages.
>
> >> According to some information I've seen, the PCL6 driver includes the
> >> Line_Printer font... Ben Myers
>
> >I just noticed that the "HP LaserJet 2100" and "HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6"
> >icons are in "Printers and Faxes". I have no idea how "HP LaserJet
> >2100 PCL6" got there since I only installed the "HP LaserJet 2100"
> >driver. ???
>
> >The WordPad document is at the moment using the Lucida Console font,
> >because that is the smallest(text accurate) font I have available to
> >me.
>
> >I don't know how Lucida Console compares to "Line_Printer" which I
> >still don't have, and I am still unable to figure out how to activate
> >WordPad's page number function so I can see how many pages it is in
> >that particular font.
>
> >Thanks.
>
> >Darren Harris
> >Staten Island, New York.
>
> >> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:01:56 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >I have an HP LaserJet 2100TN which I just connected to my system. I
> >> >used the 2100 drivers instead of the PCL6. Can anyone tell me if there
> >> >is a difference and if it is recommended I changed?
>
> >> >Also, before my "old" system became too screwed up for the printer to
> >> >work I had a document that was almost 200 pages in the Courier New
> >> >font, but it was 89 pages(and readable) in the Line_Printer font.
>
> >> >I still need to print this document out and I don't have the
> >> >Line_Printer font option in WordPad on my "new" system.
>
> >> >Can anyone tell me how to correct this?
>
> >> >Thanks a lot.
>
> >> >Darren Harris
> >> >Staten Island, New York.- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

There isn't a Fonts icon in the Control Panel? That's just a little unusual,
been there since Windows 3.1.

As for finding the Line Printer font you want, You need to search for EXACTLY
the name of the font you used when you selected it for printing. Note that
LinePrinter and Line_Printer are different for purposes of searching for files.
The file you want probably has a TTF or FOT extension, e.g. Line_Printer.ttf .
If you can't get it onto your Windows XP computer somehow, your best alternative
is Courier New with a small point size. True Type fonts are scalable down to
very small point sizes, and Courier New is a True Type font.

To scale down what you want to print, do a Select All in WordPad (or any other
text editor/word processor), then select Courier New as the font with, say, an 8
point font. That should give you a reasonable approximation of the spacing
using a fixed point Line Printer font, probably 8 points in size.

.... Ben Myers

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:24:10 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <>
wrote:

>I searched for "LinePrinter* *" and got back hundreds of hits. I have
>no idea what I'm supposed to be looking for.
>
>Also, there is nothing that says "Fonts" in Control panel.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Darren Harris
>Staten Island, New York.
>************************************************* ***********************************************
>On Nov 24, 12:14 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
>wrote:
>> Assuming that you still can use your Windows ME computer, search for the
>> Line_Printer font, using something like Line_Printer*.* in the search box. Now
>> copy it to a floppy diskette, USB memory stick or what have you.
>>
>> Next, open up Control Panel, click on Fonts, then Install Fonts. Now install
>> the Line_Printer font from whatever media was used to save it... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:02:13 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >On Nov 23, 7:54 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
>> >wrote:
>> >> Which operating system is running on your "new" system? Which operating system
>> >> was running on your "old" system?
>>
>> >WIndowsMe was on my "old" system. And Windows XP is on my "new"
>> >system.
>>
>> >> If the old system is still running and both
>> >> systems run a version of Windows, you can copy the Line_Printer font from the
>> >> fonts folder of the old system to the fonts folder in the new system.
>>
>> >I'd need to find a site that explains howto do this step-by-step.
>>
>> >> As an
>> >> alternative, there are plenty of free collections of Windows fonts that include
>> >> a font similar to Line_Printer. How many points is/was the Line_Printer font?
>> >> Can't you simply Select All, then change the Courier New to a much smaller point
>> >> size to achieve the same 89-page result?
>>
>> >I know nothing about fonts. I just noticed that with the
>> >"Line_Printer" font made the text in the document line up exactly the
>> >way it is supposed to, and also it would have allowed me to print out
>> >the document on the lowest number of pages.
>>
>> >> According to some information I've seen, the PCL6 driver includes the
>> >> Line_Printer font... Ben Myers
>>
>> >I just noticed that the "HP LaserJet 2100" and "HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6"
>> >icons are in "Printers and Faxes". I have no idea how "HP LaserJet
>> >2100 PCL6" got there since I only installed the "HP LaserJet 2100"
>> >driver. ???
>>
>> >The WordPad document is at the moment using the Lucida Console font,
>> >because that is the smallest(text accurate) font I have available to
>> >me.
>>
>> >I don't know how Lucida Console compares to "Line_Printer" which I
>> >still don't have, and I am still unable to figure out how to activate
>> >WordPad's page number function so I can see how many pages it is in
>> >that particular font.
>>
>> >Thanks.
>>
>> >Darren Harris
>> >Staten Island, New York.
>>
>> >> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:01:56 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
>> >> wrote:
>>
>> >> >I have an HP LaserJet 2100TN which I just connected to my system. I
>> >> >used the 2100 drivers instead of the PCL6. Can anyone tell me if there
>> >> >is a difference and if it is recommended I changed?
>>
>> >> >Also, before my "old" system became too screwed up for the printer to
>> >> >work I had a document that was almost 200 pages in the Courier New
>> >> >font, but it was 89 pages(and readable) in the Line_Printer font.
>>
>> >> >I still need to print this document out and I don't have the
>> >> >Line_Printer font option in WordPad on my "new" system.
>>
>> >> >Can anyone tell me how to correct this?
>>
>> >> >Thanks a lot.
>>
>> >> >Darren Harris
>> >> >Staten Island, New York.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -

Try this URL for hundreds of free fonts. Perhaps one of them will match up
what you want to do. You can download them and save directly into the Windows
Fonts folder, or save them elsewhere and install them.

http://fonts.goldenweb.it/index_file...0/default.html

.... Ben Myers

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:24:10 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <>
wrote:

>I searched for "LinePrinter* *" and got back hundreds of hits. I have
>no idea what I'm supposed to be looking for.
>
>Also, there is nothing that says "Fonts" in Control panel.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Darren Harris
>Staten Island, New York.
>************************************************* ***********************************************
>On Nov 24, 12:14 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
>wrote:
>> Assuming that you still can use your Windows ME computer, search for the
>> Line_Printer font, using something like Line_Printer*.* in the search box. Now
>> copy it to a floppy diskette, USB memory stick or what have you.
>>
>> Next, open up Control Panel, click on Fonts, then Install Fonts. Now install
>> the Line_Printer font from whatever media was used to save it... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:02:13 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >On Nov 23, 7:54 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
>> >wrote:
>> >> Which operating system is running on your "new" system? Which operating system
>> >> was running on your "old" system?
>>
>> >WIndowsMe was on my "old" system. And Windows XP is on my "new"
>> >system.
>>
>> >> If the old system is still running and both
>> >> systems run a version of Windows, you can copy the Line_Printer font from the
>> >> fonts folder of the old system to the fonts folder in the new system.
>>
>> >I'd need to find a site that explains howto do this step-by-step.
>>
>> >> As an
>> >> alternative, there are plenty of free collections of Windows fonts that include
>> >> a font similar to Line_Printer. How many points is/was the Line_Printer font?
>> >> Can't you simply Select All, then change the Courier New to a much smaller point
>> >> size to achieve the same 89-page result?
>>
>> >I know nothing about fonts. I just noticed that with the
>> >"Line_Printer" font made the text in the document line up exactly the
>> >way it is supposed to, and also it would have allowed me to print out
>> >the document on the lowest number of pages.
>>
>> >> According to some information I've seen, the PCL6 driver includes the
>> >> Line_Printer font... Ben Myers
>>
>> >I just noticed that the "HP LaserJet 2100" and "HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6"
>> >icons are in "Printers and Faxes". I have no idea how "HP LaserJet
>> >2100 PCL6" got there since I only installed the "HP LaserJet 2100"
>> >driver. ???
>>
>> >The WordPad document is at the moment using the Lucida Console font,
>> >because that is the smallest(text accurate) font I have available to
>> >me.
>>
>> >I don't know how Lucida Console compares to "Line_Printer" which I
>> >still don't have, and I am still unable to figure out how to activate
>> >WordPad's page number function so I can see how many pages it is in
>> >that particular font.
>>
>> >Thanks.
>>
>> >Darren Harris
>> >Staten Island, New York.
>>
>> >> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:01:56 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
>> >> wrote:
>>
>> >> >I have an HP LaserJet 2100TN which I just connected to my system. I
>> >> >used the 2100 drivers instead of the PCL6. Can anyone tell me if there
>> >> >is a difference and if it is recommended I changed?
>>
>> >> >Also, before my "old" system became too screwed up for the printer to
>> >> >work I had a document that was almost 200 pages in the Courier New
>> >> >font, but it was 89 pages(and readable) in the Line_Printer font.
>>
>> >> >I still need to print this document out and I don't have the
>> >> >Line_Printer font option in WordPad on my "new" system.
>>
>> >> >Can anyone tell me how to correct this?
>>
>> >> >Thanks a lot.
>>
>> >> >Darren Harris
>> >> >Staten Island, New York.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -

On Nov 24, 9:04 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
wrote:
> There isn't a Fonts icon in the Control Panel? That's just a little unusual,
> been there since Windows 3.1.
>
> As for finding the Line Printer font you want, You need to search for EXACTLY
> the name of the font you used when you selected it for printing. Note that
> LinePrinter and Line_Printer are different for purposes of searching for files.
> The file you want probably has a TTF or FOT extension, e.g. Line_Printer.ttf .
> If you can't get it onto your Windows XP computer somehow, your best alternative
> is Courier New with a small point size. True Type fonts are scalable down to
> very small point sizes, and Courier New is a True Type font.

"LinePrinter" is the exact term. But I get no hits with just that
term, so I put "LinePrinter* *".

> To scale down what you want to print, do a Select All in WordPad (or any other
> text editor/word processor), then select Courier New as the font with, say, an 8
> point font. That should give you a reasonable approximation of the spacing
> using a fixed point Line Printer font, probably 8 points in size.

I already know that Courier New doesn't shrink the text down as small
as LinePrinter on my WindowsME system.

The reason I want LinePrinter is because it allowed the smallest text
of all the fonts available on my old WindowsMe system.

On my new Windows XP system Lucida Console is the best, but I don't
think it shrinks things down as much as LinePrinter.

Another issue is that on my XP system I cannot determine how many
pages a document is in WordPad *before* I print it out. When I open
the document the little notations show which page I'm looking at do
not pop up when using the vertical slider. So that is another problem
I have to solve.

Anyway, what I need to print out is here: http://marp.retrogames.com/

At the end of the alphabet along the top there is a "1st" link. I need
to print out the scoring list there, and do it using a minimum number
of sheets of paper.

No too small to read, and the text has to line up the same way it is
displayed at the site.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.


> ... Ben Myers
>
> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:24:10 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >I searched for "LinePrinter* *" and got back hundreds of hits. I have
> >no idea what I'm supposed to be looking for.
>
> >Also, there is nothing that says "Fonts" in Control panel.
>
> >Thanks.
>
> >Darren Harris
> >Staten Island, New York.
> >************************************************* *************************-**********************
> >On Nov 24, 12:14 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
> >wrote:
> >> Assuming that you still can use your Windows ME computer, search for the
> >> Line_Printer font, using something like Line_Printer*.* in the search box. Now
> >> copy it to a floppy diskette, USB memory stick or what have you.
>
> >> Next, open up Control Panel, click on Fonts, then Install Fonts. Now install
> >> the Line_Printer font from whatever media was used to save it... Ben Myers
>
> >> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:02:13 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >On Nov 23, 7:54 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
> >> >wrote:
> >> >> Which operating system is running on your "new" system? Which operating system
> >> >> was running on your "old" system?
>
> >> >WIndowsMe was on my "old" system. And Windows XP is on my "new"
> >> >system.
>
> >> >> If the old system is still running and both
> >> >> systems run a version of Windows, you can copy the Line_Printer font from the
> >> >> fonts folder of the old system to the fonts folder in the new system.
>
> >> >I'd need to find a site that explains howto do this step-by-step.
>
> >> >> As an
> >> >> alternative, there are plenty of free collections of Windows fonts that include
> >> >> a font similar to Line_Printer. How many points is/was the Line_Printer font?
> >> >> Can't you simply Select All, then change the Courier New to a much smaller point
> >> >> size to achieve the same 89-page result?
>
> >> >I know nothing about fonts. I just noticed that with the
> >> >"Line_Printer" font made the text in the document line up exactly the
> >> >way it is supposed to, and also it would have allowed me to print out
> >> >the document on the lowest number of pages.
>
> >> >> According to some information I've seen, the PCL6 driver includes the
> >> >> Line_Printer font... Ben Myers
>
> >> >I just noticed that the "HP LaserJet 2100" and "HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6"
> >> >icons are in "Printers and Faxes". I have no idea how "HP LaserJet
> >> >2100 PCL6" got there since I only installed the "HP LaserJet 2100"
> >> >driver. ???
>
> >> >The WordPad document is at the moment using the Lucida Console font,
> >> >because that is the smallest(text accurate) font I have available to
> >> >me.
>
> >> >I don't know how Lucida Console compares to "Line_Printer" which I
> >> >still don't have, and I am still unable to figure out how to activate
> >> >WordPad's page number function so I can see how many pages it is in
> >> >that particular font.
>
> >> >Thanks.
>
> >> >Darren Harris
> >> >Staten Island, New York.
>
> >> >> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:01:56 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
> >> >> wrote:
>
> >> >> >I have an HP LaserJet 2100TN which I just connected to my system. I
> >> >> >used the 2100 drivers instead of the PCL6. Can anyone tell me if there
> >> >> >is a difference and if it is recommended I changed?
>
> >> >> >Also, before my "old" system became too screwed up for the printer to
> >> >> >work I had a document that was almost 200 pages in the Courier New
> >> >> >font, but it was 89 pages(and readable) in the Line_Printer font.
>
> >> >> >I still need to print this document out and I don't have the
> >> >> >Line_Printer font option in WordPad on my "new" system.
>
> >> >> >Can anyone tell me how to correct this?
>
> >> >> >Thanks a lot.
>
> >> >> >Darren Harris
> >> >> >Staten Island, New York.- Hide quoted text -
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Maybe WordPad is not the best choice, because it has no Print Preview? Can you
use Word or OpenOffice Writer?

The search argument for the LinePrinter font would be "LinePrinter*.*" Note
the period between the two asterisks. You might also try "LinePrinter.ttf",
which would be successful if the font was of the TrueType flavor.

.... Ben Myers

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:14:01 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <>
wrote:

>On Nov 24, 9:04 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
>wrote:
>> There isn't a Fonts icon in the Control Panel? That's just a little unusual,
>> been there since Windows 3.1.
>>
>> As for finding the Line Printer font you want, You need to search for EXACTLY
>> the name of the font you used when you selected it for printing. Note that
>> LinePrinter and Line_Printer are different for purposes of searching for files.
>> The file you want probably has a TTF or FOT extension, e.g. Line_Printer.ttf .
>> If you can't get it onto your Windows XP computer somehow, your best alternative
>> is Courier New with a small point size. True Type fonts are scalable down to
>> very small point sizes, and Courier New is a True Type font.
>
>"LinePrinter" is the exact term. But I get no hits with just that
>term, so I put "LinePrinter* *".
>
>> To scale down what you want to print, do a Select All in WordPad (or any other
>> text editor/word processor), then select Courier New as the font with, say, an 8
>> point font. That should give you a reasonable approximation of the spacing
>> using a fixed point Line Printer font, probably 8 points in size.
>
>I already know that Courier New doesn't shrink the text down as small
>as LinePrinter on my WindowsME system.
>
>The reason I want LinePrinter is because it allowed the smallest text
>of all the fonts available on my old WindowsMe system.
>
>On my new Windows XP system Lucida Console is the best, but I don't
>think it shrinks things down as much as LinePrinter.
>
>Another issue is that on my XP system I cannot determine how many
>pages a document is in WordPad *before* I print it out. When I open
>the document the little notations show which page I'm looking at do
>not pop up when using the vertical slider. So that is another problem
>I have to solve.
>
>Anyway, what I need to print out is here: http://marp.retrogames.com/
>
>At the end of the alphabet along the top there is a "1st" link. I need
>to print out the scoring list there, and do it using a minimum number
>of sheets of paper.
>
>No too small to read, and the text has to line up the same way it is
>displayed at the site.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Darren Harris
>Staten Island, New York.
>
>
>> ... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:24:10 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >I searched for "LinePrinter* *" and got back hundreds of hits. I have
>> >no idea what I'm supposed to be looking for.
>>
>> >Also, there is nothing that says "Fonts" in Control panel.
>>
>> >Thanks.
>>
>> >Darren Harris
>> >Staten Island, New York.
>> >************************************************* *************************-**********************
>> >On Nov 24, 12:14 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
>> >wrote:
>> >> Assuming that you still can use your Windows ME computer, search for the
>> >> Line_Printer font, using something like Line_Printer*.* in the search box. Now
>> >> copy it to a floppy diskette, USB memory stick or what have you.
>>
>> >> Next, open up Control Panel, click on Fonts, then Install Fonts. Now install
>> >> the Line_Printer font from whatever media was used to save it... Ben Myers
>>
>> >> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:02:13 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
>> >> wrote:
>>
>> >> >On Nov 23, 7:54 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
>> >> >wrote:
>> >> >> Which operating system is running on your "new" system? Which operating system
>> >> >> was running on your "old" system?
>>
>> >> >WIndowsMe was on my "old" system. And Windows XP is on my "new"
>> >> >system.
>>
>> >> >> If the old system is still running and both
>> >> >> systems run a version of Windows, you can copy the Line_Printer font from the
>> >> >> fonts folder of the old system to the fonts folder in the new system.
>>
>> >> >I'd need to find a site that explains howto do this step-by-step.
>>
>> >> >> As an
>> >> >> alternative, there are plenty of free collections of Windows fonts that include
>> >> >> a font similar to Line_Printer. How many points is/was the Line_Printer font?
>> >> >> Can't you simply Select All, then change the Courier New to a much smaller point
>> >> >> size to achieve the same 89-page result?
>>
>> >> >I know nothing about fonts. I just noticed that with the
>> >> >"Line_Printer" font made the text in the document line up exactly the
>> >> >way it is supposed to, and also it would have allowed me to print out
>> >> >the document on the lowest number of pages.
>>
>> >> >> According to some information I've seen, the PCL6 driver includes the
>> >> >> Line_Printer font... Ben Myers
>>
>> >> >I just noticed that the "HP LaserJet 2100" and "HP LaserJet 2100 PCL6"
>> >> >icons are in "Printers and Faxes". I have no idea how "HP LaserJet
>> >> >2100 PCL6" got there since I only installed the "HP LaserJet 2100"
>> >> >driver. ???
>>
>> >> >The WordPad document is at the moment using the Lucida Console font,
>> >> >because that is the smallest(text accurate) font I have available to
>> >> >me.
>>
>> >> >I don't know how Lucida Console compares to "Line_Printer" which I
>> >> >still don't have, and I am still unable to figure out how to activate
>> >> >WordPad's page number function so I can see how many pages it is in
>> >> >that particular font.
>>
>> >> >Thanks.
>>
>> >> >Darren Harris
>> >> >Staten Island, New York.
>>
>> >> >> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:01:56 -0800 (PST), Searcher7 <Search...@mail.con2.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>>
>> >> >> >I have an HP LaserJet 2100TN which I just connected to my system. I
>> >> >> >used the 2100 drivers instead of the PCL6. Can anyone tell me if there
>> >> >> >is a difference and if it is recommended I changed?
>>
>> >> >> >Also, before my "old" system became too screwed up for the printer to
>> >> >> >work I had a document that was almost 200 pages in the Courier New
>> >> >> >font, but it was 89 pages(and readable) in the Line_Printer font.
>>
>> >> >> >I still need to print this document out and I don't have the
>> >> >> >Line_Printer font option in WordPad on my "new" system.
>>
>> >> >> >Can anyone tell me how to correct this?
>>
>> >> >> >Thanks a lot.
>>
>> >> >> >Darren Harris
>> >> >> >Staten Island, New York.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -

Searcher7 wrote:

> On Nov 24, 9:04 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
> wrote:
>> There isn't a Fonts icon in the Control Panel? That's just a little
>> unusual, been there since Windows 3.1.

Switch to Classic mode on XP's control panel and you should be able to find
fonts.

>>
>> As for finding the Line Printer font you want, You need to search for
>> EXACTLY
>> the name of the font you used when you selected it for printing. Note
>> that LinePrinter and Line_Printer are different for purposes of searching
>> for files. The file you want probably has a TTF or FOT extension, e.g.
>> Line_Printer.ttf . If you can't get it onto your Windows XP computer
>> somehow, your best alternative
>> is Courier New with a small point size. True Type fonts are scalable
>> down to very small point sizes, and Courier New is a True Type font.
>
> "LinePrinter" is the exact term. But I get no hits with just that
> term, so I put "LinePrinter* *".
>
>> To scale down what you want to print, do a Select All in WordPad (or any
>> other text editor/word processor), then select Courier New as the font
>> with, say, an 8
>> point font. That should give you a reasonable approximation of the
>> spacing using a fixed point Line Printer font, probably 8 points in size.
>

Line printer font is 8.5 point and 16.67 chars/inch. To print the tables you
want, you need to make sure you use a fixed pitch font.

> I already know that Courier New doesn't shrink the text down as small
> as LinePrinter on my WindowsME system.
>
> The reason I want LinePrinter is because it allowed the smallest text
> of all the fonts available on my old WindowsMe system.
>
> On my new Windows XP system Lucida Console is the best, but I don't
> think it shrinks things down as much as LinePrinter.
>
> Another issue is that on my XP system I cannot determine how many
> pages a document is in WordPad *before* I print it out. When I open
> the document the little notations show which page I'm looking at do
> not pop up when using the vertical slider. So that is another problem
> I have to solve.

If you know how many lines are in the file and how many lines per page get
printed, the math is simple.

>
> Anyway, what I need to print out is here: http://marp.retrogames.com/
>
> At the end of the alphabet along the top there is a "1st" link. I need
> to print out the scoring list there, and do it using a minimum number
> of sheets of paper.
>
> No too small to read, and the text has to line up the same way it is
> displayed at the site.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Darren Harris
> Staten Island, New York.
>
> <snip>

If you go to the HP website, you can find the User Guide for the printer. It
tells how to print the pcl font list. Print the list, it may tell you the
escape sequence to switch the printer to line printer font. Send that
sequence to the printer. Then you can probably copy the file to the
printer.

Or, you can add the escape sequence to the beginning of the file to be
printed.

Consider using notepad rather than wordpad. You clearly don't want any
formatting to be done.