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From: Robin Lamacraft <>
Subject: RE: [FTST] FTST - VCF - blank pages not eliminated
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 08:03:56 +1030
References: <3BE5A680.FC4A6790@reigelridge.com>
In-Reply-To: <LOBBKOOEANNIIOJMJAELKELIDHAA.earbar@netway.com>


Hi Beth,

I think that there may have a printer driver problem here. When you look
at the chart in File->Print Preview and step through the pages - does it
show these 2 blank pages? The VCF edit view does not entirely accurately
represent the printed output , whereas the Print Preview actually uses your
printer driver to draw the screen image. Secondly, the settings for the
unprintable region of your printer and the actual unprintable region may be
different and hence confusing VCF. The VCF margin = 0 means print from the
edge of the printable region, not from the edge of the page.

To fix your problem, try selecting the right-most box and nudging it to the
left a few pixels. At some point, you should get a 3 page chart.
Alternatively, try selecting an alternative printer or upgrading your
printer driver. Clearly, what the computer believes as an overflow to
another page you are not seeing in practice.

Robin Lamacraft (Adelaide, Australia)

At 15:59 4/11/01 -0500, you wrote:
> > it may appear that the chart fits entirely on the three pages,
> > it actually doesn't.
>
>Well, then Tools/Diagram/Size to Components must be factoring in a margin
>on the right even though it is set to 0" inside page setup. When I print
>the 2nd (or 3rd) page, all the components on that page print, with a full
>1/2 inch of "margin" to the right of the right-most boxes.
>
>thanks, beth
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Terry Reigel [mailto:]
> > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 03:35 pm
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [FTST] FTST - VCF - blank pages not eliminated
> >
> >
> > beth wrote:
> >
> > > I didn't realize posing a question is considered complaining - I simply
> > > asked why the chart would include blank pages when they are
> > not needed. The
> > > reason for my question appears to be unclear - perhaps a
> > screen shot will
> > > explain it;
> > >
> > > http://www.mdc.net/~earbar/AncChart.jpg
> > >
> > > The dotted lines you see are the page boundaries; all of the
> > components fit
> > > in their entirety on the 3 pages you see, but VCF seems to
> > want to add 2
> > > intervening blank pages. My page setup is landscape, 8.5 x 14" with the
> > > printer set to simplex.
> > >
> > > If you can think of a logical reason for this, I would be glad
> > to hear it.
> >
> > Thanks, Beth, the screen shot helps. The problem is that while
> > it may appear that the chart fits entirely on the three pages,
> > it actually doesn't. The clue is the dotted page boundary lines
> > on the right side. The two boxes on the right center apparently
> > just barely intrude into the next page. I think you will find if
> > you nudge them slightly to the left and use Tools/Diagram/Size
> > to Components you will find that the chart gets slightly
> > narrower, and the dotted lines on the right will disappear
> > along with the extra pages.
> >
> > Terry
> >
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