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E.2 Incorrect printing of Symbol font characters on Windows
Problem pointed out by Lorne Levinson, who also supplied the following solution:
On Windows machines, characters in the Symbol font do not get printed correctly on some printers, e.g. HP LaserJet. For example, eta prints as h and mu as m, but not the serif version of these characters. The characters print OK on QMS printers.
There seems to be two fonts with the same user name, 'Symbol'. The printer has one of these fonts which is not the same as the Windows TrueType Symbol font. The Windows default is to prefer a font already in the printer over a same-named font in the syste
Windows can be told to prefer system TrueType fonts over printer fonts that have the same name. Click: Start / Settings / Printers / Your-printer / Properties / Fonts / Send Fonts as / then check the box: `Favor system TrueType fonts over printer fonts th
5 March 1998 - Mario Ruggier Copyright © CERN 1998
