R: R: AFP and PSF/400.

Afptoolbox is ok but got some problems:
missing or wrong prototypes (specially for rpg)
functions not supported (shading!!!)
misleading behavior with positioning, font metrics and orientation
missing of specific handling for printers features such as outbin, duplexing
and so on (you have to realy on form definitions!)

I'm pushing (!!) Ibm to fulfill at least what declared on the manuals but I
discovered that Afptoolbox is not very "popular" so the attention is low.
Sad to say it since a nice looking for printouts is something really missing
on AS400.
Last advice: be carfull with *ABSOLUTE/*CONTENT (FIDELITY keyword) in
PRTAFPDTA you can get unexpeted stops both from printers than PSF.
Let me know about your results.

Marco
----- Original Message -----
From: <Balaji.Rao@smed.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: R: AFP and PSF/400.


>
> ----- Forwarded by Balaji Rao/SMS on 03/06/01 09:18 AM -----
>
> Hey Marco Thanks. PRTAFPDTA idea works just great.
> Now about my experience with the fonts....I tried using the AFP tool box
> functions with 240 pel fonts which come as a package with AFP(I guess) and
> it did not work. These 240 Pel fonts worked fine in conjuction with DDS or
> APU but not with AFP toolbox which is mysterious. The manual insists you
> need the AFP Font collection package to use Toolbox functions which we
> ordered finally and everything seems to be working great.
> For some reason I'm still having trouble with shanding and coloring. I'll
> let  you know once I get it to work.
>



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