Re: AFP Overlay Troubles - box overshadowing text

Hi Chad,

What software application are you using to make the
forms and also what version of Microsoft Windows
operating system are you using?

I might have a couple of suggestions with a little
more info.

Best Regards,

/Paul
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Paul Tykodi
Principal Consultant
TCS - Tykodi Consulting Services LLC
E-mail: ptykodi@xxxxxxxxxx

>date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:15:31 -0500
>from: ChadB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>subject: AFP Overlay Troubles - box overshadowing
text
>
>Hello,
>
>I'm troubleshooting a problem with the way some AFP
>form overlays are printing on our iSeries attached
>IPDS 1145 printers.  
>
>After bringing the overlay over to the iSeries via
the >IBM AFP 600 print driver, CPYFRMPCD and CRTOVL,
what >is happening is that certain forms have trouble
with >text that is inside boxes.  It seems that the
box is >ending up printing overtop of the text inside
it (also >I can see some forms where a box shadow
prints in >front of the box rather than behind it).
>
>We got a brand new AFP driver from IBM just last week
>and it fixed a font mapping issue that we had
>originally, but now we are seeing the 'box order'
>issue.
>
>I can print the form directly from the Windows
machine >to the printer and everything is fine.  It is
only >after sending the overlay via the driver that
i'm >having the trouble.  If I view the output via
>Operations Navigator, I can see where the box is
>already overshadowing the text (before going to the
>printer).  
>
>It seems to me that AFP driver is somehow sending the
>box components over to the iSeries in the wrong order
>(?).
>I've played around with just about every setting in
>the AFP 600 driver, but haven't had any luck.
>
>I'm hoping that someone on the list may have dealt
>with this in the past...
>
>Thanks!


                
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