Brush style problem

rbuser

Hi,

I add a TppShape on my report and I set its brush style to 'bsCross'.
When I preview the report, It look ok, but if I print the report the shape
appear all black.
What can I do for fill the shape correctly ?

TIA

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Pierpaolo De Grandis
JMatica Srl

tel: 0421 332764
fax: 0421 331736
email: pierpaolo.degrandis@jmatica.com

rbuser

I tried to print a form with a Tshape with 'bsCross' brush style, and it
work.

I tried to print the report to a PDF printer and it work fine.
If I print the PDF to a normal printer it work.

It seems the problem depend from the printer and ReportBuilder because I
test the application with
the report (the report with the shape) with different printers and settings:

1. HP 970 cxi with setting: normal quality and color it work
2. HP 970 cxi with setting: low quality and color it not work
3. HP 970 cxi with setting: normal quality and monocromatic it not work
4. HP 970 cxi with setting: low quality and monocromatic it not work
5. HP officejet: it never work
6. Lexmark laser: it never work

I test to print a metafile with a shape and always it was printed normally.
I create a new report with the same metafile and it present the problem (the
shape is printed all black).

This indicate for me that the problem it isn't on the printer driver.

Best regards


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Pierpaolo De Grandis
JMatica Srl

tel: 0421 332764
fax: 0421 331736
email: pierpaolo.degrandis@jmatica.com

nicocizik

Hi Pierpaolo,

Some printers have trouble printing certain brush and line patterns. As a
test try printing a shape with the same brush style from a Delphi form
without ReportBuilder. If the problem still occurs, you may need to either
try updating your printer driver to the latest version or printing to a
different printer.

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nicocizik

Hi Pierpaolo,

ReportBuilder sends the same window API commands to every printer driver it
tries to communicate with, therefore, if this brush pattern works on one
printer (ie. HP 970) and not another, it must be printer related. This may
be a limitation of some printers or how they react based on the settings you
give them. Try performing the same test with a shape created in Word and
see if you receive the same results. If you do not, please send a small
example of this behavior in .zip format to support@digitial-metaphors.com
and I'll test on the printers we have here.

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