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WINDOWS DRIVERS VS. WORDPERFECT DRIVERS
USING WORDPERFECT 5.1 FOR WINDOWS
September 25, 1992
The main differences between WordPerfect and Windows drivers can
be divided into four different categories: fonts, speed, forms, and
support. Following is a list that describes the strengths and
weaknesses of each in each category:
Fonts:
WordPerfect supports Built-In, Cartridge, and Soft Fonts. Graphical
fonts are not currently supported except when used with third-party
font packages that work with WordPerfect drivers. Some examples of
third-party font packages that allow the printing of graphical fonts are
Fonts on the Fly and Morefonts. Morefonts also has the ability to
convert Windows fonts so that they will be useable with WordPerfect
printer drivers.
Windows supports Built-In, Cartridge, Graphical, and Soft Fonts. Most
third-party font packages are designed to work specifically with
Windows drivers and not with WordPerfect drivers.
Speed:
WordPerfect drivers are generally much quicker than Windows drivers.
One reason for this is that Windows uses a method called hinting when
printing. This gives the Windows drivers the ability to print fonts
graphically, but slows down the whole printing process. However,
when printing documents that are made up of mostly graphical images,
WordPerfect drivers are still usually faster.
Forms:
Most Windows drivers come with a list of predefined forms. This list
cannot be changed, deleted, added to, or modified in any way. Also,
Windows drivers allow you to select one orientation, form type, and
bin destination at a time. When you change any of these settings, the
change will affect any document printed with the Windows driver. In
other words, the form type, orientation, and bin destination decided by
the printer, not the document.
WordPerfect drivers allow you to create new forms and modify or
delete existing forms. With WordPerfect drivers, you also have the
capability of printing multiple paper types, multiple orientations, and to
multiple bins all within the same document. These settings are saved
with the document so that every time you print the document, it will
automatically print on the correct type of paper, in the correct
orientation, and to the correct bin. The settings are unique to each
document, not to the chosen printer.
Support:
Windows drivers support about 400 different types of printers. These
drivers also support some cartridges, soft fonts, and third party sheet
feeders. WordPerfect drivers support over 1000 different printers.
Almost always, the WordPerfect drivers will have more extensive
support for cartridges, soft fonts, and third party sheet feeders.
Since WordPerfect drivers are developed at WPCorp, we have the
ability to modify these drivers when problems are found. With
Windows drivers, WPCorp is only able to report problems to the
developers of the drivers and then leave it up to them for changes that
are necessary. WordPerfect drivers can be directly modified by users
using the PTR utility that comes with WordPerfect for Windows.
Windows drivers can not be modified using this utility.
Below is a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of WordPerfect
printer drivers vs. Windows printer drivers:
WINDOWS PRINTER DRIVERS VS. WORDPERFECT PRINTER DRIVERS
ADVANTAGES OF WINDOWS DRIVERS
■ Print color graphics
■ Printable screen fonts
■ One driver for multiple applications
■ Allows you to view and change print queues.
DISADVANTAGES OF WINDOWS DRIVERS
■ Limited paper sizes
■ Only one orientation per print job
■ Limited number of printers -- about 400
■ Unable to collate multiple pages
■ Only one paper source per job (one tray per job)
■ Cannot add or create forms (only labels)
■ Slower printing
ADVANTAGES OF WP'S DRIVERS
■ Supports more than 1000 printers
■ Fully WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS compatible
■ More than one orientation per document
■ Can pull from different bins in the same print job.
■ Customizable
■ Prints faster
■ Add and create forms
DISADVANTAGES OF WP'S DRIVER
■ One color graphics except with color postscript printers
■ Can only be used by WordPerfect programs
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