FinePrint 2000 Build 35
December 8, 2000
Description
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FinePrint is a printer driver for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me,
Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. FinePrint prints any multi-page document
onto fewer sheets of paper by printing 1, 2, 4, or 8 document pages onto
each physical sheet of paper, while maintaining document integrity and
clarity. FinePrint also allows you to customize your printouts by adding
headers, footers, and watermarks to your pages.
Benefits of FinePrint
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* saves significant amounts of paper and toner, and extends printer life
* works with any standard Windows application which has a Print function
* returns control to your application quickly, which allows you to
continue working while FinePrint prints your document in the background
* works with any Windows printer (inkjet, PCL laser, PostScript, bubble
jet, etc.)
* particularly useful for spreadsheets, email, electronic manuals, draft
memos, technical papers, presentations, Web pages, Adobe Acrobat PDF
files, software source code
* can be used to efficiently archive large amounts of physical documents
* saves weight for business travelers--carry only 1/2 or 1/4th the amount
of paper
* supports all standard Windows print features such as fonts, graphics,
page size, etc.
* Stationery feature prints a header, footer, page number, date and time
stamps with your document. Watermarks are also supported.
* simple to install and easy to use
* Universal print preview with editing capability. All documents can be
previewed before they are printed. The ability to add blank pages or
delete pages makes it easy to ensure that you print what you want.
* Deferred printing allows multiple documents to be combined together as a
single print job. This is useful for creating booklets based on web page
or email output. Deferred documents can be saved and retrieved for later
editing. FinePrint can be used as a web research tool since it saves
pages in their entirety in a single file.
* Any printed output can be copied to the clipboard in text, bitmap or
metafile format. The text of any output can be extracted to a file for
searching, indexing or other use.
* Booklet making and double sided printing are supported with all
documents and printers. Booklets create a professional touch to all
documents and are easy to read and carry. Double sided printing cuts
paper use in half and reduces travel weight.
* Paper scaling allows large pages to be scaled to that they fit on
standard paper sizes such as letter or A4. Large web pages that are
normally truncated or wide spreadsheets can be easily scaled to they fit
on a single sheet.
* Adjustable margins allows for increased text sizes for better
readability while using more of the available area on the page
* Gutter capability provides space to punch holes or bind documents
* Multiple FinePrinters may be created, each with a different set of
predefined settings.
Installing
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To install FinePrint, run the program FPxxx.EXE (Windows 95/98/Me) or
FPNTxxx.EXE (Windows NT/2000), where "xxx" is the FinePrint version
number. Then follow the onscreen instructions.
Uninstalling
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In the Start menu, open the Programs folder, then open the FinePrint 2000
folder and select "Uninstall FinePrint." You may also uninstall FinePrint
in the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet.
Recent Changes
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--- Build 1 (December 10, 1999) ---
1. stationery is now imported correctly from all previous FinePrint versions
2. fixed problems where the Order Form or Register Online buttons did not
work properly
3. white fills under NT are now drawn correctly
4. fixed display problems when you print from any tab other than Layout
--- Build 2 (December 13, 1999) ---
5. fixed a problem where the Pages Printed and Sheets Printed statistics
were incorrectly reset to zero.
--- Build 3 (December 29, 1999) ---
6. fixed a problem printing borders with margins set to Original
7. fixed problems viewing and printing documents with mixed portrait
and landscape pages
8. onscreen display of landscape booklets now works correctly
--- Build 5 (January 26, 2000) ---
9. fixed problems printing some Web pages from Netscape 4.7
10. enabled the "fit sheet" zoom option in 1-up display
11. the Save function no longer supports 16 and 32-bit TIFF files.
supported color depths are monochrome, 4-bit, 8-bit, and 24-bit.
12. added mouse wheel scrolling to the print preview
13. the print preview's context menu can now be accessed by hitting
Shift-F10 or the "context key" on a Windows keyboard
14. the FinePrint icon is now displayed in the Alt-Tab task list and on
the task bar
15. added minimize/maximize boxes and a System menu to the main FinePrint
window
16. CD-ROM based installations of FinePrint now correctly set the file
attributes of system form files
17. temporary files are now created in the current user's temp folder
under Windows NT/2000
18. fixed problems with the uninstaller under Windows 2000
--- Build 7 (February 16, 2000) ---
19. headers and footers are now properly positioned when gutters are used
20. multiple copy output can now be collated or uncollated (in the past
it was always collated). this setting is available in the Options
dialog from the main Layout tab in the FinePrint dialog.
21. fixed problems with 1-up scaling when the document paper size is
different from what's loaded in the physical printer
22. fixed a problem loading callback DLLs at dispatcher startup
23. the Forms tab now correctly uses Original margins
24. when the FinePrint dialog is set to "not at all" display and Defer
All mode is enabled, the dialog now appears minimized the first time
you print to it
25. fixed problems selecting HP 890C printers (and possibly others) in
the Printers combo box
26. fixed problems drawing rotated text in rotated landscape pages or
when copying a sheet to the clipboard as a bitmap
27. FinePrint driver settings (e.g. paper size, orientation) are now
stored correctly on client machines using FinePrint Enterprise Edition
--- Build 8 (February 23, 2000) ---
28. fixed a problem with cleaning up user profiles under Windows NT/2000.
if you were unable to delete user profiles because of FinePrint, just
install this new build and reboot your machine, and the problem will
be solved.
29. fixed a CFpFile error 7 that caused print jobs to fail
--- Build 10 (March 15, 2000) ---
30. fixed problems with custom paper sizes in Excel ("Cannot print"
errors) and in other applications (custom paper sizes printing
incorrectly)
31. fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when printing Web pages from
Netscape 4.x
32. Save As TIFF now allows you to create a single TIFF file containing
all the job pages, or one TIFF file for each job page
33. Save As TIFF now supports different DPI resolutions
34. Save As FinePrint (.FP) now supports file compression, which produces
much smaller files
35. added "Order Supplies" link to the Layout tab. this can be disabled
with a check box on the Settings tab.
36. rearranged push buttons on the main dialog to improve consistency
37. minor adjustments to the dialog controls on the Layout tab
38. the Windows 9x printer driver now defaults to International Font
Support off instead of on
--- Build 11 (April 17, 2000) ---
39. FinePrint now automatically saves the most recent jobs you print.
This allows you to go back and reprint jobs even after you have
dismissed the FinePrint dialog. Autosave settings are on the
Settings tab in the FinePrint dialog and jobs are saved in a new
folder called AutoSave, located in your FinePrint jobs folder (see
the "Explore FinePrint files" shortcut in the FinePrint 2000
program group).
40. FinePrint now has crash recovery so that you don't lose your work
if a problem happens while you are printing. When you reboot
Windows or restart the FinePrint Dispatcher, any unhandled print
jobs from your last FinePrint session are automatically loaded into
FinePrint so that you can print or otherwise dispose of them without
losing your work. This feature is different from autosave because
it uses the actual temp files in your TEMP folder, not saved .FP
files in your AutoSave folder.
41. fixed a problem with custom resolutions in the Save As TIFF dialog
42. you can now set the default location for saved FinePrint jobs and
files by clicking the Folder Locations button on the Settings tab
43. new Quick Bypass feature: if you hold down the SHIFT key when you
print from any application, then FinePrint switches into Bypass mode
using the currently selected printer and suppresses the FinePrint
dialog box. You must hold down the SHIFT key until you see the
FinePrint icon in the Windows task bar status area; the icon is
removed when Quick Bypass is complete. You can enable or disable
Quick Bypass on the Settings tab.
44. FinePrint can now use the same data directories for all users
instead of creating new unique directories for each user. To use
this feature you must uninstall FinePrint and reboot your machine,
then specify DataDir and JobsDir in FP4.INI. Contact FinePrint
Technical Support (support@fineprint.com) for more details.
45. fixed problems with Save As TIFF where sometimes the TIFF file was
not created
46. you can now specify color depth and DPI resolution when copying
pages to the clipboard as bitmaps. Right-click on a page in the
Layout tab and select "Copy sheet to clipboard" to set the options
or copy a page.
47. Save As now supports bitmap (BMP) and JPEG formats
48. fixed problems where output to some color Postscript printers (e.g.
HP Color Laserjet 4500 series) was coming out monochrome instead of
color
49. fixed a problem printing to FinePrint when Chinese Star for Windows NT
is running
--- Build 12 (April 19, 2000) ---
50. FP files saved on the Jobs tab can now be used as forms by copying
them into the Forms folder
51. fixed a problem where using a watermark sometimes caused text to
disappear
52. fixed a problem with inserting blank pages after you have deleted pages
53. fixed a problem where some gridlines were missing when printing from
Excel under Windows NT/2000
--- Build 13 (April 21, 2000) ---
54. minor cosmetic improvements to the "Order Supplies" link
--- Build 14 (April 28, 2000) ---
55. new optimizations reduce the size of the physical printer spool file
for AutoCAD and other line art-intensive documents
56. in addition to the [Registry] section, FP4.INI now supports [Registry-9x]
and [Registry-NT] sections for platform-specific initializations.
[Registry-9x] is for Windows 9x and [Registry-NT] is for Windows NT/
2000. These sections are processed AFTER the platform-independent
[Registry] section is processed.
57. improved onscreen drawing speed of line art
58. fixed problems with banded output not lining up properly
59. fixed problems with erroneous lines drawn on output
60. fixed a crash that sometimes happened in AutoSave
--- Build 15 (May 2, 2000) ---
61. fixed a crash that happened when printing from WordPerfect on some
computers
62. fixed a crash that happened when printing from a Windows Terminal
Client
63. the "Delete autosaved files" button on the Settings tab now tells you
how much disk space the autosaved files are occupying
64. fixed problems connecting to a shared FinePrinter under Enterprise
Edition
--- Build 16 (May 19, 2000) ---
65. changes for international versions
66. FinePrint for NT/2000 no longer automatically creates registry keys
for all existing users during installation. Registry keys are created
when the user next logs on.
67. fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when printing compressed bitmaps
68. fixed problems printing text from applications that do not specify a
font
69. fixed problems printing some embedded TrueType fonts
--- Build 17 (July 17, 2000) ---
70. fixed scaling problems with forms
71. fixed drawing problems with PDF fonts
--- Build 21 (August 9, 2000) ---
72. reinstalling FinePrint no longer deletes FinePrint shortcuts in the
Send To folder
73. reinstalling FinePrint after uninstalling now gives you the option of
retrieving your old FinePrint settings, even if you have rebooted your
computer in the meantime
74. the installer and uninstaller now display thermometer progress bars
75. fixed keyboard accelerator conflicts on the main Layout tab
76. the dispatcher now displays a confirmation message when it is manaully
restarted from the FinePrint program group
77. added "Print sheet" command to the context menu, so you can right-click
on a page in the main Layout tab and print just that sheet to your
printer
78. added a "Save settings" button to the Settings tab, so you can save the
current FinePrint settings without having to print a job to your printer
79. reordered the tabs in the FinePrint dialog so that the more commonly
used tabs are first
80. the new Printer Wizard feature makes it even easier to print double-sided
to any printer
81. improved the UI for inserting variables (date, time, etc.) into
stationery on the Stationery tab
82. you can now specify the starting page number that is used for the Page
variables in stationery. the starting page number can be specified on
the Settings tab and resets to 1 for each new FinePrint session.
83. fixed an install problem
--- Build 23 (August 27, 2000) ---
84. fixed problems printing double-sided output to manual duplex printers
85. fixed problems with incorrect page ordering on some printers
86. improved the Printer Wizard
87. FinePrint now sets the current directory when printing to Acrobat
PDFWriter or other printer drivers that present a Save dialog
88. the Quick Bypass feature (SHIFT printing) now sets FinePrint layout
options correctly
--- Build 25 (October 3, 2000) ---
89. fixed a bug where the FinePrint progress window was incorrectly placed
on top of other windows
90. fixed a problem cleaning up autosaved files in the registry
91. fixed a memory leak in the dispatcher
92. fonts in stationery can now be as small as 2 pt
93. clicking OK or Print when there is nothing to print no longer sends a
blank page to the printer
94. improved the Printer Wizard
95. FinePrint 2000 is now compatible with secure NTFS Windows NT/2000
systems and with Terminal Server under Windows NT/2000. Temp files are
now created in each user's personal TEMP folder if one exists, otherwise
they are created in the system TEMP folder. Each user's stationery and
forms are stored in their My Documents\FinePrint Files folder instead of
in the systemwide \Program Files\FinePrint2000\users folder.
96. FinePrint no longer creates a folder in Program Files. Each user's
data files in \Program Files\FinePrint2000 will be automatically moved
to their new locations (see #95 above) the next time the user prints to
FinePrint. Once all user data files have been moved, the
\Program Files\FinePrint2000 folder will be automatically deleted the
next time the system is restarted.
97. fixed problems where some PDF files produced Symbol or Greek fonts
when printed through FinePrint
98. fixed problems with manual installation using the Add Printer Wizard
in the Printers folder
99. the "Create a separate file for each page" option now works correctly
when saving as TIFF
--- Build 26 (October 5, 2000) ---
100. fixed a problem with embedded Asian TrueType fonts
101. the /quiet option to setup now works correctly
102. fixed a problem printing to FinePrint in landscape mode
--- Build 27 (October 11, 2000) ---
103. fixed a problem printing forms containing embedded TrueType fonts
104. under secure Windows NT/2000 systems, FinePrint now creates its temp
files in each individual user's temp folder instead of in the system
temp folder
105. fixed a problem printing some files from Microsoft Access
106. fixed cases where the FinePrint icon was not correctly displayed
in Explorer windows
107. INF files are now correctly installed under Windows NT/2000
108. fixed problems merging old stationery files
109. fixed printing failures that sometimes happen after reinstalling
FinePrint under Windows NT/2000
--- Build 28 (October 28, 2000) ---
110. Printer Wizard test pages now print correctly with double byte Asian
fonts
111. fixed inconsistencies when entering or exiting Bypass layout
112. fixed problems printing PDF files under Windows 9x/Me
--- Build 29 (November 14, 2000) ---
113. fixed clipping problems when printing to Postscript printers
114. fixed problems installing under Windows 2000 Server when Terminal
Services are present but stopped
115. fixed problems printing special characters under Chinese Windows 9x
116. the CallbackDll registry key now works correctly
117. fixed problems that caused the dispatcher to reach 100% CPU usage
under Windows NT/2000
118. added support for duplex printers that claim they don't have duplex
--- Build 30 (November 20, 2000) ---
119. fixed display problems with stationeries whose names sort
alphabetically lower than "<None>"
120. fixed problems imaging opaque rectangles (e.g. bar codes) from some
applications under Windows 9x/Me
--- Build 31 (November 21, 2000) ---
121. headers, footers, and watermarks can now contain multiple lines of
text (on the Stationery tab, click "Insert variable", then select
"new line")
122. you can now select on which layer FinePrint should draw stationery,
relative to the other content being drawn. the choices are:
bottom - stationery is drawn on the bottom layer and may be erased
by other page content
middle - stationery is drawn above the graphics layer but below
the text layer. Watermarks appear underprinted below text, but
overprinted on top of graphics. This is the default.
top - stationery is drawn on top of everything
123. stationery can now be drawn on each document page, on each physical
sheet of paper, or only on the first sheet of paper
124. fixed problems on systems which contain disconnected network printers
--- Build 32 (November 28, 2000) ---
125. added an option to draw stationery on the first document page only
126. fixed a slowdown in text drawing under Windows 9x/Me
--- Build 33 (November 29, 2000) ---
127. fixed problems processing FP4.INI
128. text from Outlook, MultiEdit, and other apps no longer appears with
boxes drawn around it
--- Build 34 (November 30, 2000) ---
129. fixed problems processing FP4.INI in FinePrint Enterprise
--- Build 35 (December 8, 2000) ---
130. headers, footers, and watermarks can now be longer than 260
characters
131. fixed centering problems when printing double sided to some HP
inkjet printers (e.g. 850, 970)
132. fixed problems with missing colored text (e.g. hyperlinks)
Company History
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We are FinePrint Software, a company founded in 1995 by Jonathan
Weiner and Mark O'Brien. Our mission is to create printing products
that maximize the functionality of existing printing hardware. Our
innovative approach to printing allows us to create software on all
Windows platforms that works with all existing printers.
Setting Default Paper Size
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In many countries the default paper size is A4. It is possible to set
FinePrint to always use this or other supported sizes by default. In
the Start menu, open the Settings Printers folder, then right-click on
the FinePrint Driver and select one of the following commands:
- Properties (Windows 95/98/Me)
- Document Defaults (Windows NT)
- Printing Preferences (Windows 2000)
This will present you with a list of choices, and you can select A4 or
any other supported paper size as the default.
FinePrint Dispatcher
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The FinePrint Dispatcher is a program that runs in the background and
manages the flow of print jobs within FinePrint. The Dispatcher must
be running in order for FinePrint to operate. If you ever get an error
message about "Could not locate the FinePrint Dispatcher", you can try
re-launching it from the FinePrint program group in the Start menu. Or,
you can reboot your computer, since the Dispatcher is launched upon
startup.
Registration
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You have downloaded a trial version of FinePrint. If you decide to
use it, registration to the full version costs $39.95. The
registration mechanism we use allows payment by check, credit card,
and electronic payment. When payment is received, you will be sent a
registration key which you then enter into FinePrint. Once you have
registered by entering your key, two things will happen:
1. The "unregistered" message printed on each page will be removed
2. The page limit will be removed
Registering entitles you to receive free maintenance upgrades of
FinePrint. Major new releases will be made available to registered
users at a substantial discount.
To register, click the Register tab in the FinePrint window and
then click the Order Form button to fill out an order form. You can
also click the Register Online button to connect to our registration
page.
After you have registered and receive the serial number, enter it along
with your name in the spaces provided.
Support Information
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We are committed to providing excellent support for our customers. We
can be reached for technical support and comments via email at
support@fineprint.com.
Contact Information
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sales: sales@fineprint.com
support: support@fineprint.com
web: http://www.fineprint.com
FinePrint IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
FINEPRINT SOFTWARE LLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL FINEPRINT SOFTWARE
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL
DAMAGES, EVEN IF FINEPRINT SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
FinePrint is a trademark of FinePrint Software, LLC.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.