Here is an older post of mine on this issue.
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Date: Tues, Jul 9 2002 11:26 pm
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It's a resolution issue. To understand how the width of a line in a
report is translated to the output device here is an older post of mine
on this subject. I realize you are not using the Line method of the
Report object to render the lines yourself but the logic is still
applies to your issue. To specify an exact line width of 1 pixel you
would have to take into account the output resolution of the printer. I
would suggest that you stay away from Hairline/ 1 pixel width lines. Use
a minimum of 2 to 3 pixels to avoid any problems. SInce oyu cannot
specify line widths in pixels perhaps you are getting points and pixels
mixed up. They are very different beasts!
From: Stephen Lebans (
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Subject: Re: DrawWidth prints different widths for different printers
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.access.reports
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Date: 2000-10-23 13:18:46 PST
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Hi Matthias.
If I remember correctly the DrawWidth property is expressed in output
device Pixels. If Kathy desires a line of two points in width then you
will have to factor in the output device resolution. For example: 72
points per inch(Standard printer scale)
600 DPI output resolution
600/72 = 8 device pixels per printer point
So we would need to set the DrawWidth to 16 to get a 2 Point line width.
Obviously I've rounded 600/72 = 8.33 to 8 as the DrawWidth prop is an
Integer value. Also if accuracy is paramount remember that the output
resolution is never what is listed for the device. For example a laser
printer rated at 600DPI does not mean there are:
600 * 8.5 = 5100 pixels horizontally
600 * 11 = 6600 pixels vertically
on the output page. Most printing devices have a nonprint area, a border
that their print engine cannot image onto. This reduces the effective
output resolution by the amount of this "margin".
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