Font printouts too dark

[Kam Leo]

On 7/6/05, Arthur Pemberton <dalive at flashmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have Fedora Core 4, with a fully functioning HP Deskjet 5150. FC has
> given me no problems in setup or use. However, I have noticed, since
> FC3, that the fonts (text) come out a lot darker, and more bold than
> they should. The fonts look alot thinner and crisper on the screen, and
> on prinouts (same ttf font) in Windows.
> 
> Since I have no intention what so ever to go to Windows just to pint,
> I'd really like some assistance in solving this issue. I'm unsure of
> where to start the troubleshooting. It does seem to be a software
> problem for sure.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Arturo
> 

Have you used system-config-printer and examined the driver options
settings for your printer?