Print quality differs

I am creating photo pages and insert frames for the pictures, but when I print the page out, it is poor quality, in comparison to when I print just a 4X6 photo. I am new to this and have absolutely no idea where to start. Also when I go to print, I get a message about "The following image rendered less than 220 dpi at requested print size" on both the 4X6 and the 8.5X11 photo page when I print.

Hi Mattias,
That's an interesting observation. I tried both options myself and found the following:
1) When the Flash print function is used, the text print quality is definitely much better, as if the printer fonts are applied, whereas the Xcelsius print button component seems to apply a lower quality pixelated/bitmapped font;
2) When the Flash print function is used, not all graphics/backgrounds are rendered correctly. For example, button components show a black background and the icon component is blank. On the other hand, the Xcelsius print button component renders all graphics clearly and correctly.
So, the issue appears to be related to the way font rendering is handled with the Xcelsius print button component. Perhaps Business Objects could post a comment about this?
Regards,
Mustafa.

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