diff --git a/include/printer.cpp b/include/printer.cpp
index a765c9f01..3a5fe1394 100755
--- a/include/printer.cpp
+++ b/include/printer.cpp
@@ -218,11 +218,12 @@ void TPrint_intersector::clear()
 struct PrDesc
 {
   TTextfile *_txt;
-  PRINT_RCD *_prcd;
-  bool _graphics;
-  int _formlen;
-  int _charsize;
-  int _lines_per_inch;
+//  PRINT_RCD *_prcd;
+//  bool _graphics;
+//  int _formlen;
+//  int _charsize;
+//  int _lines_per_inch;
+  TPrinter * _p;
 }
 PrintWhat;
 
@@ -250,9 +251,61 @@ BOOLEAN XVT_CALLCONV1 TPrinter::start_winprint (long data)
 {
   PrDesc *pd = (PrDesc *) data;
   TTextfile& txt = *(pd->_txt);
-  TPrintwin pw(txt);
-  pw.do_print();
-  return pw.aborted();
+  const int vofs = pd->_p->get_line_offset(); 
+  const int hofs = pd->_p->get_column_offset();
+  
+  if (pd->_p->is_generic() && (vofs != 0 || hofs != 0))
+  {                  
+    TTextfile new_txt;                   
+    TString s(256);
+    const long last_row = txt.lines();
+    long out_row = 0;
+    
+    for (long row = (vofs < 0 ? -vofs : 0); row < last_row; row++)    
+    {                          
+       const int pagelen = pd->_p->formlen();
+       const int page_row = (int) (out_row % pagelen);
+       
+       if (vofs > 0 && page_row == 0)
+       {     
+         const int page = (int) (out_row / pagelen);
+
+         for (int i = vofs; i > 0; i--)
+         {
+           out_row++;
+           if (page > 0)
+             row++;
+           new_txt.append("");
+         }
+       }               
+       if (vofs < 0 && page_row == pagelen + vofs)
+       {
+         for (int i = -vofs; i > 0; i--)
+         {
+           out_row++;                     
+           row++;
+           new_txt.append("");
+         }
+       }
+       s = txt.line(row);
+       if (hofs < 0)
+         s.ltrim(-hofs);
+       else
+         if(hofs > 0)
+           s.lpad(s.len() + hofs);
+       new_txt.append(s);
+       out_row++;
+    }
+    TPrintwin pw(new_txt);
+    pw.do_print();
+    return pw.aborted();
+  }                 
+  else
+  {
+    TPrintwin pw(txt);
+    pw.do_print();
+    return pw.aborted();
+  }
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -2006,10 +2059,11 @@ void TPrinter::print_txt(TTextfile& txt)
 #if XVT_OS == XVT_OS_WIN || XVT_OS == XVT_OS_WIN32
   if (txt.lines() > 0)
   {
-    PrintWhat._prcd = _print_rcd;
+//    PrintWhat._prcd = _print_rcd;
     PrintWhat._txt = &txt;
-    PrintWhat._graphics = _isgraphics;
-    PrintWhat._charsize = _ch_size;
+//    PrintWhat._graphics = _isgraphics;
+//    PrintWhat._charsize = _ch_size;       
+    PrintWhat._p = this;
     xvt_print_open();
     xvt_print_start_thread (start_winprint, (long) (&PrintWhat));
     xvt_print_close();
diff --git a/include/printwin.cpp b/include/printwin.cpp
index f8c12162e..963297f2c 100755
--- a/include/printwin.cpp
+++ b/include/printwin.cpp
@@ -222,17 +222,10 @@ void TPrintwin::paint_row(long j)
     {
       _frlc++;
       xvt_dwin_draw_text(win(), 0, y  , "", -1);                           
-    }  
+    }                   
     else  
-      if (_blank_lines_to_print > 0) 
-      {
-        _frlc++;
-        xvt_dwin_draw_text(win(), 0, y  , "", -1);                           
-        _blank_lines_to_print--;
-      }  
-      else  
 #endif                                      
-        xvt_dwin_draw_text(win(), 0, y /* + _frlc_cnst */, (char*)(const char*)_txt.line(j - _frlc), -1);                           
+      xvt_dwin_draw_text(win(), 0, y /* + _frlc_cnst */, (char*)(const char*)_txt.line(j - _frlc), -1);                           
   }        
 }                   
 
@@ -249,42 +242,23 @@ bool TPrintwin::print_band(
 {
 //  int i,l_ofst = printer().get_line_offset();
 //  const int offset = l_ofst < 0 ? abs(l_ofst) + 1: 0;
-  const int offset = printer().get_line_offset();
-  const bool generic = _chary == 1;
+//  const int offset = printer().get_line_offset();
+//  const bool generic = _chary == 1;
 
   const long j   = ((long)page) * _formlen;
   const int rows = (r.bottom - r.top) / _chary;  
-  const int top  = r.top / _chary;
-  
+  const int top  = r.top / _chary;    
+ 
   for (int k = top; k < top+rows; k++) 
   {
-    if (generic && k < _formlen && (j + k) % _pagelen == 0)                         
-    {
-      if (offset < 0)
-        _frlc += offset;
-      else
-      {       
-        if ((j + k) / _pagelen > 0)
-          _frlc -= offset;
-        _blank_lines_to_print += offset;
-      }  
-    }
-    if ((j+k) < _txt.lines() + _frlc && k < _formlen || _blank_lines_to_print > 0) 
-      paint_row(j+k);
+    long row = j + k;                
+
+    if (row < _txt.lines() + _frlc && k < _formlen) 
+      paint_row(row);
     else
       break;
-    if (generic && offset < 0 && (j + k + 1) % _pagelen == 0)
-    { 
-      if (k + 1 < _realformlen)                         
-        _blank_lines_to_print += abs(offset);
-      else  
-        break;
-    }
   }
-  if (generic && offset < 0 && (j + k + 1) % _pagelen == 0)                         
-    _blank_lines_to_print += abs(offset);
-  const bool cont = (j+k < _txt.lines() + _frlc) || _blank_lines_to_print > 0;
-  return cont;
+  return (j + k < _txt.lines() + _frlc);
 }
 
 // @doc INTERNAL