Howdy Ralph,
The problems were not only with Notation products, though of course that's what precipitated discussions at the helpdesk
The good news is that in some cases using a "generic" HP driver (available from their website) helps the problems. In my own case, I didn't have issues with HP and Composer, but did with some other graphics programs.
If the staves are cramming together in the printout but not in Page view, then that's definitely a problem that needs to be addressed. Send us a note at
support@notation.com with the file and a description of what you're trying to do, along with the type of printer you have.
Make sure that you use Page view to preview anything before printing, because if you're only using Window view to check the score, it's not the same thing
If you need to fit more staves on a page without crowding, try using Format/Font size and spacing, and set the "Global font" to a smaller size (9 is the default).
ttfn,
Sherry