info-mac@utcsrgv.UUCP (info-mac) (04/26/84)
Date: 21 Apr 1984 21:38:23-EST
From: uw-beaver!Duane.Williams@CMU-CS-IUS
Subject: MacPaint Bugs
To: utcsrgv!peterr
To: microsof!infomac
Unlike MacWrite, when you tell MacPaint to print something it doesn't
request confirmation that the Imagewriter is ready to receive it. So, if
the Imagewriter select light is on and you haven't put in paper, you're
going to lose.
On the other hand, if you tell MacPaint to print something and the
select light on the Imagewriter is not on, the program hangs, waiting for
the Imagewriter to be available. So far, so good, although it would be
nicer if the program would tell you why it was hung. Unfortunately, if you
change your mind about printing, there is no way to tell the program to
abort the command. You have two choices: setup the Imagewriter and let the
print continue (which it will as soon you turn on the select light) or else
reboot the Mac.
MacWrite is very "user friendly" when it comes to printing; MacPaint is
very nasty!