zeng@cs.ubc.ca (Tao Zeng) (01/23/90)
I drew a picture with MacDraw II. Since this picture is part of a Latex format paper, I need to transform it into PostScript format so I can "kermit" it to SunOS and intigrate it into my paper. The problem is, unlike MacDraw I, DrawII doesn't have "Print One" command and I cannot use "C-f + Print One" to pruduce PostScript file on Mac. Does anyone know how to get around this problem? Your help is highly appreciated. Sincerely, Tao Zeng <zeng@cs.ubc.cdn> Dept. Computer Science, Univ. British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Mon., Jan.22, 1990
clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) (01/23/90)
MacDraw II doesn't have the "print one" command that MacDraw had,
but you can still use the same basic technique you described.
Just select "print..." and, immediately after clicking "OK,"
press and hold Command-F or Command-K [one of these dumps
Laser Prep along with the document's PostScript, but I can't
recall which just now. The filesize will tell you which is
which]. The LaserWriter print window will say "Creating
PostScript file..." instead of "Looking for..." and
somewhere on your drive a "PostScript 0" file will appear.
<chaz>
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----------------------------------------------------------------------tbutler@wpi.wpi.edu (Timothy James Butler) (01/23/90)
In article <6429@ubc-cs.UUCP> zeng@cs.ubc.ca (Tao Zeng) writes: > I drew a picture with MacDraw II. Since this picture is part of a Latex format > paper, I need to transform it into PostScript format so I can "kermit" > it to SunOS and intigrate it into my paper. The problem is, > unlike MacDraw I, DrawII doesn't have "Print One" command and I > cannot use "C-f + Print One" to pruduce PostScript file on Mac. Does > anyone know how to get around this problem? Using command-K and command-F will stil work. Butt as it has been mentioned before, you can modify the laser driver so that a disk file is an option. Briefly: Make a copy of the laserwriter driver. Using ResEdit, open DITL 8191 as a template (in ver. 1.1 of resedit and earlier, use open as -then select ditl from the list.) Scroll down to the bottom, you will find an edit field that says Disk File. Above this are the four edit fields that determine the position of the checkbox, they are initially all 0, thus the option doesn't exist. Change the four zeros to 49 320 65 400 (or any other reasonable value) Save and quit. Rename this driver uniquely (not laserwriter, thats taken) Drag to the system folder. It now can be selected with the chooser. The print dialog box will now have a Disk File checkbox. Tim Butler (tbutler@wpi.wpi.edu) Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute
rte@cbnewsi.ATT.COM (ralph.t.edwards) (01/25/90)
In article <6429@ubc-cs.UUCP> zeng@cs.ubc.ca (Tao Zeng) writes: >I drew a picture with MacDraw II. Since this picture is part of a Latex format >paper, I need to transform it into PostScript format so I can "kermit" >it to SunOS and intigrate it into my paper. The problem is, >unlike MacDraw I, DrawII doesn't have "Print One" command and I > cannot use "C-f + Print One" to pruduce PostScript file on Mac. Does >anyone know how to get around this problem? > >Your help is highly appreciated. > >Sincerely, >Tao Zeng <zeng@cs.ubc.cdn> >Dept. Computer Science, Univ. British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada >Mon., Jan.22, 1990 Use print... instead, when the dialogue box appears hold down C-f while you click on OK, It works, I did it yesterday, the resulting ps file is now cheerfully imbedded in a UN*X file, as always background printing must be off and ---NO OBJECT MAY BE SELECTED--, if any portion of the drawing is selected Draw II tries to interpret the C-f as move to front and sits there waiting for you to release the OK button so it can do it. Also hold down C-f until the "creating ps file" message appears in a dialogue box. Line fodder Line fodder Line fodder Line fodder Line fodder Line fodder Line fodder Line fodder