pj@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Paul Jacoby) (10/10/89)
Well, I don't have the 6.0 LaserWriter driver to try this out, but there was a
tip posted a while back (I'm not sure it was here) that points out the fact
that someone was thinking of us poor users. There is actually a "Print to
Disk" check box in the LaserWriter 5.2 driver!
hange in the window.
1. With ResEdit, open the "LaserWriter" file.
2. Find and open DITL #8191. This is the LaserWriter "Print..." dialog.
3. Using the "DITL" menu, select item number 22. You will not notice any
change in the window.
4. Without clicking anywhere else, select "Open..." from the File menu. This
will put up that standard DITL Item editing window. You will notice that
the bounding rectangle of this item is 0,0,0,0. Change it to 0,0,20,60 or
something like that. Close the editing window. You will notice that
behind the word "LaserWriter" in the upper left there is now a button
labelled "Disk File."
5. Grab that button (actually it's a checkbox), move it where you wish, and
adjust the size to suit your fancy.
6. Close, save, yada yada yada
Now, when you want to "print to disk," you will be able to simply check the
"Disk File" box, click "OK," and kick back...
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This was posted in July, and re-iterated on a local BBS. It works GREAT on
the 5.2 driver, and apparently the one just previous to 5.2. As I say, I
don't have 6.0 to try it, but it might be worth a go.
The big question is, of course, will THAT file include the LaserPrep?
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`-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'kscott@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Keith Scott) (10/11/89)
Howdy, I had no problem with command-f producing a short (i.e. without the laser prep) postscript file using LaserWriter version 6.0 I then did all the macps* (from Sumex) stuff to the postscript file and it printed beautifully. I don't know which version of LaserPrep, though, I assume whichever version comes with LaserWriter 6.0. --keith
zben@umd5.umd.edu (Ben Cranston) (10/11/89)
In article <1234@orbit.UUCP> pj@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Paul Jacoby) writes: > There is actually a "Print to Disk" check box in the LaserWriter 5.2 driver! > Now, when you want to "print to disk," you will be able to simply check the > "Disk File" box, click "OK," and kick back... > This was posted in July, and re-iterated on a local BBS. It works GREAT on > the 5.2 driver, and apparently the one just previous to 5.2. As I say, I > don't have 6.0 to try it, but it might be worth a go. I used the "myPageSetup" program to make the item visible, but other than that the capability is still there in 6.0 and I use it. > The big question is, of course, will THAT file include the LaserPrep? No, and that is what you want for the normal case. Include the LaserPrep file in the spooler driver or when you send the file off for printing. I put a hack into my MacQPr that detects the %%IncludeProcSet comment and includes the proper (5.2 or 6.0) version of the hacked prolog file when it is sent off to the remote MDQS postscript queue. -- Sig DS.L ('ZBen') ; Ben Cranston <zben@Trantor.UMD.EDU> * Computer Science Center Network Infrastructures Group * University of Maryland at College Park
tw@Atherton.COM (Tw Cook) (10/11/89)
In article <1234@orbit.UUCP>, pj@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Paul Jacoby) writes: > ... (about adding the "Disk File" checkbox) ... > > This was posted in July, and re-iterated on a local BBS. It works GREAT on >the 5.2 driver, and apparently the one just previous to 5.2. As I say, I >don't have 6.0 to try it, but it might be worth a go. > The big question is, of course, will THAT file include the LaserPrep? I was able to get this procedure to work on the 6.0 driver. It does *not* seem to include LaserPrep. Tw
kaz@nanovx.UUCP (Mike Kazmierczak) (10/13/89)
The Print to Disk icon mentioned previously (Located in DITL -8191, Item #22) in LaserWriter 5.2, does exist in v. 6.0 and can be edited to function. Mike Kazmierczak X Systems UUCP:gatech!nanovx!kaz BITNET: tegammk@gitnve2
jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeffrey M White) (10/13/89)
In article <6@nanovx.UUCP> kaz@nanovx.UUCP (Mike Kazmierczak) writes: >The Print to Disk icon mentioned previously (Located in DITL -8191, Item #22) >in LaserWriter 5.2, does exist in v. 6.0 and can be edited to function. > I also wanted to mention that I used the PD program myPageSetup on LaserWriter driver 4.0, and it also enabled the print to disk selection box. Also, another nice thing I discovered about this feature is that is DOES work with background printing enabled (unlike the manual cmd-f/k sequence). In this case, it creates the PostScript file in the background, and saves it in the Spool Folder. Jeff White University of Pennsylvania jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu