hoffman@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (08/28/89)
If you mean is there a way from the Mac OS, I don't think so. You might be able to do some fancy programming that Apple says you shouldn't do with the Print Manager. Steve ___________________________________________________________________ | Steve M. Hoffman | email: hoffman@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu | | University of Illinois | internet: hoffman%ux1@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu | | Champaign/Urbana | uucp: uunet!uiucuxc!ux1!hoffman | |________________________| usmail: 515 Bach Ct. #24 | | I haven't a clue what | Champaign, IL 61820 | | I'm doing here | (217)/359-7448 | |________________________|________________________________________|
herbw@midas.STS.TEK.COM (Herb Weiner) (09/07/89)
MPW provides a tool to select LaserWriters without using the Chooser. But then again, I guess Apple feels that they are allowed to break the rules. If you don't have MPW, you're probably out of luck.
mclow@telesoft.telesoft.com (Marshall Clow @telesoft) (09/08/89)
In article <4906@midas.STS.TEK.COM>, herbw@midas.STS.TEK.COM (Herb Weiner) writes: > > MPW provides a tool to select LaserWriters without using the Chooser. > But then again, I guess Apple feels that they are allowed to break > the rules. If you don't have MPW, you're probably out of luck. However, the choose tool has some serious problems. The most important is that it will _NOT_ work unless you have AppleShare installed. The other annoying feature is that it only lets you select network devices ( Network printers, AppleShare Servers ). I don't know about the rest of the world, but since I use 3 different network printers and 4 non-networked printers every week, and I live in MPW, I sure wish it worked better! BTW, I work for Palomar Software, and we develop printer drivers. That's why I am surrounded by printers. Marshall Clow ( mclow@telesoft.com )
jb@aries5.uucp (Jim Bruyn) (09/08/89)
In article <480@telesoft.telesoft.com> mclow@telesoft.telesoft.com (Marshall Clow @telesoft) writes: >> >> MPW provides a tool to select LaserWriters without using the Chooser. >> But then again, I guess Apple feels that they are allowed to break >> the rules. If you don't have MPW, you're probably out of luck. > I think what you want to do can be done by writing a very simple program. All you have to do is change 'STR ' resource #-8192 in the System File to the name of the printer driver you wish to use. i.e. 'LaserWriter', 'AppleTalk ImageWriter', etc. Then in the LaserWriter/AppleTalk ImageWriter file change 'PAPA' resource #-8192. The format of this resource is: Printer Name, Printer Type, Printer Zone, Printer Address. I believe that knowing the printer address is not neccessary as the printer drivers do a LookupName anyways for the printer. You can use ResEdit to look at these fields. Good Luck Jim Bruyn