snyder@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Scott Snyder) (09/11/87)
Hi, My lab just got a laserwriter, so now all those postscript postings that I 'n'ed are going to be useful. A couple of questions: 1 How does one direct a file to be saved in PostScript instead of being sent to the LaserWriter? (Something about command-f ?) 2 I know someone who is using a Troff-to-Postscript converter to generate Postscript files for a LaserWriter connected to our VAX. If these files are sent to a Mac, can they be sent to the LaserWriter without any software problems. (I was thinking of using Word 3.0 to change style description to PostScript and then printing.) 3 How about the other way around? Will PostScript files generated on the Mac (See Q#1)and sent to the VAX cause any problems? 4 Does anyone see any potential problems with this general method of approach? Any personal experiences on this topic will be useful. Thanks in advance, Scott snyder@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu
campoly@violet.berkeley.edu (Mr. Science) (09/12/87)
In article <2296@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> snyder@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Scott Snyder) writes: >Hi, > >1 How does one direct a file to be saved in PostScript instead of being sent > to the LaserWriter? (Something about command-f ?) Hold down command-f while selecting OK from the Print Dialog Box. The Mac will beep when you begin to hold down command-f, ignore this. This will dump a file called PostScriptn, where n is incremented from 0 to 9, which contains the body of a PostScript program for your file. Holding down command-k will dump a file which also include the LaserPrep header (very long). >2 I know someone who is using a Troff-to-Postscript converter to generate > Postscript files for a LaserWriter connected to our VAX. If these files > are sent to a Mac, can they be sent to the LaserWriter without any software > problems. (I was thinking of using Word 3.0 to change style description to > PostScript and then printing.) There is a nice utility program called SendPS written by the people at Adobe. It sends PostScript files to a LaserWriter over AppleTalk. I have had no trouble printing PostScript programs written/modified with Word 3.0/3.01 using this program, which the info box says may be freely distributed. >3 How about the other way around? Will PostScript files generated on the Mac > (See Q#1)and sent to the VAX cause any problems? You may need to do a command-k dump. SendPS automatically prepends the LaserPrep header. The VAX may or may not. >4 Does anyone see any potential problems with this general method of > approach? People in my group are using this technique with no difficulty. On a VAX UNIX system, we run troff with a special option which creates a PostScript file. We download this file to the Mac (or even an IBM PC !) and then print on a LaserWriter. Hope this info helps. -- Greg