[comp.sys.sun] SunWrite question

saal@floyd.att.com (Sam M Saal) (03/19/90)

I created a document in SunWrite (under SunView) and read in an ASCII
file.  After spending time correcting formats, fonts, etc, I realized I
needed to change some of the "new document settings."  I was able to make
some of the changes by editing the PostScript file, but I still can't
figure out how to convert a single sided document to double sided (back to
back print ready - gutter margins will be wider than outer ones).

Is there a way to do this in SunWrite?  What should I look for/change in
the PostScript file itself?  I'd appreciate any help on this one.

Please send suggestions and comments to me at ...!att!floyd!saal
or ...!cbnewsl!saal

bauman@shell.com (Evan Bauman) (03/21/90)

saal@floyd.att.com writes:

>I created a document in SunWrite (under SunView) and read in an ASCII
>file.  After spending time correcting formats, fonts, etc, I realized I
>needed to change some of the "new document settings."  I was able to make
>some of the changes by editing the PostScript file, but I still can't
>figure out how to convert a single sided document to double sided (back to
>back print ready - gutter margins will be wider than outer ones).

You can't change the settings for an existing document that are normally
set under "New Document Settings".  This includes things like margins.
This "feature" is documented somewhere in the SunWrite user's manual.
It's very annoying and, for me, is the reason I would buy Framemaker
instead of SunWrite.

	Evan G. Bauman
	Shell Development Company - Westhollow Research Center
	PO Box 1380; Houston, TX 77251-1380
	bauman@shell.com   or for the uucp types: {sun,bcm}!shell!bauman