[comp.lang.postscript] conditional software reset?

jim@insect.berkeley.edu (09/04/90)

In the past 10 days there have been a number of useful suggestions
in this newsgroup about how to reset a PostScript printer.  Apparently
PostScript printers get "constipated"  when fed too varied a diet, i.e.
prep files from too many vendors.

Question:  does anyone have "smart" reset-code that will

	1) Reset the laser iff it is getting so low on available
	   memory that it is likely to hang soon.
and
	2) Suppress the printing of the diagnostic page during reset.

The advantage of code like this is that it could be routinely sent
to the printer without upsetting the users and without slowing down
the printer except when needed.

Jim Bradley, UC Berkeley             jim@insect.berkeley.edu